New Democrats ramp up pressure on defense bill as McCarthy faces pressure to appease the right | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The New Democratic Coalition, which says it has a 98-House member bloc, is ramping…

Republican block leaves major branch of US military without a confirmed leader for first time in over a century | CNN Politics

CNN  —  A major branch of the US military does not have a Senate confirmed leader…

Russian fighter jets harass American drone over Syria for second time in two days, US Air Force says | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Russian fighter jets harassed an American drone operating over Syria for the second time…

Captured Russian soldiers tell of low morale, disarray and horrors of trench warfare | CNN

Eastern Ukraine CNN  —  For three days, shells and mortars were “flying and whistling overhead, exploding…

21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and ‘world wants to kill’ Putin, Zelensky says | CNN

CNN  —  At least 21,000 Wagner mercenaries have been killed fighting in Ukraine, according to President…

After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin | CNN

CNN  —  One is known as “General Armageddon,” the other as “Putin’s chef.” Both have a…

Kramatorsk restaurant strike shows that in Ukraine, death can come any time, anywhere | CNN

CNN  —  It was dinner time and the restaurant – a popular pizza joint in the…

Moscow has stepped back from civil war with Wagner. But the danger’s not over, experts warn | CNN

CNN  —  Within a remarkable day and a half, Russia faced the very real threat of…

Wagner chief to leave Russia for Belarus in deal that ends armed insurrection, Kremlin says | CNN

CNN  —  Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, has agreed to leave Russia…

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner chief turned rebel? | CNN

CNN  —  Yevgeny Prigozhin is the founder and bombastic leader of Russia’s private military group Wagner.…