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First: President Biden travels to Dover Delaware to attend the transfer of three US soldiers killed last weekend and to meet with their families as their loved ones' remains are returned to US soil.  Plus: The first employment report of 2024 is out and it is much stronger than anybody expected. This as new exclusive CNN polling shows that voters are giving President Biden slightly more credit for...

First: President Biden is on his way to a must-win state trying to lock down key voting blocks that could give him an edge in that tight battleground.  Plus: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin admits it was wrong to keep his surgery for prostate cancer and subsequent hospitalization private.  And: The district attorney leading the Georgia election case against Trump is refusing to step down amid alleg...

Zuckerberg apologizes  In today's episode, social media CEOs are grilled during a contentious Senate committee meeting, prompting Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to apologize to parents in the audience who blame their children's exploitation - and even suicide - on Facebook. According to one GOP senator, "You have blood on your hands."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: President Biden announced he's decided how the US will respond to a deadly attack on American troops in Jordan, as fears grow that retaliating against Iranian forces could further ignite a region already on fire.  Plus: XI Jinping gave Joe Biden his word that China will not meddle in the 2024 election. We bring you exclusive, new reporting on their high-stakes conversation.  And: We explore...

First: A region reeling from war is ready for President Biden's next move as he promises to retaliate against those responsible for a drone attack that killed three US soldiers.  Plus: Donald Trump is pushing Republicans to abandon a bipartisan bill that they have been working on for months and deny President Biden an election-year win.  And: Nikki Haley tries to taunt Trump into debating her whil...

First, new details of the delicate border deal which Trump has immediately tried to kill, despite not even seeing the text. The major deal was just secured between President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of Senators aimed at securing the southern border with Mexico. Next, Trump was at his Las Vegas rally yesterday, where Nikki Haley's attacks on his mental acuity have clearly gotten under his s...

First: As today's show begins we're about to find out how much Donald Trump will have to pay after being found liable for defamation and sexual abuse. It is now all up to the jury. We will have live updates from inside the courtroom.  Plus: President Biden dispatches his CIA director to help negotiate a deal to Israeli hostages kidnapped during Hamas' brutal October 7th attack.  And: The state of...

First: Donald Trump wants Nikki Haley out of the Republican race for president and is threatening to blacklist her donors. But the former South Carolina governor says she's not going anywhere.  Plus: Trump is back in the courtroom as a jury weighs how much he must pay in damages after being found liable for defamation and sexual abuse. Will he take the stand?  And: Still pushing Bidenomics, the pr...

Following last night's New Hampshire primary it's now even clearer what GOP voters want: Donald Trump. They delivered a double-digit historic victory for the former president. Trump won more votes than any candidate in any New Hampshire primary ever. But last night's results do reveal some warning signs for Republicans in their battle ahead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

Today's show comes to you live from Manchester, New Hampshire, where the first-in-the-nation primary is underway. Among Dana's guests are Governor Chris Sununu and candidate Nikki Haley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: With Ron DeSantis dropping out of the race, it's just Nikki Haley against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. With just one day left before the nation's first primary, can she narrow the gap?  Plus: "Abortion on the ballot." Kamala Harris is hitting the trail today, saying just that, using the 51st anniversary of Roe vs. Wade to remind voters how they can impact abortio...

First, with just 2 days from the New Hampshire primary, a new CNN poll finds Trump leading the pack as his rival Nikki Haley questions his cognitive fitness. Can she knock Trump off his path to the nomination? Next, we dive deeper into the sometimes unpredictable New Hampshire election and hear from 2 experts of the State as they share what to look out for on Tuesday. Then, Donald Trump is putting...

First: Nikki Haley is crisscrossing New Hampshire making her case to as many voters as possible. Stakes in the first-in-the-nation primary are incredibly high, but she's trying to keep expectations low.  Plus: "Chaos and bedlam." Donald Trump is warning that's what we can expect if the US Supreme Court says states like Colorado can rule that he's ineligible to run for president.  And: Expect Presi...

First: Donald Trump makes it clear he now sees one person standing in the way of his march to the nomination, and his attacks on her are familiar.  Plus: Trump is back in court, listening to the woman who says he raped her 30 years ago. She's telling a jury how her life has been turned upside down.  And: For more than 200 days, people have been held hostage by Hamas terrorists who brutally killed...

Following Donald Trump's convincing win in Iowa, the Republican presidential race shifts to New Hampshire, where Nikki Haley is pitching her candidacy as the last, best hope to "stop the Trump-Biden nightmare." That, even though she finished third last night behind Ron DeSantis. Haley joins Dana Bash in Manchester in a joint interview with New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu.  Learn more about you...

After months of rallying and tens of millions in campaign ads, voters in Iowa will finally have their say. And in the last few hours, candidates are scrambling to reach as many of those voters as possible. Some of the key questions we hope to answer: How strong is Donald Trump's grip on the Republican party? Can any of his rivals beat expectations and change the nature of the race? And how will th...

Nobody can forecast what the voter turnout is going to be on Monday. Are we in for an Iowa surprise? Plus, Mike in the middle – the fury within the House GOP as Speaker Johnson tries to dodge a shutdown amid pressure from Republican hardliners on spending, and new reporting on their attempt to impeach the President. And, how much are Biden and Trump shaping races where they're not on the ballot? ...

First: Blizzard conditions in Iowa mean chaos for Republican candidates trying to reach every voter they can. The crucial question: how much will the dangerous weather impact turnout on caucus night?  Plus: President Biden orders airstrikes against Iran-backed rebels who have been firing at commercial ships, fueling fears that the Middle East could be on the edge of an all-out war.  And: "I don't...

First: Donald Trump is stepping away from the campaign trail and choosing instead to sit inside a New York City court right now. Why? He thinks it's the best place to boost his campaign.  Plus: Nikki Haley were quick to fire off attacks on each other at last night's heated CNN debate, but they did they spend enough time taking on the overwhelming Republican front-runner?  And: Hunter Biden is head...

First: The president's son makes a surprise appearance on Capitol Hill to watch a House committee meeting called to hold him in contempt of Congress. Chaos, shall we say, ensued.  Plus: It's debate night in Des Moines. With just five days left till the caucuses, the stakes are incredibly high for Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis.  And: Multiple investigations are underway to determine why the Pentagon...

Is Donald Trump immune from actions he took in office? That crucial question is now in the hands of three judges on the DC Court of Appeals after Trump's lawyer and the special counsel's office made their cases in today's high-stakes hearing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: It's the final week before the Iowa caucuses, and Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley all spent the weekend in the state making their closing arguments before the vote.  Plus: Fighting hate and extremism is President Biden's focus when he speaks today from the same South Carolina church where a white supremacist shot and killed nine parishioners.  And: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Aust...

First, the political landscape starts to heat up as candidates make their final pitches before the Iowa Caucuses. But with just 1 week before Iowa, does Trump's opposition have any hope? 3 years after the Capitol attack, President Biden tries to re-frame the race as Trump defends the rioters. Next, why did it take days for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to tell President Biden and the public that...

First: President Biden uses the third anniversary of the Capitol insurrection to kick off his 2024 campaign, warning that democracy is in peril if Donald Trump wins another term.  Plus: Ron DeSantis escalates his attacks with just days left to close the huge gap with the former president.  And: Donald Trump heads back to Iowa to urge his supporters to show up at the polls.  Learn more about your a...

First: As today's show begins we get word of yet another school shooting, this time at a high school in Perry, Iowa. The sheriff there reports multiple gunshot victims. We're waiting to hear how many people were hurt and if anyone was killed.  Plus: Tonight voters will hit Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis with questions in back-to-back town halls broadcast live on CNN.  And: A new report from House De...