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Clarissa-Jan Lim

Breaking/trending news blogger

Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking/trending news blogger for MSNBC Digital. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.

Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking/trending news blogger for MSNBC Digital. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.

Latest from Clarissa-Jan Lim

11m ago

How to watch the first debate between Trump and Biden

The first presidential debate of 2024 between Trump and Biden, which will take place in CNN's Atlanta studios, will be moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.
1d ago

Biden to pardon thousands of veterans convicted for gay sex under military law

President Joe Biden is set to pardon thousands of veterans who were convicted under a military law that prohibited gay sex, his administration told reporters.
2d ago

Alex Jones' Infowars to be sold off to pay Sandy Hook victims' families

A trustee in Alex Jones' bankruptcy case will shutter Infowars' parent company, Free Speech Systems, and liquidate its assets to help pay Sandy Hook families.
2d ago

Julian Assange to be freed in plea deal with U.S. government

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was released from a British prison as part of a plea deal he struck with the U.S. Justice Department.
4d ago

Ted Cruz says Biden is using $1 trillion infrastructure law to boost re-election bid

Sen. Ted Cruz accused President Joe Biden of using the 2021 infrastructure law to boost his re-election bid and has called for an investigation into signs promoting infrastructure projects.
5d ago

Republican National Convention will be gun-free again

Firearms will not be allowed near the center of the Republican National Convention area in Milwaukee, according to the Secret Service safety plan.
5d ago

After judge tosses Nevada fake electors case, AG says he will appeal ‘immediately’

A Nevada judge dismissed charges against six Republicans who falsely declared that Donald Trump won the 2020 election, saying the case was brought in the wrong jurisdiction.
5d ago

Women’s rights philanthropist Melinda French Gates rebukes Trump with Biden endorsement

Philanthropist Melinda French Gates has endorsed President Joe Biden, citing her concerns about Donald Trump’s record on reproductive rights and the “hostile political climate” he has helped foster against female public officials.
6d ago

3 killed, 10 injured in shooting at a grocery store in Arkansas

Two people have been killed and six others injured, including a law enforcement officer, in a shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, police said.
6d ago

Trump's promise to give foreign graduates in the U.S. green cards is an empty one

Donald Trump claimed he would offer green cards to foreign students in the U.S. once they graduate, a proposal that stands in stark contrast to his extreme anti-immigration platform — and a pledge that will likely amount to nothing.
6d ago

Elon Musk says he didn’t mean everybody when he cursed at advertisers last fall

Elon Musk has found himself walking back his incendiary comments to advertisers last year as he tries to rebuild X's flagging ad business.