The Source with Kaitlan Collins

It was just a few days ago at the White House that the nation’s top three retailers issued a warning directly to Trump about his sweeping trade war that’s underway and warned about what they could see in a matter of weeks including empty shelves in stores and major supply chain disruptions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fallout over the story revealing that defense secretary Pete Hegseth was involved in a second Signal group chat has been a major focus at the White House with officials insisting that the president has full confidence in Hegseth as his Pentagon chief.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A second Signal chat where the defense secretary shared military plans. This time his wife, brother, and attorney were all on it. Is Pete Hegseth’s job on the line? Plus, as the world is mourning Pope Francis tonight, the intrigue has begun about who will emerge as his successor.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A United States senator accuses the Trump administration of lying about Abrego Garcia’s case and the El Salvador government of a margarita setup. The mistakenly deported man’s attorney joins as the White House says in all caps that he is never coming back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump defers to the Justice Department while distancing himself from the court fight confronting his White House. His border czar, Tom Homan, joins to discuss. Plus, President Trump seems to think he can fire the head of the Federal Reserve. It’s never been done before.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal judge is now threatening to refer Trump officials for prosecution for ignoring his legal order. If the Trump administration won’t prosecute itself, the judge says he has a backup plan. Plus, the New York Times is reporting that Trump was waived off a strike by Israel on Iran’s nuclear sites.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal judge tells the Trump administration to clear its calendar and cancel any vacations, accusing the administration of dragging its feet while demanding new answers about the man who was deported by mistake. Plus, President Trump has hit Harvard University with a new threat tonight that could the university billions more dollars.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

The man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador won’t be returned to the United States as Trump is now floating sending American prisoners to foreign jails. Plus, more confusion and uncertainty for businesses as the President threatens new tariffs on smartphones and other electronics just days after exempting them.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

China retaliates with major new tariffs on United States products as the world’s two biggest economies wait to see who blinks first. With investors rattled and Americans losing faith in the economy, the White House tells the country to trust in President Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On April 10, 2025 CNN hosted a Town Hall with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) and Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA), hosted by Jake Tapper and Kaitlan Collins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN hosted Sen. Bernie Sanders for a town hall moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper on April 9, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will it trigger mayhem at midnight? Trump is forging ahead with 104% tariffs on all goods on China set to take effect hours from now as Beijing refuses to step down and markets slide again. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joins to discuss the state of the economy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN has learned about a private message delivered by the treasury secretary to the president. We examine what he told the boss as fears grow from Wall Street to Main Street. Also, a major victory for the Trump administration at the Supreme Court which could have major implications for mass deportations.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A historic stock market plunge increases fears of inflation and a recession. Plus, a purge at the highest ranks of the intelligence community. Also, the Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that the United States government must bring back a man they admit was mistakenly deported.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump shrugs as the stock market plunges and the dollar weakens amid warnings that his tariffs could send the United States into a recession. Plus, the President confirms and defends the firings of several national security staffers. New reporting suggests that he was convinced not by his national security adviser but by a far-right activist who once said 9/11 was an inside job.  Learn m...

President Trump rolls out major new tariffs and nearly all of the things you buy from other countries will be taxed. Economists are warning those taxes will ultimately be paid by consumers. The Treasury secretary joins to share his view. Plus, Elon Musk bet big on Wisconsin and lost big last night.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump has been hyping it for weeks, but what will his “Liberation Day” actually look like? As the full scale of his trade war remains a mystery, we speak with one of the White House’s top allies on Capitol Hill.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An icy reception for Vice President JD Vance as his boss is dead set on getting Greenland no matter what stands in his way. We examine how far President Trump says he is ready to go. Plus, the President’s revenge tour leaves some of the nation’s top law firms with the choice of giving into his demands or fighting back and risking a blow to their bottom line.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

A federal judge tells Trump’s top aides to preserve their records, ordering them not to delete those texts containing sensitive attack plans. We examine what this means for Trump’s inner circle and the scandal that is not going away. Plus, we hear from the DOGE team about what they say they are seeing behind the walls of the federal government.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

A look at the messages at the center of the Signal storm which contained detailed attack plans about when American pilots would be in the air, potentially putting their lives at risk. A member of the Trump Cabinet joins as the President shifted his answer.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump and his top national security officials say nothing was classified and no mistakes were made when military attack plans were discussed on an unsecured app with a reporter in the chat watching it all play out in real time.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New reporting on the fallout inside the White House after a shocking security breach with the nation’s top national security officials discussing attack plans with a reporter mistakenly added to the group chat. That reporter, Jeffrey Goldberg, joins live. Plus, the reaction inside the military and the intelligence community.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump says he didn’t sign what might be his most controversial order yet. The President says to go ask Secretary Marco Rubio when asked about deportations at the center of a massive court fight playing out in Washington despite a proclamation bearing Trump’s signature.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside the room as Trump takes a sledgehammer to the Department of Education. We examine what this means for low income students, those with disabilities, and those with student loans. Plus, another academic, in the country legally, has now just been detained and marked for deportation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A boiling point in Trump’s attacks on the judiciary, accusing a federal judge of being what he says is a radical left lunatic. But, a closer look at that judge’s past rulings doesn’t exactly line up with that. Plus, why Trump’s dismissal of a Democratic commissioner is putting his executive power grab back in the spotlight.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices