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Federal Judge: No Evidence Trump Admin. Is Complying With Order

A judge tells the Trump administration to produce documents and answer questions about the man they mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador, and refuse to bring back. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg on the witness stand, in a case that could reshape WhatsApp and Instagram, and how Zuckerberg's newfound friendship with the President could reshape the case, Kara Swisher joins AC360°. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 16, 202545 min

Trump Official: Admin "Does Not Have Authority To Forcibly Extract" Deported Man

The leader of the free world and the President of El Salvador both say they won't return a man deported to El Salvador's notorious prison by mistake. And now, President Trump is talking about sending U.S. citizens there. Plus, breaking news on the Trump administration's funding fight against elite universities. Late tonight, the administration froze more than two billion dollars in federal funding for Harvard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 15, 202545 min

U.S. Stock Markets Close Higher After Week Of Tariff-Fueled Chaos

Even as markets pick up, the U-S China trade war deepens, and confidence in the economy takes its worst hit since Covid. New York Democratic congressman Ritchie Torres, who sits on the House Financial Services Committee, joins AC360°. Plus, first the Pentagon erased black heroes from its websites, now the Naval Academy is banning hundreds of books. Maya Angelou's autobiography is out, but a book by Hitler is still available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 12, 202545 min

Supreme Court: Trump Must ‘Facilitate’ Return Of Man Mistakenly Deported

Breaking news tonight: The Supreme Court orders the Trump administration to help get back the man they deported to a notorious El Salvador prison, by mistake. Plus, all we're learning about the helicopter sightseeing trip that ended in New York's Hudson River with six lives lost, including the pilot and a family of five. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 11, 202546 min

Stock Market Rally Evaporates

Investors brace for impact, again, with huge new tariffs on China just hours away, and higher prices soon to follow. At midnight, the tariff on goods imported from China will rise another 50%, to a staggering 104%. Also, at midnight, Canada's 25% tariff on American-made cars begins, which is retaliation for the President's corresponding 25% levy on Canada imposed last week. Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who sits on the Finance Committee and is the ranking member on the Banking Committee, tal...

Apr 09, 202545 min

Trump Digs In On Tariffs During Volatile Day On Wall Street

More tariff turbulence today, as rumors President Trump would change his mind shook financial markets. Then he sent it reeling when he tripled down on the tariffs instead. Plus, the Supreme Court hands the administration a big victory on its deportation efforts under an obscure law that's only been used a few times since it was enacted in 1798. Also, Anderson speaks to the lawyer for a man who was deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Apr 08, 202547 min

Dow Plunges 2,200 Points As Tariff Tumult Rocks Markets

China retaliates, markets tumble, and Americans pay the price in a brutal day two of President Trump's tariff rollout. What the days ahead could bring for prices, jobs, and 401Ks. Plus, the Trump administration admits they made a mistake, sending a father to that notorious prison in El Salvador, now a judge tells the administration to bring him back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 05, 202545 min

Trump's Tariffs Tank Global Financial Markets

The President says his tariffs will make the country boom. So far, they are blowing up the markets, 401Ks and jobs in one key industry he promised to protect. Plus, a look at the auto industry which is already fully engulfed in tariffs, counter-tariffs and price hikes. Omar Jimenez is live from Detroit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 04, 202545 min

Trump Unleashes Sweeping Tariffs

President Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs on all trading partners, saying the country had been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by other countries long enough. Today's announcement could raise the prices on nearly everything, shake financial markets, and cast a shadow on your 401K. Plus, the President's national security adviser Mike Waltz used his Signal app for a lot of other sensitive government communications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 03, 202546 min

White House Closes Case On Signal

The White House declares "case closed" on the Signal text chain foul-up. We have new reporting tonight on national security adviser Mike Waltz, who let a reporter into the chat, on where he now stands with President Trump. Plus, the Harvard graduate and former Fulbright scholar who has now fled the country after federal agents came after her while she worked on her Ph.D. at Columbia University, with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem calling her a “terrorist sympathizer.” The story tonight from Shimon Pr...

Apr 01, 202546 min

7.7 Magnitude Quake Strikes Myanmar

Officials say more than 150 people are dead after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck Myanmar and the death toll is likely to rise. Will Ripley reports live from Bangkok, Thailand where the quake triggered the collapse of buildings. At least 10 people have died there and dozens are believed to be trapped under the rubble of an under-construction high-rise, officials said. Plus, how President Trump’s push against diversity, equity, and inclusion aims to reshape the Smithsonian museums. Learn more about ...

Mar 29, 202545 min

Judge Orders Trump Admin. To Preserve Chat Messages On Yemen Strikes

A federal judge rules the Signal messages with attack plans have to preserved but the attorney general says there will be no investigation. Plus, what looked like a mugging caught on camera is actually a graduate student being arrested by masked immigration officers in a Boston suburb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 28, 202546 min

Trump Deflects On Major Security Breach, Calls It "Witch Hunt"

President Trump now says his defense secretary had nothing to do with the major security breach where highly sensitive details about United States military strikes were shared in a group chat with a journalist. New details have been reported by the journalist who first published the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 27, 202550 min

Keeping Them Honest: Downplay, Disparage, Deny

The President and his national security team are aggressively downplaying a group chat with critical military strike plans that included a journalist. Trump’s Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe also insisted today that no material shared in the chat was classified as they appeared at a heated Senate hearing. The officials shifted responsibility on the defense secretary for sending potentially classified information in the group chat. Plus, inside a So...

Mar 26, 202546 min

War Plans Mistakenly Sent To Reporter

The defense secretary mistakenly sends military strike plans to a reporter and is now attacking the reporter. Plus, a judge calls the deportations of alleged gang members to El Salvador unprecedented and says that Nazis got better treatment under the Alien Enemies Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 25, 202545 min

Trump Now Claims He Didn't Sign Proclamation Invoking Alien Enemies Act

At a tense court hearing, a federal judge raised concerns about the Trump Administration’s use of an 18th century wartime act to deport Venezuelan migrants accused of being criminals, saying the President’s expanded use of the Alien Enemies Act could have “frightening” implications. Then, this evening, the President told reporters he didn't even sign the proclamation himself, even though his signature is at the bottom of the document from the Federal Register. Plus, John King returns to battlegr...

Mar 22, 202545 min

Trump Signs Executive Order To Begin Dismantling Education Department

President Trump orders the dismantling of the Education Department, but his administration gives mixes signals about what happens to funding for children in need. New York Governor Kathy Hochul joins AC360 to talk about the President's latest executive order, and Democrats' struggle to unite. Plus, the President’s trade war with Canada is already threatening the summer vacation season in the U.S. Randi Kaye takes us to one beloved destination where small business owners, who depend on visitors f...

Mar 21, 202545 min

Massive Purge Of Pentagon Websites

A look at the Pentagon's purge of references to black and gay service members on their websites. Now CNN has found that articles about the Holocaust, sexual assault, and suicide prevention have also been removed. Plus, acclaimed writer Michael Lewis joins us to talk about DOGE and shares what he found while researching some of the people working for the federal government whose very jobs may be eliminated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 20, 202545 min

Trump: Plans To Appeal Judge's Ruling That DOGE "Likely Violated” Constitution

A federal judge blocks the dismantling of USAID, saying Elon Musk's DOGE "likely violated” the Constitution. Plus, a rare rebuke from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts after President Trump demands Congress impeach a judge who ruled against him. And after more than 9-months in space, Suni William and Butch Wilmore are safely back on Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 19, 202546 min

Judge Scolds DOJ In Tense Hearing Over Deportation Orders

A federal judge scolds the Trump administration and demands answers over an order he issued denying the deportation of migrants to El Salvador. Plus, the legendary Voice of America is silenced. President Trump is dismantling the federally funded media organization and others that give vital information to often remote parts of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 18, 202545 min

Keeping Them Honest: "It's Going To Be Legendary"

Tonight, President Trump takes a victory lap at the Department of Justice and promises more retribution against those he thinks did him wrong. CNN senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig, former Republican Congressman who served on the House January 6th Select Committee Adam Kinzinger, and former US district court judge Shira Scheindlin with their take on the President's speech. Plus, CNN's MJ Lee takes us to a town near the US-Canadian border trying to navigate what these ...

Mar 15, 202545 min

Tesla Says It Could Be Targeted By Retaliatory Tariffs

CNN has learned Tesla, the company owned by Elon Musk, said this week that retaliatory tariffs against US manufacturers could harm its operations and that the US should carefully consider its trade policies. The March 11 letter to the US Trade Representative is a break from Musk's ally President Trump. The letter is unsigned. Plus, how some regulations at the EPA designed to help poor and minority communities fight pollution are being gutted in the name of Trump's anti-DEI policies. Anderson spe...

Mar 14, 202546 min

CEOs Express Concerns About Tariffs

Two of the most powerful CEOs in America are now sharing their concerns about the new White House tariffs, as President Trump promises to respond to new tariffs from Canada and the European Union. Anderson talks about it with the hosts of the “Pivot" podcast, Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at NYU, and CNN contributor Kara Swisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 13, 202545 min

Trump Pitches Teslas On South Lawn While Markets Fall Again

As markets take a tumble again, President Trump comes to the aid of his biggest donor with a White House-approved Tesla sales pitch. Plus, more on the proposed 30-day ceasefire to end the war in Ukraine. Ukraine's President Zelensky has agreed to it, and now the ball is in Russia's court. Anderson talks to CNN's Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward in Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 12, 202545 min

Trump's Refusal To Rule Out Recession

This episode explores President Trump's controversial refusal to rule out a recession, triggering a market selloff and concerns about his economic policies, including tariffs. It also delves into Trump's unprecedented strategy of targeting law firms that represent his opponents. Additionally, Ronald Reagan's daughter, Patti Davis, offers her perspective on her father's vision for peace and alliances, contrasting it with the current political climate, and a man accused by Congresswoman Nancy Mace speaks out.

Mar 11, 202545 min

President Trump Says There Was "No Clash" Between Musk & Rubio

The episode delves into a contentious White House meeting where Elon Musk reportedly clashed with cabinet secretaries over his influence and federal staffing cuts, prompting analysis of his power and congressional criticism. It also examines President Trump's fluctuating approach to Russia and Ukraine, including aid pauses and cyber operation suspensions, alongside his re-imposed tariffs on Canada and the strong Canadian response. Additionally, the program reveals the surprising details of actor Gene Hackman and his wife's deaths and explores the public health crisis of a worsening measles outbreak in West Texas, linked to vaccine skepticism.

Mar 08, 202545 min

SpaceX Debris Lights Up Sky In FL, Caribbean After Failed Launch

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft, the upper portion of the most powerful launch system ever made, exploded during its eighth test flight this evening, creating a massive debris cloud near populated islands in the Caribbean and Atlantic. Today’s test flight came after SpaceX waved off plans to launch earlier this week as engineers troubleshot undisclosed issues. Plus, the President in retreat, not once, but twice today on two key initiatives. What the future looks like for President Trump's tariffs, ...

Mar 07, 202546 min

Trump Delays Tariffs On Cars From Mexico & Canada

President Trump granted an exemption on auto tariffs on Mexico and Canada for one month, issuing a major, albeit temporary, concession on a key part of his administration’s economic plan. Plus, Elon Musk met with House Republicans on Capitol Hill tonight. Some of them are telling him they want a say in what he's doing at DOGE and pointing to the Constitution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 06, 202546 min

WH Official: Trump Pauses Military Aid To Ukraine

President Donald Trump is ordering military aid to Ukraine to be paused after his Friday Oval Office argument with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a White House official told CNN Monday. CNN’S Oren Liebermann and Kaitlan Collins have the breaking news. Plus, a special report tonight on what's happening to a crucial USAID item that helps malnourished children in Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 04, 202547 min

Trump-Zelensky Tensions Explode In Unprecedented Oval Office Clash

New reaction from Ukrainian President Zelensky and President Trump after their heated 10-minute exchange in the Oval Office led to the end of the White House visit. Also, Russia cheers Zelensky's treatment, as America's allies are left reeling from the historic breakdown. Plus, breaking news surrounding the mysterious deaths of film icon Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 01, 202547 min
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