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- JD Vance Weighs Sitting Out 2028 · 48 minVice President JD Vance is seriously considering not running for president in 2028 after Republicans’ devastating midterm losses ... Nvidia faces turmoil after CEO Jensen Huang’s…
- Dems Make History With Mississippi Senate Win · 48 minDemocrat Scott Colom flips a Mississippi Senate seat, becoming the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction ... Black men helped Donald Trump return to the White House…
- Republicans Dig In After Midterm Losses · 49 minRepublicans signal a combative approach when they enter the House minority, elevating Jim Jordan to Minority Leader after Democrats' sweeping midterm gains ... Democrats face…
- Hegseth Faces GOP Impeachment Push · 49 minRepublican Rep. Thomas Massie moves to force a House vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as lawmakers raise concerns about the war in Iran and his leadership at…
- Trump Faces New Democratic Majority · 48 minPresident Trump says he is willing to work with Democrats as they prepare to take control of Congress, even as he orders the Justice Department to look into Democrats…
- GOP Regroups After Election Losses · 48 minRepublicans plot their path forward after losing control of the House and Senate, as the White House considers its remaining agenda and how to work with Democrats in a divided…
- Voters Hand Democrats the Keys · 46 minVoters rebuked President Trump's agenda and handed control of Congress to Democrats, shifting the focus to whether the party can deliver on promises to lower costs and tackle…
- Democrats Seize House and Senate · 1 h 32 minDemocrats take control of both chambers of Congress, with CNN projecting a 54-seat Senate majority and a sizable advantage in the House, while key races in Mississippi and Alaska…
- Election Day Begins as Voters Head to the Polls · 1 h 36 minAmericans cast their ballots in key races across the country as polls open on Election Day, with early voting already surpassing 2022 totals in dozens of states. Our early…
- Haley Stevens Defects as Michigan Senate Race Tightens · 49 minA shock endorsement shakes up one of the nation's key Senate contests as Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens backs Republican Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Dr. Abdul El-Sayed…
- Alaska Ballot Controversy; Trump Cancels Rallies; Pope Leo Makes Election History · 48 minAlaska officials investigate allegations that Democrats recruited a candidate with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, raising questions about the tight Senate race…
- Democrats Lead in Key Senate Races Five Days Before Election Day · 48 minNew CNN polling shows Abdul El-Sayed with a seven-point lead over Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan, as Democrats rally behind their nominee and independents break his way…
- Trump Goes Big in Texas · 48 minWith six days to go until the midterms, President Trump hits the campaign trail in Texas as Republicans fight to hold power. The President says he’ll accept the election results…
- Fraud vs. Corruption: The Closing Midterm Messages · 48 minWith one week until Election Day and more than 30 million ballots already cast, Republicans are focusing on voter fraud while Democrats hammer the Trump administration on…
- Trump and Obama Make Closing Midterm Pitch · 48 minWith just eight days until Election Day, President Trump and former President Barack Obama campaign in key battleground states with competing messages for voters as the midterm…
- Israel Closes West Bank After Shooting Attack · 49 minIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders the closure of the West Bank after two Palestinian gunmen open fire at an Israeli military checkpoint, wounding at least five…
- Senate Candidates Face Off in Final Debates · 49 minSenate candidates in Michigan and Kansas go head to head in their final debates before Election Day ... JD Vance tells critics to “stop whining” over a GOP attack ad that dredges…
- Democrats Hold 10-Point Midterm Advantage in New CNN Poll · 49 minA new CNN poll shows Democrats entering the final stretch of the midterm campaign with a 10-point advantage over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, with their lead…
- Trump Seizes on Unrest in France to Warn Midterm Voters · 48 minPresident Trump is using violent protests in France to argue for hard-line immigration policies and warn voters about what he says could happen in the US, just two weeks before…
- Trump Hits the Campaign Trail With 15 Days to Go · 50 minPresident Trump is back on the campaign trail with his approval rating hitting a new low. Can he still turn out voters in key Senate races? ... A grieving military husband…
- Deadly Shooting at Oregon Elementary School · 49 minThree children and a teacher are dead after a shooting at an Oregon elementary school. A community member intervened before police arrived. ... Abdul El-Sayed and JD Vance trade…
- Trump Touts High Oil Prices as Voters Feel the Squeeze · 49 minPresident Trump says the US is making a fortune from high oil prices, even as gas prices hit a grim milestone and voters give him low marks on inflation and the economy…
- GOP Candidates Break With Trump · 49 minRepublican Senate candidates in key battleground states break with President Trump over the war in Iran as voters focus on the economy and cost of living. ... Trump travels to a…
- Crunch Time for Republicans · 49 minWith just three weeks until the midterm vote, Republicans are trying to shrink the map and pump out more cash. Can they save their Senate majority? ... Federal agents raid the…
- Will Trump Fire His Son's Ex? · 48 minA source tells CNN that President Trump is now weighing whether to fire his son's ex-fiancé Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US Ambassador to Greece, after a string of reports alleging…
- Hurricane Prompts Mass Evacuations · 48 minAs today's show begins we're tracking Hurricane Isaias, which has strengthened to Category 2 as it heads towards the Gulf, prompting a state of emergency in parts of Alabama and…
- Hurricane Isaias Threatens Gulf · 48 minIsaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, now threatens the Gulf. Where will it make landfall and how powerful will it be when it does? ... Two Trump- backed Senate…
- The GOP's Fight to Keep Control · 49 minThe midterm Senate map is shifting toward Democrats. What does that mean for Republicans who are trying to keep control of government? ... Troy Jackson holds Susan Collins to…
- Trump Worries Out Loud About Midterms · 49 min"We're worried about Michigan. We're worried about Texas. We're worried about a few states." Those are the words of President Trump while campaigning for Republicans. Is he…
- Can Trump Help GOP Avoid Disaster? · 48 minWith just a few weeks before the crucial midterms, President Trump is digging for votes in places you might not expect ... With the president placing big bets on data centers…
- What To Do With Death Row Survivor? · 49 minThis morning we begin by talking about the haunting case of a death row inmate who is still alive after two lethal injections. What happens now to the convicted killer in…
- The Fight To Survive at 34,000 Feet · 48 minPassengers prevent disaster after the copilot stabbed the pilot. What we're learning about the alleged attacker ... Pete Hegseth says "the clowns are out and the cowboys are in"…
- 'Violent Incident' in Middle East · 48 minAs today's show begins we're following breaking news out of the Middle East, where a passenger jet headed for Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia…
- Top AI Execs Gather at White House · 49 minThe biggest names in tech, several of whom have called for regulation of AI, are scheduled to meet today at the White House. The summit comes as OpenAI scraps yet another model…
- Tax Dollars Paying for Propaganda? · 49 minA two-year-old Trump campaign ad is back on TV, this time with a "paid for by the US government" disclaimer. Why are our tax dollars paying for propaganda? ... After calling…
- Trump, Xi Talk AI · 48 minDuring his meeting with President Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls for keeping AI under human control. Why is he the one saying what a lot of people in the US want to hear…
- CNN Wins First Legal Round Against White House · 49 minA federal judge orders the Trump Administration to immediately reinstate CNN's access to the White House, along with the credentials for MS NOW and Politico. The judge found that…
- Will Trump Drag Down GOP Candidates? · 49 minNew CNN polling shows some Republican voters plan to use the midterms to send a thumbs-down message to the president. Should more GOP candidates distance themselves from Trump?…
- No Criminal Charges in Nolan Wells Death · 49 minA grand jury decides against bringing criminal charges in the death of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old who died on a Mississippi boating trip with friends on July 4th ... What's…
- CNN Sues Trump Administration Over Ban · 52 minCNN is one of the three national news outlets to file a First Amendment lawsuit today to restore their White House access after President Trump's ban. Reporters from CNN, MS NOW…
- Photo Sparks Fears Trump Will Demolish Kennedy Center · 49 minPresident Trump was photographed sitting in Air Force One holding some sort of sign or placard reading "Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED." Is this just trolling or is the White House…
- AI Goes Rogue Again · 49 minFollowing yet another incident of an AI model going rogue, will Washington start regulating the nascent technology? ... A Nebraska Senate candidate is caught on tape criticizing…
- Trump's Ultimatum · 48 minPresident Trump issues an ultimatum: Put his name back on the Kennedy Center or it won't be renovated and reopened. Is this a political shakedown? ... A GOP senator calls for…
- SCOTUS Shuts Down Trump · 48 minPresident Trump tried to change the rules for mail-in voting before the midterms. But the Supreme Court ruled against him ... Kash Patel faces the Senate Judiciary Committee…
- The Great AI Debate · 48 minBig tech wants to pump the brakes on AI, while President Trump is full-steam ahead. Do Republicans risk being on the wrong side of this issue? ... House Speaker Johnson says…
- Remembering 9/11 · 48 minWe begin today's show by marking the 25-year anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Fetterman's Surprise · 48 minDemocratic Senator John Fetterman surprises everyone at Trump's midterm Republican national convention, fueling rumors that he's switching sides. Are Dems better without him?…
- Why Didn't Judge Remove Clancy Trial Holdout? · 48 minThe foreperson from the Lindsay Clancy mistrial claims the lone holdout juror admitted he had reasonable doubt. Why didn't the judge remove him? ... The goal for Republicans at…
- What To Make of US-Canada Trade War? · 48 minIt looks like we've got a US-Canada trade war brewing before the midterms. Could it cost Republicans in battleground states like Michigan or Ohio? ... California's Gavin Newsom…
- 5 Dead in Amazon Plane Incident · 48 minFederal officials are trying to figure out how an Amazon cargo plane barreled off the runway in Miami, killing at least five people. We speak with an aviation safety expert about…
