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Is President Trump ready to escalate the war with Iran or end it all with peace talks? It's a good question after news the US is sending 1,500 paratroopers to the Middle East. More questions: Why is Tehran reportedly asking for JD Vance at the table? What is the "very big present" Trump says Iran gave the US? Meanwhile, as the partial government shutdown continues, lawmakers face a tight deadline...

Some top Republicans think they have a plan to end long lines at the airport, the only wrench in the plan is President Trump . Some passengers are speaking out after surviving that deadly plane crash at LaGuardia. Were there warning signs that were missed? President Trump says there are points of agreement after talks with Iran, but Tehran says they're not even negotiating. Who exactly is the US t...

An Air Canada jet hit a fire truck on the runway at New York's LaGuardia airport last night. Two pilots were killed and dozens of other people were injured. Our extensive coverage of this disaster begins with CNN correspondent Gloria Pazmino.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House wants $200 billion for the war with Iran. Why? “It takes money to kill bad guys,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explains. But will that convince the leaders you elected in Washington to pony up the cash? Even some Republicans aren’t sure.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iran retaliates for Israel's attack on its natural gas facility by targeting the gas and oil of its Middle East neighbors ... New claims from a former Trump spy boss prompt more questions about who had the president's ear in the lead up to the war ... Stunning testimony from the US director on national intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A top US spy appointed by President Trump resigns, claiming "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation" and asserting that Israel misled the president. His defiant exit further divides MAGA. Does the split now run deeper and closer to the president?     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump promises to name a coalition of countries that will help the US in its war against Iran. Meanwhile, American assets continue to come under fire from Iran, including a US embassy overnight. Trump says "nobody expected Iran to go after all these other countries. We talk to a former ambassador from a Gulf state about that.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

President Trump said the war with Iran is already won. So why does he need foreign ships to come finish the job? Regardless, no country has committed warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Will the UK or maybe China step up? Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth issues a new war pledge: "No quarter, no mercy for our enemies." Does that threat violate international law?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

As today's show begins, the US military has just confirmed four more deaths in the war with Iran. They were crew members of a refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq. Six people were on board at the time of the crash, and rescue efforts continue, along with an investigation into what exactly happened.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iran hits two foreign oil tankers in Iraqi waters, plus at least three others near the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks prompt the G7 to discuss escorting ships "when security conditions allow." Oil prices rocket past $100 a barrel, prompting the International Energy Agency to order the largest-ever release of emergency oil. President Trump says he will tap US reserves as well. Learn more about your...

Citing its most intense strikes of the war, Iran's military unleashes an unrelenting bombardment overnight, targeting Israeli and US assets. CNN teams in Doha reported booms loud enough to shake buildings as Qatar fought off waves of missiles and drones. Meanwhile, the US vows not to allow Iran to hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage and says it has destroyed multiple Iranian mine-laying vessels. We...

While President Trump is talking pretty much like the war is over, the Iranians are talking like they're in it for the long haul. Regardless, the fighting over the past few hours has not slowed down. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to speaking to reporters later this morning.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iran has a new supreme leader: Mojtaba Khamenei will succeed his father who was killed in a strike at the start of the war. Video from Iran's state media just a short time ago shows people celebrating in the streets. Israel met the announcement with increased firepower, targeting a rocket engine factory and several missile launch sites.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

The three-man council running Iran is getting ready to introduce a new supreme leader. We don't know who that is nor exactly when this will be revealed but President Trump says that he needs to be involved in that. CNN's Nic Robertson joins us live from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the latest.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We start today with explosions in Tehran as another wave of Israeli strikes is underway. Israel is saying that they've taken out dozens of Iranian missile arrays. Meanwhile, the IDF says Iran launched missiles towards Israel. Iran also targeted three Amazon data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Here at home, the US enate rejected a resolution to force the president to end the Iran ...

srael unleashes another wave of attacks on Tehran and also targets in Lebanon., prompting retaliatory strikes from both countries on Israeli and American assets. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to speak to reporters later this morning. Our extensive coverage of the war begins with CNN's Nik Robertson in Saudi Arabia, where CIA station has been hit.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Israel carries out simultaneous strikes in Tehran and Beirut as the US promises to hit Iran even harder. The US State Department is warning Americans to leave the Middle East immediately. Meanwhile, Iran continues to target US allies across the Gulf. CNN has reporters throughout the region and we begin our coverage with our Chief International Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh in Haifa, Israel.    Le...

Our coverage of the war against Iran, which President Trump now says could last "four weeks," continues, starting with CNN Chief International Security Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former president of the US will be questioned under oath today about Jeffrey Epstein just hours after his wife did the same. Could this set a dangerous precedent for Republicans and Donald Trump? ... Despite positive nuclear talks with Iran, is a US strike now all but inevitable? ... Why did Netflix walk away and let Paramount grab Warner Brothers?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

Does yesterday's gunfight between Cuban forces and a Florida speedboat put the US on the brink of a new crisis? Havana says it killed four people trying to infiltrate the island ... Bill and Hillary Clinton begin their closed-door testimony today on the Epstein saga. Will they say anything of substance? ... Nuclear talks with Iran resume. Is this the last chance for diplomacy of a prelude to a US...

President Trump delivers the longest State of the Union address in history. But did he say what Americans needed to hear? We talk to a Republican and a Democrat in Congress about what he accomplished. Also: His 108-minute speech contained not a single reference to the ongoing Epstein controversy. We speak with an Epstein survivor for her reaction.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

Trump Skeptical About SOTU  "If I came up with a cure for cancer, they would say he should have done it years ago," complained President Trump just hours before the second State of the Union address of his second term, adding, "There is not a thing I can do where these people are going to give me credit." Regardless of whether that's true, tonight's speech is a test run for the GOP message as midt...

A powerful winter storm intensifies, slamming the Northeast with heavy snow and whiteout conditions. More than 40 million people across 11 states are under blizzard warnings, with some areas expected to get more than two feet of snow. More than 10,000 flights are canceled, and officials are urging everyone in the storm's path to take it very seriously.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

With the former Prince Andrew arrested the question becomes: Will that same kind of accountability come to the US? We bring you the White House reaction amid calls for justice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins we have major breaking news out of the UK, where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. British police confirm the former royal was taken into custody earlier this morning. They have previously said they were assessing evidence related to the Epstein files. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz in London kicks off o...