Tonight, a look at the continuing controversy surrounding President-elect Trump's nominations for attorney general and defense secretary. We’ve learned Trump is calling some senators directly to discuss his AG pick, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, and ask for their support, two sources familiar with the outreach told CNN. Plus, Trump made his return to NYC’s Madison Garden over the weekend for a UFC event. Donie O'Sullivan spoke to young fight fans who helped elected him and got insight on where they go...
Nov 19, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast There’s new reporting tonight about Matt Gaetz, President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general. The attorney who represents two of the women who were witnesses in the House Ethics Committee probe into former Republican congressman confirmed on Friday that one of his clients saw Gaetz having sex with a minor. "My client testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor," attorney Joel Leppard said. A spokesperson for Gaetz responded to the report wit...
Nov 16, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast President-elect Donald Trump spoke Thursday night from Mar-a-Lago, where he announced he plans to nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his former opponent in the 2024 presidential race, as Interior Secretary. Earlier in the day, Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice for the next Health and Human Services Secretary. Kennedy has been one of the nation’s most outspoken vaccine skeptics and a Covid-19 conspiracy theorists. "For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial fo...
Nov 15, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast The House Ethics Committee was due to meet this week to vote on releasing a report about Matt Gaetz, who resigned from Congress on Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate Gaetz for attorney general, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. If confirmed, Gaetz would take over the nation’s top law enforcement agency - the same one that pursued a years-long sex-crimes investigation into the congressman. The Justice Department ultimately decided last ye...
Nov 14, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast President-elect Trump announced several key appointments Tuesday evening, including naming Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth as his pick for secretary of defense, GOP lawyer Bill McGinley as White House counsel, John Ratcliffe as CIA director, and Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser. Trump also announced Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the new “Department of Government Efficiency.” Plus, Donie O'Sullivan checks back in with a January 6th rioter and grandmother now in p...
Nov 13, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast President-elect Donald Trump is in the process of filling several key positions for his new administration. Tonight, we learned he has asked Republican Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida to serve as his national security adviser, according to a source. Also, the New York Times is reporting that Sen. Marco Rubio is expected to be named his secretary of state. Earlier it was announced Trump picked Rep. Elise Stefanik as UN ambassador and Stephen Miller is expected to serve as his White House deputy chief ...
Nov 12, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast There's been a flurry of activity at Mar-a-Lago, with individuals eager to get face time with the president-elect and jockeying for positions in his administration. CNN's Kaitlan Collins has more details on the recent activity in West Palm Beach, Florida and on the post-election day relationship between Donald Trump and his tech-tycoon supporter, Elon Musk. Plus, a closer look at Trump’s successful effort to win more support from Black voters. CNN’s Omar Jimenez reports from Philadelphia. Learn ...
Nov 09, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast President-elect Donald Trump has named his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, as his White House chief of staff. She is his first cabinet pick and will be the first woman ever to hold the title. We have new details on the other names being considered for high-profile positions. Plus, former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe on what the Justice Department could look like in a second Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 08, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Donald Trump is preparing to return to the White House and the greatest hope of many Republicans and the worst fears of many Democrats are now becoming a reality. We break down the implications of Trump’s historic and sweeping presidential victory and the monumental shift in American politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 07, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast All across the United States, from Arizona to Pennsylvania, Michigan to Georgia, and battlegrounds in between, the final hours are underway in one of the closest and most consequential presidential races ever. CNN is projecting Donald Trump will win the states of Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma. CNN is projecting Maryland, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia will go to Kamala Harris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast The first votes of Election Day 2024 are just a couple hours away and close to 80 million early ballots have been cast. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are spending their final night on the campaign trail making two very different campaign pitches in Pittsburgh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 05, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast With just four days left, both candidates are in Wisconsin tonight; a so-called Blue Wall state that is critical for both campaigns. CNN’s John King has the latest polling. Plus, the Supreme Court on Friday left in place a Pennsylvania court ruling that is expected to expand backup options for voters whose ballots are rejected for technical reasons, in a defeat for Republicans in the crucial battleground state. Elie Honig explains what this is all about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...
Nov 02, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Donald Trump, the only candidate found liable by a jury of sexually abusing a woman, claimed that he will be women's "protector," and added “whether they like it or not." Meanwhile, tonight Vice President Harris is in Nevada with rallies in Reno and North Las Vegas. The latter is where Jennifer Lopez will be joining Harris onstage. Earlier this week, the singer and actress was one of the celebrities of Puerto Rican descent to show support for Harris’s campaign after a racist joke was made by a c...
Nov 01, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hold dueling campaign events in Wisconsin tonight as they race to make their final case to voters with just six days left until the election. Plus, CNN obtained video showing House Speaker Mike Johnson telling a group of supporters on Monday night that Republicans will seek “massive reform” to the Affordable Care Act if Donald Trump is reelected, previewing a possible major piece of the GOP’s legislative plans for next year. But now ...
Oct 31, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast With one week until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a final-stretch closing argument address tonight in Washington, DC where she accused former President Donald Trump of spending the past decade “trying to keep the American people divided and afraid of each other." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 30, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast With the election just over a week away, more than 43 million early vote ballots have been cast. CNN political director David Chalian and CNN's chief national correspondent John King break down the significance. And John continues his "All Over The Map" election series, with a focus on what Latino voters in Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 29, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Anderson gets two perspectives on the 2024 race. David Axelrod was instrumental in getting Barack Obama elected president twice and Mike Murphy served as a top official for Republican campaigns, including the late Senator John McCain's 2000 presidential bid. The co-hosts of the "Hacks on Tap" podcast join Anderson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 26, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Vice President Harris and former President Obama shared the stage tonight in Georgia at their first campaign event together with 12 days until the election. Radio host and author Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Rye, co-host of the podcast "Native Land Pod," talk about the state of the presidential race and how the media covers this election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 25, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast With only 13 days left until Election Day, Kamala Harris faces undecided voters at a CNN town hall in Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast A major moment in this unprecedented election is about to happen in Pennsylvania at CNN’s town hall with Kamala Harris. The vice president will face undecided voters who might ultimately reach their decisions tonight with only 13 days left until Election Day. Our John King covers the latest messaging from Kamala Harris that may resonate with swing state voters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 24, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast The former president's one-time chief of staff, retired four-star Marine Corps General John Kelly, is slamming his former boss in two separate interviews, just 14 days before the election. Meanwhile, the campaign and another former chief of staff are coming to Trump’s defense. Former Maine Republican Senator William Cohen, who served as defense secretary in the Clinton Administration, and CNN Military Analyst and retired Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, weigh in. Also, reaction from Vermont Independ...
Oct 23, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jon Favreau, a former speechwriter for President Obama, joins Anderson to talk about social conservatives supporting Vice President Harris and what he thinks about former President Obama's appearances on the campaign trail. Plus, CNN's John King has his latest installment of his "All Over the Map" series. He’s talking with Michigan autoworkers, key voters in a crucial state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 22, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump both spent the day campaigning in the battleground state of Michigan. Harris spoke about Trump's alleged exhaustion, while Trump again suggested this morning that Abraham Lincoln should have cut a deal to “settle” the Civil War. Plus, Elon Musk campaigns for Trump near Philadelphia. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty looks at why the tech billionaire decided to dive into politics now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...
Oct 19, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kamala Harris is campaigning in Wisconsin and our panel answers if this is what Harris should be doing and if she is doing enough. Plus, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been reportedly killed by the IDF and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro joins to comment. This as Secretary of State Blinken says the United States will redouble efforts to end the conflict in Gaza after Sinwar’s death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 18, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Vice President Kamala Harris said her presidency will not “be a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency” during a tense interview on Fox News where she also said the American people are tired of divisive political rhetoric. Meanwhile, Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his false claim about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, during a town hall with Latino voters. And at an all-female town hall, Trump declared himself the “father of IVF.” Plus, 35 years after killing their parents,...
Oct 17, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Three weeks until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris participated in a town hall event with Charlamagne Tha God in an effort to shore up Black voters. Meanwhile, former President Trump’s recent events, including his town hall last night in Pennsylvania where he ended it by playing his music and dancing in front of the crowd for more than 30 minutes, raises questions for some about his mental state. Plus, legendary journalist Bob Woodward's new book “War” is full of behind-the-scenes deta...
Oct 16, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump held dueling events in the pivotal battleground state of Pennsylvania tonight with just weeks until Election Day. In Erie, Harris slammed Trump's comment suggesting that the U.S. military should handle “the enemy from within” on Election Day. Harris told her supporters that "he would use the military to go after them…and we know who he would target, because he has attacked them before: Journalists whose stories who he doesn’t like, e...
Oct 15, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast With 25 days left until the election, former President Donald Trump held a rally in Aurora, Colorado where he stirred up fear of migrants, repeatedly attacked the state's Governor Jared Polis, and falsely claimed Vice President Harris used a prompter at her Univision town hall on Thursday. Perspective from Democratic congressman Jason Crow who represents Colorado's sixth congressional district, which includes Aurora. Also tonight, the death toll from Hurricane Milton rises to at least 17 as resi...
Oct 12, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Several tornadoes hit one after another in parts of Florida. Along with tornadoes, Hurricane Milton brought more than a foot of rain in some places, which combined with the storm surge sent water rising faster than some people could flee. We bring you the latest on the recovery and response efforts to Hurricane Milton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 11, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Anderson is on the ground in Bradenton, Florida as Hurricane Milton makes landfall. Holmes Beach Police Chief William Tokajer joins to provide updates from Palmetto and insights on how many people have likely evacuated his jurisdiction. Plus, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor joins as more than 500,000 Florida homes and businesses are without power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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