President Biden gets his booster shot live on national TV, his third dose of the Pfizer vaccine. That, as New York State's vaccine mandate for health care workers comes into effect - officials are bracing for the possibility of significant staff shortages, with the NY Governor considering activating the National Guard or bringing in workers from overseas to help. Liz Cheney says her fight for re-election in Wyoming is the test case of Donald Trump's hold on the Republican Party. After making an ...
Sep 27, 2021•39 min
Democrats are split as they head into a critical week on Capitol Hill: moderates and progressives can't agree on the scope or price tag of the reconciliation bill that addresses everything from climate change to paid family leave. And progressives say they'll vote down the bipartisan infrastructure bill until the reconciliation bill gets a vote. Meanwhile, the country is barreling towards a government shutdown at the end of the month. Plus, a sham election audit led by Republicans in Arizona's l...
Sep 26, 2021•41 min
The company Republicans paid $6 million to find 2020 election fraud in Arizona, has found no evidence. The draft report from Cyber Ninjas, shows President Biden received 99 more votes than Maricopa County had initially reported, while Trump received 261 fewer votes. The January 6 White House Committee has subpoenaed four of Trump's closest advisers. Investigators seek information on what was known by Trump and his team about the plan leading up to the insurrection and the attempts to overturn th...
Sep 24, 2021•39 min
The Special Envoy to Haiti has resigned in anger following the mistreatment of Haitian migrants by U.S. Border Patrol Agents, when crossing into Del Rio, Texas from Mexico, calling the ‘Title 42 Policy’ used to send people back to Haiti 'counterproductive and inhumane'. The White House, House of Representatives and Senate have reached agreement on a framework that will pay for any final negotiated agreement on Biden’s massive spending package. Specifics on any tax hikes the Democrats have agreed...
Sep 23, 2021•39 min
Pressure mounts, as the Government runs out of money in October and will shut down if there is not a debt ceiling. With giant differences among Democrats on their first year spending plan, President Biden will spend today meeting with key progressive and moderate members of his party to strike a way forward. Old feuds continue as George W. Bush organizes a re-election fundraiser for Liz Cheney in Wyoming, while Trump backs a Cheney challenger who questioned the 2020 election results. Cheney is a...
Sep 22, 2021•39 min
A memo from a Trump lawyer titled ‘January 6 Scenario’ outlines six steps to have the then Vice President Mike Pence throw chaos into the electoral college certification process and find a way to ignore the 2020 election results. Part of the memo outlines a scenario in which the Republicans could have invalidated votes from several States including Pennsylvania, ensuring Biden wouldn't have had the 270 minimum threshold required. The Biden agenda hangs by a thread. A government shutdown looms, a...
Sep 21, 2021•43 min
Pfizer releases trial results it says, show its Covid vaccine is safe and highly effective in children ages 5 to 11. Subject to emergency authorization from the FDA, 28 million children could be eligible for vaccination by Halloween. 25% of parents say they will not vaccinate their children. The Governor of Texas requests an emergency declaration at the U.S.-Mexico border as 12,000 migrants now live underneath the Del Rio National Bridge, hoping to be processed. CNN‘s Priscilla Alvarez joins to ...
Sep 20, 2021•39 min
Sunday, September 19: Eight months out of office, Trump still dominates Republican party Former President Trump's hold on the Republican party remains strong as Rep. Anthony Gonzalez retires and Rep. Adam Kinzinger calls on fellow Republicans to denounce Trump's divisive rhetoric, saying "The time for hiding is over, the stakes are too high." Plus, Democrats are coming up against their self-imposed deadline for passing President Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending package. Can the progressive and mod...
Sep 19, 2021•40 min
The Department of Homeland security issues an alert, warning of possible violence in Washington as early as today, in relation to this Saturday’s Far-Right Rally by supporters of Donald Trump and those who stormed the Capitol on January 6. The Department of Defense has approved 100 members of the National Guard to serve as a quick reaction force. Mike Pence inches closer to a possible 2024 Presidential candidate run. With Trump viewing him as a traitor, what are his chances of succeeding? 63% of...
Sep 17, 2021•39 min
Do we need Covid-19 vaccine booster shots? New data suggests yes as a key FDA panel meets tomorrow. The hope is they will prevent asymptomatic carriers in the vaccinated population, but the FDA needs to be clear on its message on who needs boosters, and when, amid growing public confusion. The fencing around the Capitol returns as law enforcement officials worry about a violent repeat of the January 6 insurrection at a right-wing rally this coming Saturday. 77% of Republicans believe that Biden ...
Sep 16, 2021•39 min
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Sep 15, 2021•2 min
BREAKING NEWS: General Mark Milley, concerned about Trump's angry and erratic behavior following the January 6 Capitol insurrection, called a secret meeting with the chain of command for America’s nuclear arsenal. His instructions were no one was to act on any orders for military strikes, even from the President, unless Milley was personally involved in the sign-off. The U.S. is in contact with approximately 100 Americans left in Afghanistan who want to leave. Secretary of State Antony Blinken s...
Sep 14, 2021•39 min
America faces its biggest back-to-school challenge of the Covid crisis - in New York City today, 1 million students are back in the classroom. Experts say there is hope vaccines will be authorized for kids aged 5 to 11 by Halloween. 74% of New York school personnel have been vaccinated. Democrats collide over the Biden agenda and its price tag. There are major decisions coming this week, as several White House committees work on their pieces of a $3.5 trillion senate plan. The President makes a ...
Sep 13, 2021•39 min
On the 20th anniversary 9/11 President Biden and former presidents paused to reflect. Both Biden and former President Bush praised the unity in the weeks after the attack and denounced the division in the country today. Plus the Biden Administration's new vaccine requirements that will impact 100M workers --and the GOP backlash. And exclusive new CNN polling showing a potential trouble sign for a 2024 Trump run. On today's panel: CNN's Jeff Zeleny, Asma Khalid of NPR, CNN's Melanie Zanona, Zolan...
Sep 12, 2021•42 min
150,000 new Covid-19 infections a day pushes the President to make bold pandemic management changes including a vaccine mandate which will impact 100 million Americans. The legal question: what is it the Government can and cannot do? Governor Gavin Newsom uses the Covid crisis to frame a recall campaign question: ‘Do you want California to look like Florida or Texas?’ a vital issue for those going to the ballot box in just a few days. 20 years after 9/11, John King talks to reporter Ann Compton ...
Sep 10, 2021•39 min
President Biden will deliver a speech this evening with several new pandemic initiatives, including the requirement for all Federal workers to be vaccinated, with no option for frequent testing in order to avoid the mandate. The Los Angeles Unified School District is expected to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for eligible students, with a full vaccination required by December 19. The big fight for Biden’s Agenda begins. Democrats are divided on the price tag and scope of the Biden Agenda with 5 commi...
Sep 09, 2021•39 min
President Biden is set to deliver a major speech on the next phase of pandemic response as the infection rate spikes, with 1 in 4 of the weekly U.S. Covid-19 cases now in children. Hospitalizations among children are approaching 2500 across the country. Many hospitals are being pushed to the brink with critical ICU staff shortages. Kentucky has called in FEMA Strike Teams, The National Guard and has deployed nursing students all over the State. A source tells CNN that Senator Joe Manchin has bee...
Sep 08, 2021•27 min
The Taliban has formed a new caretaker government in Afghanistan, but President Biden says reconizing it diplomatically is ‘a long way off’. The Secretary of State Antony Blinken is relying on assurances from former enemies that it's bureaucracy, not a hostage drama delaying flights for Americans waiting to get out of Afghanistan. The Taliban says Americans with travel documents can leave the country. President Biden arrived in New Jersey today to tour hurricane Ida storm damage. There have been...
Sep 07, 2021•43 min
Texas abortion law raises fervor on both sides of the political divide. Other Red States could follow Texas’ lead on abortion, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis saying he will ‘look more significantly’ at an abortion ban after the Texas law takes effect. With his approval ratings sinking, President Biden heads into the fall facing headwinds and multiple crises including the infrastructure bill, the Afghanistan exit, and the hurricane Ida disaster response. The Covid surge disrupts Biden’s promi...
Sep 06, 2021•39 min
Abortion in Texas is now all but illegal after the Supreme Court declined to block the strictest abortion law since Roe v Wade. It bans abortions after 6 weeks and effectively deputizes private citizens to enforce the law. Now, other GOP-led states are considering passing similar laws. Plus, after a punishing August for the White House, President Biden hopes a Labor Day reset. And CNN exclusive reporting: as former President Trump teases another presidential run, Melania Trump tells friends she ...
Sep 05, 2021•40 min
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Sep 03, 2021•2 min
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Sep 02, 2021•2 min
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Sep 01, 2021•2 min
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Aug 31, 2021•2 min
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Aug 30, 2021•2 min
Officials are warning Hurricane Ida could be "life-altering" as the category four storm nears the Gulf Coast. The hurricane is projected to bring winds up to 150 miles per hour and flooding through the region. Plus, the suicide bombing killing 13 American troops is the latest crisis the White House is facing during a chaotic August. With his poll numbers dropping, President Biden looks towards making progress on his domestic agenda. And coronavirus cases and hospitalizations among kids and teens...
Aug 29, 2021•47 min
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Aug 27, 2021•2 min
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Aug 26, 2021•2 min
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Aug 25, 2021•2 min
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Aug 24, 2021•2 min
