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The Source with Kaitlan Collins

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Episodes

WH Tries To Distance Musk From DOGE

The White House now says Elon Musk is not in charge of DOGE and doesn’t even technically work there. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joins to discuss. Plus, an FAA employee who was just fired by DOGE joins to discuss what the impact of layoffs means for air safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 19, 202546 min

80 People Evacuate Crashed, Upside-down Plane In Toronto

A Delta Air Lines flight crash lands on the runway as passengers emerge alive from an upside-down burning aircraft. We have brand new details about what went wrong and new footage from the scene. Plus, Trump’s fight for more power now reaches the Supreme Court as he suggests he is not breaking any laws if he is saving the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 18, 202546 min

Turmoil At DOJ

Explosive allegations from the now former top federal prosecutor in New York who resigned after refusing to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. A look at what she’s calling a quid pro quo involving the top DOJ official who previously was Trump’s lawyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 14, 202547 min

Bolton: Trump “Effectively Surrendered” To Putin

Trump and Putin vow to negotiate an end to the war that Putin started. A look at their 90 minute phone call today and the bargaining chips the White House may have given away and what we know about their plans to meet face-to-face. Plus, after getting stopped by the courts on several occasions, Trump got a green light on a key part of his plan to reduce the federal workforce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Feb 13, 202546 min

Top Trump Officials On American Freed From Russia

Elon Musk taking questions for the first time since throwing the federal government into, as he puts it, a wood chipper. Musk defended DOGE and himself inside the Oval Office. Plus, an American teacher who was wrongfully detained in Russia for years is now free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 12, 202545 min

Musk & Vance Suggest Trump Ignore The Courts

A federal judge says the White House ignored his order and there are accusations that Trump has just defied another ruling. Warnings tonight of a constitutional crisis brewing as Trump, Musk, and Vance are all openly questioning the power of the courts. Plus, the President confirms he does want to eliminate the agency that protects Americans from being ripped off on everything from mortgages to credit cards to student loans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Feb 11, 202546 min

Treasury Memo Warned DOGE Poses “Insider Threat Risk”

President Trump sets Elon Musk on a new target: the Pentagon. The young members of his team are facing new scrutiny as Elon Musk is rapidly expanding his scope while he seeks to slash the federal budget. Plus, President Trump confirms his plans to fire some FBI agents as quickly and surgically as possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 08, 202546 min

Judge Pauses Trump Admin’s “Buyout” Offer To Federal Workers

The Trump, Musk midnight deadline for federal employees to chose whether to resign was just stoped by a federal judge amid an avalanche of lawsuits. Also, a look at what a source has uncovered about what Musk and his top lieutenants have tried to do with a critical Treasury payment system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 07, 202546 min

Elon Musk’s DOGE To Plug In To U.S. Aviation System

Days after the air disaster over the Potomac River, Elon Musk says President Trump has given him the authority to make rapid safety upgrades to the nation’s air traffic control system. What exactly does that entail? Plus, aides and allies are now attempting to explain what they say President Trump really meant about the United States taking over Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 06, 202546 min

Trump: U.S. “Will Take Over” Gaza Strip And “Own It”

President Trump stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today at the White House and said all two million Palestinians should be moved from Gaza to other countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 05, 202547 min

WH: Elon Musk Serving Trump As “Special Government Employee”

New reporting on Elon Musk and his two week blitz across the federal government. New details on his role, his power, and his access to the Treasury’s checkbook. Plus, President Trump threatens United States neighbors with tariffs then backs off after getting Canada and Mexico on the phone. But, did he get anything in return? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 04, 202545 min

6 Aboard Crashed Medevac Jet In Philly Including Child Patient

Even as we are still searching for answers about the deadly plane crash over the Potomac in northern Virginia, a medevac jet with a child onboard crashed near the Roosevelt Mall in northeast Philadelphia. The plane went down in the middle of a packed neighborhood with flaming debris hitting homes and businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 01, 202550 min

67 Presumed Dead In DC Plane-Chopper Collision

The deadliest commercial airliner crash in the United States in nearly 24 years after an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter collided. Nobody survived and so far 40 bodies have been pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River in Washington D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 31, 202548 min

RFK Jr. Faces Rocky First Confirmation Hearing

Democrats are unloading on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he fights to become the nation’s top public health official. Vaccines, chronic diseases, and conspiracies all came up. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins to discuss her explosive moment at the hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 30, 202555 min

Sudden Stop On Federal Spending Triggers Chaos & Confusion

A federal funding freeze is causing chaos and confusion as a federal judge is slamming the breaks but only for now. We speak with a Senate Democrat who believes Trump’s latest move is illegal. Plus, inside the White House for the first briefing of Trump’s second term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 29, 202545 min

Trump DOJ Fires Officials Who Prosecuted Him

Trump’s new purge and the fallout tonight as the brand new president fires more than a dozen Justice Department officials who helped investigate him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 28, 202546 min

McConnell Votes Against Hegseth, VP Vance Needed To Break Tie

Senators have started the final confirmation vote on President Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon. Hegseth was confirmed after Vice President JD Vance casted the tie-breaking vote in favor of his confirmation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 25, 202551 min

GOP Senators Murkowski, Collins Say They’ll Vote Against Hegseth

Two Republican senators are a 'no' on Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon as CNN is learning Pete Hegseth privately told Congress how much he paid the woman accusing him of sexual assault. Plus, as President Trump terminates Mike Pompeo’s security detail, both Pompeo and John Bolton are facing threats from Iran without protection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 24, 202546 min

Some GOP Lawmakers Welcome Rioters Back To The Capitol

A leader of the January 6th attack set free by Donald Trump returns to the scene of the crime as federal judges who locked up convicted rioters issue a blistering takedown of Trump’s pardon. Also, Elon Musk is undercutting a big announcement that Trump touted on his first day in office. Plus, a major new fire is exploding in California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 23, 202546 min

Convicted Jan. 6 Rioters Being Released From Prison

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joins to discus President Trump’s agenda for his next term and what it was like to see tech billionaires sitting next to Trump’s cabinet at the inauguration. Plus, President Trump defended pardoning virtually every January 6th rioter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 22, 202546 min

Trump Signs Order Designating Cartels As Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Trump signed executive actions at the White House today including ending all January 6th cases with pardons, commutations, and dismissals. Among the executive actions was an action that declared two major drug cartels as terrorist organizations – an act that could preface the use of American military force on Mexican soil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 21, 202559 min

Pence Planning To Attend Trump’s Inauguration

New details on Trump’s inaugural plans which are being moved indoors due to frigid temperatures expected in Washington DC on Monday. Plus, TikTok says it is going to go dark 48 hours from now unless the Biden administration steps in and gives more clarity on the ban set to go into effect on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 18, 202546 min

Trump’s “Warm Spot” For TikTok

Within hours we could hear from the Supreme Court on the fate of TikTok as the company is facing a ban in the United States on national security grounds. Plus, last minute drama in Israel on the ceasefire deal that will free dozens of hostages, including Americans. We speak with an inside source on the status of those negotiations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 17, 202546 min

Biden Praises Hamas, Israel Ceasefire-Hostage Deal

President Biden’s parting message to the nation after half a century in public service and just five days left as president. His warning to Americans tonight about what he calls an oligarchy taking shape in America. Plus, new details about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 16, 202546 min

Trump’s Team Feels Good About Hegseth’s Hearing

Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) reveals her vote on Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as President-elect Trump appears to have won the battle for his pick to lead the Department of Defense. Democratic Sen. Elizebeth Warren (D-Mass.) joins to discuss her clash with Hegseth over women in combat during the confirmation hearing. Plus, the death toll in the Los Angeles fires has risen to 25 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jan 15, 202546 min

Winds Strengthen In Los Angeles

The National Weather Service is issuing the most extreme fire warning it can as hurricane-force-winds powerful enough to trigger explosive fire growth hit Los Angeles. Plus, Democrats are up in arms about what’s not in President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense Pete Hegseth’s FBI file. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 14, 202546 min

Two Largest Fires Still Burning With Limited Containment

Four days into the fight, six wildfires are still burning across Los Angeles. Firefighters have made a bit of progress as ferocious winds are easing up. As of tonight, the Palisades Fire, the biggest one that we have been tracking over the last several days, so far remains only 8% contained. More than 21,000 acres have been destroyed by just that fire alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jan 11, 202545 min

L.A. Wildfires Rage for Third Day, Still Mostly Uncontained

A new fire broke out late today in California, which officials are calling the Kenneth Fire. The California governor just announced that they are deploying 900 more firefighters to address the fire. Plus, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Trump can be sentenced in the hush money case tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 10, 202546 min

Trump Huddles With Senate Republicans on Future Plans

President-elect Donald Trump wrapped up a critical meeting behind closed doors with Senate Republicans, attempting to hash out a plan that could make or break his agenda once he retakes office in a matter of days. Plus, six wildfires are now raging in Los Angeles. Four out of six of those fires are still 0% contained this evening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 09, 202547 min
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