As the President attends a crucial climate conference overseas, negotiations at home on his Build Back Better agenda may scramble a plan to vote on everything tomorrow. Plus, the Supreme Court hears arguments on the biggest issue of this term: a challenge to Texas’ restrictive abortion law. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 01, 2021•39 min
After President Biden won Virginia by 10 points a year ago, polls show a tight race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin ahead of Election Day on Tuesday. If Youngkin wins, it will be the first time since 2009 that a Republican occupies the governor's mansion. Plus, are Democratic lawmakers any closer to passing their legislative agenda? Progressives and moderates indicate they've reached a deal to support the bipartisan infrastructure deal and the $1.75 trillion econom...
Oct 31, 2021•41 min
Act 1 of the President’s European trip featured meetings with the Pope and French President Macron -- the latter following last month’s big dustup over a controversial submarine deal. The early reviews are in. Plus, another Republican critic heads for the exits. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 29, 2021•39 min
CNN experts dissect President Biden’s just-completed East Room speech promoting what he called a “consequential” framework with Congress on his massive spending agenda. What he doesn’t have is a deal. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 28, 2021•38 min
At a press conference carried live on CNN, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed a lead bullet fired by Alec Baldwin killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, and he believes more of the rounds taken from the scene are live rounds. Hear the complete press conference, followed by expert analysis. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 27, 2021•53 min
At least five former Trump White House officials have talked to the Jan 6 committee. Also: decision day at the FDA as experts meet to decide how Pfizer’s COVID vaccine works in kids. And: Zuckerberg fires back. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 26, 2021•39 min
President Biden hopes to have an infrastructure vote and a framework of a broader spending plan cemented before he heads overseas. Plus: COVID kids’ shots in two weeks? And, more on the Facebook documents leak. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 25, 2021•39 min
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin are set to meet in Delaware with President Biden today to hammer out the final details of the Democrats' sprawling social spending bill. The White House aims to hold a vote in the coming days before Biden travels abroad for a climate conference. Plus, Virginia voters say jobs and education are among their top priorities. Republicans believe that means momentum is on their side, but Democrats are bringing in their heavy hi...
Oct 24, 2021•42 min
President Biden put just about everything on the table at last night’s CNN Town Hall. He believes a deal on “build back better” will get done, but big obstacles remain. Plus: Pfizer says its COVID vaccine for kids is safe and 90% effective. And, a shouting match on the House floor. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 22, 2021•33 min
What to expect at the President’s live CNN town hall tonight in Baltimore. Plus, Pelosi says “great progress” has been made toward agreement on Biden's “build back better” agenda. And the FDA greenlights mixing and matching COVID vaccines. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 22, 2021•33 min
The President dramatically narrows his agenda to try to force a deal. Universal Pre-K is in. Free two-year college is out. Plus: Congress moves another step closer to holding a key Trump ally in contempt, while the Republican leading the Jan 6 committee suggests the former Prez was perhaps personally responsible for planning the Capitol riots. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 20, 2021•39 min
The committee investigating the Jan 6 insurrection plans to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt, as the former President sues to stop that committee from getting access to his records. Plus, America’s first 4-star transgender woman. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 19, 2021•39 min
An in-depth look at the remarkable trailblazer, who was the first African-American to serve as National Security Adviser, then the first African-American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and then the first African-American Secretary of State. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 18, 2021•41 min
It's a crossroads moment for Joe Biden -- these next few weeks could make or break his presidency as he tries to fix a broken supply chain, prevent a new Covid surge, and pass his domestic agenda through a divided Congress. Plus, the January 6 select committee moves to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a congressional subpoena. And all eyes on the Virginia gubernatorial election as Democrats call in the heavy hitters to make the case for Terry McAuliffe -- but will it be enough ...
Oct 17, 2021•41 min
The January 6 Select Committee flexes its legal muscles, seeking criminal charges against top Trump adviser Steve Bannon after he failed to attend his deposition, with the chairman saying he has not ruled out a subpoena for Donald Trump himself. The FDA meets today to decide whether to authorize a booster shot for Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine with a new study showing mixing and matching vaccines and boosters between the three different brands can increase their efficacy. Bill Clinton...
Oct 15, 2021•39 min
The FDA meets this week to discuss boosters for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, and the efficacy of mixing boosters from different vaccine brands. Later, President Biden speaks from the White House on the significant progress America has made in tackling Covid-19, and the challenges which still remain. In a bizarre new ultimatum, former President Trump says unless the 2020 election results are changed to his liking by the GOP ‘fixing’ his claims of election ‘fraud’, Republican vo...
Oct 14, 2021•42 min
There’s a subpoena showdown as the January 6 Select Committee investigating the insurrection warns that for Trump allies who refuse to cooperate, criminal referrals will come fast. As Biden faces the challenge of selling his ambitious agenda, new CNN polling shows that while 50% of Americans approve of Biden’s job as President, only 25% see his safety net and climate change proposals actually helping them. William Shatner boldly goes to the edge of space as a tourist. Now back on Earth, the 90-y...
Oct 13, 2021•39 min
Jon Gruden of the Las Vegas Raiders, has resigned following a New York Times report detailing his use of homophobic, misogynistic & racist language in professional emails sent over seven years. Gruden, who opposed supporting those who kneeled for racial injustice and criticized the drafting of gay players, also shared naked photos of an NFL cheerleader with an NFL executive. Texas Governor Greg Abbott bans any and all businesses in the state from mandating the Covid-19 vaccine after recently...
Oct 12, 2021•39 min
Members of Trump’s top team are to give closed-door depositions to the January 6 Select Committee today. With some of his allies still defying subpoenas and open support from leading Republicans, Trump continues to sell his big lie, making the search for the truth about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election even more essential. Will the Committee use every power available to them to ensure those avoiding scrutiny cooperate? A new study shows that Democratic-led states have seen a slower spre...
Oct 11, 2021•40 min
The next presidential election is still three years away, but former President Trump is making sure ambitious Republicans know he's not yet leaving the political stage. Still, Trump--and his core supporters-- remain fixated on 2020 election lies. Plus, what's in and what's out? Democrats debate what programs to include in a slimmer economic plan. And decreasing cases, hospitalizations and deaths suggest the worst of the Delta-fueled summer surge may be behind us. On today's panel: CNN's Lauren F...
Oct 10, 2021•43 min
Predictions of a hiring boom falter, as a weak jobs report worries the Biden White House, with just 194,000 new workers added to the economy in September. Many Americans stopped looking for employment as the delta variant raged across the country. President Biden speaks live from the White House on the issue. Donald Trump tells his former aides to defy the January 6 Select Committee subpoenas as Democratic Majority Whip Dick Durbin urges Trump's former to team to ‘follow the law’ as he ‘doesn't ...
Oct 08, 2021•40 min
Pfizer is seeking FDA approval for its Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. The FDA vaccine committee meets later this month, meaning 28 million children should be eligible for a rapid rollout of shots at convenient places for parents and kids to get vaccinated, including pediatricians' offices and community sites. With the deadline for Trump allies to comply with the January 6 subpoenas upon us, a new Senate report and brand-new review of court documents details how Trump installed a loy...
Oct 07, 2021•39 min
BREAKING NEWS: The FBI investigates reports of an active shooter situation at Timber View High School, Arlington. It is believed there was an altercation between a student and another individual in a class, in which a gun was used, leaving three hospitalized. Timothy George Simpkins has been identified as a person of interest by the authorities and is considered armed and dangerous. As White House economists warn of a global shock and job losses in the millions, President Biden meets with busine...
Oct 06, 2021•52 min
Mike Pence begins to wrap his arms around the narrative of the big lie. The former Vice President, who is aware that rioters were building gallows outside the Capitol and chanting "hang Mike Pence", now says the media is hyping what happened on January 6 in an attempt to ‘demean’ Republican supporters. Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen tells Senators the social media giant knowingly and repeatedly put profit over safety, harming children and inciting hate and violence. Haugen, who equates s...
Oct 05, 2021•39 min
A whistleblower claims Facebook prioritized profit over public good and accuses the company of enabling the Capitol Riot by allowing its platforms to be used to spread hate, violence and misinformation. Facebook say they continue to make significant improvements to tackle the spread of misinformation and harmful content, and to suggest they encourage bad content is just not true. So, what is the truth? CNN’s Donnie O’Sullivan joins to give his perspective. The Washington Post reports that Trump ...
Oct 04, 2021•41 min
Progressives are holding firm and demanding a vote on a bill full of liberal priorities before also voting on the bipartisan infrastructure plan. President Biden admits that "everybody is frustrated," but still expects both parts of his expansive agenda to eventually land on his desk. Plus, Democrats aim to continue their winning streak in Virginia in next month's gubernatorial election. But Republicans are betting that a Biden backlash could power them to an upset win. And what does Sen. Kyrste...
Oct 03, 2021•42 min
In a major Covid-19 breakthrough, the pharmaceutical company Merck says their pill could cut the risk of hospitalization or death from the virus by 50%. That, as Government statistics show the unvaccinated are 8x more likely to test positive, 41 times more likely to be hospitalized and 57x more likely to die compared to the vaccinated. There is new optimism that the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Biden’s economic agenda can be agreed as a House Democrats meeting intensifies negotiations. How...
Oct 01, 2021•39 min
It’s decision day for the President’s spending plan, but at this moment no deal and no apparent progress is in sight. The House will however proceed with a vote on a smaller infrastructure bill, as liberals want that bigger agreement finalised before they vote yes on Biden’s Agenda. Senator Joe Manchin speaks from Captitol Hill on the infrastructure vote and the $1.5 trillion price tag he has floated to the President for the Democrat’s package. Another major vaccine mandate takes effect. Califor...
Sep 30, 2021•48 min
Testimony at the Senate continues from America's top military officials, who say they recommended President Biden keep Afghanistan troop levels at 2,500 not, as he later decided, zero. After the messy withdrawal and a number of Americans still in left Afghanistan, should Biden have had a better plan? The New York City Mayor says their numbers definitively prove city and state vaccine mandates are working. 92% of NYC health workers are now vaccinated with a 45% rise in daily NYC vaccinations sinc...
Sep 29, 2021•39 min
There is no new episode of the Inside Politics showcast today due to CNN's ongoing coverage of the Afghanistan withdrawal hearing live from the Senate. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 28, 2021•2 min