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Government lawyers file a late-night response in the Mar-a-Lago docs dispute, alleging he and his people concealed sensitive records, his lawyers outright lied, and the former president's team likely tried to obstruct justice. Plus: New CNN reporting indicates Trump's legal troubles are pushing him to rethink when and how to announce his 2024 plan. And: The latest on the increasingly dire public h...

Joe Biden enters the campaign fray today as he travels to Pennsylvania for a planned speech on gun violence. The president will suggest Republicans have little standing to talk tough on crime if they keep bowing to the gun lobby. Plus: The government's response to a federal judge over the Mar-a-Lago search is due today. Prosecutors hope to make the case that they were careful and that there's no n...

The US intelligence chief tells congress a review is under way to determine the national security impact of keeping top-secret documents at Mar-a-Lago. Plus, nuclear watchdogs get access to a Ukrainian power plant caught in the crossfire. And, Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan sparks a new midterm campaign brawl. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy...

A newly unsealed affidavit shows former President Trump held onto boxes of classified documents, and the FBI had reason to believe he could be obstructing their investigation. The search warrant itself was based on the 15 boxes of documents Trump handed over to the National Archives in January. Those included 184 documents with classification, including some that may have put US informants abroad...

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The Justice Department submits its proposal for redacting the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit, as the legal fight to bring more transparency into the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home continues. But the fight will mostly take place in secret. Plus: President Biden runs into second-guessing over his plan to cancel some student loan debut. And: Rain submerges entire to...

Democrats say a win in New York proves abortion is on the ballot in November. Plus: President Biden follows through on a core campaign pledge by wiping away thousands of dollars in student loan debt. And: Russia's war on Ukraine turns six months old today and remains locked in a bloody stalemate. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad...

Today we learned the National Archives retrieved more than 100 classified documents from Mar-a-Lago back in January, including materials marked as Sensitive Compartmented Information, meaning they must be viewed in a secure government facility. Meanwhile, the former president's legal team has requested a 'special master' -- a third-party attorney -- review the docs. Former prosecutor Elliott Willi...

"The facts are reliable." Those words came from Judge Bruce Reinhart in a new court order this morning which makes clear he views the affidavit used to justify the unprecedented search of Mar-a-Lago as iron clad. Plus: Big-name Republicans spent the weekend testing the 2024 waters. And: The Biden White House faces a critical decision on student loans. To learn more about how CNN protects listener...

Former President Donald Trump is facing legal threats in Florida, Georgia, Washington, D.C. and New York, but that hasn't threatened his grip on the GOP. He's succeeded in defeating nearly every Republican who has openly opposed him and voted to impeach him. Liz Cheney's landslide loss last Tuesday was the exclamation point. Plus, Ron DeSantis hits the road to spread his brand of culture war polit...

Specifics for an unsealed document up the odds Donald Trump is now the subject of a federal investigation. Plus: A midterm alarm bell from the man who wants to run the Senate. And: The GOP unleashes a new scare tactic, saying the planned hiring of thousands of new IRS agents will result in strike forces and SWAT teams hunting you down. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit c...

A courtroom fight is brewing over whether to make public that sealed affidavit the FBI used to justify its search warrant for Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. Plus: A key Senate race moves towards the Democrats. And: Housing slides into a recession, but there is more good news on gas prices. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choice...

Former VP Mike Pence reacts to the unprecedented FBI search of Mar-a-Lago and signals he wouldn't automatically say no to testifying in front of the January 6 committee. Plus: It's Rudy Giuliani's day of reckoning. And: Liz Chaney loses her job in a landslide. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

A Justice Department court filing mentions highly classified materials the FBI recovered at Donald Trump's Florida resort, but the DOJ says some key details need to be kept secret to protect the integrity of their investigation. Plus: Today marks a signature achievement for President Biden as he signs a major health, climate and tax bill. And: Liz Chaney is the face of the Republican resistance to...

We begin today's show with new reporting on the FBI's search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago: A Trump lawyer signed a letter back in June promising there were no more classified papers. Plus: On the one-year anniversary of the fall of Afghanistan, we bring you a live report from Kabul. And: Liz Cheney faces the voters amid giant questions about the future. To learn more about how CNN protects listene...

An unsealed warrant unveils an investigation into multiple alleged criminal acts connected to former President Trump. Federal agents took 11 sets of documents from Mar-a-Lago home, including some labeled "top secret." Now, Republicans are rallying around Trump and attacking the FBI.Plus, Liz Cheney faces near-certain defeat in her primary on Tuesday, but does she have ambitions for a higher office...

We should soon see the warrant used to search Mar-a-Lago as well as the list of items the FBI seized at Donald Trump's Florida home. The former president now says he's fine with making the warrant public. But he changed his tune because of a bold move by the Justice Department. Plus: The House is voting on final passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. And: The CDC says so long to social distancing...

New reporting suggests a tip about classified material at Mar-a-Lago led to the dramatic search warrant served at former President Donald Trump's home. Plus: CNN learned today that federal investigators had already served a grand jury subpoena back in June at Mar-a-Lago and took away sensitive national security documents. And: A milestone at the pump, as the average price for a gallon of gas dips...

Former President Donald Trump, under oath in the New York probe of his finances, declines to answer questions and invokes his right against self-incrimination. Plus: The Justice Department unveils criminal charges against Iran's special forces for allegedly trying to murder former Trump national security advisor John Bolton. And: Is inflation finally cooling off? A key metric says prices held stea...

The FBI takes the unprecedented step of searching a former president's home, combing through Donald Trump's resort for classified documents. Plus: A bipartisan win for Joe Biden as the president puts pen to paper on a law he says will boost American manufacturing and provide more jobs. And: As important primaries get underway in four states, a new ad surfaces in Georgia touting accusations of abus...

New reporting confirms the sweeping Justice Department probe into the insurrection goes all the way to the White House. Plus: The Fed is all but certain to jack up interest rates today just as new numbers on housing and what we're buying spell more economic trouble. And: President Biden ends his isolation after testing negative for Covid. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visi...

This weekend's 51-50 Senate vote -- VP Harris cast the tiebreaker -- put Joe Biden tantalizingly close to giant wins on climate, health care and taxes, with major consequences on policy and politics. Plus: After being cleared to travel following his Covid bouts, the President heads to Kentucky, pledging the federal government will help the state recover from disastrous and deadly flooding. And: A...

Weeks after Joe Manchin seemingly killed the Democrats' legislative agenda, Senate Democrats are poised to pass their sweeping climate and tax bill by a party line vote Sunday afternoon. It comes after Manchin and Schumer negotiated a new bill, largely in secrecy. It includes billions for top climate priorities, lowers prescription drug prices and taxes corporations. Plus, as red states push to pa...

Despite the Fed's efforts to slow the economy, another 528,000 Americans were hired last month as the unemployment rate hit a 50-year low. Plus: Kyrsten Sinema says yes to Biden's big economic and climate package. We go inside the negotiations. And: In a CNN exclusive, sources tell us Donald Trump's legal team is now talking to the Justice Department, signaling there's a big and ugly fight coming...

A Russian judge finds Brittney Griner guilty of drug smuggling and sentences the WNBA superstar to nine years in Russian prison. The judge rules Griner acted deliberately when she tried to carry cannabis cartridges into the country. The stiff sentence adds urgency to a diplomatic stalemate between Moscow and Washington over a potential prisoner trade. CNN's Kylie Atwood, Jeremy Diamond, and Fred P...