Meg Wagner

Assistant Managing Editor, Live News

Meg Wagner is the assistant managing editor for CNN Digital’s Live News Team, which is responsible for breaking news coverage across digital platforms.
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HESPERIA, CA - NOVEMBER 22: Pre-holiday traffic moves slowly on the Interstate 15 freeway through Cajon Pass, the primary route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, on November 22, 2022 near Hesperia, California. An estimated 54.6 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving, 98% of pre-pandemic volumes, according to AAA. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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America travels for Thanksgiving
Nov 22, 2023
Millions of Americans will travel for Thanksgiving, making it the busiest expected travel period in several years. Follow for live news updates.
TOPSHOT - Smoke billows after an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 16, 2023. The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to around 2,750 since Hamas's deadly attack on southern Israel last week, the Gaza health ministry said October 16. Some 9,700 people have also been injured as Israel continued its withering air campaign on targets in the Palestinian coastal enclave, the Hamas-controlled ministry added. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
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October 16, 2023 - Israel-Hamas war news
Oct 17, 2023
Gaza is being “strangled” by Israel’s weeklong siege and aerial bombardment, UN experts warned, as concerns grow that further escalation and a lack of safety for fleeing civilians risks drawing regional foes into the long-running conflict.
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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spews lava everywhere
Oct 12, 2023
Lava from the volcano has finally reached the Pacific Ocean, causing even more problems for locals. Follow the latest here.
WANTAGH, NY - APRIL 15: An aerial view of the area near Gilgo Beach and Ocean Parkway on Long Island where police have been conducting a prolonged search after finding ten sets of human remains on April 15, 2011 in Wantagh, New York. Of the ten only four sets of remains have been identified as missing female prostitutes in their 20s who had been working in the online escort business. Police, working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), suspect that a single serial killer may be in the New York area focusing on sex workers. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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July 14, 2023 - New York architect arrested in Long Island serial killings
Jul 15, 2023
A New York architect pleaded not guilty Friday after he was charged with six counts of murder in connection with the deaths of three of the four women known as the “Gilgo Four.”
A police officer walks by an entrance to The Covenant School after a shooting in Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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At least 3 children and 3 adults killed in Nashville elementary school shooting
Mar 28, 2023
A shooter fatally shot three students and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, authorities said. Follow the latest live news updates.
Police patrol the scene along Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park, California, on January 22, 2023, where police are responding to reports of multiple people shot. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
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January 22, 2023 Monterey Park mass shooting news
Jan 23, 2023
Authorities say a 72-year-old man suspected of the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after officers approached his vehicle. Follow for live updates.
From left Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., arrive as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Jan. 6 committee votes to refer Trump to DOJ on multiple criminal charges
Dec 20, 2022
The Jan. 6 committee voted to approve its final report and the referral of multiple criminal charges against former President Donald Trump to the DOJ during the panel’s final public meeting Monday. Watch live and follow the latest news updates here.
The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC on February 8, 2022.
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Supreme Court hears arguments on voting rights case
Dec 07, 2022
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in Moore v. Harper, a case that could upend electoral politics and embolden state legislatures to act without judicial oversight. Listen live here and follow the latest news updates.
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Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock will win Georgia Senate runoff
Dec 07, 2022
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock will defeat GOP challenger Herschel Walker in Georgia’s Senate runoff election, CNN projects. Follow here for results and the latest live news updates.
Duke Energy personnel work to restore power at a crippled electrical substation that the workers said was hit by gunfire after the Moore County Sheriff said that vandalism caused a mass power outage, in Carthage, North Carolina, U.S. December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
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Dec. 5, 2022 Attacks on North Carolina substations leave thousands without power
Dec 06, 2022
More than 38,000 are still without power in Moore County, North Carolina, after series of attacks on substations over the weekend.
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Dec. 2, 2022 coverage of the Georgia runoff election
Dec 05, 2022
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and GOP challenger Herschel Walker are making their closing arguments to voters ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff Senate election.
Byron Cage performs onstage during Takeoff's Celebration of Life at State Farm Arena on November 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Suspect charged with murder in death of Migos rapper Takeoff
Dec 02, 2022
Houston police announced a suspect has been arrested in the November killing of Takeoff from the rap group Migos. Follow here for the latest.
Flowers and other items are displayed at a growing memorial in front of a campus entrance sign for the University of Idaho, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho. Four University of Idaho students were found dead on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, at a residence near campus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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November 23, 2022 police update on University of Idaho student killings
Nov 23, 2022
Authorities are scheduled to provide a Wednesday afternoon update into the fatal stabbing of four University of Idaho students. Follow here for live updates
People hold a vigil at a makeshift memorial near the Club Q nightclub on November 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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November 21, 2022 Mass shooting in Colorado Springs
Nov 22, 2022
Five people were killed and 19 others wounded in a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colorado, according to police.
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DOJ appoints special counsel to oversee Trump investigations
Nov 18, 2022
Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Justice Department prosecutor Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee investigations into former President Donald Trump.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 08: People vote at the Meadows Mall on November 08, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. After months of candidates campaigning, Americans are voting in the midterm elections to decide close races across the nation. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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The latest on the 2022 midterm election
Nov 11, 2022
Find election results for the US 2022 Midterm Election here. Follow CNN’s live coverage and results for key Senate, House and state races for Thursday, Nov. 10.

About

Meg Wagner is the assistant managing editor for CNN Digital’s Live News Team, which is responsible for breaking news coverage across digital platforms.

Wagner joined CNN in 2017, and previously worked as a breaking news editor, covering the day’s biggest stories in real time, including natural disasters, criminal trials, multiple US elections and the global coronavirus pandemic.

Before joining CNN, Wagner was a senior breaking news reporter for Tribune. Previously, she worked as a breaking news reporter on the New York Daily News’ digital news desk, where she covered everything from the 2016 presidential election to terror attacks in Paris, Brussels and San Bernardino.

Wagner graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in journalism and a certificate in political campaigning. She was born and raised in Tampa, Florida.