First it was the Secret Service with deleted texts, now Homeland Security is missing records. Messages reportedly missing from key days and weeks before the Capitol attack as the January 6th committee shares more of its secrets with the Justice Department's criminal probe. Also, rooftop rescues happen as lives are lost and hundreds are still missing after devastating flooding in Kentucky. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choice...
Jul 29, 2022•41 min
Traditionally, two successive quarters of negative economic growth has been deemed a recession. Unfortunately, confirmation of that ugly reality arrived today. But, the Biden White House insists the job growth is too strong for this to be a recession. We speak with Gene Sperling, a top economic adviser to President Biden. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Interest rates are being hiked, raising the price to borrow on everything from bank loans to credit cards. Plus, a former Trump White House insider reveals new details about the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the Capitol riots. Also, the Biden administration’s new offer to Russia for the return of WNBA star Brittney Griner. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Attorney General Merrick Garland just weighed in on the chances of former President Trump being charged with a crime. Plus, monkeypox cases surge as the White House considers upgrading the virus to a public health emergency. Also, WNBA star Brittney Griner is set to take the stand in Russia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 19 min
New video from the January 6th select committee features Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump speaking about events after the insurrection. Also, why the FBI believes some cell phone towers could be equipped with Chinese spyware strategically placed throughout 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...
Jul 25, 2022•41 min
After another January 6th select committee hearing, will Attorney General Merrick Garland take action against the men behind the Capitol riot? This as Steve Bannon is found guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress. Plus, Republican congressman Lee Zeldin was shockingly attacked at a campaign rally by a man who tried to stab him. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 20 min
President Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 but insists he’s doing fine as the White House releases details about his symptoms. Plus, the January 6th select committee returns to primetime and delivers its last scheduled hearing, accusing former President Trump of failing to act while watching the violence unfold in realtime in the White House dining room. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 20 min
A witness interviewed by the January 6th select committee goes on an extremist rant. Hear what the former Trump White House aide said after an abrupt end to his closed door testimony. Plus, the United Kingdom has narrowed down the final two candidates to determine who will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Extreme heat alerts appear in 21 European countries and more than 100 million people in the U.S. are also in danger zones. Disasters sparked by the climate crisis are now threatening travel, food supply, and health. Plus, while moving to ban abortion outright, one state is leaving lower income pregnant women with few resources, little support, and almost nowhere to turn. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 20 min
New polls indicate Americans are giving President Biden his lowest marks yet on some of the most pressing problems of our time. Plus, a trial begins for Steve Bannon who faces criminal contempt charges. Then, increased shark encounters at some east coast beaches have caused some closures. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 19 min
President Joe Biden met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, announcing several new areas of cooperation aimed at reshaping US-Saudi relations. Plus, Chef José Andrés joins to discuss providing meals to Ukrainians as Russia targets Ukraine’s wheat fields. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 20 min
President Biden and the Israeli prime minister both agree Iran can’t develop nuclear weapons. They don’t agree on how to stop it from happening and it was made public today. Will this prove problematic? Plus, a dead wife, a dead son, a botched hit, and an alleged fraud scheme. Murder charges have now been filed against a once prominent South Carolina attorney. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 19 min
The latest inflation numbers confirm what American families already know: just about everything -- food, gas, rent, electricity -- costs more, forcing many people to choose between buying groceries or having enough gas to get to work. Plus, the families in Uvalde, Texas are understandably furious and frustrated that they didn't get to see the hallway surveillance video before the rest of us, and even more so about the 77 minutes of inaction that the video shows. And, Starbucks is closing several...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 19 min
The January 6th select committee presented a number of new details today including evidence that Trump allies Michael Flynn and Roger Stone worked with far-right militia leaders ahead of the riot. Also, Rep. Liz Cheney of the panel says Trump tried to contact a witness who has not yet been publicly identified. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 7 min
The January 6th select committee is planning to lay out the role violent extremist groups such as the Oath Keepers had in the 2021 insurrection, including a death list and potential connections to Trump allies. Then, new testimony from the Uvalde Sheriff about the bungled law enforcement response to the school shooting. Plus, a new Covid-19 variant is spreading at an alarming rate throughout the United States. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn mor...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 16 min
After a better than expected June jobs report, we discuss why the good news presents a problem for inflation. Then, the shocking assassination of the former Prime Minister of Japan. The suspect appears to use a handmade gun in a country with very little gun violence. After, America’s national parks are disappearing faster than ever before due to flooding, fires, and drought. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...
Jul 08, 2022•41 min
The father of the Highland Park parade shooter explains why he approved his son’s guns purchase and reveals they talked about another mass shooting before the massacre. Then, Brittney Griner pleads guilty to the drug charges that have led to her being held in Russia. Could this help her get released? The former DOJ legal advisor to the US Embassy in Moscow joins to answer what factors could be considered by a Russian court. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/pri...
Jul 07, 2022•41 min
A confession from the alleged gunman in the Highland Park, Illinois parade shooting. This as we learn he contemplated carrying out a second attack at another Fourth of July celebration. Then, a key interview has been granted to the January 6th committee from the man who reportedly warned White House aides about Trump going to the Capitol. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 06, 2022•41 min
Part of the Illinois mass shooting suspect's plan was dressing in women’s clothing to blend in with the crowd as they fled in terror. Investigators provide another update on the deadly mass shooting that left dozens injured and seven dead. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 05, 2022•50 min
Six people have been killed and over two dozen more have been taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a shooting during a 4th of July parade in Illinois. The suspect remains at large as law enforcement provide more details about the investigation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 41 min
If you thought it would be easier to fly than paying soaring gas prices this weekend, brace yourself. Flights are so overbooked and the schedule is so precarious that one airline is offering $10,000 for passengers to give up their seats. Plus, sources reveal who may have tried to influence Hutchinson’s testimony to the January 6th select committee. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Sources tell CNN Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims she was contacted by somebody from the Trump world trying to influence her testimony. Plus, President Biden calls for dropping filibuster rules to pass abortion rights into law. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 19 min
MAGA media, Rudy Giuliani, and even former President Trump all trying to discredit star witness testimony that may actually reveal crimes committed in the days leading up to and on January 6th. Also, more undocumented migrant deaths linked to a tractor trailer abandoned in the hot Texas sun. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson gave her testimony to the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection today where she said Trump and his chief of staff were warned about violence. Hutchinson recounted a secondhand incident where Trump reached for steering wheel to turn and head to the Capitol. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min
In the streets, court rooms, and legislative chambers nationwide, new actions occur as abortion rights wade into a new post Roe era. Actions include peaceful demonstrations to scuffles to vandals also trying to inflame the debate. Plus, a CNN exclusive one-on-one with Vice President Kamala Harris about her take on such a pivotal decision which divides the nation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Jun 27, 2022•40 min
In perhaps the most consequential Supreme Court decision in decades, Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that federally protected abortion, has been overturned. CNN is live as crowds swell outside the Supreme Court. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 18 min
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Jun 23, 2022•2 min
D.C.’s new big debate is whether you should get 18 cents off a gallon of gas. President Biden calls on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax, a proposal his former boss, President Obama, once called a gimmick. Plus, key Republicans publicly defend their support for a bipartisan gun bill. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Today, revelation after revelation from the House select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection. The Arizona House Speaker, the Georgia Secretary of State, his top deputy, all conservative, all giving new insights into the multi-layered Trump intimidation campaign to subvert the 2020 election. Rep. Adam Schiff from the January 6th committee joins to provide further insight into the fourth hearing. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn mo...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 22 min
The January 6th select committee says a scheme to overthrow democracy went well beyond rioters at the Capitol. The committee plans to show how Donald Trump was allegedly involved in a fraudulent electors scheme after he lost the election. Plus, airlines cancel more than 5,000 flights over the weekend and warn of more cuts on the way. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 18 min
