The decision by the January 6 committee to refer former President Trump to the Department of Justice on four criminal charges is a dramatic and historic one. Following the final hearing, Trump – the only declared Republican contender for the 2024 presidential election – offered a defiant response, claiming “These folks don’t get it that when they come after me, people who love freedom rally around me. It strengthens me. What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.” So how did the committee reach its ...
Dec 20, 2022•57 min
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Dec 19, 2022•2 min
Ukraine awoke to another round of strikes this morning, putting its power and water supplies under even more pressure just as winter plunges the country into sub-zero temperatures. The worsening infrastructure crisis prompted the International Rescue Committee to add Ukraine to its Top 10 watchlist for 2023. Joining the show to discuss is IRC President David Miliband. Also on today's show: CNN reporter Donie O’Sullivan, who's among the journalists whose Twitter accounts were just suspended by El...
Dec 16, 2022•56 min
What's ahead for 2023? Will Russia regroup? Can Moscow make up ground freed by Kyiv's forces? Christiane puts those questions to Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. Next, Ukrainian and Russian authors reflect on how both nations have changed since the invasion. Plus, a look back at some of our reporting on how Ukrainian citizens have endured the onslaught and do what they can to help those on the front lines. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Lear...
Dec 16, 2022•57 min
After more than a year of investigating, the January 6th committee is near the finish line. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was a prime target that dark day and is the subject of a new documentary, Pelosi in the House . The woman behind the camera is Pelosi's daughter Alexandra Pelosi, an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. The documentary shows her mother's fight to preserve democracy in the face of danger. It also tracks her stunning rise from homemaker to House Speaker, the first -- and only -- woman to hol...
Dec 14, 2022•56 min
Two events in Washington today tell a story about American global priorities. First, President Biden hosts a summit with African leaders to recognize what the administration calls the continent's "enormous potential and promise." The second has the President host a signing ceremony for the Respect for Marriage Act, the bipartisan bill that requires the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages across the country. In Africa, homosexuality is outlawed in many countries, like Ghana. While ...
Dec 13, 2022•56 min
Iran has executed a second protester related to the anti-government demonstrations gripping the nation. But even in the face of brutal punishments and possibly even a death sentence, the protests have continued. The regime vows to continue its crackdown. Christiane's first guest says that executions are a tactic of repression from an outdated playbook. Hadi Ghaemi is the Executive Director of the Centre for Human Rights in Iran. Next, we hear from Princeton professor Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a f...
Dec 12, 2022•56 min
Basketball star Brittney Griner is back home in the US after a prisoner swap with Russia. Her release after nearly ten months in detention is being celebrated as a major win for the Biden administration, but the president is facing criticism for not securing the freedom of another American locked up in Russia, Paul Whelan. The US government is also facing questions about the man who they swapped for Griner, notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout. The Pentagon says there's still some concern that Bout...
Dec 09, 2022•56 min
Moldova is Ukraine's most fragile neighbor -- the poorest country in Europe, wracked by almost 30% inflation, dealing with energy shortages, and even stray missile incursions. But Moldova is not about to be pushed around: the country is holding the line against what leaders call a 'hybrid war' by Russia who are targeting their political system and their economy. Moldovan President Maia Sandu is in Washington this week, meeting Vice-President Kamala Harris and other senior officials and receiving...
Dec 08, 2022•57 min
Georgia has turned into a real peach for Democrats in the Senate. Raphael Warnock beat his Republican opponent Hershel Walker in the runoff election, keeping both of the state's Senate seats blue. The victory in Georgia is a major triumph for Joe Biden, making him the first president since Franklin Roosevelt to see all his party's senators up for re-election win. And a 51-49 majority will impact everything from committee chairs to legislation. To reflect on the result, Christiane spoke to former...
Dec 07, 2022•56 min
Russian authorities in the region of Kursk -- close to the border with Ukraine -- said today a drone had hit an airfield. Does that signal a new phase in the war? Christiane asked US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, just back from visiting Kyiv where she met with President Zelensky. Also on today's show: Former Israeli Diplomat Ido Aharoni Aronoff; Caoilfhionn Gallagher, lead international counsel for Chinese billionaire Jimmy Lai; New York Times photojournalist Lynsey Adda...
Dec 06, 2022•57 min
Yet another wave of Russian missiles threatened Kyiv today, prompting air raid sirens across the capital and sending citizens scrambling to find shelter. This as President Volodymyr Zelensky criticizes the West for only capping Russian oil at $60 dollars per barrel. French President Emmanuel Macron has drawn a wave of criticism from both Ukraine and Baltic states for saying that the West should think about how to give Russia security guarantees “the day it returns to the negotiating table." Lith...
Dec 05, 2022•56 min
Regardless of who wins the Georgia's Senate runoff next week, the Democrats will hold the Senate in the next Congress, after an expected red wave at the midterms turned out to be more of a light splash. Even though the GOP took the House, the repercussions of that vote are spelling trouble for Kevin McCarthy, as fringe members of his party push back against his candidacy for House speaker. So where does the GOP go from here? And what does that mean for America as a whole? Asa Hutchinson, who has...
Dec 02, 2022•56 min
From Iran to Afghanistan and beyond, women are standing up and resisting intense crackdowns on their rights and freedoms. Women’s equality is now the focus of a summit hosted by former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, her daughter and vice chair of the Clinton Foundation. Friday’s event will bring together “advocates, artists, political and policy leaders from around the world to address defending and advancing women’s rights.” The agenda includes voting rights, hea...
Dec 01, 2022•57 min
Russia must pay for its “horrific crimes” in Ukraine – that’s according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who has announced plans for a special court to prosecute Russian offenses. While holding Russia accountable is a long-term goal, Ukraine’s need for weapons and equipment now is dominating this week’s meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Romania. With winter setting in and Russia’s relentless attacks hobbling Ukraine’s infrastructure, Christiane speaks with US Secretary o...
Nov 30, 2022•57 min
In Europe, NATO's foreign ministers are wrestling with how to supply Ukraine with the weapons and equipment it needs to survive a harsh winter at war. Led by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the ministers pledged solidarity and $53 million to bolster its electrical systems, and condemned Russia's targeting of civilian populations. To discuss all this and the latest in Ukraine, Christiane speaks with President Zelensky's chief diplomatic adviser Igor Zhovkva. Also on today's show: Comedian R...
Nov 29, 2022•57 min
Widespread anti-government protests have erupted across China for the first time since 1989 in a rare show of defiance against the ruling Communist Party. Demonstrations spread from Shanghai in the east to Xinjiang in the west, with thousands chanting, “need human rights, need freedom.” Protesters are calling for an end to nearly three years of “zero Covid” restrictions, and even for the removal of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. They were triggered by a deadly apartment fire Thursday in Xinjiang. Vi...
Nov 28, 2022•57 min
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Nov 25, 2022•2 min
On today's show we bring you three of Christiane's favorite interviews of the year: tennis great Rafael Nadal, master satirist Armando Iannucci, and sculpture superstar Barbara Chase Riboud. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 24, 2022•57 min
America today woke to news of yet another mass shooting, this time at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday. That makes two mass shootings in Virginia this month, and seven in America in the past seven days – including the weekend killings at an LGBTQ club in Colorado. This summer, President Biden signed the first major gun safety bill in nearly three decades, but any further developments on this front are unlikely – particularly with the Republicans taking co...
Nov 23, 2022•56 min
“This is the make-or-break decade, but what we have in front of us is not enough of a step forward for people and the planet.” That’s the verdict of the European Union’s climate policy chief Frans Timmermans, after an underwhelming COP27 in Egypt. He joins the show from Strasbourg. Also on today's show: President Obama's former speechwriter Cody Keenan on his new book Grace ; Gun safety and LGBTQ activist Brandon Wolf on the Colorado Springs shooting; LGBTQ Australian football player Josh Cavall...
Nov 22, 2022•57 min
Today's show begins with an exclusive report on what’s happening to Iranian protesters behind bars. Demonstrations have been ongoing since September, as people continue to take to the street across the country, and as many as 14,000 people have been arrested since protests began. Now, troubling accusations are emerging about the treatment they’re facing while detained, with men and women alleging sexual assault by Iran’s security forces. CNN's Nima Elbagir has the story. Following her report, Ch...
Nov 21, 2022•57 min
Football’s 2022 World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday, but the championship – the first to be held in an Arab country – is clouded by controversy even before it begins. First, allegations of corruption around the awarding of the World Cup to Qatar by FIFA, football’s governing body, with an FBI probe of leaders implicated in a bribery scandal. Then, reports of exploitation of Qatar’s migrant workers. And other human rights abuses – particularly against Qatar’s LGBTQ population. Homosexuality is...
Nov 18, 2022•56 min
Tuesday's deadly missile explosion in Poland marked the first time a NATO country was directly hit during the conflict and is a reminder of the potential risks of spillover. Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar is following developments in the war closely; he now lives outside Russia and is founding editor of the independent news channel TV Rain. Resistance against Putin takes many forms, and he joins Christiane in London to explain why going public with his own gay marriage was an act of protest. A...
Nov 17, 2022•56 min
NATO leaders are analyzing how best to respond to Russia’s escalation in Ukraine after the consequences of Moscow’s aggression finally hit their territory. Two people are dead in Poland after what are believed to be parts of a Ukrainian air defense missile landed there last night. President Zelensky is calling for further investigations, while Warsaw, Washington and NATO believe the deadly incident happened as Ukraine blocked Russian cruise missiles from hitting western Ukraine. For a few hours ...
Nov 16, 2022•56 min
A Trump-backed election denier lost Arizona’s race for governor, with the winner – Democrat Katie Hobbs – getting help from an unlikely ally: Liz Cheney. Indeed, the Republican congresswoman bucked her party and endorsed three Democrats, all of whom won their races. That list includes Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, who joins the show from DC. Also on today's show: Actor Zar Amir Ebrahimi on role as an Iranian journalist in the new movie Holy Spider ; Axios Chief Financial Correspondent F...
Nov 15, 2022•57 min
President Biden met with China’s President Xi Jinping face-to-face for the first time in Biden’s presidency today, speaking for over three hours at the G20 summit in Bali. The White House said the conversation was candid about issues like human rights, climate Taiwan, and of course Russian aggression in Ukraine. To discuss the meeting, Christiane speaks with former Chinese government official Victor Gao and Michael Beckley, an American expert on China who previously worked at the Pentagon. Also ...
Nov 14, 2022•56 min
Ukrainians are celebrating a monumental victory after its forces liberated the key southern city of Kherson – the only regional capital Russia managed to seize since February. It’s a stinging defeat for Moscow, where Putin is facing increasingly fierce criticism for his invasion of Ukraine – including from some of his own citizens, at major personal risk. This is the focus of a new Frontline documentary, Putin’s War at Home . Its producer Vasily Kolotilov joins the show, alongside Natalia, a jou...
Nov 11, 2022•56 min
Ukraine is bracing itself for what could be the decisive battle in this brutal war: the battle for Kherson. Russia’s defense minister has ordered the withdrawal of its troops from parts of the region, as Ukrainian forces advance towards the city. It seems to be a major setback for Putin’s war aims, but Ukrainian officials are expressing skepticism and caution – especially as the Kremlin’s top security adviser visits Iran, where western officials say he’s seeking more advanced weapons. Ukraine’s ...
Nov 10, 2022•57 min
In the battle to liberate Ukrainian territory all eyes tonight are on statements from the Russian Defense Minister who has publicly ordered the withdrawal of forces from Kherson’s west bank. This as Ukrainian forces advance towards the strategic city from two directions. Kherson has been the only regional capital taken by Russia since February’s invasion. Christiane sat down for an exclusive joint interview with President Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska. We bring you excerpts today; the f...
Nov 09, 2022•56 min
