Anderson Cooper 360
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May 22, 2026 • 46 mins
The president is standing by his nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund," which even the administration admits could give money to violent January 6th offenders. Plus, more on the president's endorsement of Republican challenger Ken Paxton over the party’s incumbent Senator John Cornyn in Tuesday's Texas primary runoff. A move that some worry could backfire in November, perhaps even turning the seat and the Senate blue.
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May 21, 2026 • 48 mins
Backlash is growing to President Trump's so-called "anti-weaponization" fund and a critical piece of it is coming from Republican lawmakers, one of whom today called it "stupid on stilts.” Plus, Stephen Colbert is signing off tonight after nearly 11 years as host of the CBS “Late Show.” Anderson looks back at some of their favorite conversations.
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May 20, 2026 • 48 mins
The first-known legal challenge to the president's so-called anti-weaponization fund. What many Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling a "slush fund". The challenge is being brought by two police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6th, and one of those officers, Harry Dunn, speaks to Anderson. Plus, could central Africa's Ebola outbreak travel elsewhere? Dr. Sanjay Gupta on what makes this virus spread and kill.
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May 19, 2026 • 51 mins
Americans in six states are voting today: Oregon, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Georgia, and all eyes are on Kentucky, where CNN projects that incumbent Republican Congressman Thomas Massie will lose to Trump-backed primary challenger, retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein. Plus, a new revelation about the already stunning agreement between the president and his IRS, which could send hundreds of millions of dollars to January 6th insurrect...
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May 18, 2026 • 48 mins
Three people, including a security guard, were killed in a shooting today at San Diego’s largest mosque, authorities said. Two teen suspects also were found dead in a car near the scene. One of the suspects took a firearm from their parents’ home and left a suicide note that contained writings about racial pride, law enforcement officials told CNN. Hate speech was also scrawled on one of the weapons, they said. Plus, a shocking set...
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May 15, 2026 • 48 mins
President Trump has returned after a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In a Fox interview, Trump said Taiwan was the “most important” issue for Xi during their talks. As for Iran, China's foreign minister today simply restated his country's desire to see the conflict ended through negotiations, and the Strait of Hormuz reopened. Plus, a new report on a plan the administration is considering to turn $1.7 billion of your...
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May 14, 2026 • 48 mins
We are awaiting a second day of critical talks in Beijing between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. President Trump, speaking to Fox's Sean Hannity, said President Xi would like to see a deal made with Iran. Tump also said Xi told him "if he can be of any help at all" he would. China's foreign ministry did say that the Middle East was among the topics the two leaders discussed and that Beijing's policy on the Strait of...
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May 13, 2026 • 48 mins
President Trump is in China and will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a summit where he’s expected to discuss a range of issues, including Iran, tech and Taiwan. It was delayed by the war with Iran and now could end up dominated by it, with the political and economic consequences growing, for a president who cannot seem to find a way out on his own. Plus, a stunning development in the Alex Murdaugh saga. Why a court threw out...
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May 12, 2026 • 52 mins
Tonight, Anderson's exclusive interview with former acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll. Driscoll had a front row seat to what happened inside the FBI when President Trump took office last January, and long-serving FBI agents and prosecutors at the Department of Justice began to get fired or forced into retirement. Driscoll himself was fired a little more than six months following the inauguration, after 21 years in public service, ...
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May 11, 2026 • 48 mins
Tonight, there are two new confirmed cases of hantavirus and more expected, but top health officials say there's no indication that this outbreak, which has already taken three lives, will turn catastrophic. Plus, in the wake of a string of antisemitic attacks in Europe, CNN investigates possible links to Iran.
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May 8, 2026 • 48 mins
Six cases of hantavirus have now been confirmed and two more suspected, while the ship at the center of the deadly outbreak travels to Spain’s Canary Islands. Plus, we're learning about the cyberattack on a cloud-based digital hub used by millions of students around the world and just in time for finals.
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May 7, 2026 • 48 mins
We have breaking news on the deadly hantavirus outbreak on board a cruise ship. Health officials now say they are working to track more than two dozen passengers who left the vessel almost two weeks ago. Plus, Secretary of State Marco Rubio's meeting with Pope Leo, and the ongoing antagonism by his boss, the president, against the pontiff.
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May 6, 2026 • 47 mins
Iran is expected to respond tomorrow regarding the U.S. proposal to end the war. The one-page memorandum would declare an end to the conflict and trigger a 30-day period resolving nuclear demands, unfreezing of Iranian assets and negotiating security in the Strait of Hormuz, one person familiar told CNN. We'll go live to Islamabad, Pakistan, where this could all come together, or fall apart, in the days ahead. Plus, remembering CNN...
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May 5, 2026 • 55 mins
Just hours after his Secretary of State flat out said the initial mission against Iran, Operation Epic Fury, was over, President Trump said the operation that replaced it is on pause. The president said the US will pause “Project Freedom,” a naval effort aimed at guiding commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, to see whether a deal with Iran can be finalized. Also, a major test tonight of the president's grip on his own p...
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May 4, 2026 • 48 mins
Tonight, how to square the president's initiative for securing the Strait of Hormuz with how relatively easy it is to shut it down with mines. Plus, is Vladimir Putin bracing for a coup attempt? What a new intelligence report, obtained by CNN, says about that, and the steps he seems to be taking to reduce the risk.
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May 1, 2026 • 47 mins
President Trump, late tonight, claiming those who say the United States is not winning the war with Iran, are guilty of treason, which is an offense that can be punishable by death. The president also said today he’s not satisfied with Iran’s latest peace proposal and cast doubt on the country’s ability to ever make a deal. Plus, Anderson's conversation today with the Artemis II crew back from their history-making mission around th...
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April 30, 2026 • 48 mins
New footage has been released, showing the moments before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that President Donald Trump and administration officials attended at the Washington Hilton hotel in DC on Saturday night. Prosecutors filed the video, along with other images of the alleged attacker, his hotel room, and the other weapons and gear the suspect allegedly had, including a pistol, knives and tape. Plus, a ne...
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April 29, 2026 • 48 mins
Iran is expected to submit a revised peace proposal soon, sources say, and President Trump and Russian President Vladimir discussed the Iran ceasefire and other topics in a 90-minute phone call. The President told reporters Putin said he’d “like to be involved” in helping settle the issue of Iranian nuclear enrichment. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats on the House Armed Services Comm...
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April 28, 2026 • 48 mins
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Tuesday over a photo of seashells officials said threatened President Donald Trump, marking the administration’s second attempt to prosecute one of his biggest political opponents, three sources first told CNN. An arrest warrant has now been issued for Comey, but it’s unclear whether he will be taken into custody by law enforcement or turn himself in and tonight, Mr. Comey responded to t...
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April 27, 2026 • 48 mins
The alleged attacker at the White House Correspondents' Dinner is charged with attempted assassination of the president. Plus, CNN's investigative team takes a deep dive into the alleged gunman's social media accounts that show a turn from video gaming to political anger. And, Anderson speaks to mentalist Oz Pearlman about how he found himself face-to-face with the President on the ground after the gunshots rang out.
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