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CNN Tonight continues with the panel discussing the political heavyweights hitting the campaign trail, including Republican Liz Cheney who is campaigning for Democrat Elissa  Slotkin against an election denier, newly released court documents detailing the violent attack on Paul Pelosi, and the negotiation underway for Trump to testify before the January 6 Committee under oath. Plus, Biden targets...

Jake Tapper opens CNN tonight talking about crime as a campaign issue, the attack on Paul Pelosi, where violent crime is up and where this is more perception than reality, and the Democrats’ vulnerability on defund the police. GOP Senate candidate John O'Dea hopes to win is seat without Trump’s blessing. He joins to discuss his intent to to actively campaign against Trump if he runs for president...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing the heavy hitters on the campaign trail in the final week before the midterms, as pre-election voting surpasses 2018 levels with more than 21 million ballots already cast. They also discuss Paul Pelosi’s attacker allegedly telling police he intended to take Speaker Pelosi hostage and break her kneecaps if she ‘lied’, and the Jacksonville S...

Jake Tapper opens CNN Tonight talking about the conspiracy theories that have emerged around the brutal attack on Paul Pelosi, the spread of misinformation about the incident on social media, and the mixed responses from Republican leaders. Los Angeles Democratic Mayoral candidate Rick Caruso joins to give his reaction to the Paul Pelosi attack & subsequent conspiracies. The former Republican also...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing the brutal assault on Nancy Pelosi’s husband at their San Fransisco Home and the multiple conspiracy theories the alleged attacker posted on social media. That, as as sources tell CNN Paul Pelosi’s assailant shouted “Where is Nancy?” before the attack. Plus, Senator Chuck Schumer gets caught on a hot mic, Elon Musk says no banned Twitter a...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi was attacked with a hammer at the couple’s home, suffering a skull fracture and serious injuries to his arms in an incident the police are saying “was not a random attack”. Judge Esther Salace, whose son was shot and killed by a lawyer who invaded her home in 2020, joins to discuss the threat of political violence and why she thinks it’s more import...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing Elon Musk completing his $44 billion twitter deal and what it means for the platform’s content and moderation policies, the influence of celebrities on political issues and social causes, Kanye West’s disturbing history of admiring Adolf Hitler, and what happens next if there’s a ‘Red Wave’ in November. Actress and activist Jane Fonda join...

As Republicans vow policy changes and probes if the balance of power is flipped, Jake Tapper gives his analysis of what could happen if they take control of Congress. Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw hopes to become the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee in 12 day’s time. Jake pushes him on what he would prefer his party to prioritize to achieve legislative change, and their plan to raise...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing a new unnamed woman alleging Herschel Walker pressured her in to an abortion in 1993, the GOP’s Mehmet Oz saying abortion choices should be left to ‘Women, doctors and local political leaders’, how Florida Latino’s will vote on election day, and amid concerns that extremist groups are going local to disrupt the midterms – how does law enfo...

Jake Tapper opens CNN Tonight talking about the state of play in Ukraine; Russia’s Ambassador to the UK repeating unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine is preparing a ‘dirty bomb’, and the reality of the Ukrainian counter-offensive making Putin more desperate. CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa ward reports live from Zaporizhzhia about the body of 24-year-old Joshua Jones, an American ki...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidates Fetterman and Oz trading biting attacks in a debate that highlights Fetterman’s continued stroke recovery, election deniers running for office in key battleground states, sanitation workers who did not comply with NYC’s vaccination mandate being reinstated by an NY judge, and, when is retirement no...

Ex-GOP Congressman Justin Amash famously left the Republican party over Trump and Trumpism, and was the first Republican to come out against Trump during his first impeachment. Now an independent, he tells Jake why he became disenchanted with the two-party system, why he thinks Kevin McCarthy’s leadership is “Conniving and fundamentally dishonest”.Plus, as more brands cut ties with with Kanye West...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing the rampant misinformation in some midterm campaigns as they enter their final stretch, and if debates still matter. Arizona officials are deeply concerned about the safety of voters amid voter intimidation allegations. Marc Elias is the founder of Democracy Docket. He tells Alisyn Camerota about how his organization has filed lawsuits to...

Bob Woodward, author of “The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward's Twenty Interviews with President Donald Trump”, joins to discuss the recordings in which Trump talked about national security secrets, his relationship with Kim Jong Un, and his handling of the Covid pandemic. He tells Jake Tapper why he thinks Trump is an “Unparalleled danger”, and that the only time Trump wouldn’t answer a question was abo...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing the possibility of election denialism affecting the midterms, Trump’s January 6 subpoena and the response of his legal team, Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake softening her stance on accepting election results, and the case of former daycare employees being charged with child abuse after an adult is filmed using a “Screa...

Steve Bannon is sentenced to four months in prison after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the January 6 Committee. His attorney tells Jake why he thinks the appeal Bannon’s case is “Bulletproof”, and responds to the issue of his client continuing to spread election lies. The parents of Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies and Austin Nola of the San Diego Padres, join to talk about the br...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing Raphael Warnock’s new campaign advert highlighting Herschel Walkers’ abortion controversy, North Carolina’s hotly-contested race to fill Sen. Richard Burr’s Seat, statistics that show American men are dropping out of the labor force and fewer are graduating, and following the record-breaking resignation of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss – how...

Jake Tapper opens CNN Tonight talking about UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’ abrupt departure from office after only six-weeks, following her ‘Truss-nomics’ causing the British economy to implode. He focuses on what happened and why, and also considers if the turmoil of Truss foreshadows more instability to come in America. Former Republican Governor of Florida Jeb Bush joins to discuss the drop in st...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing if the swirl of legal troubles surrounding Trump will matter in the midterms, the key issues voters will be thinking about at the ballot box in November, and the seismic changes to come if the GOP takes the House and Senate. Plus, the TikTok abortion debate divides generation Z, a proposed solution to perfectionism’s negative effect on men...

Jake Tapper opens CNN tonight talking about the economy, inflation and recession, as polling shows 44% think the economy and infrastructure are the most important issues facing the US ahead of the midterms. Next, Jake goes one-on-one with New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu. They discuss what the Republicans would do would do to improve economic conditions and avoid a recession if they controlled...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing legendary journalist Bob Woodward’s audiobook of 20 interviews he conducted with then President Donald Trump from 2016 to 2020 - and it’s a goldmine. Plus, a National Institutes of Health study links chemical hair straightening to uterine cancer, lawyers for George Floyd’s daughter draft a cease and desist letter to Kanye West, and Trump's...

Rep. Peter Meijer is one of only 10 Republican members of Congress who voted to impeach then-President Trump after the January 6 Capitol attack. He joins to discuss the rise of extreme candidates in 2022, narrowly losing his primary to a Trump-backed election denier, and the responsibility he thinks the Democrats should take for their spending on amplifying the views of far-right Republican candid...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing the backlash against Trump for attacking American Jews by saying they must “get their act together” on Israel “before it’s too late”, the heated midterm debates happening across the country, if Saturday Night Live’s take on politics sticks with voters more than what they see on the news, and Biden pushing student debt relief amid GOP oppos...

Kanye West tells Bloomberg that his move to buy Parler is prompted by his suspensions by Instagram and Twitter, and that it’s a place for “people who have been bullied by the thought police”. Tech guru Scott Galloway tells Jake Tapper about Parler’s plummeting popularity, and discusses whether Kanye can really make an impact with the platform. Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton joi...

CNN Tonight’s coverage continues with the panel discussing never before seen video from January 6 of a call between Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence, trying to work out how to safely certify the electoral vote amid the chaos at the Capitol, Herschel Walker And Raphael Warnock’s face off in their close Georgia Senate race, how lies and false claims are flourishing in the American political landscape, an...