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Republican leader Mitch McConnell is asking fellow GOP Senators to vote against the January 6th Commission bill as a “personal favor” to him -- even as the mother of fallen Capitol Hill officer, Brian Sicknick, makes a personal appeal to 14 Republican Senators to support it. Plus, President Biden’s new mandate to the intelligence community: find out if Covid jumped from animals to humans or escape...

Today’s show was abbreviated due to breaking news of a mass shooting in San Jose, California. John King spoke to Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post, Julie Hirschfeld Davis of The New York Times and CNN’s Kara Scannell about Trump’s legal woes as the Manhattan District Attorney’s office convenes a special grand jury in its criminal probe of the former president’s businesses.   To learn more about...

George Floyd’s family is in Washington today to meet with President Biden and Democratic and Republican members of Congress, as lawmakers report progress on police reform legislation. GOP leaders finally condemn Marjorie Taylor Greene – five days after her appalling comments comparing mask mandates to the Holocaust.  Plus, a big announcement on the Covid vaccine for kids, the Secretary of State is...

Major deadlines and decisions loom on key pieces of the President’s agenda. He wanted to sign police reform legislation by tomorrow, the anniversary of George Floyd’s death. And he wanted an infrastructure deal by Memorial Day. Neither looks likely. The U.S. hits a key Covid milestone today: 25 states and D.C. have vaccinated at least 50% of all adults. But is politics playing a role in who is, an...

The House passed a bill to create an independent commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection, with 35 GOP votes. But Mitch McConnell is promising to block it in the Senate. Plus, how the latest Israel-Gaza conflict exposed new rifts in the Democratic Party. And, is the truth out there? An upcoming government report could shed light on UFOs. On today's roundtable: Politico's Rachael Bade,...

President Biden’s agenda faces mounting hurdles in a hyper-partisan Congress. Plus, a Trump rally revival—the former president says he’ll be holding rallies in at least 4 battleground states, even as he faces both criminal and civil investigations. And Biden’s foreign policy faces tests on multiple fronts. On today’s show: CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Jonathan Martin of the New York Times; Karoun Demirj...

A choice for Senate Republicans: pursue the truth, or give Donald Trump another pass. The bipartisan Jan. 6 Commission appears doomed to fail, despite passing the House. Israel’s Cabinet convenes to discuss a possible ceasefire a day after President Biden nudged Prime Minister Netanyahu to stop attacking Gaza. Biden is said to be losing patience with the Israeli leader. And new reporting on House...

GOP leaders pour cold water on a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection. Plus, new CNN reporting shows that the New York Attorney General's office is now investigating the Trump organization criminally -- prompting a lengthy rebuke from the former president. And mask wars on the House floor -- some Republicans flout the chamber's mask mandate and get fined. On today's sh...

The District Attorney of Pasquotank, NC, declares deputies were “justified” in killing Andrew Brown Jr. because he used his car as a “deadly weapon” – a conclusion that directly contradicts the family’s insistence that Brown posed no threat to officers. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy now says he’ll oppose legislation to form a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Capitol insurrection. He comp...

President Biden is under growing global pressure to help end the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza, as progressives urge him to rethink the U.S. relationship with Israel.    Nearly 50% of Americans have now received at least one Covid shot. Cases are down, deaths are down, and hospitalizations are down. But confusion is on the rise over the new, relaxed CDC mask guidance. And as Donald Trump...

The CDC has a new message for vaccinated Americans: it's safe to lose the mask, whether you're indoors or outside. But many health experts worry it may be too soon. Plus, a crisis in the Mideast and gas shortages along the eastern seaboard threaten to distract the White House from President Biden's top priorities. And ousted GOP leader Rep. Liz Cheney vows to take on Trump's election fraud claims,...

The CDC Director says falling case counts and more vaccinations across the U.S. is a major reason why the mask mandate has been relaxed. House Republicans picked a new member of their leadership team this morning. Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik replaces Liz Cheney as GOP Conference Chair. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows Israel will keep up its military assault on Gaza "as long as it take...

Dana Bash is in for John King today. President Biden addresses the cyberattack that sparked fuel shortages on the East Coast and says the administration does not believe the Russian government was involved in the attack. And some GOP members question the 2020 election results just hours after House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy says no one is questioning Biden’s presidential win.   On today's s...

A high-stakes infrastructure summit at the White House with the top leaders from both parties. The backdrop? Rep. Liz Cheney’s quick ouster from House Republican leadership. And the investigation into the January 6th Capitol riot continues as two key Trump administration officials – former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and former acting AG Jeffrey Rosen—testify under oath for the fir...

Dr. Anthony Fauci once again clashed with GOP Sen. Rand Paul during congressional testimony over the origins of the coronavirus, while more states announce they're ending their particiapation in the federal government’s unemployment assistance programs. Plus, pediatricians are readying to vaccinate younger teens as the CDC is expected to formally recommend the Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year olds la...

The White House says they're investigating a cyberattack that resulted in the shutdown of a major U.S. pipeline, including the attackers' potential Russian ties. Plus, a Republican congressman accuses House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy of downplaying warnings of violence days before January 6th. And while the U.S. covid-19 cases continue to decline, several states aren't ordering their full allocatio...

House Republicans are fed up with Congresswoman Liz Cheney speaking out against former President Trump's election lies. They're expected to oust her from the party's leadership this week -- and replace her with a prominent Trump defender, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik. Plus, President Biden will hold two highly-anticipated bipartisan meetings at the White House this week as he pushes forward with h...

President Biden says the April jobs report underscores the need for the covid economic packages he's trying to get passed in Congress.  Plus, what it means for Pfizer to ask the FDA for full approval of its vaccine.  And a look at what's happening in one critical battleground state after the contentious 2020 election. On today's show: CNN's Phil Mattingly, Omar Jimenez, and Jeff Zeleny. Also on th...

New CNN reporting shows a growing number of potential primary challenges to Cheney over her House seat, many of them supporters of former President Trump. Plus, President Biden heads to Louisiana to sell his jobs plan, while his press secretary says more Americans are focused on covid and the economy than what’s happening at the U.S. Southern border. And a college student uses Tik Tok and Instagra...

Facebook’s Oversight Board with a message for former President Donald Trump: the social media ban is here to stay -- at least for now. Plus, all eyes on Wyoming Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney as members of her own party close ranks to guarantee her ouster from leadership. Her likely replacement? New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who just got a big boost from Trump. And the U.S...

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy says his members question whether Liz Cheney can carry out her leadership role as conference chair, while aides say she will not step down on her own. Plus, the FDA plans to green-light the Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year olds. Could even younger children be approved for the vaccine later this year? And another House Democrat in a competitive seat announces he’...

The state of the GOP is beginning to split, with the Trump vs. Cheney feud at the forefront. Plus, President Biden and the First Lady head to Virginia to pitch the $4 trillion infrastructure and economic plan. And as the U.S. vaccinations increase and deaths decrease, India continues to break records. One factor-scarce basics in their hospitals like oxygen.    On today's show: CNN's Manu Raju, Phi...

President Biden wants to usher in a new era of activist government, and is proposing trillions of dollars in spending over the next 10 years. Now he must push his plans through a divided Congress. Plus, former President Trump's allies are on high alert after Rudy Giuliani's home and office are raided and investigators seized his electronics. And public health officials say it's time for the CDC to...

While President Biden sells his economic relief bills, new CNN polling shows that 30% of Americans still doubt that he legitimately won enough votes to be elected. That number jumps to 70% among Republicans.  Plus, who gets the credit for all the strong U.S. economic indicators-Biden or Trump? And a factcheck-is there progress at the U.S. southern border when it comes to unaccompanied migrant chil...

President Biden and the First Lady fly to Georgia the morning after the president laid out his ambitious agenda in a speech to Congress.  Plus, former President Trump defends his lawyer on TV after Rudy Giuliani gets raided by federal investigators. And W. Kamau Bell talks about what racism in America looks like to him. On today's show: CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Dana Bash, Evan Perez, Barbara Starr a...