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The White House announced a ban on flights coming from eight African countries starting Monday after South Africa identified a new, potentially more transmissible covid variant. However, it will take weeks to determine whether Omicron can evade vaccines. Plus, President Biden walks a tightrope on the economy as the Dow plunges over covid concerns. And another example of hateful rhetoric from a Rep...

How allies of the former president keep reminding Kevin McCarthy his path to the speakership depends on keeping Donald Trump happy. Plus: The Jan 6 committee’s latest demands for evidence, and the giant question hanging over the panel’s work. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows ignores a 10am deadline to appear before the House insurrection committee, likely triggering a contempt of Congress vote. Plus, House progressives are split on how to deal with Manchin. And, time runs out on COP26. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

The President will tap into the strategic petroleum reserve in a bid to lower your pain at the pump. Plus: The Jan 6 committee targets a dirty trickster and a reckless conspiracy theorist. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John King and panel offer instant analysis of closing arguments in the dramatic trial. Plus: fresh information on Sunday's tragedy in Wisconsin.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The House approved President Biden's sweeping social spending and climate change bill on Friday. Now it heads the Senate, where Sen. Joe Manchin is demanding major changes in exchange for his support. Plus, Covid cases are back on the rise. Will Thanksgiving gatherings trigger another winter surge? And a not-guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case becomes the latest flashpoint in the country's...

The House passes the Build Back Better bill, a package that includes universal pre-school, lower drug costs, and landmark climate investments. But Senate passage remains dicey. Plus: FDA greenlights COVID booster for all adults. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says Dems should worry about what will happen if Republicans retake the majority. Plus: anxiety as America anticipates a verdict soon out of Kenosha. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob Chansley has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the Jan 6 riot – despite committing no violent acts. What does this mean for the dozens of other insurrection defendants who’ve been indicted? Plus: chaos for Dems. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hoping to pull out of a serious political slump, the President heads to New Hampshire to tout the bipartisan trillion-dollar infrastructure overhaul he signed into law yesterday. Plus: Does Mark Meadows want to go to jail? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has been charged with two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after he openly defied a subpoena from the January 6 committee. The charges are putting others, like former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, on notice. Plus, new polls show Biden's approval numbers at record lows. Will the infrastructure package and a new message on rising prices resonate with voters? A...

After losing again in U.S. district court, the former President asks an appeals court to stop the release of White House records to the House committee investigating the Jan 6 insurrection. Plus: an up-close look at pocketbook pressure on American families. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

All are for close Trump associates. Why what Merrick Garland does next could make or break the Jan 6 investigation. Plus: GOP reps who voted for Biden’s infrastructure plan face disgusting threats. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN’s just-released poll shows a deepening Biden slump. Many Americans think the President is not focusing enough on the issues that matter most to them. Plus: Obama throws some shade at Donald Trump. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After weeks of intense negotiations, the House approved the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure in a late Friday night vote. President Biden touted the key legislative win as a "once-in-a-generation investment" that rebuilds roads, bridges, railways and water pipes. Now, Democrats must sell the bill to the country ahead of next year's midterm elections. Plus, after wins in Virginia and a close...

A judge decides whether to give lawmakers access to materials the former President wants to keep secret … Pelosi pushes to vote on social safety net tonight, and infrastructure tomorrow … Biden administration delays vaccine mandates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Republican Glenn Youngkin beat Terry McAuliffe for governor of Virginia – a state Joe Biden won handily just a year ago – and what it means for the Democratic Party. Plus: The crucial New Jersey governor’s race is still too close to call. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From crucial governor’s races to big city mayoral contests, today’s results are a referendum on the President’s first-year performance and a test of whether the Trump brand is still toxic for Republicans in the suburbs. Plus: the Dems’ Joe Manchin problem, and Mike Pence explains why he said no to Donald Trump’s plan to subvert democracy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visi...

As the President attends a crucial climate conference overseas, negotiations at home on his Build Back Better agenda may scramble a plan to vote on everything tomorrow. Plus, the Supreme Court hears arguments on the biggest issue of this term: a challenge to Texas’ restrictive abortion law. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choice...

After President Biden won Virginia by 10 points a year ago, polls show a tight race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin ahead of Election Day on Tuesday. If Youngkin wins, it will be the first time since 2009 that a Republican occupies the governor's mansion. Plus, are Democratic lawmakers any closer to passing their legislative agenda? Progressives and moderates indicat...

Act 1 of the President’s European trip featured meetings with the Pope and French President Macron -- the latter following last month’s big dustup over a controversial submarine deal. The early reviews are in. Plus, another Republican critic heads for the exits. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

CNN experts dissect President Biden’s just-completed East Room speech promoting what he called a “consequential” framework with Congress on his massive spending agenda. What he doesn’t have is a deal. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At a press conference carried live on CNN, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed a lead bullet fired by Alec Baldwin killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, and he believes more of the rounds taken from the scene are live rounds. Hear the complete press conference, followed by expert analysis.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cn...

At least five former Trump White House officials have talked to the Jan 6 committee. Also: decision day at the FDA as experts meet to decide how Pfizer’s COVID vaccine works in kids. And: Zuckerberg fires back. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden hopes to have an infrastructure vote and a framework of a broader spending plan cemented before he heads overseas. Plus: COVID kids’ shots in two weeks? And, more on the Facebook documents leak. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices