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October 21, 2026 • 48 mins
President Trump is in South Carolina tonight, a state he won by 18 points in 2024. And new polling from CNN shows 32% of voters approve of the job Mr. Trump is doing as president. That's his lowest approval rating ever while in office, including just after January 6, 2021. Plus, what the president's former personal attorney, Alina Habba, is saying in response to a New York Times report, that says a Venezuelan billionaire wanted a T...
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Trump continues to campaign in red states that voted for him by double digits in 2024 as he tries to stave off GOP losses in the midterms. Tonight the president is in Greenville, North Carolina to rally for Michael Whatley, another Republican in a tight race. Plus, who slowed down the Starlink used by Ukraine's military to defend itself: Elon Musk or President Trump? There’s new reporting from the Wall Street Journal.   ...
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We are almost two weeks away from the midterm elections and President Trump is in Kansas tonight, a deep-red state he won by 16 points two years ago and one that has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.  Plus, how far will the president go as he increasingly turns his back on Ukraine, slams its President Zelensky, all while giving Russia a pass?      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Tonight, White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is out of the job she held for just five days. Plus, President Trump visits a deep red corner of Georgia, as new signs point to the electorate possibly trending bluer in a number of districts around the country.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Three children, aged 5, 8, and 11, and one teacher were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to Police Chief Mike Krantz. A community member who saw the teen shooter entering Silver Rail Elementary School followed him in before engaging him in gunfire, killing him before responding officers arrived, Krantz said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Just days before early voting begins in Texas, Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico will appear on CNN tonight at 8pm ET for a town hall moderated by Erin Burnett. Talarico now stands an essentially even chance of becoming the state's first Democratic senator since 1993, and whose victory could hand control of the Senate to Democrats for the last two years of the Trump administration. Plus, more questions regarding the presiden...
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October 13, 2026 • 47 mins
With just three weeks left in the campaign, President Trump spent nearly 8 hours on a plane to a state that should have been safely red in the first place, while his handpicked new press secretary is being panned for her debut performance. Plus, more on Kimberly Guilfoyle's departure, and the cold shoulder she got from the president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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With the midterms just three weeks from tomorrow, the president rolls into Ohio carrying a ton of new political baggage, on top of the kind that has been weighing Republicans down the entire campaign.Plus, all we are learning about why federal agents searched the D.C. home of a Democratic congresswoman, whom the president now calls "crooked," and once called "garbage." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...
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We are tracking Hurricane Isaias, the larger-than-expected, fast-moving storm which has already begun coming ashore along the coastal Florida panhandle and Alabama Gulf coast. Plus, the latest in the wake of an ICE shooting in New York that wounded a man, with a five-year-old in the car with him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, sought $100K to pay her American Express bill and offered access to top administration officials ahead of her confirmation. It is yet one more story about ethical questions and money-making efforts by members of the Trump Administration. Plus, a new report that the Trump Justice Department is targeting former White House aide and January 6th wh...
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Tonight the president is back in Texas for the third time in a month, which says a lot about the worries that Republicans have about their chances there, just 27 days from now. Plus, two of the president's top political advisors, and new reporting on the money they reportedly made helping a far-right, pro-Putin political party in Bosnia.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Just four weeks out from the midterm elections with new signs of trouble for Republicans. Plus, Cornell University names a former top Justice Department official to review the school's response to Jane Doe's fraternity gang rape allegations. A new report emerges about what happened after the alleged incident, including a purported phone conversation between Doe and one of the men allegedly involved. Doe’s attorney talks about...
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Republicans are defending territory they never expected to be at risk four weeks before Election Day. Tonight, President Trump is in Nebraska, a deep-red state he won by 20 points, and where he is campaigning says a lot about how he sees his party's chances next month. Plus, a Russian lab worker's death, and the fear it's unleashed one of humankind's worst infectious diseases - the plague. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul is appointing New York State Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the alleged sexual assault case at Cornell University and says she supports closing a “loophole” in state law that can make it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they voluntarily consumed alcohol or drugs before an assault. Plus, sources tell CNN the pilot suspected of attacking the captain...
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The family of Renee Good, an American woman shot and killed during an ICE operation in Minneapolis in January, has filed two civil lawsuits against the Trump administration, alleging she posed no threat to federal agents when she was shot. The lawsuits seek damages for wrongful death, battery, assault, and other charges. The White House calls the suits “baseless.” Good’s brother, Brent Ganger, spoke with Anderson ...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to cut senior officer ranks by 20% in a speech to service members. Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, weighs in on the cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt laughed off the exchange earlier today where he mixed up basketball games in his interrogation of former special counsel Jack Smith. Schmitt wouldn't say if he regretted his handling of the moment, which saw him repeatedly try to cast Smith as a perjurer. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar reacts to the the mishap and the hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell joins Anderson to talk about his new book, "The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic”. It's a fascinating dissection of gun violence in the US and how many aspects are largely misunderstood.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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September 25, 2026 • 47 mins
More than 40 million people could be impacted by an early-season nor'easter that is threatening the East Coast this weekend. There will be stretches of strong wind and coastal flooding from Boston to New York City and New Jersey. CNN teams are along the expected path with reports.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This evening the White House denied two CNN reporters and MS NOW journalists from covering Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s arrival back at the White House for a state dinner. President Xi is being honored by President Trump and many of the nation's financial and technology giants, including NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang whose chips are the de facto linchpin of AI around the world. Anderson sat down with Huang to discuss his thoughts on...
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