First: Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges he led a criminal enterprise designed to steal the 2020 election in Georgia. Plus: For at least the second time, Mitch McConnell freezes on camera and stops speaking in mid-sentence. New CNN reporting spotlights a behind the scenes frenzy to reassure Republicans that the leader is okay and can still do his job. And: Clarence Thomas fesses up to what we already knew: He lived like the rich and famous and on the dime of actual billionaires, who had ...
Aug 31, 2023•39 min
On today's show we give you an up-close look at a disaster as Hurricane Idalia unleashes its destructive force on Georgia and Florida. As we came on the air CNN had confirmed two deaths, a number that's expected to grow. Our reporters are on the front lines in both states, with our coverage beginning in Tampa. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aug 30, 2023•53 min
First: Hurricane Idalia prompts millions to drop what they're doing and prepare for a life-threatening storm surge that's just hours from hitting Florida's Gulf Coast. Plus: Mark Meadows spends three-plus hours on the stand trying to show his actions were just normal chief of staff things and not part of a conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election. And: A campaign clash over foreign policy turns uglier as Vivek Ramaswamy calls Nikki Haley a liar and then by a name she chooses not to use. Some see ...
Aug 29, 2023•39 min
Federal judge Tanya Chutkan sets March 4, 2024 for Donald Trump's federal trial -- one day before Super Tuesday. Chutkan rejected trial dates proposed by both the Justice Department and Trump's legal team. Prosecutors had requested that the trial begin in January 2024, while Trump’s lawyers had asked for a date in April 2026. What does this mean for the former president? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
Aug 29, 2023•39 min
First: The Mugshot. Donald Trump's 4th indictment gives both his opponents and supporters an image to rally behind. Will it have any impact on his place atop the republican field? Plus: Rebuking Ramaswamy. How Republican Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy ended up at the center of the GOP's first debate And: Biden's re-election challenge. Can he convince the left that he's on their side? And what is his plan to make this happen? Also: Tragedy in Jacksonville. 3 black Americans dead after a racist shootin...
Aug 27, 2023•41 min
All 19 men and women charged in a criminal conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election in Georgia have now surrendered. Topping the list of those indicted, of course, is Donald Trump, who's latest mugshot adorns both front pages and merchandise the former president's campaign is hawking. Meanwhile, any chance for a breakthrough debate moment by another Republican presidential candidate gets eclipsed by Trump's fourth surrender of the year. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit...
Aug 25, 2023•39 min
First: As Donald Trump prepares to surrender in Atlanta he's already shuffling the legal lineup he hopes will keep him out of prison. Plus: One key moment in last night's Republican debate: Would the party be willing to put a convicted criminal at the top of the ticket? And: Accident? Or assassination? The world expects Vladimir Putin got payback as a plane falls out of the sky. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...
Aug 24, 2023•39 min
Today's show comes to you from Milwaukee, where eight people are slated to stride across a stage tonight for the first Republican presidential primary debate. Or will that field shrink to seven? Regardless, the Republican who should be center stage -- Donald Trump -- won't be there. But he's still very much the center of attention, and today he's sharing some of the spotlight with his former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. Moments before we hit the air, the indicted attorney landed in Atlanta, where he's...
Aug 23, 2023•42 min
First: We begin in Georgia, where the first two of the co-conspirators accused of plotting to overturn that state's 2020 presidential election results turned themselves into authorities. Plus: A Georgia judge challenges the former president to obey the golden rule, warning any threats against the community will come with legal whiplash. And: Milwaukee pits eight candidates against each other in a showdown to survive while Fox News hangs the non-welcome sign. To learn more about how CNN protects ...
Aug 22, 2023•40 min
First: Donald Trump says he's smart to skip this week's main event and maybe every other Republican debate on the calendar. A 2024 rival says he's afraid. Plus: The Fulton County jail serves as the setting for history whenever Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants decide to show up and surrender. And: President Biden heads to Hawaii to offer a shoulder to a community ravaged by destructive and deadly fires. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more a...
Aug 21, 2023•39 min
After a fourth indictment for the Republican front-runner, Trump prepares to surrender to the Georgia authorities while his GOP rivals prepare to debate. Will the former president's absence give any of them a chance to emerge? Plus, President Biden celebrates the anniversary of his signature economic bill. But why do few Americans know anything about it? And, the tragedy of Rudy Giuliani – how ‘America’s mayor’ transformed into a conspiracy theorist and criminal defendant. To learn more about ho...
Aug 20, 2023•41 min
Donald Trump's lawyers make a request for an April 2026 start to the federal election trial, in an attempt to make sure the case never sees the inside of a courtroom. Plus, a game of risk. New CNN reporting outlines how Republicans plan to conquer a Trumpless debate. And, President Biden invokes the whole enemy of my enemy is a friend theory of foreign policy, pushing two neighbors to put aside a generation of bad blood and send a message to China. To learn more about how CNN protects listener p...
Aug 18, 2023•39 min
First: Sources tell CNN the 2024 Republican frontrunner isn't planning to participate in Wednesday's Fox News debate and is instead proposing some counterprogramming. Plus: A memo from a Ron DeSantis super PAC with debate advice shows up online. It spells out what they want him to do, who they want him to hit, and how they want him to copy the man who likely won't be on stage. And: New CNN reporting about how Joe Biden doesn't want to see or hear about his son's legal problems, and the concern i...
Aug 18, 2023•39 min
First: Donald Trump's latest indictment puts a familiar question on the former president's plate: Just when and how will he turn himself in? Plus: In just a few hours, Joe Biden will use the White House as a stage to explain to voters that his economic plans have worked. And: Tim Scott uses Iowa as a test kitchen to see if voters just might prefer a happy warrior over a former president. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices...
Aug 16, 2023•39 min
First: Yesterday's charges from Georgia prosecutors against Donald Trump and 18 others trace 161 criminal acts starting before Election Day 2020, citing forgery, intimidation, fraud, perjury, hacking and more. Plus: Trump's 18 co-defendants in the election heist feature two movie poster names: Mark Meadows, his former chief of staff, and Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor who built his brand on locking up the mob. And: This fourth criminal indictment of the former president will test Donald Trump's...
Aug 15, 2023•39 min
First: Fulton County prosecutors are expected to start presenting evidence against Donald Trump as soon as tomorrow. They hope to secure a sweeping indictment against former president and those who aided and abetted the conspiracy to steal the 2020 election. Plus: Will Joe Biden's reelection run be dogged by his son's legal problems? Democrats fret as lawyers for the president's son insist an election year trial is not inevitable. And: Republicans get a closeup with Iowa voters. Who impressed an...
Aug 14, 2023•39 min
All eyes are on Georgia, and a potential fourth indictment. Soon, prosecutors will ask a grand jury to return charges related to Donald Trump's plot to overturn the 2020 election in the state. Plus, exclusive CNN reporting reveals Georgia prosecutors have obtained text messages and emails that connect the dots between a 2021 breach of Georgia voting systems, and the former President’s campaign lawyers. And, the President's son and the special prosecutor – US Attorney General Merrick Garland appo...
Aug 13, 2023•41 min
First: The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's election subversion case warns the former president to watch his words and that the law must come before the campaign. Plus: Hecklers in Iowa turn up the heat and grill Mike Pence, serving up a side of jeers with their deep-fried Oreos and calling the former VP a "traitor" for doing his job. And: A powerful Republican says he doesn't need to wait for direct evidence that Joe Biden reaped rewards from his son's business dealings before sending su...
Aug 11, 2023•58 min
First: Republicans roll into the Iowa State Fair for deep-fried Twinkies and a chance to deepen a connection with voters. It may be the only chance to see Donald Trump, whose debate stage decision is still tbd. Plus: Yachts, VIP passes, mansions, ranches, helicopters, private jets -- Clarence Thomas got it all on someone else's dime. Pro Publica has the receipts showing who paid for what ... and how many times the Supreme Court Justice may have broken the law. And: In a CNN exclusive, Joe Biden'...
Aug 10, 2023•41 min
First: Voters in Ohio reject a measure that would have made it easier for Republicans trying to make it harder for women to get an abortion. Plus: Do Republicans solemnly swear to support whoever is the nominee? We explore the "loyalty pledge" required in order to make the first debate stage. And: In a new interview, Joe Biden defends his climate credentials but dances around a big, unfulfilled promise. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about...
Aug 09, 2023•39 min
First: A special election in Ohio today will tell us a lot about 2024 and just how much abortion rights will motivate voters. The vote comes as brand-new poll numbers show a second straight summer of deep discontent with the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Plus: Ron DeSantis replaces his campaign manager. Will the third shakeup of his campaign in less than a month be a charm? And: House Republicans say an impeachment inquiry is the one and only way to move forward versus Joe Bi...
Aug 08, 2023•39 min
First: Donald Trump faces a 5:00pm deadline to fight a Justice Department request. The former president claims it's an attempt to shut him up. Prosecutors say it's to stop the defense from bullying witnesses into silence. Plus: Joe biden heads west to literally point to progress. It's part of his plan to make Americans feel and see how Bidenomics is changing their lives for the better. And: A "woke up" call? New polling suggests a red meat term is now overcooked, even among Republicans with plen...
Aug 07, 2023•39 min
First: Donald Trump indicted again! But he considers it as a 'badge of honor'. Charges against him are piling up, including orchestrating a plot to overturn the election. Will this cause GOP voters to have second thoughts? Plus: Donald Trump's Attorney John Lauro talks about Donald Trump's legal strategy. He claims the DOJ is attacking Trump's freedom of speech. Also could a federal judge punish Donald Trump over a threatening message on social media? And: As President Joe Biden is running for r...
Aug 06, 2023•41 min
First: The trial against Donald Trump takes shape as a federal judge sets a date to decide when prosecutors will present their case - a timeline careening into a campaign. Meanwhile, the former president issues a plea to the Supreme Court. Plus: Kevin McCarthy unloads an angry tirade over the special counsel's indictment, sidestepping Trump's election lies that led to a deadly attack in the building where the Speaker of the House serves. And: New CNN reporting spotlights Joe Biden's strategy to ...
Aug 04, 2023•39 min
Today's show begins as Donald Trump, the former president and current GOP front-runner for 2024, prepares to leave New Jersey, board his private jet, and make his way to a federal courthouse just steps away from where democracy was under siege during the January 6th, 2021 insurrection. Trump will be arraigned later today for allegedly orchestrating a plot to overturn the free and fair election he lost in 2020. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn mor...
Aug 03, 2023•43 min
The special counsel charges Donald Trump with conspiring to shatter the American experiment. The 45-page indictment narrates a plot to stay in power after losing an election. And it does so with some new evidence, including real-time notes from then Vice President Mike Pence. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aug 02, 2023•41 min
First: The grand jury investigating Donald Trump meets again and the nation is on pins and needles. If/when is a formal indictment coming? Plus: A new national poll shows the current and former presidents running even, indicating Trump's indictments haven't tanked his chances of winning again. And: A former Hunter Biden business partner tells Congress that the future president's son put his father on speakerphone 20 times. Democrats say it was all part of an illusion. Republicans see it as a Joe...
Aug 01, 2023•30 min
First: As Team Trump asks donors to help foot his enormous legal bills, his Mar-a-Lago co-conspirator accused of trying to destroy evidence for the boss sees the inside of a federal court. Plus: The latest polls indicate Republican voters continue to fall in line behind the former president, as Ron DeSantis' reasons for running appear to fall flat. And: President Joe Biden acknowledges his seventh grandchild for the first time and hopes the matter becomes private. To learn more about how CNN pro...
Jul 31, 2023•39 min
First: New evidence and charges against Donald Trump as he faces more accounts of obstructing justice in the documents case. An indictment in the January 6th probe could be imminent. Plus: Florida governor Ron DeSantis fights to stay in second place while picking fights with black republicans over slavery. And: House republicans make moves toward impeaching Joe Biden. Is this an impeachment in search of a crime? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn m...
Jul 30, 2023•41 min
First: Special counsel Jack Smith hits Donald Trump with three new charges connected to his effort to allegedly conceal classified documents. The superseding indictment outs 60 pages of meat against the former president. Plus: How many indictments is too many? Some Republicans rushed to Donald Trump's defense. Others, including some inside the Trump orbit, worry criminal charges will eat away at his general election chances. And: Tonight, all Iowa's a stage. Can anyone deliver a breakout perform...
Jul 28, 2023•39 min
