President Biden spent his weekend playing clean up after seemingly threatening to veto the bipartisan infrastructure deal that he helped broker. His public and private statements appear to have reassured some Republicans, but the plan's future is still uncertain. Plus, a surge in violent crime across the country has the White House searching for solutions. And, it's a race between the Delta variant and vaccinations as parts of the country with the lowest vaccination rates are seeing Covid-19 cas...
Jun 27, 2021•43 min
Attorney General Merrick Garland announces that the DOJ is suing Georgia over its new voting law. And more coverage from the tragic condo collapse in Surfside, FL, with at least 4 dead and 159 people still unaccounted for. CNN's Abby Phillip and Chris Cuomo co-host. On today's show: CNN's Rosa Flores, Evan Perez, Van Jones, and Nick Valencia; CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate; and Fortuna Smukler, who is searching for answers about her friends...
Jun 25, 2021•39 min
The White House strikes an infrastructure deal with a bipartisan group of senators. Plus, the New York Supreme Court suspends the law license of former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for peddling 2020 election lies. And tragedy in Florida – a condo partially collapses overnight. CNN’s Dana Bash hosts. Bash spoke to CNN’s Paul Reid, Kaitlan Collins and Abby Phillip; Paul Kane of The Washington Post; POLITICO’s Melanie Zanona; Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate; Florida...
Jun 24, 2021•52 min
A major First Amendment decision from the Supreme Court -- the Justices side with a former high school cheerleader who posted a profanity-laced caption on Snapchat when she was off school grounds. Plus, trouble among the Trump clan? New CNN reporting details how the former president’s constant complaints about the 2020 election are driving away his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner. Another factor adding to the family feud -- Kushner’s 7-figure book deal. And, the CDC’s vaccine ...
Jun 23, 2021•39 min
All eyes are on the Senate as Democrats plan a critical procedural vote on their voting rights bill on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of senators pushing a compromise infrastructure bill hope to convince President Biden to throw his support behind it. Plus, Republicans hope they've found a new front in the culture wars: critical race theory. And, New York City voters head to the polls this week to pick nominees for mayor. Will Democrats go with an ex-Republican former cop as their candid...
Jun 20, 2021•42 min
Breaking news: The Justice Department releases harrowing new videos from January 6th showing a Trump supporter taunting, stalking and punching law enforcement outside the US Capitol. Plus, Republicans gathering at a conservative conference take aim at a new target: critical race theory And, Senator Mitch McConnell dashes Democratic Senator Joe Manchin’s dreams of a bipartisan voting rights compromise. On today’s show: CNN’s Abby Phillip, Jessica Schneider and Jeremy Diamond; CNN Law Enforcement ...
Jun 18, 2021•39 min
The Supreme Court rejects another challenge to the Affordable Care Act, leaving the Obama-era healthcare law in place. Plus, President Biden returns from a fence-mending trip abroad only to face big Democratic tensions over stalled domestic priorities. And, President Biden is poised to make Juneteenth a national holiday today, but despite all Senators voting for the bill, 14 House Republicans voted against it. On today’s show: CNN’s Joan Biskupic, Jeremy Diamond and Nia-Malika Henderson; Paul Ka...
Jun 17, 2021•40 min
On his first foreign trip as President, Joe Biden is delighting the country's closest allies as he says on the world stage America is back. Meanwhile, he prepares to take a hard line against Russian President Vladimir Putin at their Wednesday summit. And, following revelations that Trump's Justice Department secretly seized the phone records belonging to two Democratic congressmen, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are demanding answers. Plus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed a new infrastr...
Jun 13, 2021•41 min
The Trump Justice Department secretly subpoenaed Apple to obtain phone data belonging to Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee as part of a leak investigation. Now, Attorney General Lisa Monaco is asking the Justice Department’s Inspector General to investigate the handling of these subpoenas. Plus, a group of 10 bipartisan senators signal that they have reached a compromise on an infrastructure package -- but the proposal faces an uncertain future in both chambers of Congress. And, a Pe...
Jun 11, 2021•40 min
President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson renew a World War II accord that seeks to strengthen ties between both nations as they face new threats. And, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar under fire from members of her own party. Jewish Democrats are demanding that she apologize after she equated the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. On today’s show: CNN’s Clarissa Ward, Kaitlan Collins, Kylie Atwood and Jessica Schneider; Vivian Salama of the Wall Street Journal; POLITICO’s ...
Jun 10, 2021•39 min
An 8-day trip nearly 50 years in the making – President Joe Biden embarks on his first foreign trip as commander-in-chief. The President leaves behind a stalled domestic agenda and faces his first summit with Vladimir Putin. Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris' answer on visiting the border worries some in the White House – as she faces criticism from both sides of the aisle. On today’s show : CNN’s Arlette Saenz and Dana Bash; Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post; Lisa Lerer and Julie Hirschfeld...
Jun 09, 2021•39 min
Can President Biden make a deal with Republicans to re-shape America's infrastructure? The White House rejected the GOP's latest offer, but Biden says he's not ready to give up on negotiations. Plus, Democrats see an existential threat as Republican-led states advance voting restriction bills. But do they have any chance at passing an election reform bill after Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said he'll only support a voting bill that's bipartisan? Former President Donald Trump is back at the podium...
Jun 06, 2021•41 min
Breaking: Facebook suspends former President Donald Trump from its platform until January 2023. Plus, FBI Director Christopher Wray likens the recent spate of cyberattacks to terrorism in the wake of 9/11. And, a brand-new jobs report shows that the economy is on the mend but not as fast as forecasters predicted. On today's show : CNN's Abby Phillip, Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Donie O'Sullivan; Sabrina Siddiqui of The Wall Street Journal, Jackie Kucinich of the Daily Beast; former director...
Jun 04, 2021•39 min
The Biden administration doubles down on its pledge to help vaccinate the world by sharing at least 80 million doses by the end of June. Plus, new CNN reporting on former President Trump's obsession with the ‘Big Lie." As one former adviser puts it: He's now listening to the “bottom of the bottom of the crazies in the barrel.” And, the Justice Department now looking at campaign contributions made by the Postmaster General's private sector employees. On today’s show: CNN’s Jeff Zeleny, Nia-Malika...
Jun 03, 2021•39 min
Russian hackers are accused of attacking another key American supply line. The target this time around? meat plants. Plus, the RNC is vowing to advise candidates against future presidential debates if the panel in charge doesn’t make significant changes. And, Democrats’ big win in a special House election has both parties searching for early 2022 midterm messaging clues. On today’s show: CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and Manu Raju; Seung Min Kim of the Washington Post; Zolan Kanno-Youngs of the New York...
Jun 02, 2021•39 min
President Biden traveled to Cleveland to press for action on infrastructure, warning that he's unwilling to rein in his ambitious proposal. Meanwhile, after weeks of negotiations the White House and Senate Republicans remain hundreds of billions of dollars apart. Plus, Memorial Day weekend marks the first "normal" holiday since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. And, as Texas is poised to be the latest GOP-led state to pass restrictive voting laws, Biden says they're an "assault on democ...
May 30, 2021•42 min
Breaking News : Senate Republicans block a bipartisan bill to create a commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection. Plus, Russian hackers launch another major cyberattack — just three weeks shy of President Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. And Texas lawmakers are close to wrapping a legislative session that leaned decidedly right. On today’s show: CNN’s Manu Raju, Ed Lavandera, and Alex Marquardt; POLITICO’s Rachael Bade and Catherine Lucey of The Wall Street Jou...
May 28, 2021•48 min
Republican leader Mitch McConnell is asking fellow GOP Senators to vote against the January 6th Commission bill as a “personal favor” to him -- even as the mother of fallen Capitol Hill officer, Brian Sicknick, makes a personal appeal to 14 Republican Senators to support it. Plus, President Biden’s new mandate to the intelligence community: find out if Covid jumped from animals to humans or escaped from a Chinese lab. And Republicans release their $928 billion infrastructure counteroffer. On tod...
May 27, 2021•39 min
Today’s show was abbreviated due to breaking news of a mass shooting in San Jose, California. John King spoke to Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post, Julie Hirschfeld Davis of The New York Times and CNN’s Kara Scannell about Trump’s legal woes as the Manhattan District Attorney’s office convenes a special grand jury in its criminal probe of the former president’s businesses. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
May 26, 2021•12 min
George Floyd’s family is in Washington today to meet with President Biden and Democratic and Republican members of Congress, as lawmakers report progress on police reform legislation. GOP leaders finally condemn Marjorie Taylor Greene – five days after her appalling comments comparing mask mandates to the Holocaust. Plus, a big announcement on the Covid vaccine for kids, the Secretary of State is in the Mideast to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, and a date is set for a Biden-Putin sum...
May 25, 2021•39 min
Major deadlines and decisions loom on key pieces of the President’s agenda. He wanted to sign police reform legislation by tomorrow, the anniversary of George Floyd’s death. And he wanted an infrastructure deal by Memorial Day. Neither looks likely. The U.S. hits a key Covid milestone today: 25 states and D.C. have vaccinated at least 50% of all adults. But is politics playing a role in who is, and isn’t getting vaccinated? And a new 2020 campaign book reveals some juicy details, from the behind...
May 24, 2021•38 min
The House passed a bill to create an independent commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection, with 35 GOP votes. But Mitch McConnell is promising to block it in the Senate. Plus, how the latest Israel-Gaza conflict exposed new rifts in the Democratic Party. And, is the truth out there? An upcoming government report could shed light on UFOs. On today's roundtable: Politico's Rachael Bade, Vivian Salama of the Wall Street Journal, Karoun Demirjian of the Washington Post and CNN's Jeff Zel...
May 23, 2021•40 min
President Biden’s agenda faces mounting hurdles in a hyper-partisan Congress. Plus, a Trump rally revival—the former president says he’ll be holding rallies in at least 4 battleground states, even as he faces both criminal and civil investigations. And Biden’s foreign policy faces tests on multiple fronts. On today’s show: CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Jonathan Martin of the New York Times; Karoun Demirjian of The Washington Post; Dr. Jessica Shepherd, Chief Medical Officer of Verywell Health; Maggie H...
May 21, 2021•39 min
A choice for Senate Republicans: pursue the truth, or give Donald Trump another pass. The bipartisan Jan. 6 Commission appears doomed to fail, despite passing the House. Israel’s Cabinet convenes to discuss a possible ceasefire a day after President Biden nudged Prime Minister Netanyahu to stop attacking Gaza. Biden is said to be losing patience with the Israeli leader. And new reporting on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s future and how much longer she plans to wield the gavel. Today’s panelists: C...
May 20, 2021•39 min
GOP leaders pour cold water on a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection. Plus, new CNN reporting shows that the New York Attorney General's office is now investigating the Trump organization criminally -- prompting a lengthy rebuke from the former president. And mask wars on the House floor -- some Republicans flout the chamber's mask mandate and get fined. On today's show: CNN's Manu Raju, Dana Bash, Phil Mattingly, Kara Scannell, Nic Robertson; Natan Sachs, Director ...
May 19, 2021•30 min
The District Attorney of Pasquotank, NC, declares deputies were “justified” in killing Andrew Brown Jr. because he used his car as a “deadly weapon” – a conclusion that directly contradicts the family’s insistence that Brown posed no threat to officers. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy now says he’ll oppose legislation to form a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Capitol insurrection. He complains the bipartisan deal is “short-sighted” because it doesn’t address political violence beyond th...
May 18, 2021•34 min
President Biden is under growing global pressure to help end the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza, as progressives urge him to rethink the U.S. relationship with Israel. Nearly 50% of Americans have now received at least one Covid shot. Cases are down, deaths are down, and hospitalizations are down. But confusion is on the rise over the new, relaxed CDC mask guidance. And as Donald Trump pushes "The Big Lie" Arizona Republicans are paying a private contractor to run an audit of Joe Biden's...
May 17, 2021•39 min
The CDC has a new message for vaccinated Americans: it's safe to lose the mask, whether you're indoors or outside. But many health experts worry it may be too soon. Plus, a crisis in the Mideast and gas shortages along the eastern seaboard threaten to distract the White House from President Biden's top priorities. And ousted GOP leader Rep. Liz Cheney vows to take on Trump's election fraud claims, even as members of her own party continue to propagate those lies. On today's show: CNN's Manu Raju...
May 16, 2021•40 min
The CDC Director says falling case counts and more vaccinations across the U.S. is a major reason why the mask mandate has been relaxed. House Republicans picked a new member of their leadership team this morning. Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik replaces Liz Cheney as GOP Conference Chair. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows Israel will keep up its military assault on Gaza "as long as it takes." Today's panelists: CNN's Dana Bash and Jeff Zeleny Also on today’s show: CNN’s Nic Robertson, Pu...
May 14, 2021•43 min
Dana Bash is in for John King today. President Biden addresses the cyberattack that sparked fuel shortages on the East Coast and says the administration does not believe the Russian government was involved in the attack. And some GOP members question the 2020 election results just hours after House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy says no one is questioning Biden’s presidential win. On today's show: CNN's Phil Mattingly, Nia-Malika Henderson, Manu Raju, and Paula Reid. Also on today's program: P...
May 13, 2021•50 min
