Just moments ago President Biden insisted that the U.S. is not pushing for regime change in Russia even though he does not that Vladimir Putin should remain in charge. How much weight will his words carry? Rep. Michael McCaul of the Foreign Affairs Committee joins to discuss. Plus, a federal judge says former President Trump and one of his lawyers likely committed a crime by trying stop the election process on January 6th, 2021. Who decides if Trump will actually face charges? To learn more abou...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 18 min
CNN visits a children’s hospital in Ukraine and meets an 11-year-old girl shot in the face by Russian soldiers while trying to escape Putin’s war. Plus, an exclusive interview with the woman who was in charge of protecting America from cyberattacks. Why the threat from Russia is unprecedented. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 25, 2022•40 min
President Biden says NATO has never been more united and that Putin was betting on the exact opposite. This as he warns there will be a response if Russia uses chemical weapons. Plus, with all eyes on Russia and Ukraine, North Korea's Kim Jong-un just tested a missile that could reach the United States. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 24, 2022•39 min
A theater sheltering innocent civilians and a children’s hospital are some of the targets of Russian strikes turning Ukrainian neighborhoods into dust. Also, President Biden is about to land in Brussels for what could be some of the most important meetings of his presidency. Plus, a handful of senators are going all in to attack Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, accusing her of being soft on crime as she tries to land a seat on the Supreme Court. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy,...
Mar 23, 2022•39 min
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Mar 22, 2022•2 min
Reports of bombs dropping every ten minutes in one strategic Ukrainian city with an arts school bombed and hundreds possibly trapped. Now, the U.S. warns Russian forces could get even more desperate. Also, there could be history on the hill as the confirmation hearing begins for the first African American woman nominated to the Supreme Court. Plus, a Boeing 737 crashes into the mountains in China with 132 people on board and nobody yet knows why it crashed. To learn more about how CNN protects l...
Mar 21, 2022•38 min
Smoke fills the sky from Russian attacks in Lviv, 43 miles from the western border of Ukraine. These Russian strikes close to Poland continue to intensify. Then, President Biden walks a diplomatic tight rope as he talks to the president of China to persuade him not to send military and financial aid to Russia. Plus, for one Ukrainian fighting to save his country, it isn’t dying that scares him, it’s losing his country to the Russians. CNN talks with members of the Ukrainian military. To learn mo...
Mar 18, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Giant letters painted outside of the theater said in Russian, “children.” They said it twice. But, that did not stop the Russian military from targeting the building which sheltered more than a thousand people. Now, survivors are emerging from the rubble. Plus, it’s spreading in Europe and Asia with the Omicron subvariant here in the United States. Did the government lift all the pandemic restrictions too soon? We speak with one of the nation’s top doctors. To learn more about how CNN protects l...
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 18 min
The U.S. is sending more military equipment and millions of dollars in aid after President Zelensky made an emotional appeal to congress. But, it’s still a "no" on a no-fly zone. Also, buying a house or getting a car loan is about to get more expensive as the federal reserve does something it has not done in four years. Plus, a college campus is in shock after nine people are killed in a crash on the way home from a golf tournament. Details are emerging about the victims. To learn more about how...
Mar 16, 2022•39 min
Kyiv is now in a mandatory curfew as Russia’s unrelenting siege targets more innocent civilians and a city official in Mariupol says the Russian military is taking hostages inside a hospital. Plus, we now know what happened to that brave woman who snuck onto Russian state television to protest the war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Russian shelling continues to pummel Ukrainian citizens, cities, and towns. Two U.S. officials tell CNN that Russia asked China for military and economic help in their invasion. This as the U.S. national security adviser meets with a top Chinese diplomat. Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller joins to discuss Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling. Plus, she opened her home to a Ukrainian girl for a student exchange program. Now, 20 years later, she’s opening her home again to save t...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Another Ukrainian city has fallen to Russian troops as U.S officials say Russians are making advances. This as fears grow around the world that Putin may be planning to use chemical weapons. Then, we talk to one mother about how the pain at the pump is much worse for some families. Plus, former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr joins to sound the alarm about his former boss’s temperament. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices...
Mar 12, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Mass graves are emerging in Ukraine as Putin continues his bloody assault. New and intense video shows what officials claim are Russian tanks being taken out by the Ukrainian military. Yet, in another Ukrainian city, so many people are being slaughtered by the Russians they are using trenches to bury them. Also, 1982 was the last time prices in the U.S. jumped this much. The cost of basic necessities such as food, housing, and fuel are driving this spike for the American people. To learn more ab...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Ukraine says Russia bombed a children’s hospital leaving a catastrophic scene in the wreck of a horrific air strike. Rep. David Cicilline of the House Foreign Affairs Committee answers if he thinks the U.S. should participate in a no-fly zone. Also, with fuel prices in the U.S. soaring above $4 a gallon, is any relief in sight? Colorado Governor Jared Polis joins to analyze the cost of gas as Biden bans Russian oil. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Lea...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 18 min
After days of targeting towns, shelling homes, and slaughtering civilians, the Russian government is now proposing a new cease-fire. This as Putin claimed it would take only days to complete his “operation in Ukraine.” But, almost two weeks in, the 40-mile long Russian convoy hasn’t really moved. Plus, between 2,000 and 4,000 Russian soldiers have been killed. So, where does the invasion stand? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad ...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 18 min
The horror of war is on full display for the whole world, with innocent Ukrainians running for their lives amid more evidence Russia is indiscriminately targeting civilians, many of whom are trapped. Plus, Putin's invasion is having a ripple effect on American wallets, with gas prices just a few cents away from hitting an all-time high. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 18 min
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations today said the world narrowly avoided a nuclear catastrophe. Video shows Russian forces fired upon Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as they moved to capture it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian tanks also fired on the plant, potentially putting millions of live in danger. Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins to discuss Secretary of State Blinken’s warning that a no-fly zone could lead to a full-fledged wa...
Mar 05, 2022•1 hr 17 min
The United States is trying to ramp up the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin by slapping a new set of sanctions on a new group of Russian elites. The goal is to maximize the impact on Putin and Russia while minimizing the harm to the U.S. and our allies around the world. President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili joins to layout Putin's new plans and answer if Georgia could be the next country he invades. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Lear...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 18 min
The Pentagon said the Russian push toward Kyiv and the Russian military’s massive 40-mile long military convoy are currently stalled due to a combination of logistical issues and unexpected resistance from the Ukrainian people. But, the Pentagon press secretary John Kirby also said the U.S. does believe that Russian forces are currently regrouping. Senator Bob Menendez joins to answer if he thinks Biden will extend humanitarian relief for Ukraine and if Russia will ultimately prevail. To learn m...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 18 min
A series of explosions were just heard around the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. This latest attack comes as Volodymyr Zelensky sends a message to the world and the United States in an interview with CNN from a bunker in Kyiv. The Ukrainian president says the war is about more than bombing and missiles. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Explosions rocked Kyiv, Ukraine this afternoon. Air raid sirens are becoming a familiar sound in Kyiv just as the Biden administration warns the Russian military could take a “more aggressive approach” to capturing that capital city. Mark Esper, former Defense Secretary under President Trump, joins to answer if he thinks Kyiv will fall to the Russian military. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Despite courageous efforts by Ukrainians to defend their country, CNN sources familiar with the latest US intelligence say Kyiv could fall under Russian control within the next few days. That grim assessment comes as the White House plans to join its allies in imposing sanctions on Vladimir Putin. CNN correspondents in Ukraine's capital city report from the scene, with one describing the situation as "eerie." To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more...
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Jake Tapper and a team of CNN journalists spread out across Ukraine provide in-depth coverage of the unprovoked and violent Russian invasion. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 23 min
As the United States warns Ukraine that a full-scale Russian invasion is "imminent," CNN obtains new videos that show a further build-up of Russian troops and tanks, and the Pentagon says 80% of Russian forces are at a forward position ready to go, adding that Vladimir Putin has two dozen warships and special forces prepared to attack. And Russian state media reports that, according to a spokesman for the Kremlin, the heads of the pro-Russian separatist regions have allegedly asked Putin for "he...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 17 min
President Biden punishes Vladimir Putin with economic sanctions and Biden is warning there is worse to come if Putin takes even more of Ukraine. Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper joins to answer if Biden’s sanctions will stop Putin from annexing the entire Donbas. Plus, gas prices are already soaring. Now, the Russia and Ukraine crisis could send even more prices surging. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad ch...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 47 min
Russian President Vladimir Putin just ordered Russian troops into two separatist pro-Moscow regions in eastern Ukraine. This afternoon Putin signed documents officially recognizing two parts of Ukraine as independent territories. Then, health officials are discussing the timing of a possible fourth dose of the vaccine. Will a Covid-19 booster be the new flu shot? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Feb 21, 2022•39 min
President Biden is expected to make remarks this hour as the State Department says Russia is already carrying out false flag operations and a source calls the outlook bleak. Plus, the news a lot of parents do not want to hear as new clues emerge for why vaccines for children under 5 have been delayed and what scientists need to know moving forward. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 19, 2022•52 min
America’s top diplomat today laid out how Russia could lie to try to justify going into Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it might be a mass grave or a fake chemical attack or a staged drone strike. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins to discuss the looming threat of war. Also, two teenagers, one white, one black, got into a fight in a New Jersey mall. Why was only the black teenager thrown to the ground and handcuffed by police? To learn more about how CNN prote...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 18 min
The Russian government claims it is starting a troop drawdown. But, does one quick Russian government video constitute sufficient proof? What the White House is now saying about Vladimir Putin’s plans to possibly invade Ukraine. Plus, CDC guidance on masking is coming soon. But, is it too little loo late as states and cities are continuing to pursue their own policies? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 18 min
An American first for an American problem after a gun maker is held legally liable for the Sandy Hook massacre where 26 first-graders and six adults were gunned down. Plus, moments ago, President Biden saying there is plenty of room for diplomacy but if Russia invades Ukraine, all options are on the table. Our experts are standing by. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 18 min
