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First: Police in Louisville say a shooter killed at least four people and sent at least eight more to the hospital -- including two police officers -- after a morning assault at a downtown bank. The shooter, believed to be an ex-bank employee, was killed.  Plus: A federal judge tries to take abortion pills approved by the FDA off the market.  And: How did some of America's most sensitive secrets w...

A federal judge in Texas blocked the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Less than an hour later, a federal judge in Washington State ordered the federal government to keep the drug available in 17 states plus the District of Columbia. For now, the medication remains available and the case is likely headed towards the Supreme Court. Today’s panel looks at what comes next. Plus, did T...

A new jobs report out today shows hiring cooling some but is still strong, while the unemployment rate matches a 50-year low. Yet new CNN poll numbers reveal most Americans see the economy as weak, and half tell us their bottom lines are worse today than a year ago.  Plus: Joe Biden delays big choices about 2024, such as who to lead his campaign, where to put the headquarters, and when to make his...

First: Brand new CNN polling reveals just one-third of Americans believe President Biden deserves to be re-elected, and a majority in his own party say they would like to see someone else as the Democratic nominee for president next year.  Plus: A new report finds Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose luxury travel around the world worth hundreds of thousands of dollars -- trips t...

First: Top aides to former President Donald Trump tell a federal grand jury about his plan to seize voting machines. And there's new fallout from the 34-felony-count New York indictment. That case is now on a parallel path with the 2024 nominating calendar.  Plus: We analyze the results of two big Middle-America elections in Illinois and Wisconsin.  And: The Speaker of the House plays host to Taiw...

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Donald Trump is traveling from Mar-a-Lago to Trump Tower today, starting a chain of events that could very well alter American history. Tomorrow, he goes before a New York City judge as a criminal defendant and earns the infamy as the first-ever former president to hold that title.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

For the first time in history, a former US president will appear before a judge as a criminal defendant. Donald Trump's lawyers say he's the victim of political persecution. His opponents say no one is above the law. Plus: How strong is the case against him? After attacking both the prosecutor and the judge, should he be invoking his right to remain silent? And: In the race for president, his woul...

A Manhattan grand jury makes history, charging Donald Trump with more than 30 counts connected to a hush money coverup of his alleged affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels. All those details are still under seal. But Republicans aren't waiting on the facts, instead rushing to defend the former president. We have it all covered from multiple angles on today's show.  To learn more about how...

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich remains in Russian custody after Vladimir Putin's government accuses him of spying. Plus: Nine servicemembers are dead after two Blackhawk helicopters crash in Kentucky. And: Tempers flare as lawmakers literally shout at one another on Capitol Hill over the Nashville shooting.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privac...

While we still have no apparent motive for the mass school shooting in Nashville, police have shared new details about the shooter who murdered six people.  Plus: The special counsel investigating Donald Trump wins a courtroom fight to force Mike Pence to go under oath.  And: Chris Christie says never again to Donald Trump and tells New Hampshire voters that he's the one who can go toe to toe with...

New police body camera footage shows us a room-by-room hunt for the Nashville school shooter. Plus: Brand new CNN reporting on how Donald Trump is keeping tabs on the Republicans who want to drag the Manhattan DA before Congress. And: CNN digs into the archives and uncovers Senator Joe Biden siding with Republicans on Social Security and Medicare.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener pri...

Israel's largest trade union announces "historic" strike, shutting down transportation, universities, restaurants and retailers as demonstrators take to the streets to protest a dramatic government overhaul.  Plus: Donald Trump makes his 2024 message all about his legal troubles while warning of dark forces trying to stop him.  And: Twisters terrorize the south, steamrolling through towns and leav...

Trump posts, then deletes a story with a graphic of him holding a baseball bat next to a picture of the Manhattan DA, and at his first 2024 rally, warns of dark consequences if he's indicted. Plus, is time up for TikTok? The App’s CEO endured a bipartisan pile-on in Congress this week, where he stated he’d seen “no evidence” that the Chinese government has access to user’s data. And, low blows: wh...

The United States retaliates with airstrikes that after a suspected Iranian kamikaze drone kills an American contractor inside Syria. Plus: While a Trump lawyer testifies in front of a federal grand jury in the classified documents case, the former president calls the Manhattan prosecutor a degenerate and recklessly warns of death and destruction if he's charged with a crime. And: President Biden...

Today Capitol Hill's main event pits viral videos versus national security, as TikTok CEO Shou Chew tries to convince a skeptical Congress to say no to a ban by promising to put data from 150 million Americans under lock and key.  Plus: A big legal loss for Donald Trump in Washington, where a judge orders his lawyer to answer more questions about classified documents.  And: In a new interview, the...

In New York, a grand jury weighs charging the former president for steering money to Stormy Daniels. In Washington, a consequential secret ruling from a federal judge agreeing with the special counsel prosecutors that there is evidence Trump used his attorneys to commit crimes.  Plus: As we await today's Fed interest rate decision, Democratic senators are demanding Fed action to corral regional ba...

A New York grand jury weighs whether to indict Donald Trump in a hush money scheme involving Stormy Daniels. Law enforcement in New York and Washington are on alert for possible protests. Plus: A handshake watched around the globe. The highly choreographed moment by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin sends a defiant message to the United States and to the west. And: President Biden takes out his veto p...

Today, a witness tries to undermine Michael Cohen's credibility and help the former president avoid indictment for paying hush money to a porn star. This, as House Republicans are now war-gaming to attack the New York prosecutor pursuing the case.  Plus: China's Xi Minping touches down in moscow for his face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin. Xi says China and Russia share key goals, but it's un...

Former President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post that he expects to be arrested on charges of hush money payments involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels, calling on his supporters to protest any such move. His team said after Trump’s post that it had not received any notifications of arrest from prosecutors. What is Trump’s end game? And, the Biden administration is hoping that last...

The biggest banks toss a $30 billion lifeline to the struggling First Republic. The hope is that this massive cash infusion will calm markets and stop a panicky selloff. Plus: The Trump special council takes sweeping steps to get questions answered, including subpoenas for workers from Trump's communication handlers to the staff member caught on video helping move boxes in and out of a storage roo...

A high-altitude, declassified video of the midair encounter between an American drone and Russian fighter jets shows Moscow putting the drone in its crosshairs, igniting a cloud fuel and buzzing the drone twice. Plus: The US treasury secretary is on Capitol Hill today trying to calm nerves, assuring Americans their money is safe. And: The Senate barrels towards a vote on undoing the use of force a...

Today a Trump-appointed judge in Texas will determine if pregnancy pills should be pulled off the shelf from coast to coast. Plus: More economic turbulence as American markets tumble on fears a global bank might go over the edge. And: Washington says DeSantis is way off target to suggest the US should forget about Ukraine.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/priva...

The inflation playbook says the Fed should raise interest rates again. But the latest Consumer Price Index shows inflation continuing to cool. The recent banking crisis complicates things even more.  Plus: GOP presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis says Russia's assault on Ukriane and its democracy is not a vital US interest. It's a flip flop for the governor that puts him in sync with today's GOP.  An...

The federal government swoops in to pay back depositors after a bank goes under. Joe Biden says the US banking system is "safe" and promises 2023 will not look like 2008. Plus: Mike Pence says President Trump was reckless on January 6th. The big question now is whether Pence repeats that sentiment when he's with GOP voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and beyond. And: President Biden greenlights a giant...