Donald Trump is disqualified from the 2024 primary ballot in the state of Maine, making it the second state to remove him because of his role on January 6. Plus, CNN obtains exclusive new recordings and emails showing how Trump operatives flew fake elector ballots to DC, just days before the Capitol attack, in a final push to overturn the 2020 election. And, Nikki Haley tries to clarify her Civil War comments amid a backlash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 29, 2023•49 min
A Trump victory in Michigan, the demand for a recusal in Maine, and a looming appeal in Colorado. The latest in the fight to keep on, or kick the former president from, the 2024 ballot across the country. Plus, 19-days out from the first votes of 2024, new ads and strategies from Trump's Republican rivals emerge. Will it make a difference? And, a new frontier for one of America's biggest media companies as it goes into battle with artificial intelligence. The New York Times sues the creators of ...
Dec 28, 2023•49 min
The clock is ticking for Donald Trump to appeal the Colorado Supreme Court's unprecedented decision to kick him off the 2024 ballot. This as justices there now are reportedly facing violent threats in the wake of the historic decision. Plus, Israel is ramping up operations in Gaza while the U.S. increases pressure on its ally to lower the intensity of the war. Also, amid an unprecedented surge of migrants at the southern border, cities as far north as New York are scrambling to contain the crisi...
Dec 27, 2023•49 min
Special counsel Jack Smith is denied as Donald Trump gets something he very much wanted from the Supreme Court. Will his federal elections subversion trial be delayed? Also, it is a breaking point at the border after an unprecedented surge leaves the government overwhelmed while private militias now take it upon themselves to patrol the border. Plus, America pushes to bring hostages home from Gaza, Russia, Iran, and Venezuela. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 23, 2023•44 min
The Detroit News reports it has heard apparent recordings of Donald Trump in 2020, allegedly pressuring two election officials in Michigan not to sign the certification of Joe Biden's victory. Plus, Special Counsel Jack Smith strikes back, urging the Supreme Court to immediately consider Trump’s immunity claims as his former attorney Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy, hours after being ordered to pay two election workers he defamed to bolster Trump’s election lies. Will he pay up? Giuliani’s at...
Dec 22, 2023•44 min
California Democrats push to follow Colorado’s lead in removing Trump from the State’s 2024 ballot. Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis joins to discuss. Plus, Israel is back at the table for hostage negotiations with Hamas. And, an apology 34-years after two black men were wrongly accused of a crime that ignited deep racial divisions and mistrust in Boston. Also, Biden faces growing pressure on Gaza as the humanitarian crisis there deepens, and Rite Aid is banned from using facial recognition for 5-years...
Dec 21, 2023•44 min
The Colorado Supreme Court rules Donald Trump is disqualified from running for president in that state in 2024 after he “engaged in” the January 6 insurrection, officially booting him from the ballot. Our panel discusses the Trump team’s response, and how the ruling will affect the former president’s campaign going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 20, 2023•47 min
A major defeat for Trump's former right-hand man in blistering decision written by one of the most conservative federal judges in the Nation. Mark Meadows loses his appeal to move his Georgia election subversion criminal case to a federal court. Plus, Trump is accused of parroting Hitler for the second time in a matter of weeks, after saying immigrants are “poisoning the blood of America”. And, one of the biggest rising stars in Hollywood is found guilty of assaulting and harassing his former gi...
Dec 19, 2023•46 min
Rudy Giuliani is learning the price of lying for Donald Trump, to the tune of $148 million for defaming two former election workers. But, he's still pushing those lies on his way out of court. Plus, Israeli forces mistakenly kill three hostages after the troops mistook them for a threat. We examine how an operation in Gaza went so wrong. Also, the autopsy results Matthew Perry say ketamine had to do with the "Friends" actor's death. Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins to break it down. Learn more about your ...
Dec 16, 2023•42 min
The $48 million question is about to be answered for Rudy Giuliani, with a jury set to resume deliberations on the damages he will pay for smearing two Georgia election workers. His lawyer says it could be “the civil equivalent of the death penalty”. Plus, a rare look inside a Gaza field hospital, as CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports from the front lines of the humanitarian catastrophe. And, Vladimir Putin takes questions in his first extended news conference since invading Ukraine, appearing to celeb...
Dec 15, 2023•44 min
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Dec 14, 2023•2 min
The Supreme Court receives a remarkable request from special counsel Jack Smith. The Court now says it will fast track consideration of Trump's claim that he's immune from prosecution in his federal election case. Plus, Rudy Giuliani is in court today, where a jury is set to decide how much he'll pay for defamatory lies that threaten the lives of two Georgia election workers, lies he is still pushing outside the courtroom. And, the pregnant woman at the center of a flash point in America right h...
Dec 12, 2023•45 min
Hunter Biden claims Republicans are trying to "kill him" and destroy his father’s presidency. His lawyer tells Pamela Brown how he plans to fight back against nine new tax charges. Plus, Trump had better watch what he says and who he attacks, after a federal gag order is mostly reinstated in his federal election interference case. And, a woman sues to terminate her pregnancy in another red state with a near total abortion ban, this time at eight weeks. Is there a ground swell of these cases comi...
Dec 09, 2023•44 min
The DOJ files nine criminal charges against the president's son, Hunter Biden for allegedly engaging in a four-year tax evasion scheme. Plus, Trump decides to take the stand in his civil fraud trial against the advice of his lawyer. And, after a judge grants one woman an emergency abortion request in Texas, the Texas attorney general threatens to go after her doctor. Also, Israeli soldiers round up what appears to be dozens of men in a mass detention, all stripped down to their underwear. Learn ...
Dec 08, 2023•45 min
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Dec 07, 2023•2 min
Straight from the source: a candid admission from President Biden about his re-election campaign saying, “If Donald Trump wasn't running, I’m not sure I would be”. Plus, the case against Trump revealed - the special counsel plans to use the former president's continued embrace of January 6 rioters against him at trial. And, hundreds of military promotions stopped by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville over service members being allowed to travel out of State to access to abortion services if they a...
Dec 06, 2023•46 min
Amid dire new warnings about a second-term of Trump six-weeks out from the first votes of 2024, the former president tries to defend against being called a threat to democracy by accusing Biden of the same thing. CNN Political Analyst Maggie Haberman joins to discuss reporting from the New York Times claiming Trump would be backed in a second term by a well-funded outside infrastructure. Plus, the candidates you can expect to see on the debate stage for the fourth Republican presidential debate....
Dec 05, 2023•44 min
Congressman George Santos is history, and making history, after being evicted from congress over ethics violations. Plus, another loss for Donald Trump - the judge's blistering new ruling in his federal election interference case. And, Israel resumes airstrikes in Gaza, widening to some targets in the South, where thousands of civilians were told to relocate. With more than 130 hostages still in captivity, will negotiators strike a deal for another pause? For information on the Israel-Gaza confl...
Dec 02, 2023•45 min
A new report from the New York Times claims Israel knew the plan for the Hamas attack more than a year before it happened, but dismissed it as aspirational, and ignored specific warnings. Plus, hours from a critical deadline - will Israel and Hamas extend their truce another day? And, indicted Congressman George Santos could be out of a job in just hours from now. He's threatening to take down his own colleagues if expelled from the House. Also, racism, hazing and sexual assault: what top rankin...
Dec 01, 2023•45 min
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, according to his consulting firm Kissinger Associates. The Source looks at the legacy of the only person to have served as the National Security Advisor and Secretary of State at the same time. Plus, the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas could potentially come to an end in just three hours. Right now, there's a real possibility that it may not be extended. And, an 84-year-old hostage, freed by Hamas, provides new details abou...
Nov 30, 2023•45 min
Following today’s fifth release of hostages, Israel now has the list of the sixth group, expected to be released tomorrow. The major question that still stands is what happens on night seven when this truce is set to expire? CIA Director William Burns was in Qatar today, reportedly pushing for an expanded hostage deal that would include men, and potentially IDF soldiers. Plus, USAID Administrator Samantha Power joins to talk about the first US aid delivery to Gaza. And, former President Jimmy Ca...
Nov 29, 2023•44 min
Kaitlan Collins is live on the ground in Tel Aviv, where a fourth group of hostages has been released during an extended Israel-Hamas truce. All are non-American dual citizens, and 9 of the 11 freed today are children. Plus, a relative of a hostage released last week shares what she now knows about life inside Hamas captivity. And, the suspect in the shooting of 3 Palestinian students in Vermont says he was “waiting” for agents to arrest him. Also, Jimmy Carter, the Bidens, and all living former...
Nov 28, 2023•44 min
Hamas releases 24 civilian hostages on day one of its truce with Israel. They are now reunited with their families and are receiving medical treatment in Israeli hospitals. What we know about those released so far. Plus, Kaitlan speaks with families of those still held captive by Hamas. And, the Israel Prison Service says 39 Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the deal with Hamas. Also, Hezbollah launches attacks on an Israeli military base; the IDF responds with strikes. For inf...
Nov 25, 2023•2 hr 9 min
Kaitlan Collins is live in Israel for a special edition of The Source. A temporary truce is slated to begin in just hours between Israel and Hamas, as desperate families on both sides of the Gaza border wait for their loved ones to be returned. Hamas has agreed to release at least 13 hostages on the first day in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners. Plus, former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton explains why he thinks it’s a bad deal for Israel. And, the family of a female hostage spe...
Nov 24, 2023•2 hr 8 min
As anxious families await the possible release of their loved ones held by Hamas in Gaza, Kaitlan Collins speaks with Omer Lubaton-Granot, who leads the ‘Hostages and Missing Families Forum’ in New York and is also the cousin of four hostages. Plus, Danny Danon is Israel’s former U.N. Ambassador and Deputy Defense Minister. He tells Kaitlin what he thinks is behind the delay in implementing the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, and whether he thinks the agreement will hold. And, two people ...
Nov 23, 2023•44 min
The Israeli Cabinet approves a hostage release deal. At least 50 hostages, all women and children, would be released in exchange for a four-day halt in Israel's air and ground campaign against Hamas. Eyal Hulata is a former Israeli National Security Adviser. He walks Pamela Brown through this deal, and discusses what comes next. Plus, the US fires on and kills hostile forces and launches precision airstrikes after attacks in Iraq by an Iran-backed group. For information on the Israel-Gaza confli...
Nov 22, 2023•45 min
A remarkable clash is underway inside the appeals court that is wrestling with the scope of Donald Trump's gag order in his January 6 case. The Source looks at the heated arguments that happened today. Plus, the White House is hopeful that negotiations between Israel and Hamas for the release of its hostages are, “close to the end”. The aunt of a 3-year-old Israeli-American being held in Gaza joins to tell Kaitlan Collins her story. And, a tech titan's sudden ouster has upended the world of arti...
Nov 21, 2023•45 min
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Nov 18, 2023•2 min
A scathing new report says that Rep. George Santos misspent thousands of his donors' dollars. Tonight, the calls are growing for him to be expelled from Congress. Plus, the Israeli military says it has recovered the body of a hostage near the Al-Shifa hospital and also releasing new video that it says shows a tunnel shaft inside Gaza's largest medical center. We'll go one-on-one with a top U.S. official. Also, why has Osama bin Laden's two decade old manifesto justifying 9/11 gone viral on TikTo...
Nov 17, 2023•44 min
Joe Manchin is an outgoing senator, but is he also an outgoing Democrat? Kaitlan asks him that question directly tonight as Manchin now says that he would absolutely consider a bid for the White House while also insisting that he's not going to be a spoiler. Plus, President Biden just wrapped up a crucial press conference in San Francisco after meeting with China's president and fielding questions about Israel's war and Hamas backing up Israel's claim that there was a Hamas command and control c...
Nov 16, 2023•45 min
