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Kristen Holmes
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@CNN Senior White House Correspondent. Former elementary school teacher, Oklahoma native, ranch dressing enthusiast.
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    Kristen Holmes
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    Dec 5, 2020
    Confirming Washington Post: President Trump called GA Governor Kemp asking him to convince state legislators to overturn Biden’s win in GA. Trump requested Kemp call a special session & urge state legislators to select their own electors that would support Trump, source says
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    Kristen Holmes
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    Mar 24, 2018
    Massive crowds packed onto Pennsylvania Avenue for #marchforourlives. A lot of young people, a lot of energy and a lot of passion. This certainly is a movement.
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    Kristen Holmes
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    Nov 12, 2020
    My mom has created something she calls “Wolf-tails,” where she has cocktails and watches @wolfblitzer @CNNSitRoom . She apparently has done this every night of the pandemic and I AM JUST NOW LEARNING ABOUT. ❤️❤️🍷🍷
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    Kristen Holmes
    @KristenhCNN
    Oct 15, 2024
    Former President Donald Trump is expected to visit a McDonald’s Sunday in Pennsylvania and “work the fry cooker”, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. This comes up as Trump has repeatedly claimed Vice President Kamala Harris never actually worked at McDonald’s.
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    Kristen Holmes
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    Nov 12, 2020
    Oklahoma GOP Sen. James Lankford says he’ll intervene if Trump administration has not allowed President-elect Joe Biden access to presidential daily intelligence briefings by the end of the week: “There is no loss from him getting the briefings and to be able to do that”
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    Kristen Holmes
    @KristenhCNN
    Feb 15, 2021
    28 states plus DC are now allowing teachers to receive Covid-19 vaccines States where all or some teachers are eligible: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DE, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, NE, NV, NY, ND, OH, OR, PA, TN, UT, VA, WV, WY & DC
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    Kristen Holmes
    @KristenhCNN
    Jun 1, 2020
    A number of cadets from US Military Academy class of 2020 who were brought back for graduation where Pres Trump is giving address now tested positive for coronavirus. Army spox: “about 1.5 percent” of Class of 2020 who were brought back have tested positive per @barbarastarrcnn
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    Kristen Holmes
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    Jul 12, 2020
    Confirming Washington Post reporting-- WH openly discrediting Fauci, a top health official/member of the coronavirus task force. Statement from a White House official: "Several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things."
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    Kristen Holmes
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    Nov 18, 2020
    Some Health and Human Services staffers instructed today that if anyone from President-elect Joe Biden's team contacts them, they are not to communicate with them and are to alert Deputy Surgeon General Rear Admiral Erica Schwartz of the communication per administration official
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    Kristen Holmes
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    Jun 13, 2023
    While Trump did not have his mug shot taken, CNN has learned his co-defendant, Walt Nauta, did as part of his booking process. Just one example of how different this process could play out for each of them moving forward.
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    Kristen Holmes
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    Sep 12, 2025
    The suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk confessed to his father that he was the shooter. His father told authorities and secured his son until they could arrive to pick him up— Sources tell @evanperez @HBRabinowitz @HolmesLybrand
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    Kristen Holmes
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    Dec 22, 2017
    Elderly CA couple tells police 60 lbs of marijuana in car were Christmas presents. York County Sheriff says 83-y/o man & 80 y/o woman were pulled over in York, NE for traffic violation. Deputies found weed estimated at a street value of over $300,000 inside truck topper.
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    Kristen Holmes
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    Oct 13, 2020
    🚨 Voter registration hits a record 97% in Travis County, TX (Austin and surrounding area) Some 852,224 voters, which is 97 percent of eligible voters in the county, are registered, according to the Travis County Tax office.
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    Kristen Holmes
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    Feb 25, 2020
    CDC confirms 57 cases of novel coronavirus in the US—new confirmed cases are all among passengers of Diamond Princess cruise ship