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Hurricane Idalia is a powerful Category 2 storm and is still strengthening as it closes in on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Gov. Ron DeSantis provides an update as officials warn that catastrophic devastation and death are very possible. Parts of Florida are being lashed by Idalia right now. Plus, the Fulton County district attorney asked a Georgia judge for an October trial date for Trump and his 18 co-d...

Closing arguments just wrapped up in Mark Meadows' bid to move the Georgia election case to federal court. The former Trump White House chief of staff and the Georgia Secretary of State offer conflicting testimony. This comes as Donald Trump is now vowing to appeal his new trial date in the federal election interference case. The judge is ordering proceeding to start in March of 2024. Plus, we are...

A day after Donald Trump’s historic jail surrender in Georgia, all 18 of his co-defendants have turned themselves in. We’re tracking what is next in the former president’s legal battles as he fundraises off his unprecedented mug shot. New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu Jonis to answer if Republicans should support Trump if he is the nominee and convicted in one of his criminal cases. Plus,...

History is about to unfold in the Fulton County jail in Atlanta where Donald Trump will soon surrender for his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election results. This will be Trump’s fourth criminal arrest in an unprecedented scene. Our analysts bring you the latest on the indictment and Trump’s arrest and pending trial. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit...

Russia confirms the leader of the failed Wagner mutiny was on a plane that crashed in flames with no survivors. We’ll have the latest on the crash and the possible cause as President Biden is suggesting Vladimir Putin may be to blame. Plus, Rudy Giuliani’s mugshot was just made public after the former Trump lawyer turned codefendant surrendered in Georgia. Also, Mark Meadows’ bid to avoid arrest h...

Multiple Trump co-defendants surrender in the Georgia elections subversion case as former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is now fighting his arrest. Also, Trump’s Republican presidential rivals are gearing up to debate without him tomorrow night. We’ll take a look at the stakes for the eight candidates who will be on stage and how Trump’s absence and alleged crimes may shape their strateg...

Donald Trump’s lawyers just negotiated a $200,000 bond for the former president just ahead of his expected criminal arrest this week in the Georgia election interference case. We examine all the new legal maneuvers by Trump and his co-defendants. Plus, Trump’s Republican primary rivals are preparing to debate without him on Wednesday for the first GOP face-off. Also, the search in Maui continues f...

President Biden works to strengthen key alliances in Asia amid threats from China and North Korea. We get new reaction to the unprecedented US summit with Japan and South Korea. Plus, new details on the timing of Donald Trump’s arrest in Georgia with the deadline for his surrender now just one week away. Also, some US officials are now raising concerns about Ukraine’s ramped up attacks in Russian...

Authorities in Georgia are investigating threats against the grand jurors who indicted Donald Trump. We’re tracking security concerns tied to Trump’s legal battles just ahead of his expected surrender in Atlanta next week. Also, children are among the dead in Maui amid the slow and painful search for victims of catastrophic wildfires. Scrutiny of the disaster response intensifies after Hawaii’s go...

Negotiations are underway on the details of Donald Trump’s arrest in Georgia as the district attorney there is now proposing a March 4th trial date for the former president and his 18 co-defendants. Also, CNN has learned that Secretary of State Antony Bliken just spoke by phone with Paul Whelan, an American wrongfully imprisoned in Russia. Plus, the death toll of the Maui wildfire climbs above 100...

An arrest warrant for Donald Trump has been issued in Georgia after the historic fourth criminal indictment of the former president. We break down the sweeping new charges in the state’s election interference case and the district attorney’s strategy for putting Trump on trial. Also indicted in Georgia are 18 co-defendants, including former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief o...

We’re told Donald Trump and his team expect charges to be filed in Georgia imminently. The grand jury apparently is moving at a rapid pace right now in his 2020 election interference probe. CNN is on the scene just ahead of a potential fourth Trump indictment. Plus, dozens of news organizations condemn a police raid on a Kansas newspaper and call for the seized materials to be returned.  To learn...

First: The judge in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case bars the former president and his lawyers from publicly disclosing sensitive information.   Plus: The death toll in Maui is expected to keep rising. We get the latest from our reporters on the ground and from Hawaii's governor, who joins the show live.  And: The top prosecutor in the Hunter Biden probe is elevated to special counse...

Parts of Hawaii are now officially a federal disaster area after wildfires strike multiple islands and the death toll rises. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green joins with an update on the crisis and urgent evacuations. Plus, the special counsel’s team is hoping to start Trump’s trial on January 2nd, days before the anniversary of January 6th and first Republican presidential contest. Also, five US citizens wr...

We are tracking devastating and deadly wildfires across Hawaii as drought and hurricane-force winds fuel multiple blazes which have killed at least six people. Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor joins to provide updates. Plus, in Utah, a man accused of threatening to kill President Biden has just been shot dead by FBI agents trying to arrest him. Also, in the Georgia 2020 election interference probe, th...

We’re learning that Western hopes for Ukraine’s counteroffensive are fading as officials receive some sobering updates on the fight to retake territory from Russia. Also, the judge in the Trump election subversion case just scheduled a key hearing for this Friday, denying the former president’s request for a delay. This as the federal grand jury that indicted Trump was back at work today. Could ch...

Donald Trump’s legal team is arguing against more restrictive rules on evidence in the January 6th prosecution of the former president. We speak with key witness in the Georgia election interference probe. Also, GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis toughens his message and says that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Plus, the skies in Washington, DC grow more ominous as millions of Americans...

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to additional charges in the classified documents case in Florida, a day after his arrest and arraignment in the January 6th investigation. Also, dramatic footage capture a brazen Ukrainian drone attack on a major Russian naval base leaving a Kremlin warship badly damaged as it was towed from the Black Sea. Plus, Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles returns to the spot...

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington, DC, federal courthouse to four criminal charges related to the investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Trump was placed under arrest and arraigned for the third time in four months. He was released pending trial and the next hearing is set for August 28. CNN’s team of legal analysts break down today’s...

Donald Trump is set to be arrested an arraigned right here in Washington, D.C. on the most serious criminal charges yet against the former president of the United States. We provide the latest details on his court date tomorrow. Also, we track new security concerns and potential threats just ahead of Trump's expected court appearance. Republican presidential candidate and former congressman Will H...

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As former President Trump’s codefendant appears in court for the first time, we learn more about new surveillance video in the Trump classified documents investigation. Plus, as Russia and Ukraine trade new attacks, we get word of an explosion in Kharkiv. The new ways that presidents Putin and Zelensky are trying to strike one another’s soil. Also, in Haiti, an American nurse and her child have be...

The criminal charges against Donald Trump are piling up after serious new counts against him emerge in the classified documents case. At the same time, law enforcement officials in Atlanta, as well as in Washington D.C., are ramping up security as grand juries in both cities may be on the brink of indicting the former president. Plus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to clar...

Special counsel Jack Smith has brought additional charges against Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Prosecutors allege in the updated indictment that two Trump employees tried to delete security camera footage after the DOJ issued a subpoena for the footage. Plus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joins to discuss military opposition to judicial overhaul and answer if Isra...

Irish musician Sinéad O’Conner, singer of “Nothing Compares 2 U” and more, has died at age 56. Plus, firsthand accounts from inside the Hunter Biden hearing as plans to finalize a plea deal fell apart and the agreement is put on hold. Also, Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office is trying to tamp down concerns after the Republican leader froze in the middle of remarks on Capitol Hill. We have the latest on...