The Source with Kaitlan Collins

Donald Trump's victory now official here in Washington, as Vice President Harris oversees the certification of her own loss. The striking scenes of January 6, four years apart. A former member of the January 6 congressional committee will join. After Canada's Prime Minister announced plans to step down, President-elect Trump needled the neighbor to the north - make Canada the 51st state? Learn mor...

Judge Juan Merchan ruled that Donald Trump will be sentenced for his hush money conviction just 10 days before he takes the oath of office as a convicted felon. Also, Mike Johnson wins in the batter to remain speaker, but only after fending off some last-minute drama that could spell trouble ahead. And some new details tonight, inside the attack in New Orleans, including chilling recordings that a...

Heightened security as Bourbon Street reopens and we are learning more about the driver who killed or maimed dozens in New Orleans. Authorities say the US Army veteran was 100% inspired by ISIS and posted videos in the hours before the attack. Plus, new details about the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

Brand new details on how America will remember former president Jimmy Carter including a eulogy written about Jimmy Carter written by another former president who died before he did. We look at the stories that fill out his legacy including installing solar panels on the White House to choosing a wrongly convicted felon as his nanny.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

Elon Musk says parts of the MAGA movement are contemptible fools while his far-right critics are saying that he is censoring them on his own platform. Whose side is Donald Trump on? Plus, we speak with a House Republican on the critical election for Mike Johnson that is now just days away.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy don’t often find themselves facing backlash from the MAGA universe. But, tonight there is a major divide between Trump’s advisers and the MAGA base. Plus, a second blackbox was just recovered that could provide new clues about what caused a passenger jet to crash in Kazakhstan killing dozens.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The House Ethics Committee lays out what it calls substantial evidence that former Congressman Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars for sex with multiple women, including a minor. Gaetz has denied the accusations repeatedly and he is pushing back again tonight. Plus, the alleged CEO killer is back in court. Luigi Mangione’s lawyer is tearing into authorities for treating her client like a...

We are awaiting a vote from the Senate to avert a government shutdown. Democrats are declaring victory, Speaker Mike Johnson is declaring victory, even Elon Musk is declaring victory. Plus, CNN is live on the ground in Germany where a driver plowed through a Christmas market in what authorities suspect was a deliberate attack.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Capitol Hill is in total chaos as the United States is one day away from a government shutdown. Not only is there no deal, nobody seems to know who is in charge. 38 Republicans just bucked Donald Trump by voting against a spending deal that Republicans cut not with Democrats but among themselves.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Conservatives on Capitol Hill suddenly revolted against a bipartisan bill House Speaker Mike Johnson had struck with Democrats to keep the lights on and the government funded. The pressure really started to build when one person started to blast the bill — Elon Musk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We provide an update on RFK Jr.’s effort to be confirmed by the Senate. Plus, in New York, murder charges were brought against the accused CEO killer now being branded by prosecutors as a terrorist.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A shooter has killed a teacher and a teenage student at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin and injured six others, including two students who are in life-threatening condition. A law enforcement source says the 17-year-old shooter apparently planned the attack in advance. We hear a live briefing from officials this hour.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

As mysteries are growing in the skies around New Jersey, a New Jersey part-time resident says its time to shoot them down. Plus, alarms in the medical community over revelations that RFK Jr.’s attorney has been petitioning to get a life-saving vaccine revoked.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump says pardoning convicted criminals who rioted at the Capitol will happen within minutes of taking the oath of office. Plus, there may be more than one Kennedy in the second Trump administration as CNN can now confirm Trump is considering naming Amaryllis Fox Kennedy as the deputy director of the CIA.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aftershocks on Capitol Hill after the director or the FBI says he’s resigning while the candidate that Trump wants to replace him with was interviewing with senators. CNN has new reporting on why Christopher Wray is making this move now. President Donald Trump is now one step closer to dramatically reshaping the FBI in his image.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

A look inside the defense of the CEO murder suspect. Luigi Mangione’s attorney joins as the suspect himself explodes before walking into court. Plus, President-elect Trump is set to huddle with top Republicans about his agenda as Democrats are plotting on how to fight it. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to joins to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

President-elect Trump’s top cabinet picks have been making their cases to top Republican senators on Capitol Hill. One of them whom even Trump has acknowledged as controversial is gaining key support this evening. Plus, the suspect in the United Healthcare CEO’s murder was in court tonight.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the massive manhunt for the killer of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, police appear to be closing in on the identity of the suspected CEO killer. Sources tell CNN investigators are using thousands of leads including facial recognition technology to try and track him down. Police say that will be critical in the killing that appeared to be so well planned.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Brand new images and breaking new details in the manhunt for the CEO’s murderer. Where the suspect is now believed to have traveled from and new clues that could point towards a motive. Plus, Trump’s embattled defense secretary pick is lashing out at the media over a whistleblower report amid new allegations about alcohol.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump’s pick to run the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, is vowing to fight while his nomination is in peril in the Senate as Trump is weighing his options. For the first time publicly, Hegseth directly addressed some of the most serious allegations against him including sexual assault, excessive drinking, and mismanaging veterans organizations that he ran.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...

Right now Trump’s team is working to save his Pentagon pick as CNN is learning that Pete Hegseth’s nomination is in serious trouble amid allegations of misconduct. Hegseth was back on Capitol Hill today making a full court press to lead the Pentagon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Questions emerge about how Trump will utilize the political gift he was given by President Biden. With 50 days left in his presidency, Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter. Now questions and concerns grow about how Trump will use Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter to his advantage.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fears spread across the United States government as Elon Musk publicly highlights little known government names and employees he wants to cut, terrifying federal workers. Plus, at least eight of Trump cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted with bomb threats or swatting.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Team Trump finally signs a long overdue agreement with the Biden White House to ensure a smooth transition of power. But, the president-elect is still shunning one agreement that involves the FBI. Plus, a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is now in effect. Will this U.S. brokered deal hold?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A sweeping announcement out of Mar-a-Lago that will affect how much you pay from food to cars. We have breaking details on what Trump warns is coming starting day one when he is in office. Plus, President-elect Trump is free and clear in both of his federal criminal cases after special counsel Jack Smith dropped all charges.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices