The Source with Kaitlan Collins

Tonight’s The Source showcast has been pre-empted by breaking news coverage of two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine. For recent news updates, be sure to visit CNN’s ‘5 Things’ at: edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/5-Things Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

According to ABC news, former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows received immunity to testify in federal election interference case, in what would be the most valuable witness yet for special counsel Jack Smith. Meadows allegedly did not believe the election was stolen and believed that Trump was being dishonest when polls closed in 2020. Plus, Anderson Cooper provides a live update on...

Two more hostages have been freed, 17 days after they were kidnapped by Hamas. They are 79-year-old Nurit Cooper and 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz, both kidnapped with their husbands from the kibbutz near Gaza. Plus, according to sources, the U.S. is seeking to delay a ground incursion to buy more time for hostage talks.  For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘...

Two American hostages have just been released by Hamas into the custody of Israel Defense Forces. With dozens more hostages still being held captive, Kaitlan speaks to parents of an Israeli hostage held by Hamas. Plus, the United States and allies urge for clear goals ahead of a Gaza invasion.  For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel...

Kaitlan is live from Tel Aviv where President Biden just left to head to Washington. Tonight, he delivered a primetime address to the nation from the Oval Office and made a direct appeal to the American people and to Congress for aid to Israel and Ukraine, saying their success is vital to America’s national security.  For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug...

President Biden says US intelligence agencies are backing up Israel’s claim that it wasn’t behind a deadly blast in Gaza. Biden is set to deliver an Oval Office primetime address on the war tomorrow. Plus, this comes as widespread rage explodes in the Middle East despite US and Israeli statements about the cause of the blast. Also, US Congress has failed, again, to elect a new House speaker.  For...

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Following a nearly eight-hour meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that President Biden will be going to Israel on Wednesday for a critical trip that comes at a critical time. This as Hamas releases video of a French-Isreali hostage. Plus, we examine what warfare may look like amidst the tunnels Hamas has made under Gaza.  For daily information on the Israel...

An urgent evacuation order is made by Israel to the residents of Gaza, which aid groups have deemed impossible. This as Netanyahu is warning Hamas the strikes are just the beginning. Plus, Israel is hitting hundreds of new targets in Gaza and Lebanon as members of the IDF are carrying out raids in Gaza looking for hostages held by Hamas. Also, House Republicans went home tonight without a new spea...

New explosions in Gaza as Israel exposes more of Hamas’ horrors to the world. Plus, there are dire humanitarian warnings coming out of Gaza as Israel is vowing to block food and water until the hostages are freed by Hamas. With aid to Israel on the line, House Republicans have devolved into chaos as the Republican nominee for House speaker has just dropped out of the race.  For daily information o...

Israel’s war against Hamas enters a new phase as Israeli troops are amassing along the Gaza border. This as Hamas is now holding as much as 150 hostages, several of whom have been confirmed to be Americans. A former US hostage negotiator joins. Plus, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) has been nominated by Republicans to be the next House speaker but it is unclear if he will have enough votes to do so.  F...

President Biden confirmed the disturbing development that Americans are among the hostages taken by Hamas. In a speech where he condemned the slaughter of at least 1,200 people in Israel, a number updated just moments ago, President Biden denounced Hamas as evil. Biden also reiterated that the United States stands with Israel and said that Israel has a right to respond. Learn more about your ad ch...

Israel is bombarding Gaza with a massive aerial assault as Hamas is threatening to execute civilian hostages and broadcast it live if the airstrikes happen without warning. At least 11 Americans are among the at least 900 killed in Israel. More than 680 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns it is just the beginning.  Learn more about your a...

New reporting on the behind the scenes shuffle that led to Donald Trump’s late night endorsement in the House speakers race. He’s not only deeply invested in who the next speaker will be, but how loyal that person will be to him. Also, President Biden is facing backlash from his own party after reversing his immigration policy and building more of Trump’s border wall. Plus, a Nobel Peace Prize win...

A major new report outlines Donald Trump allegedly revealed sensitive US secrets about nuclear submarines to a member of Mar-a-Lago. That businessman reportedly shared those secrets with dozens of others. Plus, one of the deadliest attacks yet on civilians in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompts new calls from the White House to keep US aid flowing. Also, President Biden says walls do not work yet...

A new fight is erupting in a speakerless House amongst the GOP. Candidates are now emerging to replace the only speaker who has ever been ousted from that job. One of the Republicans who voted to boot McCarthy, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), joins. Plus, after a judge placed a partial gag order on Trump, the attorney general who brought the charges to Trump says she won’t be bullied after Trump’s lates...

Today’s The Source showcast has been pre-empted by breaking news coverage of the House vote to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker. For recent news updates be sure to check out CNN’s ‘5 Things’ at: edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/5-things. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republican hardliner Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has now made good on his threat to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his job. Also, new reporting on why Donald Trump chose to show up in court today to face the judge who found him liable for fraud and the attorney general who brought the case against him. Plus, a nine-year-old who had vanished on a camping trip has just been been found alive after 400...

The government is set to shut down and right now there is no deal and no hope of one as House Speaker McCarthy is outlining new demands. Yet, his own conference is still voting against him once again. Former Vice President Mike Pence joins to analyze the negotiations. Also, one of Donald Trump’s codefendants in Georgia has pleaded guilty, striking a plea deal with prosecutors. The question now is,...

President Biden rebukes Republicans for their silence on threats to democracy, calling out his predecessor by name. Cindy and Jack McCain, the wife and son of the late Senator John McCain, join to discuss the Trump movement heading into the 2024 election. Plus, the Biden impeachment inquiry is not off to a strong start with one GOP aide calling it an unmitigated disaster as every Republican witnes...

Donald Trump is on the brink of losing his real estate empire after a judge effectively branded him a fraud and exposed a decades worth of financial lies. Plus, the US soldier who mysteriously bolted over the border into North Korea is on his way back to the US right now. We analyze why Kim Jong Un let him go. Also, after more than six years in NFL exile, Colin Kaepernick is trying to get back in....

A New York judge has found Donald Trump liable for repeated and persistent fraud alongside two of his adult sons. Plus, former White House insider Cassidy Hutchinson gives an interview with CNN, now warning former President Trump, in her view, poses a great threat to US democracy. Also, President Biden makes history as the first sitting president to join the picket line.  Learn more about your ad...

A third Democratic Senator calls for the resignation of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) who remains defiant, refusing to resign after an indictment alleges bribery. Plus, former President Trump threatens the highest-ranking military officer in the nation, who also happens to potentially be a witness in the special counsel’s case against him. Also, the RNC has announced the second GOP debate lineup whic...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joins to discuss what may be a historic deal on the horizon with Saudi Arabia, the furor over the controversial judicial overhaul, his relationship with former President Trump, and much more. Also, the bars of gold, the stashes of cash, and the calls growing for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign after being indicted once again on corruption charges. Plu...

Even more Republicans are revolting against House Speaker McCarthy who is now saying the GOP hardliners are trying to burn the House down or at least cause a government shutdown. Plus, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with President Biden, pleading for more military aid. Also, what does it mean for the future of American politics now that Fox and News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch plan...