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Military officials advised President Biden not to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon, but many are questioning that decision. CNN's Michael Smerconish says that violation of US airspace should not be a partisan issue but predicts it will be downed before Tuesday's State of the Union.

Col. Cedric Leighton, CNN military analyst and retired US Air Force colonel, tells CNN's Erin Burnett why he believes a suspected Chinese spy balloon was spotted flying over Billings, Montana.

As the US and its Canadian partners continue to monitor a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon floating above the northern United States, one question stands out among the rest: Why hasn't it been shot down?

Officials are still tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it travels across the US. CNN's Brian Todd reports on how spy balloons work and how they are equipped.

As a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon continues to float over the US, CNN's Alex Marquardt explains the possible origin of the balloon, what it's equipped with, and its suspected path.

CNN's Oren Liebermann reports.

Several months after President Joe Biden promised Saudi Arabia would suffer "consequences" after the Saudi-led OPEC+ oil cartel unexpectedly announced it would cut production, the Biden administration has no plans to take proactive steps to punish -- let alone significantly reorient its posture toward -- the oil-rich Middle East kingdom, multiple sources on Capitol Hill and in the administration tell CNN.

While the world's attention has been focused on the city of Bakhmut as the vortex of the conflict in Ukraine, fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has been as relentless elsewhere.

Konstantin Yefremov, a Russian soldier who fled Russia after he was dismissed from the army for refusing to return to Ukraine, speaks with CNN's Erin Burnett about the "dire" conditions he experienced while fighting.

The CNN Film "American Pain" follows Chris and Jeff George, two 27-year-olds who ran the largest opioid pill mill in the US. The documentary premieres on CNN Sunday, February 5, at 9 p.m. ET.

CNN Senior International Correspondent Fred Pleitgen describes the moments multiple Russian missile strikes struck yards away shortly after he and his team made it to Kramatorsk, Ukraine.

President Joe Biden said Saturday his administration would handle a suspected Chinese spy balloon traversing the eastern United States.

Evan Fisher, who captured photos and video of the suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over the US, speaks to CNN's Fredricka Whitfield about what he saw.

CNN's Sam Kiley reports.

During a press briefing, Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder, says a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China is being tracked as it continues to fly over the continental United States.

The transformation of George Santos began in 2019, the year he went from Anthony Devolder, just another New Yorker sharing political musings on social media, to a Republican congressional candidate with a compelling fictional resume.

A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over the continental United States has sparked national security and diplomatic concerns, adding to already tense Washington-Beijing relations.

Our weekly travel newsletter brings you snapshots of what's happening around the world right now, from the delivery of the last Boeing 747 to a selfie-loving Colorado bear and misbehaving tourists in Tel Aviv and Italy.

A green-hued comet has made its closest approach to Earth, wowing night sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere who caught a glimpse of the icy celestial object as it passed through our cosmic neighborhood.

Sara Sidner speaks with Jihyun Park, who grew up in North Korea and twice escaped the country, alongside South Korean writer Seh-lynn Chai. Their new book is "The Hard Road Out".