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A former White House aide paints a portrait of then President Trump unhinged and raging on January 6th even when told many of his supporters were armed and violence could be imminent. Today’s testimony and evidence raises questions about Trump’s state of mind and potential criminal liability. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choi...

A new January 6th select committee hearing has been unexpectedly announced for tomorrow. What new evidence prompted this sudden change? Also, local officials now report multiple fatalities and at least 50 injuries after an Amtrak train derailed in northern Missouri. Then, protests spread across the United States as more states outlaw abortion. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy,...

Demonstrations at the U.S. Supreme Court where 50 years of federal abortion rights for women have been struck down. New reaction to the ruling overturning Roe v. Wade as we examine the consequences for the nation and legal, political, and health battles ahead. Also, the House gives final approval to the first federal gun safety bill in decades as President Biden prepares to sign it into law. To le...

After a day of dramatic testimony, the January 6th select committee made the case that Donald Trump used his power to try to corrupt the U.S. Justice Department for his own personal benefit. January 6th select committee member Rep. Stephanie Murphy joins to answer questions about what was revealed in today’s hearing. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Lear...

New evidence is raising questions about Ivanka Trump’s testimony to the January 6th select committee. This comes on the eve of the next hearing as we’re also learning that panel members are boosting their own security because of increasing threats of violence against them. We speak with a key committee member being targeted, Congressman Adam Kinzinger. To learn more about how CNN protects listener...

Republican state officials testify under oath about the threats they faced and the pressure they felt as then President Trump pushed them to overturn Biden’s legitimate wins in Georgia and Arizona. We’re breaking down all the key evidence from today’s January 6th select committee hearing. Plus, new revelation that Rudy Giuliani admitted the Trump team did not have evidence to back up claims of vot...

The January 6th select committee just revealed new details about its hearing tomorrow. Aids are promising more evidence that former President Trump was involved in a fake electorals plot as part of his bid to overturn the 2020 election results. Also, President Biden is considering a temporary pause in the federal gasoline tax as Americans look for relief from high prices. To learn more about how C...

As the January 6th select committee prepares to reveal more damning evidence against Donald Trump, the former president is now lashing out at the panel, former Vice President Mike Pence, and Bill Barr. Also, there is new evidence that two U.S. fighters in Ukraine apparently have been detained.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad ch...

New evidence connecting the Capitol riot directly to former president Trump and his pressure campaign against his vice president. Insiders swearing under oath that Trump knew his scheme to get Mike Pence to overturn the presidential election was illegal but Trump plowed ahead anyway. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Americans are bracing for impact after the Federal Reserve acts aggressively to tame surging inflation while creating new challenges for credit card users, home buyers, and so many other consumers. Also, Pence’s former chief of staff Marc Short joins to discuss the January 6th select committee's plans to zero in on Trump’s pressure to have Pence to overturn the 2020 presidential election. To learn...

Economic anxiety is rising in the United States as prices soar and the stock market reels. Now, consumers are bracing for the most drastic interest rate hike in nearly 30 years. Plus, the White House confirms President Biden will visit Saudi Arabia next month despite vowing to make the country a pariah. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about y...

Damaging new testimony in the January 6th hearings as former Attorney General Bill Barr emerges as a star witness against the former president. January 6th select committee member Rep. Stephanie Murphy joins to outline more updates. Then, after yet another weekend of mass shootings, senators are now racing to firm up a new bipartisan framework on gun reform. To learn more about how CNN protects li...

After an explosive primetime hearing, the January 6th select committee is now gearing up for round two, with the promise of more damning testimony and disturbing video aimed at proving former President Trump was as the center of a conspiracy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee is about to make a prime time case to the public and is promising new evidence that the attack on American democracy was no accident. A Michigan Republican running for governor was arrested Thursday morning and charged in connection with the January 6th attack. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad cho...

The Justice Department has charged the armed man who was arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home early Wednesday with attempting or threatening to kidnap or murder a U.S. judge. Also, an 11-year-old survivor of the Uvalde massacre begs the U.S. Congress to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Plus, the chairman of the January 6th select committee reveals that Ivanka Trump's video testimony may...

After two weeks of grieving in Uvalde, a teacher wounded in the school massacre is speaking out. He is slamming police as cowards in a chilling new account of the attack. Also tonight, the actor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey is making an impassioned appeal for gun reform, appearing at the White House as Senate notations continue. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit...

The deadly toll from America’s gun crisis keeps rising and rising with at least 13 more mass shootings over this past weekend. We are on the ground in Philadelphia where police now say multiple shooters opened fire into a crowd. Also, attacks happen in Kyiv for the first time in weeks as Vladimir Putin is now threatening to strike new targets if the U.S. supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine. To...

A child’s chilling 911 call during the Texas school massacre revealed “a lot of bodies” in the classroom as gunfire was heard and officers failed to storm in. Also, another former Trump adviser is charged with criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the January 6th select committee. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about y...

Just hours after yet another mass shooting here in the United States, this time in Tulsa, Oklahoma, President Biden is preparing to address a nation still mourning the massacre in Texas. In Uvalde, a state senator is now raising serious questions about whether information on 911 calls was actually relayed to the school police chief. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn....

CNN tries to get answers from the embattled Uvalde school police chief, but he dodges questions about his response to the shooting massacre and mistakes that were made. Also, Russia is hitting back after the U.S. agrees to send more advanced rocket systems to Ukraine. State Department spokesperson Ned Price joins to answer how the U.S. plans to proceed. To learn more about how CNN protects listene...

New video from Uvalde appears to capture a child telling law enforcement “I got shot.” A full week after the school massacre, there are now growing questions about police failures and delays. Also, as gas prices in the U.S. reach a record high, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joins to admit she was wrong about the path inflation would take. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, vi...

A new outpouring of grief and anger as funeral services begin for the victims of the Texas school massacre. Also, new evidence emerges about the delayed police response. Plus, Ukraine reports nonstop Russian shelling with new attacks at maximum intensity in the East just hours after President Zelensky visited the front lines for the first time since the invasion. To learn more about how CNN protec...

The Texas governor declares he was mislead and is now livid after police make a damning admission of mistakes in the Texas school massacre. One top official revealed to CNN they made the wrong call when they failed to confront the gunman for more than an hour after they entered the school. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices...

Police reveal the Texas school gunman was not confronted by anybody before he entered the building through an apparently unlocked door and remained inside for about an hour until he was killed. Authorities are facing growing questions and criticism over their response to the massacre. Our correspondents are covering every angle of the story, including our CNN teams on the ground in Texas. To learn...

After the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, officials now reveal that the gunman posted messages about his plans minutes before he massacred 19 children and 2 teachers at a Texas elementary school. He also sent chilling texts about the attack to a girl he met online. CNN has obtained those texts. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn mo...