First: At a crucial news conference last night, President Biden said a "stupid mistake" on a debate stage should not require him to leave the race. But four more Democrats in Congress have since come out to say he should. Plus: Donald Trump mocks the president's debate performance, but it's clear his campaign views Biden staying in the race as an in-kind donation to Trump's chances in reclaiming the White House. And: An up-close look at a group of Black voters who say they're not at all dismayed...
Jul 12, 2024•42 min
First: Another House Democrat is calling on the president to get out of the race hours before a news conference where Biden must prove he is up to the task. Plus: "The scandal of the century." That's how Republicans are framing the Biden campaign turmoil in a new ad. And: Donald Trump claims he knows nothing about Project 25. But we have new CNN reporting tying him to more than 200 people who crafted the controversial 900-page conservative plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...
Jul 11, 2024•39 min
First: Democrats' fear and desperation about Joe Biden's candidacy is palpable, but only a few are willing to say it publicly. Meanwhile, the White House says there is "zero chance" Biden will drop out. Plus: George Clooney, a major Biden donor who was with the president three weeks ago, says Joe's not the man he once was, and the party will lose unless he drops out. And: Former Obama White House aides David Axelrod and Jon Favreau offer tell Dana that Joe Biden is "dangerously out of touch." Le...
Jul 10, 2024•43 min
First: We're following two crucial meetings in the House and the Senate that could determine the fate and the future of Joe Biden's candidacy, as Democrats who want the president to drop out come face to face with those who support his aggressive push to stay on the ballot. Plus: Donald Trump admits his VP pick is not set in stone. Just days before the Republican convention you'll hear what he's saying about the Biden campaign's turmoil and how it could impact his choice. And: John King gives yo...
Jul 09, 2024•43 min
First: During a live interview on MSNBC, Joe Biden declares, "I am not going anywhere." It's a sentiment he echoed in a defiant letter to House Democrats. Plus: The Biden campaign crisis is forcing Team Trump to rethink their VP rollout plans. And: Our panel discusses the stunning election upset in France. What does it mean for the key US ally? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 08, 2024•42 min
First: Defiant. The president resists growing calls to drop out, as focus shifts to Vice President Harris. Plus: With worried Democrats set to meet in the coming hours. Can Biden hold on? And: Riding high after wins in court, Trump stays out of view and gears up to pick a VP as he braces for Biden's next move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 08, 2024•42 min
First: To prove the president's fitness for office, the Biden campaign plans to send him to all the battleground states, put him in less-scripted situations, and have him sit later today for a critical TV interview. Plus: We could be just a few days away from Donald Trump picking a running mate. We break down what each of the leading contenders bring to the ticket, and how they could also hurt it. And: The UK sends the ruling Conservative party packing. It's just the latest example of voters all...
Jul 05, 2024•43 min
First: Joe Biden is pushing back against calls to drop out of the race as Democratic governors insist -- at least publicly -- that the president is in it to win it and they're still behind him. But behind the scenes, that's not what my colleagues and I are hearing. Plus: "Chaos is our friend." That's the message from the Trump campaign as the former president makes the rare move to shine the spotlight on the current president and his uncertain political future. And: On this Independence Day, we ...
Jul 04, 2024•42 min
For the first time we're learning that President Biden has privately acknowledged he may have to drop out of the race, and that the next few days will be critical in determining whether there is a path forward for him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 03, 2024•43 min
First: We reveal the results of the first CNN poll since last Thursday's presidential debate led to mass panic in the Democratic party. Plus: Congressman Mike Quigley is the first Democratic lawmaker to openly discuss whether Joe Biden should be replaced as the party's nominee. And: We examine the fallout following the Supreme Court's bombshell ruling on presidential immunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 02, 2024•43 min
In a monumental decision on the power of the presidency, the Supreme Court just ruled that Donald Trump is entitled to some level of immunity from prosecution for actions he took in his final days in office. It could put big parts of the election subversion case against him in jeopardy and sets a critical new precedent for future Commanders in Chief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 01, 2024•43 min
First: Digging in. The president faces calls to drop out. As Democrats face tough questions. Plus: Trump basks in the fallout. And repeats falsehoods. Two pollsters help us break down the aftermath. And: Supreme suspense. A major decision looms. While a Trump ally readies for prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 01, 2024•42 min
The Supreme Court just ruled that the DOJ overstepped by charging hundreds of people who rioted at the Capitol on January 6 with obstruction. The ideologically mixed 6-3 ruling could force federal prosecutors to reconsider charges in dozens of pending cases, and may have an impact on the case against Donald Trump. Aso on today's show: Joe Biden's disastrous performance in last night's debate has triggered a five-alarm fire inside the Democratic party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
Jun 28, 2024•41 min
Abortion will certainly be a key issue in tonight's CNN debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. And just hours before the two meet at CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that, for now, allows emergency abortions in Idaho when the mother's health is at risk. At first glance, it's a big win for abortion rights forces fighting against states' efforts to further restrict abortion access. But they did not settle the big legal question at issue: whether federal gu...
Jun 27, 2024•40 min
First: With CNN's historic presidential debate just 33 hours away, we share new insights from the Biden and Trump teams, and reveal a behind-the-scenes look inside the debate hall. Plus: A Supreme decision on free speech, as the highest court in the land rejects a Republican lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's efforts to combat misinformation on social media. And: One of the most aggressive Democrats in Congress is out of a job. What does that mean for the future of the "squad" and fo...
Jun 26, 2024•41 min
First: We're just two days away from Joe Biden and Donald Trump going face-to-face on the CNN debate stage. We will bring you new reporting on how the candidates are preparing for the momentous event that could define the entire race. Plus: In the most expensive House primary ever, voters are choosing today between liberal Congressman Jamaal Bowman and his more moderate opponent. And: The supreme weight the court is nearly a dozen pieces left and just a few days left until the term ends on them,...
Jun 25, 2024•41 min
First: Marking two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Joe Biden says Donald Trump is responsible and warns he'll go even further if he's back in the Oval Office. Plus: Tough and nasty or nice and calm? The former president is testing out those debate strategies and asking supporters to weigh in, while his successor spent the week behind closed doors with top advisers preparing for the biggest night of the campaign. And: Debate nights are all about the moments that can propel o...
Jun 24, 2024•41 min
First: Crunch time. Biden zeroes in, while Trump hits the trail with just four days left. Plus: Great expectations. Two pollsters break down the candidates' targets. We have new reporting on a key vulnerability for Biden. And: Rough draft. Could Congress expand conscription to women? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 24, 2024•41 min
First: The Trump campaign brought in a boatload of cash in May. Could that reshape the final months of the 2024 campaign? And why is the former president singing a new tune about Joe Biden's ability to debate? Plus: The Supreme Court keeps in place gun restrictions that prevent domestic abusers from owning firearms. But the justices keep the country waiting on the other big cases on the docket. And: which Donald trump do you believe? The former president who said "buy American, hire American" no...
Jun 21, 2024•41 min
First: One week out from the crucial CNN presidential debate, we're getting breaking details about what it will look like, who will talk last, and how it was all settled. Plus: The Supreme Court issues four decisions but holds back blockbuster opinions on Donald Trump, executive power, insurrectionists, and abortion. And: US officials warn all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah could render the iron dome a scrap keep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 20, 2024•41 min
First: Today is Juneteenth, a day to commemorate the end of slavery and an awful chapter in US history. Politics, of course, are part of it too, with the Biden campaign highlighting what it calls flagrant racism from Donald Trump. Plus: Trump says he'll rip up and throw out Joe Biden's new immigration plans on day one of a second term. And: Just 345 votes separate an ultraconservative congressman and his Trump-endorsed challenger in a bitter Virginia Republican primary. Learn more about your ad ...
Jun 19, 2024•42 min
First: The White House is unveiling a new plan to shield undocumented immigrants married to US citizens from being deported. The president's campaign hopes it'll please the very same people he angered with more aggressive border rules he announced just two weeks ago. Plus: In his new memoir, Dr. Anthony Fauci describes his complicated relationship with Donald Trump. We bring you part of his conversation with Dr. Sanjay Gupta about how difficult it was to correct the former president in front of ...
Jun 18, 2024•41 min
First: "A convicted criminal who's only out for himself." That's how the Biden campaign is labeling Donald Trump in a new ad as the current president leans into attacking the former president for his 34 felony convictions. Plus: Who wants to be a running mate? Countless Republicans are vying to be on the ticket with Donald Trump, but only one contender was chosen as the favorite at a conservative conference this weekend. And: The surgeon general is warning that the threat of social media to chil...
Jun 17, 2024•41 min
First: On the attack. Trump throws red meet to the base, and consolidates support. While Biden courts seniors and raises millions with Hollywood stars. Plus: Final countdown. Just 11 days till CNN’s debate, the decisions and verdicts hanging over it all. And: Soccer Tsunami. Why Washington is nervous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 17, 2024•42 min
First: It's Donald Trump's 78th birthday. He says he wants to pretend the day doesn't exist, but it does, and it highlights one of the biggest issues of this election. Plus: The Supreme Court strikes down a ban on bump stocks, the device used in the deadliest mass shooting in American history. And: The lesser of three evils. That's how some voters who backed Trump in 2016 and the Biden in 2020 explain why they're choosing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...
Jun 14, 2024•41 min
The Supreme Court has upheld access to abortion pills like mifepristone, which have become the most common way to end a pregnancy. It was a unanimous ruling -- the first major decision on abortion since SCOTUS overturned Roe vs. Wade two years ago -- and a big setback for the anti-abortion movement in the courts. Our coverage begins with CNN's Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 13, 2024•41 min
First: President Biden embraces his son, both literally and figuratively, after his three felony convictions. We look at the fallout for the first family and the Biden campaign. Plus: David Axelrod joins us to talk about whether his party needs to do more to reach out to disaffected Republicans, especially with so many progressives turning away from Biden over the war in Gaza. And: The cost of housing is still soaring, and that's a big reason why so many Americans feel badly about the economy, d...
Jun 12, 2024•41 min
Today's show begins just after a jury finds Hunter Biden guilty on federal gun charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 11, 2024•54 min
First: Closing arguments begin in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial, which means the first son's fate will likely be in the hands of a jury as soon as today. CNN is inside the courtroom to bring you all the developments. Plus: Donald Trump is to meet with his probation officer. We have new details on his pre-sentencing interview and what it could mean for potential prison time. And: On the campaign trail, Trump continues to claim undocumented immigrants are destroying our country. Are those comme...
Jun 10, 2024•41 min
Taking a stand. Israel makes a move in Gaza and President Biden tries to outshine Donald Trump overseas. While at home, the Vice President calls Trumps conviction disqualifying, and exclusive details on a new plan to further overhaul immigration and quell progressives concerns. Plus, retribution. New reporting as Republicans promise payback. And, perseverance. A rising Democratic star confronts a debilitating terminal diagnoses, our exclusive sit-down ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
Jun 10, 2024•42 min
