The Arena with Kasie Hunt

President Trump used a cabinet meeting to criticize the NATO alliance for not joining in America’s war while also saying he does not care if the US can negotiate a deal to end the war. This as President Trump says he is again postponing strikes on Iranian energy plants.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stalemate on Capital Hill again on funding the Department of Homeland Security. This time the stunning divide is between House and Senate Republicans.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as the White House says talks with Iran have not hit a dead end. Rep. Ro Khanna weighs in. Also, Rep. Mike Lawler discusses the stalled DHS funding talks on Capitol Hill. Plus, in a landmark social media trial, a jury finds Meta and YouTube liable for creating addictive products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kasie Hunt talks to aviation experts after the NTSB provides an update with new information about the fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport. President Trump declines to endorse the GOP's endorsed DHS funding plan as travelers endure hours-long wait times at airports across the country. An Iranian source says the U.S. initiated "outreach" to end the war. Rahm Emanuel discusses the Trump-backed voter-ID...

Kasie Hunt talks to aviation experts after a new video shows the moment of a deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport. The panel discusses the status of DHS negotiations as ICE agents patrol 14 airports across the country. President Trump claims the U.S. will postpone "all military strikes" on Iranian power plants following "very good and productive" talks with Tehran. Sen. Chris Van Hollen weighs in...

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as more US Marines head to the Middle East. Fmr. Ambassador John Bolton and Ret. Maj. Gen. James "Spider" Marks discuss. Plus, pressure mounts on Capitol Hill surrounding a DHS funding deal as TSA lines get longer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that "Israel acted alone" in striking an Iranian gas field. Senators James Lankford and Angus King weigh in. Plus, Kevin O'Leary discusses the war's market impact as oil prices settle at the highest since the conflict.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after DNI Tulsi Gabbard and other national security officials testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Sen. Mark Kelly weighs in as well. Ret. Admiral James Stavridis joins after Israel strikes northern Iran for the first time in the war. Plus, Trump's nominee to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, appears before the Senate for a co...

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel following the surprise resignation of a Trump-appointed senior intelligence official over concerns about the Iran war. Rep. Jason Crow weighs in. Former Defense Secretary and former CIA Director Leon Panetta discusses the status of the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, the House Oversight Committee formally subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi. Learn more about your ad choices....

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump gave mixed messages to US allies about whether he needs their help with securing the Strait of Hormuz. The President speaks live from the Oval Office. Sen. Chris Coons, a longtime member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, reacts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A judge has blocked the DOJ's subpoenas of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia, weighs in. Fmr. CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus discusses why the US may be sending a rapid response Marine unit to the Middle East. Attacks in Michigan and Virginia renew security concerns across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

The panel discusses the latest in the war against Iran following attacks on a key oil route. Former Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby and Republican Congressman Jim Jordan weigh in. Plus, Kasie Hunt talks to law enforcement experts about what we know about a violent attack against a synagogue in Michigan. A deadly shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia is being investigated as a terror-rel...

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump said the Iran war will end "any time I want it to end." Brett McGurk weighs in on the operation's progress, 12 days in. Cracks emerge in Trump's MAGA base over the war. Plus, Rep. Kevin Kiley explains why he is leaving the GOP and running for reelection as an Independent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel amid concerns about rising gas prices and Iran laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Fred Pleitgen reports live from northern Iran. Democratic Congressman Jake Auchincloss and Republican Senator John Kennedy weigh in after the White House declined once again to rule out sending US ground troops to Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about surging oil prices as the war with Iran enters its second week. Fred Pleitgen reports live from Tehran. Ret. Admiral James Stavridis explains the precedent for the US Navy escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, the WH Press Secretary refuses to rule out a draft for the Iran War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump fired DHS Secy. Kristi Noem, whom he now wants replaced by Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin. Democratic Senator Peter Welch tells Kasie he thinks Mullin is a "competent" and "honest" replacement. Plus, the president tells reporters he will personally have a role in picking Iran's next leader. Trump's former National Security Adviser, John Bolt...

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as the U.S. says it will strike ‘deeper’ into Iran. Rep. Pat Ryan reacts after Secretary Hegseth suggested that prominent media coverage of service member casualties is meant to “make the president look bad." The State Department scrambles to evacuate Americans across the region. Plus, hopeful Democrats celebrate James Talarico's Texas Senate primary win, while Presid...

Kasie Hunt and reporters across the region discuss the effort to evacuate Americans in the Middle East and the suspected Iranian drone strike on U.S. Consulate grounds in Dubai. Ret. Admiral James Stavridis weighs in. Rep. Seth Moulton discusses the classified briefing on Iran that both the House and Senate are receiving today. Plus, the panel discusses the emerging MAGA backlash to the president'...

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after Trump tells CNN that the "big wave" has yet to come in the Iran war. Clarissa Ward and Nick Paton Walsh report live from the region. Senators Markwayne Mullin and Chris Coons weigh in.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kasie Hunt and the panel discuss former President Bill Clinton's historic deposition today and Clinton's denial that he had sex with a woman with whom he was photographed in a jacuzzi. Clinton's former special associate counsel, Lanny Davis, weighs in. Former Vice President Kamala Harris endorses Democrat Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Senate primary. Plus, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani shares new detai...

Kasie Hunt and the panel discuss former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's testimony in a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee. A new poll shows that 61% describe President Trump as having "become erratic with age." Plus, the captain of the women's USA hockey team calls President Trump’s White House invite joke "distasteful." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump's State of the Union address last night as he prepares to take his message on the road. Senator John Fetterman explains why he decided to shake the president's hand at the address, and discusses Democrats' outlook for 2026. Plus, the DOJ says it is "currently reviewing" potentially missing Epstein files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Kasie Hunt and the panel look ahead to President Trump's State of the Union speech tonight. Presidential historian Jon Meacham discusses the legacy of addresses past. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee says the DOJ appears to have withheld FBI interviews with a survivor who alleged sexual abuse by Trump in its release of the Epstein files. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam and the brother of E...

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about new CNN poll numbers and what to expect from tomorrow's State of the Union address. Former U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson is arrested after being accused of passing market-sensitive information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. officials urge citizens to shelter in place amid cartel violence in Mexico. Plus, FBI Director Kahs Patel def...

Kasie Hunt and the panel react to the Supreme Court decision striking down President Trump's tariff agenda. Kevin O'Leary weighs in. Governors Jared Polis and Spencer Cox join together to discuss their bipartisan work and the future of social media regulations. Plus, the UK government considers removing ex-Prince Andrew from the royal line of succession following his arrest. Learn more about your...