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The Detroit News reports then President Donald Trump was recorded personally calling and pressuring two Michigan canvassers to not certify the 2020 vote just after the election. Plus, Special Counsel Jack Smith is pushes the Supreme Court to decide immediately whether Trump has Presidential immunity from alleged crimes committed while he was in office. And, the US is now ready to support a UN reso...

A new delay tactic from the former president - Trump’s legal team asks the Supreme Court to stay out of the dispute as to whether he's immune from prosecution. That, as the political fallout continues from Colorado's top court banning Trump from the ballot. And, US intelligence warns Hamas' credibility and influence has expanded dramatically in the Middle East and beyond since its brutal attack on...

The Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Donald Trump from the States’ 2024 ballot, accusing him of inciting an insurrection on January 6. Our panel discusses what that means nationally for the primary, and for the general election. Plus, dozens of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims and associates are to be named after court documents are unsealed. And, CNN investigates Ron DeSantis and his links to the med...

The pre-Christmas campaign push lands in Iowa, with Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley all holding events there, sharpening their closing messages and attacks against each other. Plus, a new signal the Trump campaign is concerned about one candidate's growing momentum as the former president’s Super PAC rolls out an attack advert against Nikki Haley for the first time. And, Governor Abbott...

US defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits Israel for a war assessment, as international pressure grows for Israel to shift strategy and resume talks with Hamas. Plus, Trump takes migrant rhetoric to dark new extremes. And, North Korea tests missiles that could reach the whole of the US. Also this morning: Southwest Airlines is hit with a $140M fine, the abortion debate and the 2024 race, and 58M pe...

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan seeks to downplay differences between the US and Israel regarding the timeline and strategy of the war against Hamas. Following the House's failure to pass additional aid to Ukraine, intelligence agencies are gaming our just how long Ukraine can last without more US support. Jurors are deciding how much Rudy Giuliani should pay for his election lies about tw...

House Republicans officially launch an impeachment inquiry against Biden, but struggle to say what the President did wrong, or show any evidence of criminality after 11-months of digging. Plus, a judge pushes pause on the federal election subversion case against former President Trump - what that could mean for a trial before the 2024 election. And, US Intelligence says nearly half of Israeli muni...

Ron DeSantis goes after Donald Trump - why the Florida Governor showed new urgency in attacking the front-runner after months of pulling his punches, during his CNN Town Hall. Plus, losing international support over indiscriminate bombing of Gaza - how the Israeli Prime minister is reacting to a warning from Biden, as CNN learns the IDF has started flooding some Hamas tunnels. And, nearly 200 coun...

A woman leaves Texas to get an emergency abortion after the state’s attorney general appeals to the Supreme Court to block it. Our panel discusses the legal specifics and historical context of this case. Plus, new and exclusive reporting on Donald Trump's classified documents case - what CNN reporters uncovered about the person who allegedly moved some of the boxes at Mar-a-Lago. And, President Ze...

Brand-new CNN polling shows President Biden trailing President Trump in Georgia and Michigan, two crucial battleground states that Biden won in the last election. CNN Political Director David Chalain gives a breakdown of the current numbers for America’s choice. Plus, Trump reverses course and decides not to testify in his New York civil fraud trial. And, Rudy Guilanni goes trial for damages in hi...

Hunter Biden faces nine new federal criminal charges. The President’s son is accused of failing to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 to 2019, instead spending his money on drugs, escorts, pornography, and luxury hotels. Plus, instead of being on the campaign trail yesterday, Trump voluntarily chose to be in court for his New York civil fraud trial, and is set to take the stand in his ow...

Haley, DeSantis, Christie, and Ramaswamy spar during the fourth GOP presidential debate over donor loyalty, foreign policy, the culture wars, and January 6 conspiracy theories. Plus, new details on the mass shooting at the University of Las Vegas Nevada campus, including the Professor suspect. And, the University of Pennsylvania President backtracks on Jewish genocide comments she made to Congress...

Trumps says of a potential second-term that he would not be a dictator “except for day one” - what he would do in his first 24-hours of presidential power. That, as a former Trump official is openly saying in interviews: We’ll come after government and media “conspirators”. Plus, Biden tells a room full of donors “I’m not sure I’d be running” if Trump wasn’t. And, a Senate meeting on Ukraine aid t...

Six weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses and one day until the next Republican primary debate. Once again, Republican front-runner Trump is skipping. That, amid growing alarm about a Trump second-term in a flurry of headlines this week; including Trump abandoning the NATO alliance, using the DOJ to punish his political enemies, and dismissing the criminal charges against him. Plus, a top UN officia...

The Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread to a wider conflict as the IDF expands its ground assault to the entire Gaza Strip, Israel takes mortar fire from Hezbollah, and a US Navy Destroyer rescues three commercial ships in the Red Sea that were attacked by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Plus, former US Rep. Liz Cheney warns America is in danger of “sleepwalking into a dictatorship” if Trump wins in 2...

The truce between Israel and Hamas is over. Once again, explosions rock Gaza as the IDF enters the next stage of its offensive against Hamas. Plus, Rep. George Santos faces his expulsion vote. And, Ron DeSantis debates Gavin Newsom during a presidential primary. Also this morning: the rise of antibiotic resistant infections causes concern, Felicity Huffman speaks out about her college admissions s...

Israel and Hamas clinch a last-minute deal to pause fighting in exchange for another day without military action. Plus, Henry Kissinger dies at 100. CNN Presidential Historian Tim Naftali looks at how the former US Secretary of State reshaped American diplomacy and the world during the cold war, and beyond. And, Rep. George Santos speaks from the steps of the Capitol ahead of tomorrow's planned ex...

Negotiators in Doha, Qatar work to extend the Israel-Hamas truce again, as the planned end draws near. A sixth set of hostages is expected to be freed today. Plus, a US Military aircraft crashes off the coast of Japan with six-people onboard. And, Liz Cheney is naming names for enabling Donald Trump in her new book, including which Congressman called the former President "Orange Jesus". Also this...

Hamas is getting ready to free ten more hostages, following the release plan after the temporary truce with Israel was extended. As new harrowing details of hostages’ time in captivity emerge, Dr. Hagai Levine, who is treating those freed by Hamas, joins to share what he is seeing. Plus, the suspect in the shooting of 3 Palestinian students in Vermont pleads not guilty. And, Trump threatens to rep...

Hamas is set to release a fourth group of hostages today, as both sides express an interest in extending their 4-day truce. Israel says it will pause fighting an extra day for each additional ten hostages released. Plus, police arrest a man suspected of shooting and injuring three Palestinian college students in Vermont. And, two ballistic missiles are fired towards a US Navy warship from Houthi R...

A temporary truce is underway between Israel and Hamas. The first round of hostages is expected to be released at 9:00am ET, with Hamas freeing 13 people abducted during the October 7th terror attacks. It's six-hours since fighting was paused in Gaza, and the truce appears to be holding. CNN International Anchor Becky Anderson reports on how hostage releases might work over the coming days. Plus,...

Israel says that Hamas’ hostages won't be released until tomorrow, but word could come from Qatar on when the truce will begin. As the hostages’ families face another agonizing day of waiting, a source tells CNN the US is working on a list of who will be released first. Plus, actor Jamie Foxx and singer Axl Rose are being sued for sexual assault in wave of lawsuits being brought against entertainm...

Israel and Hamas reach a breakthrough deal to release at least 50 women and children abducted during the October 7 terror attacks, in exchange for a four-day pause in fighting. Israeli sources say the first hostages could be released as early as tomorrow morning. Plus, Speaker Johnson says he is open to revisiting Supreme Court decisions on contraception and LGBTQ+ marriage equality. And, fired CE...

BREAKING NEWS: sources tell CNN a hostage deal announcement between Israel and Hamas could come as soon as today. That, as frustrations spill over in Israel, as hostage’s families demand answers from Netanyahu and his Government on negotiation progress. Plus, a gunman opens fire inside an Ohio Walmart just days before Black Friday, injuring four people. And, the gag order ruling is expected in Tru...

Negotiations for the release of Hamas’ hostages are underway. Negotiators say they are optimistic about the possibility of releases within days, as sticking points inch closer to being resolved. Plus, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes a surprise visit to Kyiv announcing on social media the US will stand with Ukraine against Russia, “both now and into the future”. And, the former head of Open...