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Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as President Trump's White House Chief of Staff, handing one of the most important White House roles to the architect of the administration’s hardline immigration crackdown.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today Democrats have flipped another slew of House seats and have now won at least 253 seats. Democrats are now on track to win their largest majority since the early 1990s. In the Senate, Democrats now hold 54 seats to Republicans 44, with two major races yet to be called.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Continuing Midterm Election coverage with Dana Bash, Kaitlan Collins, Jake Tapper, and Anderson Cooper.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Continuing Midterm Election coverage with Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Midterm Election Day is tomorrow and nearly 56 million ballots have already been cast as Democrats hope to make historic gains in the House and Senate.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With four days until the midterm elections, CNN is tacking key races that could make or break control of Congress with the latest polls, forecasts, and analysis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN’s team is all over the United States to bring you the latest on the key races that will decide the balance of power in Congress in next week’s midterm elections.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With control of both the House and the Senate at stake both President Trump and former President Barrack Obama are back on the campaign trail this evening.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN’s team of reporters are on the ground in battleground states keeping eye out for all the action with the upcoming midterm elections just a week away.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is attaching a cash prize to stop, what he claims without evidence, is widespread vote fraud. Plus, the Justice Department is trying to convince a California court that it should be able to immediately intervene in early ballot processing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 23 million Americans have already cast their ballots with only 11 days left until Election Day and the Trump administration is trying to sow some doubt in the integrity of elections.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump finds himself compelled to head to ruby red Iowa with only 12 days left until the midterms despite having won the state by 13 percentage points in the last election. CNN brings you latest in the upcoming races across the country.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New Mexico attorney general files a civil lawsuit against two Epstein advisers. Plus, more than 15 million Americans cast ballots during early voting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 10 million American voters have already cast their ballots in the midterm elections with in-person early voting starting today in some states. Plus, CNN goes inside a voting center in one key battleground state to see how they are trying to protect election workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is in yet another red state where he is trying to save a Republican seat. Plus, parts of France are under curfew this evening after protests spread into country-wide violence.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police in Bend, Oregon provide an update on Thursday’s deadly mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School. So many questions remain unanswered as the Bend community grapples with such a horrific act of violence.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With 19 days until midterm elections, CNN is tracking the key races that could shift control of congress to Democrats. Plus, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee Rep. Robert Garcia joins to discuss potential investigations into Trump and his administration.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Only 20 days left until polls close in the 2026 midterm elections and President Trump is headlining a campaign rally in the swing state of Arizona. Plus, CNN is live in Texas ahead of tonight’s townhall with Senate candidate James Talarico.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Vatican has confirmed Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous growth in his lung. CNN brings the latest updates on his health condition. Plus, CNN’s John King visits North Carolina to ask what issues are at the top of voters’ priority list.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An early morning raid on the DC home of Rep. Ilhan Omar. Plus, a brand new investigation at the State Department into Kimberly Guilfoyle.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A brand new forecast for Hurricane Isaias. The National Hurricane Center warns conditions are rapidly deteriorating along the northern Gulf Coast. In just a few hours, Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall around the Florida panhandle as a Category 3 hurricane.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With 26 days left until the midterm elections, CNN looks at three key races for Senate and what voters are revealing about the candidates in two of those races. Plus, oil companies along the Gulf Coast are bracing for Hurricane Isaias. Could this result in even higher gas prices?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump says he has a call with Vladimir Putin about the plague after a lab worker’s death. Should the public be worried? Plus, CNN is on board the troubled aircraft carrier that spent more than 10 months at sea with very little time at port. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The nation is four weeks away from midterm Election Day. Plus, a new audio recording surfaces in the alleged gang rape case at Cornell University. Also, unprecedented student protests rise across France.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The world wants to know what happened inside the Russian research laboratory. Plus, breaking news at Cornell University, a new audio recording emerges of the suspects involved in an alleged gang rape.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The alleged gang rape at Cornell University is now in the hands of a special prosecutor as we learn of a ketamine overdose and a drug-related arrest just one day before the alleged attack at that very same fraternity house.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alabama reaches a landmark deal with TikTok over claims the app harmed children and teens. Plus, a public hearing in Ithaca, New York, home to Cornell University, where many are voicing their outrage over the university’s handling of an alleged 2024 fraternity gang rape.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN has now obtained the six page signed statement from the woman known publicly as Jane Doe laying out exactly what she told university police back in 2024. Plus, new fallout over AI models going rogue.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How text messages about a basketball game lead to an embarrassing moment from one senator on Capitol Hill as he tried to accuse former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury. Plus, President Trump met this afternoon at the White House with top leaders of the artificial intelligence industry.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

36 days left until the midterm elections. A look at what CNN is learning about Trump’s aggressive campaign strategy as more candidates appear to be slipping away from the president’s support. Plus, an explosive lawsuit against Cornell University that could potentially soon lead to criminal charges.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 39 days until midterm Election Day, a new ruling from the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration expanded access to review who is and who is not eligible to vote. Plus, did anything substantial come from the three day visit from Chinese leader Xi Jinping?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Press access at the White House is tested after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate press badges for the news outlets.  A judge lays out next steps.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A judge’s ruling could come at any moment after a hearing this afternoon over the White House’s media ban against CNN, Politico, and MS NOW. Plus, Chinese leader Xi Jinping just landed in Washington and CNN breaks down what’s at stake in his upcoming talks with Trump.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kamala Harris is back on the campaign trail in Michigan. Can she help Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the race for Senate? Plus, one of Trump’s former foreign policy advisers joins to discuss Trump’s speech today at the United Nations.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit after the president bans CNN and other media outlets from the White House. Plus, no flights in or out at some of the busiest airports in the country. How a construction mishap is to blame.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump this afternoon in a social media post announced that he is going to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House as “a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does the president really think the Kennedy Center needs to be demolished if his name is not put on the building? Plus, OpenAI revealed six new instances of its bots going rogue.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is on his way to a campaign rally on the heels of some bad economic news. Today, the Federal Reserve ignored Trump’s demands and raised interest rates for the first time in years. Plus, mounting pressure on singer Ed Sheeran after he kicked one performer off his tour and the other opening acts quit in solidarity.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump called into a Kennedy Center board meeting and yelled about his name not appearing on the side of the building. Plus, Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department will comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling to block President Trump’s effort to restrict mail-in voting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump dismissed all the artificial intelligence doomsday warnings even though many of the warnings are coming from folks inside the AI industry themselves.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, a nation remembers. Plus, the Supreme Court is reconsidering President Trump’s order to restrict voting by mail.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

$5,000 for every adult who is an American citizen if Republicans keep the House and the Senate is President Trump’s latest promise. Plus, one day after apocalyptic warnings about artificial intelligence, a new word from Anthropic.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stark warnings from experts at AI companies about how the technology might kill us all. Plus, as the Republican midterm convention begins, oil prices top $100 a barrel, diesel hits a record, and regular gas had its biggest jump in months.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

56 days out from the midterm elections, what will the courts decide? Trump wants to dictate the voting process but it’s not just voting by mail at issue. Plus, President Trump has a new spin on his claims about 9/11.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At least five people are dead after an Amazon cargo aircraft overran the runway during a landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, striking multiple vehicles and sending a thick black plume of smoke into the air as it caught fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another dramatic day in court ends with a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. So, will the Massachusetts woman face another trial over allegations of killing her three children?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The judge has ordered the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial back to court tomorrow for a seventh day of deliberations. At one point, Clancy’s defense abruptly pushed back revealing it is a single juror who is keeping the jury from a unanimous decision.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After five days there is still no verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial as the judge pushes the jury for a unanimous decision. Plus, 62 days before the midterms and some campaign ads feature a Republican not on the ballot, Donald Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A whistleblower has quite the warning about mail-in voting.  Plus, a brand new round of strikes in Iran. Also, the jury is deadlocked in the trial of Lindsay Clancy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The rush is on to find hundreds of missing people believed to be trapped in tunnels after Nepal’s catastrophic flooding last week. Plus, flash flooding at the Grand Canyon killed two people with a dozen others still missing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Town after town buried in thick mud in Nepal and the formation of a second lake is raising fears of more flooding. Plus, President Trump with a new proposition for US ranchers. Can he win back farmers who criticized his plan to import foreign beef?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump claims Canada is ripping off the United States. So, on top of the tariffs Trump is formally changing the name of Lake Ontario. Plus, CNN is in Nepal where crews are searching for those missing after catastrophic flooding.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A massive wall of water swept through valleys and towns along the Nepal and China border with deadly consequences. An urgent search is now underway for those killed, injured, or still missing after the torrent of flash floods and mudslides tore through the region.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Legendary country music artist and philanthropist, Dolly Parton, died today at the age of 80. CNN looks back on her life and legacy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US Supreme Court just granted President Trump’s request for permission to implement his executive order overhauling and restricting mail-in ballot systems. However, additional legal challenges could stand in the way of this plan before the November midterm elections.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump reacts to the ruling from the Supreme Court that the White House ballroom construction can go on, for now at least. So, how is President Trump getting so many expensive projects approved so fast?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What President Trump told his former fixer, Michael Cohen, on his radio show today. Cohen joins to discuss. Plus, a look at why so many women are rallying around Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mom on trial for killing her three young kids.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the heels of consequential primary race results, some of the big winners join the program. Plus, President Trump says that North Korea has 57 powerful nuclear weapons. Also, an experimental vaccine shows promising results for patients with melanoma.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

172 days in and still no clear path out of the war with Iran. Plus, Minnesota Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison joins to discuss why he’s suing Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump’s deadline to make a deal with Iran has come and gone. All he has to show for it is $4 gas, a tax on the Strait of Hormuz, and US troops on record setting deployment. Plus, President Trump says he recently communicated with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as the president announces he is scaling back military exercises with close ally South Korea.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a Russian-born American citizen named Ilya Beloozerov is gunned down by the FBI in 2024, the authorities refuse to say why they’d killed him. CNN’s Isabelle Chapman embarks on a sprawling investigation that takes her from the Mississippi parking lot where he died to Washington, D.C. to unravel the mystery: Why did Ilya abruptly leave his family and his job and head for the border with laptops and cash? Why is there still no official explanation of his death? And maybe most importantly: Was Ilya a spy?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luigi Mangione plead guilty to stalking charges in federal court and admitted to shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Plus, new comments from Trump about the impact of the Iran war on your wallet.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A growing call for answers and remedies for the toll of the Iran war on United States service members. Multiple reports detail worsening mental health and living conditions for the sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A huge win for the Democratic establishment in Wisconsin as they defeat a democratic socialist candidate in the governor’s race by just a few thousand votes. Plus, the Trump administration is planning to spend up to $20 million on electrical shock gloves for ICE agents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Voters in six states pick their candidates tonight in races that could help determine the future of the Democratic Party. CNN brings you all the latest from South Carolina, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Vermont and Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump announced major changes to childhood vaccination, including how many immunizations are recommended for a child’s earliest years. Plus, the desperate search for survivors after a devastating earthquake struck the nation of Colombia.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has privately made clear to other top Trump advisers that the US needs to find an off-ramp from the war with Iran, according to sources. Plus, Todd Blanche could be confirmed for the next attorney general after securing enough Republican support for a Senate confirmation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Breaking with norms and straight down party lines, Republicans in the Senate vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt. Plus, foodborne outbreaks spread across the United States.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan’s race for United States Senate is now set. Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins the democratic primary and will now face off against former seven term congressman Mike Rogers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pressure is mounting for Ohio Republican congressman and former White House aide Max Miller to end his congressional reelection bid amid allegations of physical and emotional abuse from his ex-wife.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look at what’s really in the deal that has two Republican Senate hold outs ready to sign off on Todd Blanche as attorney general. Plus, is President Trump about to fire Jeanine Pirro as the U.S. attorney for Washington DC?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The overwhelming surge then reversal at Spains border after tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco crossed into a small Spanish territory then went back. Plus, the Justice Department moved to drop the criminal charges against the former Olympian who was accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.S. will open Canadian, Mexican borders to vaccinated travelers; TSA: Passengers bringing guns to airports at unprecedented levels; UNC chancellor declares “mental health crisis” on campus; Shatner, Blue Origin crew complete historic space trip To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DHS whistleblower: Trump appointees ordered me to manipulate intelligence on Russian interference & white supremacy to help Trump; Deadline nears for Trump allies to respond to subpoenas on Jan. 6; Jan. 6 cmte. member: panel ready for civil action if Trump allies do not respond to subpoenas; Trump admits he pressured Georgia governor to overturn 2020 election; GOP Rep. Cheney: republican silence on Trump and conspiracies are a “toxin” to American democracy; Biden admits two key priorities might not pass by end of the week; Pelosi: “never” bring bill to the floor without the votes; Clock ticks as U.S. on verge of default, Biden agenda at stake; Tonight: republicans poised to vote against raising debt ceiling; Pelosi delays infrastructure vote to Thursday; Pfizer: will ask FDA to authorize vaccine for kids 5-11 in “days”; CDC director: “mandates do get more people vaccinated”; 5K NYC hospital workers unvaccinated as today’s mandate deadline looms; President Biden gets COVID vaccine booster shot; Police: FBI targeting search for Gabby Petto’s fiancé in a Florida reserve based on intelligence; Family attorney: police ask for personal items of Gabby Petito’s fiancé to assist in DNA matching; Man who shot Reagan in 1981 granted “unconditional release”; Both sides playing on fears as Virginia Governor’s race goes negative; Dems look to VA governor’s race for early signs of trouble in 2022; Biden Agenda, Trump’s election lies looms over Virginia gov race; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fauci: Case rate needs to be 15 times lower than current rate to suppress virus; L.A. County to vote on vaccine requirement for eligible students; WH to require all federal workers be vaccinated, no testing option; Microsoft & AMEX postpone U.S. return to work plans; Army vet helps evacuate Americans out of Kabul; Source: More flights expected once Kabul airport is operational; Forensic examiner: Some victims’ corpses piled up for months; United Kingdom lawmaker: CNN findings bear “All the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing and genocide; Campaign by Ethiopia and allied forces bears hallmarks of genocide as defined by the U.N.; TX Gov responds to DOJ lawsuit: “Confident that the courts will uphold and protect that right to life”; Whistleblower: Migrant children at HHS facility burned with scalding water and lacked clean underwear; Third whistleblower alleges migrant children mistreated at Fort Bliss facility, HHS watchdog launches review To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.S. Defense official: “very specific threat stream” on ISIS-K attacks planned against crowds outside Kabul airport; U.S. concerned about possible ISIS-K attacks on Kabul airport crowds; Pentagon: 19,000 evacuated from Afghanistan in the past day; Pelosi & other lawmakers criticize unauthorized Afghanistan trip by two members of Congress; Blinken: U.S. in contact with 500 Americans who want to get out of Afghanistan, may be 1k+ more; Delta Airlines to charge unvaccinated employees $200 a month; Democratic support for CA Gov. Newsom is dwindling To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Covid hospitalizations near 80k, most since winter surge; Unvaccinated covid patient: “Get the vaccine”; (0% or more ICU beds full five states: AL, TX, GA, FL, MS; FEMA: More than $1B given to families of covid victims for funerals; CNN gains access to Taliban at old U.S. military base it seized; Taliban commander tells CNN: We believe one day we’ll have Islamic law “All over the world… we are not in a hurry”; Afghanistan fast unraveling jolts Biden & national security team; Moderate Dems threaten to derail Pelosi strategy for $3,5T budget; DHS: Unprecedented number of migrants illegally crossing border; 212K attempted border crossings in July, a two-decade high; Whistleblowers alleged poor conditions at facilities for migrant children; Secy. Mayorkas: We ended the prior administrations “policies of cruelty”; Audio: Secretary Mayorkas says situation on border “Unsustainable”; Secy. Mayorkas: “We are not going to lose” situation on border; DHS intel chief: online calls for violence similar to pre-insurrection; CNN finds small percentage of Florida parents opting out of masks for their kids at school; NOAA: July was the hottest month on record To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WH: Daily vaccinations at highest level in more than a month; WH praises businesses with vaccination requirements; Fauci warns of future covid-19 variant worse than Delta; Covid cases, hospitalizations spike across all age groups; FL Gov DeSantis calls Biden a “Tyrant” for pushing mandates; Biden’s approval rating on covid falls as cases, hospitalizations spike; WH may mandate vaccinations for all foreign visitors to the U.S.; Biden asked about criticism by Florida Gov, says “Governor who?”; U.S. intelligence digging through trove of data from Wuhan lab in covid origins investigation; U.S. intel agencies searching through genetic data gathered from Wuhan lab at center of covid probe; Trump loyalist at DOJ wanted dept to intervene in election; CNN: DOJ official drafted resignation letter over Trump’s big lie; Half of all new covid cases & hospitalizations in seven states: FL, TX, MO, AR, LA, AL, MS; Vaccinations in Alabama hit fastest pace since April; Alabama ties Arkansas for lowest vaccination rate in U.S.; More vaccinations in Alabama ahead of the return to school & work; CA congressman gets emotional after fire destroys town; California’s Dixie fire explodes overnight, burns land about the size of DC in 12 hours; American prisoner in Russia mysteriously disappears; family state department, don’t know whereabouts; Spirit airlines cancels hundred of flights for fifth straight day; Spirit airlines cancels almost half its flights today; Biden orders half of all U.S. cars to be electric by 2030 To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Handwritten notes show Trump told DOJ last December: “Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me” ; CNN: Trump pressed DOJ in December to say election was corrupt;  Former Justice Dept. Officials may testify in house probe of Trump’s efforts to overturn election results.; First group of Afghans who helped American troops arrive in U.S. ;Around 200 Afghan translators & their families now safe on U.S. soil amid rise in Taliban threats; Afghans who helped the U.S. say the Taliban will kill them if they are not evacuated out of the country;  Thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops are still waiting to be evacuated as the Taliban gain power; Millions at risk of losing homes; Dems still unable to reach deal to extend ban on evictions;  Dem group urges two-pronged approach to voting rights; Voting rights bill faces tough battle in senate; U.S. swimmer calls out Russians over doping allegations; Simone Biles shares videos explaining the “Twisties,” raising new doubts about return To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden administration will mandate vaccines for all V.A. heath care workers; Trump ally Tom Barrack ordered to wear GPS tracking bracelet, travel restricted, can’t transfer funds overseas; Hose committee prepares for first capitol riot hearing; One-on-one with Jan 6 committee member Rep. Schiff; Feud intensifies between McCarthy, Pelosi ahead of Jan 6 hearing; China warns U.S. to “stop playing with fire”; U.S. general warns of more airstrikes targeting the Taliban; Record civilian casualties in Afghanistan as U.S. withdraws; Typhoon looms off Japan, suffers totally cool with it; CNN gets rare access to U.S. surfing team as it makes history; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo visits White House to urge young people to get vaccinated; Tennessee fires vaccine manager after she says it’s ok to vaccinate children; Report: Michigan GOP leader resigns after saying election not stolen; Jan. 6 select committee eyes July 27 for first hearing; Biden admin launches plan to evacuate Afghan allies; Federal Reserve chair: prices will keep rising before cooling off   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New CDC schools guidance prioritizes in-person classes, masks and physical distancing; States closing more mass vaccination sites, focus shifts to virus hot spots; Ex-Surgeon General: Lack of coordination between Pfizer & Biden Admin on booster shot is “troubling”; Two studies show low risk of severe illness or deaths for children; WH: Biden, Putin spoke for an hour on hacks by Russian criminals; Biden on Russia cyberattacks: There will be consequences; Biden on Putin Call: We’ve created a “Regular basis” of communication; Biden says “Yes” them smiles when asked if attacking Russian hackers’ servers directly is a possibility; Moments ago: Capitol fencing started coming down; Officials: Capitol Police Force running out of money, officers; Police: Foreign hit squad assassinated Haiti’s President; WH: FBI, DHS officials to travel to Haiti, Assist investigation; Manhunt underway for final 8 assassins;  Power struggle in Haiti could fuel humanitarian catastrophe; Police: Suspected assassins from Colombia entered Haiti through the Dominican Republic over the past few months; 78 people confirmed dead in Surfside, 62 unaccounted for; CNN goes underground with team inspecting neighboring building; 13 million pounds of concrete removed during search; Residents get 15 minutes to grab essentials from evacuated building, some living in cars; “Binx” the cat found near rubble, reunited with family; Officials say evacuated North Miami Beach condos must stay closed; Americans struggle to afford rising cost of child care; Study: Child care costs nearly double during pandemic; “History of the Sitcom” premieres Sunday at 9p To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 States report cases up 10% or more in one week as Delta variant spreads; Missouri hospital system: ventilator supply low at one facility, patients transferred to other locations; Map of states with lower vaccination rates closely aligns with 2020 election map; Biden: Relocation flights for Afghans who helped U.S. forces will begin this month; Biden: We did not go to Afghanistan to nation-build; Biden says U.S. achieved its objectives in Afghanistan, says U.S. support for Afghan people "will endure"; Biden: Taliban takeover of Afghanistan "is not inevitable"; Officials: U.S. withdrawal is more than 90% complete; 60 people confirmed dead in Surfside, 80 unaccounted for; All victims unaccounted for now presumed dead in Surfside; Biden meets with civil rights leaders over election reform; Psaki: Biden intends to give major voting rights speech; Texas GOP pushes to empower partisan poll watchers, add new ID requirements and ban drive-through, 24-hour voting; Federal investigation into native American children's remains found at boarding schools; TSA found more than 70 guns at checkpoint over July 4 weekend To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden frustrated after questions on U.S. exit from Afghanistan; Source: Biden stands by his "gut decision" despite terror concerns; Pentagon: U.S. troop withdrawal will be done by end of August; Defense officials; U.S. retains authority to strike Taliban; U.S. hands airbase to Afghan military as civil war fears grow; Firefighter's own team finds body of his daughter at collapse site; Officials consider demolishing what's left of building; CNN obtains 2020 letter highlighting severe concrete damage; House GOP Leader McCarthy yet to say who he'll put on Jan. 6 Cmte.; GOP Lawmaker: January 6 committee will be "no gift," and a "pretty nasty, partisan fight"; White House denies reports of dysfunction in VP Harris office; States with low vaccination regretting decision as variant spreads; States with low vaccination leaving door open for Delta spread; TSA reports busiest days at airports in 16 months; AAA expects 43 million on the road this weekend; National parks become tourist magnet as covid restrictions lift; Natl parks forced to limit crowds as visitors flood public lands; Utah town swamped by visitors & vacation home buyers; WH: Transportation dept may direct airlines to return some fees to passengers To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WAPO: Majority of Surfside condo board quit in 2019 over frustrations about repair plans; Lawsuit accuses inspector of failing to keep occupants safe; Rescue work halted over fears rest of tower could fall; Mayor: Search operation to resume as soon as it is safe; Prosecutors: Trump Org CFO evaded taxes on $1.7M; Trump Org & CFO Weisselberg plead not guilty to charges; Trump on Org indictment: It's a "witch hunt"; Biden: Families of condo residents are "going through hell"; Biden: Families of condo victims have hope but are "realistic"; Biden: I'm impressed by the strength of the condo families; Biden: We "cut through the bureaucracy" to help condo families; Sources: GOP Leader McCarthy threatened republicans over Select Cmt. to investigate January 6 insurrection; GOP's McCarthy: "Shocked" Cheney accepted Pelosi's offer to serve on Jan. 6 committee; GOP Rep. Chip Roy joins Trump at border after calling his actions on January 6 "Impeachable" Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy: Biden admin has failed to secure U.S. border and put Americans in danger; DHS: 1M+ migrants arrested at border since October 2020, surpassing entire 2019 tally To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden Calls Infrastructure Deal A “True Bipartisan Effort”; Biden: No Guarantee Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Will Pass; Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Totals $1.2T Spending over 8 Years; Biden says bipartisan infrastructure deal will move through congress “in tandem” with Dems-only reconciliation bill;  Progressive Dem slams bipartisan deal as “Paltry, Pathetic” ; 1 Dead, nearly 100 people unaccounted for in condo collapse; FL Governor on surfside collapse: We’re bracing for some bad news; Witness from condo collapse: “Everybody was screaming & panicking”; Biden: “Those who helped us are not going to be left behind”; Officials: U.S. to evacuate Afghans who helped U.S. Military in Afghanistan while they wait for visas; Covid outbreak at U.S. embassy in Afghanistan stalls visa approvals;  Bipartisan group delivers afghan evacuation plan to Biden; Soon: Biden to speak on urgency of covid vaccinations; Delta variant tearing through U.S., raising fears for unvaccinated; News conference on Florida condo collapse; Mayor: At least 99 unaccounted for after condo collapse;   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justice Dept releases new insurrection videos showing rioter taunting, punching police officer; House votes to repeal 2002 authorization for military force; Unclear whether U.S. will hit Biden’s goal to get 70% of adults partially vaccinated by July 4; Bipartisan infrastructure bill gets support from 21 senators; GOP kills Manchin’s bipartisan voting rights proposal; Blunt: Manchin’s “proposal” is now the “Stacey Abrams substitute”; U.S. catholic bishops set up possible rebuke of Biden for taking communion while supporting abortion rights; CDC director urges parents to vaccinate their children as dangerous Delta variant spreads; Former FDA chief warns o potential for long-term brain tissue loss form COVID; Iran polling centers to stay open amid low voter turnout; Iran election expected to deliver ultra-conservative president; Cities debate keeping outdoor dining in parking lanes post-pandemic; DOW drops more than 530 points amid concerns interest rates will rise; Western U.S. hits triple-digit record-high temperatures; 40 million people under heat alerts in the U.S.; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden arrives home to Dem party fractures over agenda; Bipartisan infrastructure deal includes $579B in new spending;  WH Official: Outlook “Very Encouraging” on top domestic issues; Biden, Putin summit ends with some diplomatic steps; Supreme Court decision to leave Obamacare intact preserves health care for millions; White House cheers court decision to leave Obamacare intact; Morgan Stanley CEO: If you can go to a NYC restaurant, you can go to work; Officials warn unvaccinated Americans of more contagious variant; WH: Too many low-vaccinated communities remain at risk; Fauci on Delta variant: “Not concerned” about fully vaccinated people; Stacey Abrams to CNN: I support Manchin proposal; Manchin: Make Election Day a holiday, mandatory 15 early voting days; McConnell: GOP won’t support Manchin proposal; Texas Gov says he’ll build wall with state money, crowdsourcing To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden hopes for NATO springboard ahead of Putin summit; Biden reassures NATO allies: “the United States is there”; Biden: “rock solid, unshakeable commitment” to NATO article that an attack on one ally is an attack on all; Sources: Biden preparing intensely for Putin’s tactics; Biden: will “make clear” to Putin that “we can cooperate if he chooses” on mutual interests, or “we will respond in kind”; Biden: must “guard against… phony populism”; Biden on whether he still believes Putin is a killer: Putin has in the past “essentially acknowledged” what he’s done; Biden: U.S. relationship with Russia “at a low point”; Biden: had “detailed discussions… on a number of issues” with Turkish president Erdogan; Biden: Trump wing comprises “bulk” of republican party, but only “a minority of the American people” as a whole; Right now: AG Garland meets with top media execs targeted in leak investigation; FBI report: Qanon followers may turn violent, target democrats & other perceived enemies; Biden: If Alexey Navalny dies in prison, would be “another indication that Russia has no intention of abiding by basic human rights”; Putin says he’d be open to a prisoner swap ahead of Biden meeting; Putin refuses to say Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny’s name; Russian mercenaries accused of atrocities, including murdering children, in the central African republic; Group of house republicans seek to censure Rep. Omar and “squad” over controversial comments; Pelosi dismisses Rep. Omar’s controversial comments: “She clarified. End of subject”; Dem congressman to introduce resolution to censure GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene; California set to fully reopen tomorrow; Former FDA chief warns India COVID variant could spark new outbreaks in low-vaccinated areas; Spreading Delta variant forces UK to delay reopening; Most blue states will make Biden’s vaccine goal; Red woes won’t; Education secretary: racial disparities in schools reopening; Disneyland expected to end mask requirement for fully vaccinated guests tomorrow; U.S. assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden: U.S. will buy, donate 500m doses Pfizer vaccine; Biden prepares for crucial face-to-face with Putin; Biden meets with key allies before crucial Putin summit; U.S. hopes to agree on ambassadors retuning to Moscow, DC; Moderna asks FDA to authorize its vaccine for children ages 12-17; U.S. over 42% fully vaccinated, almost 52% partially vaccinated; CDC: Most states have administered less than half of the Johnson & Johnson doses received; U.S. over 42% fully vaccinated, almost 52% partially vaccinated; 13 states already met President Biden’s goal to partially vaccinate 70% adults ahead of July 4 deadline; GOP leader McConnell: A bipartisan infrastructure deal would be popular on both sides on the aisle; Biden’s infrastructure plan calls for $100B investment in renewable energy, underground power grid; Iowa farmer on Biden’s green plan: Slow down, don’t shove it down our throat; Iowa republican backs Biden’s plans too expand U.S. power grid options, “I am fully on board”; WV conservative says he worries about too much “green” talk; TX sheriff’s office investigating deputy’s tasing of 16-year-old boy; New body cam video shows deputy tasing migrant boy for over 30 seconds; U.S. sanctions Nicaragua, says Ortega’s regime is driving the country “deeper into tyranny” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden wraps upcall with lead GOP negotiator on infrastructure; Bipartisan senate group working on new infrastructure plan; Democrats confront reality of narrowly split congress; Sen. Capito’s office: Biden’s call with lead GOP negotiator on infrastructure lasted 5 minutes; Dem senator: Time to “move on from bipartisanship”; Growing number of Dems concerned about scrapping filibuster; Trump’s role absent from bipartisan senate Jan 6 report; McConnell refuses to say whether Jan 6 was ab “insurrection”; Senate report reveals sweeping failures of capitol attack, but omits the word “insurrection” & Trump’s role in inciting it; In social media posts, rioters said to “bring guns” & “be mentally prepared to” shoot police; Bipartisan report: Police knew rioters planned for violence; Some republicans dismiss insurrection as “false narrative”; Colonial Pipeline CEO testifies on Capitol Hill, defends paying hackers millions; Sources: U.S. Ambassador to Russia wary of U.S. concessions to Moscow; As lawmakers debate infrastructure, U.S. schools are in desperate need of funding; Biden admin proposes $100B for school construction & repairs; Norwegian Cruise Line to challenge Florida rule with vaccine requirement for passengers; Fauci on Biden’s 70% vaccine goal: July 4th is not the end of it; Israel claims Hamas was developing “Iron Dome” jamming system in news building it destroyed; AP statement on Israel saying Hamas was in its Gaza building: “We have yet to receive evidence to support these claims” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden faces huge tests on infrastructure, allies abroad; Biden, GOP billions of dollars apart on infrastructure; Progressives lose patience with Biden & GOP talks; Manchin tanks Dems’ hopes of passing sweeping election reform bill; Manchin: partisan voting bills will “destroy” our democracy; Manchin vows to block Dems’ election reform, preserve filibuster; Progressives lash out at Manchin for opposing Dem election bill; DOJ: U.S. recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to hackers in Colonial Pipeline cyberattack; Emails show Trump & Giuliani repeatedly contacted Arizona GOP leader who allowed bogus audit to start; Trump baselessly calls 2020 election “crime of the century”; Cheney: Trump’s election lies are “dangerous and damaging”; Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows pushed justice dept, to investigate baseless election fraud claims; Georgia’s republican governor booed by his own party; GOP lawyer: “state election officials are under attack”; Former RNC counsel blasts republican-led states for new laws targeting local election officials; Violence erupts in Mexico ahead of midterm elections; Nearly 100 people assassinated related to Mexico’s elections; American society of civil engineers: 46K bridges across U.S. in “poor” condition or “structurally deficient”; Memphis trucker says 30 min trip takes 3 hours because of I-40 Memphis bridge crack; Mississippi Gov: “very, very, very” little virus in our state, vaccination rates rank among lowest in nation; TSA: 1.9 million travelers Sunday marks busiest day since start of pandemic; NYC announces “homecoming” concert set for August; Study: risk of infection drops 51% after first dose of Pfizer vaccine, best protection after second dose; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden views cyberattacks as a “rising national security concern”; Biden to confront Putin about cyberattacks in upcoming summit;  Biden wraps call with top GOP negotiator; Will talk infrastructure again on Monday; Biden faces critical moment in infrastructure negotiations; Biden uses job report to stress need for infrastructure deal; Biden: Now is the time to “seize on the economic momentum”; Pence says he “may never see eye-to-eye” with Trump about Jan. 6; Pence downplays personal horror from inside the capitol during insurrection; Facebook bans Trump until at least January 2023; NIH Director: Getting vaccinated is a donation of goodwill to vulnerable; Vaccinations fall below 1M per day for first time since Jan. ; New CDC report highlights urgent need to vaccinate teens; NIH Director: States with only 50% of their population with one shot could be “sitting ducks for the next outbreak”; GOP state lawmakers seek to ban teaching critical race theory; GA Board of Education votes to prevent teaching critical race theory   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WH plans to distribute 80m+ doses globally by end of June; Fauci: “cautiously optimistic” about vaccinating kids under 12 by Thanksgiving; Arizona audit observers find massive security problems; Report: Trump believes he will be reinstated along with former AZ Sen. Martha McSally; Former Adviser: Trump listening to election conspiracies from “The bottom of the bottom of the crazies in the barrel”; Trump still engrossed by big lie on election results; DOJ to start handling ransomware attacks similar to terrorism; WH says Biden will bring up criminal hackers at summit with Putin; Pentagon warns Iran against “provocative act” as warships inch towards the Atlantic Ocean; One of Iran’s largest warships sinks after fire To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden declares June “month of action” to meet vaccine goal; CDC: 12 states have met goal to vaccinate 70% of adults with at least one shot by July 4; TX Republicans claim provision which would have harmed “souls to the polls” events was a typo; Ransomware attacks take major U.S. companies, infrastructure offline, holding internal networks hostage until they pay; Trucking industry struggling to hire drivers as demand increases; U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges states to use rescue funding to help with childcare costs   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas Gov pledges to bring back voting bill in special session; Texas democrats block new voting restrictions, for now; Dems say TX voting law unfairly targets people of color; Michael Flynn appears to suggest there should be a Myanmar-Style coup in the United States; Biden’s week shifts from reflection to negotiation; Biden reflects on son beau, an Iraq vet who died of cancer; Biden on Memorial Day: “Democracy itself is in peril”; Buttigieg on negotiations: “We need a clear direction”; NYC Mayoral race heating up between diverse dem candidates; U.S. Surgeon General: We must address loneliness epidemic; How to cope with mental stress of life returning to normal; Naomi Osaka withdraws from French open, citing her mental health; Asian Americans patrolling streets to keep elders safe;   "The Honor Project” remembers fallen veterans; volunteers visit Arlington grave sites for family, friends that can’t travel; Gold star sister memorializes her brother, Travis, who died serving in Iraq in 2007; Go to Travismanion.org to support the foundation ;     To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CDC: nearly 50% of all U.S. adults are fully vaccinated; CDC: 25 states & DC have fully vaccinated at least 50% of adults; U.S. cases & deaths drop to lowest levels since last summer; NJ to lift most mask & social distancing requirements Friday; CNN: Wuhan lab illnesses raise new questions about COVID origins; CNN: several Wuhan lab scientists hospitalized in November 2019; Fauci “not convinced” COVID-19 developed naturally; Judge rules absentee ballots can be unsealed in Georgia after groups claim possible fraud in 2020 election; Georgia election audit likely to have more guidelines than current ballot review playing out in Arizona; 48 shootings in Chicago over weekend, 10 cases deadly; Police: 14-year-old girl killed at concert in SC; Police: one arrest in shooting at NJ house party; two killed, 12 injured; White House Press Secy: “there is a guns problem” in America; Study: 7,500 people killed in shootings in 2021; Police association: violent crimes including homicide, rape, robbery up in 63 major U.S. cities in 2020; Secy Blinken travels to Middle East today in Biden’s first big intl. peacemaking push; Blinken travels to Jerusalem, Ramallah, Cairo and Amman in post-ceasefire peace effort; Blinken travels to Jerusalem 3 days post-ceasefire; 21 runners die in severe weather during ultra-marathon in China; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Soon: House votes on commission to investigate insurrection; GOP leaders in January: McConnell said Trump “provoked” the Capitol mob, McCarthy said Trump “bears responsibility”; Trump relocates for the summer to New Jersey golf club; Rep. Jayapal calls for ceasefire & U.S. delaying arms sale to Israel; House Dems introduce legislation to block $735k arms sale to Israel; 50+ House Dems urge Schumer & Pelosi to go against GOP, push for larger upfront infrastructure investment; NYC reopens, lifts capacity restrictions on businesses; Police departments cope with officers’ vaccine hesitancy   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden declines to take a question on Israel at Ford event; Israeli Prime Minister says operations will continue “as necessary”; Ninth day of violence between Israel and Hamas; Israeli warplanes pound Gaza as Hamas rocket fire resumes; WH pushes “quiet and intensive diplomacy” amid escalating violence; Sen. Kaine: publicly calling for a ceasefire is what we’d usually do, and we should do it here; McCarthy says he opposes January 6th commission, sides with republicans downplaying election results; Pelosi disappointed but “not surprised” McCarthy opposes January sixth commission; Sherriff: three deputies from Pasquotank county involved in Andrew Brown Jr. will not be fired; Brown’s family attorney deputes prosecutor, says video does not show Brown using car as a weapon; Brown family attorneys: to call shooting “justified” is “an insult and a slap in the face”; States loosen restrictions as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths decrease; White House task force: we’re “winning the war on the virus” but must “finish the job”; About 60% of Americans 18+ have gotten at least one dose; As COVID cases fall, teens urged to get vaccinated; States push incentives to increase vaccinations; CDC warns about low vaccination rates in rural areas; Fauci: “more comfortable” with people indoors without a mask; Tomorrow: NY won’t require masks for fully vaccinated; Confusion as some places ease mask mandates and COVID restrictions while others don’t; 37% of U.S. population now fully vaccinated; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices