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Today at the Supreme Court: Two new rulings, two 6-3 decisions, two more sweeping changes to American life. The Court tilts the scales to the right on speech versus gay rights and on a signature Biden policy to zero out student debt. The latter ruling sparked fury in Congress and celebration on the GOP campaign trail. Republicans say the justices ruled correctly. Democrats say they are controlled...

First: By ruling against using race expressly for college admissions, the Supreme Court's conservative majority will change how decisions are made everywhere.  Plus: The two Black justices on the bench use their opinions to litigate a fight over the role of race in American society.  And: Today's SCOTUS decision is already making waves on the 2024 campaign trail.  To learn more about how CNN prote...

First: Today's show begins with breaking news regarding new photos of the doomed Titan submersible pulled from the ocean floor. Officials hope they will be helpful in their investigation.  Plus: Donald Trump reacts to the audio seemingly confirming him holding a document he knew was classified, claiming he was just "showing off" and that there was no document in his hand.  And: President Biden pre...

First: CNN obtains audio that pits Donald Trump against himself. The former president wants you to believe he was playing pretend, but the recording certainly sounds like he was telling the truth about showing off a classified document.  Plus: Chief Justice John Roberts leads the Supreme Court charge to kill off a radical theory that would let states rewrite how they count your votes.  And: House...

A Russian mercenary leader is heading for exile and Vladimir Putin remains in power after the dramatic developments of the past 36 hours. But his grip on the Russian government appears weaker than ever.  Plus: Is Russia's nuclear arsenal still secure? We ask a member of the House Intelligence Committee.  And: Donald Trump cast himself as a crusader who delivered a shift on abortion, but what he wo...

First: Today's show begins with new, exclusive CNN reporting about an immunity deal given to two fake electors in exchange for testimony, making clear the Trump special counsel's January 6th investigation is picking up speed.  Plus: One year after Dobbs erased Roe, abortion is front and center in the 2024 campaign.  And: IRS whistleblowers bullet point how they say the DOJ blocked the Hunter Biden...

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First: The White House wants to put the Hunter Biden criminal saga behind them, but Republicans say there's no chance the Bidens will get off that easy.  Plus: Following Antony Blinken's China visit, President Biden calls Xi Jinping a "dictator." China calls it an "absurd provocation." And: New reporting reveals Justice Samuel Alito took a lavish free trip with a Republican billionaire who later h...

First: The Justice Department says Hunter Biden will admit he broke federal tax and gun laws, a development already kicking up a hornet's nest of House Republicans.   Plus: Brand new CNN poll numbers confirm Donald Trump's big early lead, but not as big as it was.  And: In an appearance on Fox News, did the former president accidentally confess to some of the crimes he's accused of committing?  To...

First: The American secretary of state and China's leader meet face to face. Both men say the superpowers made progress, but just how much is an open question with dramatic consequences for geopolitics.  Plus: Two former Trump officials warn another Trump presidency would endanger the country, but only some of his GOP rivals showed they're willing to confront him head on.  And: The first Black pre...

We’re still 7 months from the first votes being cast in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, but GOP candidates are making their case to voters now. One question every Republican candidate must answer: should voters look past a federal indictment of front-runner former President Donald Trump? Today’s panel discusses the most effective way to respond. Plus, Biden is hitting the road, with his...

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First: The Trump wing of the Republican Congress goes after the Justice Department as the Biden campaign plans to generate campaign cash without mentioning the indictment.  Plus: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez debuts in the 2024 race with a video of him, yes, running. And by ducking the question every single candidate will have to answer.  And: Presidential candidate Cornel West explains why he's swit...

First: The former president followed his arraignment with a lie-filled speech. He also made a big admission about the classified document at the center of the special counsel indictment.  Plus: Mike Pence says he cannot defend Trump's conduct, while Nikki Haley brands his conduct as reckless but then dangles a potential pardon.  And: the house speaker breaks a floor freeze by conceding more to har...

This afternoon, Donald Trump will be arraigned in front of a judge in Miami on 37 felony charges tied to his mishandling of classified documents after leaving office. In today's special edition of Inside Politics, Erin Burnett, Dana Bash and a host of CNN correspondents and guests bring you every angle of this unprecedented event in US history.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privac...

First: Donald Trump takes off for Florida, where tomorrow he'll see the inside of a Miami federal court with decades in jail on the line.  Plus: Trump and his allies put law enforcement on edge with calls for retribution. Congressman Jamie Raskin joins the show.  And: Trump's 2024 Republican rivals are choosing between two paths -- attacking law and order or risking voter anger by saying the forme...

Donald Trump is in the fight of his life. Not just for the White House, but for his freedom after being indicted for allegedly hoarding classified documents, sharing them with others, and conspiring to hide them from the government. Plus, Trump's top 2024 rival Governor DeSantis lets him off the hook and accuses the Biden administration of weaponizing the DOJ against the former president, while ot...

Details continue to be revealed about the indictment of Donald Trump, which the former president calls a "hoax." We have it all covered, including a change in the Trump legal team and details about the Trump-appointed judge who will oversee this case. Plus, we delve deeper into Trump's damning admission on tape that is part of the classified documents case. And, we explore the political fallout. ...

First: Former President Donald Trump's legal team gets official notice he could face charges in the federal investigation over classified documents. This is an unprecedented legal and political moment as one piece of the special counsel investigation nears its end just as Trump's 2024 comeback bid gears up.  Plus: We bring you new CNN reporting on a critical building block of the case against Trum...

First: Former VP Mike Pence officially announces his candidacy for president at a rally in Iowa, while in Fargo, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum enters the race. That brings the already crowded field of those seeking the Republican presidential nomination to 10.  Plus: The Trump campaign releases a provocative new TV spot.  And: The latest on the dam collapse in Ukraine.  To learn more about how...

After a major dam is destroyed in a Southern region of Ukraine leading to flooding, there are mass evacuations and plenty of blame as Russia and Ukraine point fingers at each other. Plus, trouble for Trump after special counsel Jack smith attended a meeting with the former president’s legal team, with a bizarre plot twist that led to a flood of suspicion from prosecutors in the Mar-a-Lago document...

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu joins to share his announcement on whether he will join the widening GOP field for the 2024 presidential election, in an exclusive interview with Dana Bash. Plus, President Trump's lawyers meet with the DOJ as the special counsel's probe appears to be nearing its final stages. John King walks through what that means. And, Ukraine is cultivating a network of agen...

As Trump and DeSantis spar at separate rallies, what is the DeSantis' plan to convince voters that he would be better GOP nominee and president? Plus, the GOP field keeps growing with three more candidates likely to soon join the race, including Trump’s former vice president. But, how many of them will make it to the Republican debate stage? Also, after a financial crisis is averted, President Bid...

Today's show begins with exclusive new CNN reporting about Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Donald Trump and that audio recording of the former president discussing a classified military document he admitted taking. Sources tell CNN that Trump attorneys turned over material in mid-March connected to a document about plans to attack Iran, but they can't locate the document itself.  T...

First: CNN exclusive reporting reveals federal prosecutors have obtained a recording of former President Donald Trump admitting he kept a classified document when he left the White House.  Plus: A month-plus scramble of meetings, late nights, bartering, breakdowns and near rebellions leads to 314 yeas in the House on a deal to steer the United States around a debt default.  And: One of the most po...