The Source with Kaitlan Collins

Donald Trump formally challenges the decision in Maine on to remove him from the State’s primary ballot based on the 14th Amendment insurrectionist ban. Plus, after a senior leader of Hamas is killed in an explosion near Beirut, Lebanon, Hezbollah warns Israelis this action won't be tolerated. Could it lead to another front in Israel’s war? And, Claudine Gay is officially out as Harvard’s Presiden...

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Trump urges the Oregon Supreme Court to dismiss the 14th Amendment case against him, as the Republican presidential frontrunner faces being removed from the 2024 ballot in a third state. Plus, Ukraine reels from the largest Russian bombardment since the early days of the war, with more than 150 missiles fired in total across the country. And, Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen says he didn't reali...

Donald Trump is disqualified from the 2024 primary ballot in the state of Maine, making it the second state to remove him because of his role on January 6. Plus, CNN obtains exclusive new recordings and emails showing how Trump operatives flew fake elector ballots to DC, just days before the Capitol attack, in a final push to overturn the 2020 election. And, Nikki Haley tries to clarify her Civil...

A Trump victory in Michigan, the demand for a recusal in Maine, and a looming appeal in Colorado. The latest in the fight to keep on, or kick the former president from, the 2024 ballot across the country. Plus, 19-days out from the first votes of 2024, new ads and strategies from Trump's Republican rivals emerge. Will it make a difference? And, a new frontier for one of America's biggest media com...

The clock is ticking for Donald Trump to appeal the Colorado Supreme Court's unprecedented decision to kick him off the 2024 ballot. This as justices there now are reportedly facing violent threats in the wake of the historic decision. Plus, Israel is ramping up operations in Gaza while the U.S. increases pressure on its ally to lower the intensity of the war. Also, amid an unprecedented surge of...

Special counsel Jack Smith is denied as Donald Trump gets something he very much wanted from the Supreme Court. Will his federal elections subversion trial be delayed? Also, it is a breaking point at the border after an unprecedented surge leaves the government overwhelmed while private militias now take it upon themselves to patrol the border. Plus, America pushes to bring hostages home from Gaza...

The Detroit News reports it has heard apparent recordings of Donald Trump in 2020, allegedly pressuring two election officials in Michigan not to sign the certification of Joe Biden's victory. Plus, Special Counsel Jack Smith strikes back, urging the Supreme Court to immediately consider Trump’s immunity claims as his former attorney Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy, hours after being ordered to...

California Democrats push to follow Colorado’s lead in removing Trump from the State’s 2024 ballot. Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis joins to discuss. Plus, Israel is back at the table for hostage negotiations with Hamas. And, an apology 34-years after two black men were wrongly accused of a crime that ignited deep racial divisions and mistrust in Boston. Also, Biden faces growing pressure on Gaza as the...

The Colorado Supreme Court rules Donald Trump is disqualified from running for president in that state in 2024 after he “engaged in” the January 6 insurrection, officially booting him from the ballot. Our panel discusses the Trump team’s response, and how the ruling will affect the former president’s campaign going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A major defeat for Trump's former right-hand man in blistering decision written by one of the most conservative federal judges in the Nation. Mark Meadows loses his appeal to move his Georgia election subversion criminal case to a federal court. Plus, Trump is accused of parroting Hitler for the second time in a matter of weeks, after saying immigrants are “poisoning the blood of America”. And, on...

Rudy Giuliani is learning the price of lying for Donald Trump, to the tune of $148 million for defaming two former election workers. But, he's still pushing those lies on his way out of court. Plus, Israeli forces mistakenly kill three hostages after the troops mistook them for a threat. We examine how an operation in Gaza went so wrong. Also, the autopsy results Matthew Perry say ketamine had to...

The $48 million question is about to be answered for Rudy Giuliani, with a jury set to resume deliberations on the damages he will pay for smearing two Georgia election workers. His lawyer says it could be “the civil equivalent of the death penalty”. Plus, a rare look inside a Gaza field hospital, as CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports from the front lines of the humanitarian catastrophe. And, Vladimir Pu...

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The Supreme Court receives a remarkable request from special counsel Jack Smith. The Court now says it will fast track consideration of Trump's claim that he's immune from prosecution in his federal election case. Plus, Rudy Giuliani is in court today, where a jury is set to decide how much he'll pay for defamatory lies that threaten the lives of two Georgia election workers, lies he is still push...

Hunter Biden claims Republicans are trying to "kill him" and destroy his father’s presidency. His lawyer tells Pamela Brown how he plans to fight back against nine new tax charges. Plus, Trump had better watch what he says and who he attacks, after a federal gag order is mostly reinstated in his federal election interference case. And, a woman sues to terminate her pregnancy in another red state w...

The DOJ files nine criminal charges against the president's son, Hunter Biden for allegedly engaging in a four-year tax evasion scheme. Plus, Trump decides to take the stand in his civil fraud trial against the advice of his lawyer. And, after a judge grants one woman an emergency abortion request in Texas, the Texas attorney general threatens to go after her doctor. Also, Israeli soldiers round u...

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Straight from the source: a candid admission from President Biden about his re-election campaign saying, “If Donald Trump wasn't running, I’m not sure I would be”. Plus, the case against Trump revealed - the special counsel plans to use the former president's continued embrace of January 6 rioters against him at trial. And, hundreds of military promotions stopped by Republican Sen. Tommy Tubervill...

Amid dire new warnings about a second-term of Trump six-weeks out from the first votes of 2024, the former president tries to defend against being called a threat to democracy by accusing Biden of the same thing. CNN Political Analyst Maggie Haberman joins to discuss reporting from the New York Times claiming Trump would be backed in a second term by a well-funded outside infrastructure. Plus, the...

Congressman George Santos is history, and making history, after being evicted from congress over ethics violations. Plus, another loss for Donald Trump - the judge's blistering new ruling in his federal election interference case. And, Israel resumes airstrikes in Gaza, widening to some targets in the South, where thousands of civilians were told to relocate. With more than 130 hostages still in c...

A new report from the New York Times claims Israel knew the plan for the Hamas attack more than a year before it happened, but dismissed it as aspirational, and ignored specific warnings. Plus, hours from a critical deadline - will Israel and Hamas extend their truce another day? And, indicted Congressman George Santos could be out of a job in just hours from now. He's threatening to take down his...

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, according to his consulting firm Kissinger Associates. The Source looks at the legacy of the only person to have served as the National Security Advisor and Secretary of State at the same time. Plus, the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas could potentially come to an end in just three hours. Right now, there's a real possibility...

Following today’s fifth release of hostages, Israel now has the list of the sixth group, expected to be released tomorrow. The major question that still stands is what happens on night seven when this truce is set to expire? CIA Director William Burns was in Qatar today, reportedly pushing for an expanded hostage deal that would include men, and potentially IDF soldiers. Plus, USAID Administrator...

Kaitlan Collins is live on the ground in Tel Aviv, where a fourth group of hostages has been released during an extended Israel-Hamas truce. All are non-American dual citizens, and 9 of the 11 freed today are children. Plus, a relative of a hostage released last week shares what she now knows about life inside Hamas captivity. And, the suspect in the shooting of 3 Palestinian students in Vermont s...