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President Trump's Justice Department is racing against the clock to indict James Comey. But can a grand jury be convinced to indict the former FBI director? ...Is the White House playing a dangerous blame game following a deadly shooting at a Texas ICE facility? ... Jimmy Kimmel is not backing down as millions of Americans are still blocked from watching his show.  Learn more about your ad choices...

Jimmy Kimmel returns with an apology, a plea, and a promise not to back down ... President Trump now suggests Ukraine can retake all the territory it lost to Russia ... A would-be assassin tries to stab himself in a courtroom after a jury finds him guilty of trying to kill the president ... Hundreds of federal workers fired by Elon Musk are asked to return to their jobs ... How doctors are pushing...

The United Nations is about to get an earful from the America-first president. So where does that leave the wars he promised to end in Gaza and Ukraine? ... Jimmy Kimmel makes his return to late night tonight ... Despite decades of evidence indicating Tylenol is safe during pregnancy, the president tells pregnant women it may be linked to autism ... She might be airing some dirty laundry, but will...

Among the topics on today's show: Will a remarkable moment from Charlie Kirk's widow help our nation heal? ... More US allies pile on Israel as it plows forward into Gaza City ... The White House today promises to reveal a possible cause for autism ... How California is standing up to Trump ... A natural gas pipeline ruptures, putting people in that area at risk ... Could the new TikTok algorithm...

Late-night hosts unite behind Jimmy Kimmel knowing full well one of them could be next. Kimmel himself is laying low. Will he ever get back on the air? Plus, President Trump suggests sending troops to Afghanistan to reclaim Bagram Air Force Base, which was abandoned and seized by the Taliban in 2021. And why are so many suspects are getting their cases dismissed in DC?  Learn more about your ad ch...

First Colbert, now Kimmel. President Trump is celebrating the fall of another late- night host. The president is also targeting Antifa, designating the far-left movement a terrorist organization, even though it's not clear how he can do that. And it was a deadly day for law enforcement, as three police officers were killed in Pennsylvania.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

Lawmakers grill the FBI director. Was he performing for an audience of one? ... What Charlie Kirk's alleged killer texted to his roommate moments after the shooting ... The US AG prompts a Bondi backlash from both sides of the aisle after threatening to prosecute hate speech ... We expect a big announcement from the Fed today. Are we about to see the first interest rate cut of 2025?  Learn more ab...

Charlie Kirk's alleged killer will be in court later today, but has he already confessed? What can we glean from the messages found on the bullets at the scene? Meanwhile, the White House says it's now on a mission to eradicate what it calls "radical left terrorists" in the wake of Kirk's death.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The search for a motive in a murder that shattered a bitterly divided nation. Can the country heal when the president wants to pin Kirk's death on the left ... Why some of the president's supporters are calling for the removal of the FBI director ... President Trump prepares to send the National Huard to Memphis, whether the mayor there likes it or not ... Marco Rubio is in Israel calling for peac...

As today's show begins, the shooter who assassinated Charlie Kirk is still out there. We have new video of his escape, but no clue who he is or where he's hiding.  Among the questions pondered this morning: Will young Republicans continue Kirk's legacy of spirited debate, or will the movement take a dark turn? What makes people snap? How do ordinary people consume radical ideas and end up on a pat...

Law enforcement officers are going door to door, trying to find the person who killed conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. The attack drew condemnation and condolences from across the political spectrum, including from former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. Our extensive coverage begins with CNN senior law enforcement analyst Charles Ramsey.  Learn more about your...

Israel attacks Hamas deep inside Qatar. Was the White House left in the dark? ... Russian drones are shot down over Poland. How will NATO respond?... RFK Jr. unveils his plan to Make America Healthy Again. But some of his own supporters are sick about it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The infamous Jeffrey Epstein birthday card is revealed. But what does it prove? ... As ICE targets what it calls the "worst of the worst" in cities like Boston, the congressman from Southie (South Boston) joins us live ... The Murdoch family drama apparently ends with a settlement, but which Murdoch won the billion-dollar family fight?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

President Trump is warning so-called "sanctuary cities" like Chicago to expect action this week ... At least five people are killed when two attackers open fire on a bus stop in Israel ... A top South Korean diplomat rushes to the US after a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai factory in Georgia ...Did President Trump just break with RFK Jr. on vaccines?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

A handful of GOP senators join Democrats in pushing back against RFK Jr. ... Republicans back gun control, but only for trans people ... A rebrand for the Pentagon? ... Chicago braces for unwanted ICE operation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

RFK Jr. heads to Capitol Hill. How will he respond when he's grilled by the same Senators who confirmed him? ... Florida moves to end all vaccine requirements for school kids. Is that freedom or folly? ... How Donald Trump and his sons are cashing in on the crypto gold rush ... Jeffrey Epstein's victims speak out and threaten to release their own list of names if the White House won't ... Eric Ada...

The Trump Administration elevates the war on drugs - escalating tensions with Venezuela in the process - by blowing up a boat in the Caribbean it claims belongs to a notorious drug cartel ... More than 30,000 pages of Epstein documents are released to the public, but calls for transparency are still growing louder ... Touting a "new world order," Xi Jinping poses side by side with Kim Jong Un and...

President Xi flexes his military might for Putin as the White House watches what could be a new world order take shape ... President Trump blames the Covid vaccine developed on his watch for ripping apart the CDC ... Even big tech now admits AI could put the planet at risk.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hundreds of children were on the brink of being deported until a judge ordered their plane to turn around. So what happens to those migrant children now? ... The death toll is rising after a massive earthquake rocked parts of Afghanistan ... China is hosting Vladimir Putin. President Trump was not invited, but they're sure talking about him a lot ... Chicago's mayor braces for a sweeping ICE opera...

The president names an RFK ally as acting director of the CDC. Will he be loyal to science ... or the White House? Plus, we're learning new details about the Minnesota school shooter and why some obvious warning signs were missed. And what about that Putin-Zelensky peace meeting Trump pushed for? Germany's leader throws shade as Russia drops more bombs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

First: Two children are shot dead during mass at their Catholic school. How did this happen again? We bring you the outrage, the heartbreak and the search for answers this morning.  Plus: "Our agency is crumbling." That's the word from inside the CDC as its new director and other key leaders are forced out.  And: Alligator Alcatraz is nearly empty. The governor says it's because of deportations, b...

The president walks back a plan to revoke visas for Chinese students. Now his base asks, "How is this America first?" ... A deadly semi-truck crash ignites a political firestorm and puts truckers at the center of the immigration crackdown ... India faces some of the highest import levies in the world. What might get a little more expensive for you? ... And Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans to r...

President Trump tries to defend the deployment of National Guard troops in US cities, claiming he's "not a dictator" but merely a man with "great common sense." Plus, Trump fires the Federal Reserve governor, but does he have the authority to do that? And the White House wants to buy shares of a chip-making company?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

National guard troops now carry weapons on the streets of DC ... and Chicago might be next. City officials say they don't need a "military occupation," but do they have the power to stop. Plus, vocal Trump critics are on guard, wondering who's next after the FBI's John Bolton raid. And thousands are evacuated and hundreds of acres burned with wildfires expanding in the West with no relief in sight...

A federal judge orders the Trump Administration to stop sending migrants to Alligator Alcatraz, but the battle may not be over ... Erik Menendez is ordered back to prison with his brother Lyle expected to suffer the same fate later today ... President Trump has a photo op with the National Guard in DC ... Far right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer wants to "make McCarthy great again" ... Why some...