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First: "Evil, sick, deranged, crooked, and corrupt." Donald Trump chose those words in his Easter message to describe the prosecutors and judges leading the criminal cases against him. Plus: House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will allow a vote on desperately needed military aid for Ukraine. Could it cost him his gavel? And President Biden may have a problem with the voting critical to his reelection: Black voters. We have new reporting on campaign plans to keep them in his corner in November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: Trump keeps up his attacks in the NY judge in the New York hush money case and leans into violent language at upcoming events. Plus: The fight over the GOPs future spreads to contentious primaries. Biden responds to Gaza protesters and faces a protest votes in a key battleground state. And: How Trump’s message is playing with Evangelical voters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: Our headline quote today is exactly how Joe Biden described Donald Trump's ideas at a star-studded fundraiser with Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. We have new reporting on the presidential trifecta and the mega millions they're raking in. Plus: A CNN exclusive: A federal judge is weighing in on Donald Trump's attacks on the judge overseeing the former president's hush money case while warning that Trump's words threatened the viability of the US legal system. And: Marking the one-year anniversary of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's imprisonment in Russia, Dana speaks with his publisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: The Georgia election racketeering case against Donald Trump is back on. We'll bring you all the breaking details from the first hearing since a judge allowed Fulton County DA Fani Willis to continue spearheading the case, which the former president's legal team is trying to get dismissed. Plus: Three presidents and a queen (Latifah) will attend an unprecedented fundraiser for President Biden tonight that's already brought in millions of dollars. But will those dollars translate into votes. And: We pay tribute to Joe Lieberman with his former colleague and dear friend, Senator Susan Collins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: Investigators are on the cargo ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, trying to figure out what went so tragically wrong. Plus: Was the 2020 election stolen? Of course, there is zero evidence of that, but sources say it may be a litmus test for potential hires at the RNC. And: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Queen Latifah and Lizzo are all part of the Biden campaign's new push to get out the vote. What role will Joe's former boss play on the trail? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Continuing coverage of the catastrophic collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Moments before today's show began, we learned that a New York appeals court had reduced the bonds he must pay in a civil fraud case to $175 million and gave him more time to pay. That means he might have the cash to put up without having to sell any of his assets. Meanwhile, Trump was in a different courtroom today in the separate, criminal case involving porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump's legal team was chastised by the judge for accusing the Manhattan district attorney's office of prosecutorial misconduct without any evidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Upheaval in the GOP – House Speaker Mike Johnson is in danger of losing his position. Sources say Democrats are willing to save him if he outlines a pathway to providing aid for Ukraine, which has been stalled for months and badly divides the GOP. While Congress just ended a saga over funding the US government, one that cost the previous Speaker his job in an unprecedented uprising last fall, the new Speaker is facing a similar revolt over the major deal he just cut with the White House to avoid a shutdown. This opens up a new front in the internal GOP war that has defined the 118th Congress and could put Republicans razor thin majority in jeopardy in November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As today's show begins, Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has just filed a motion to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson just after the House passed a critical spending bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: New fundraising numbers are out and Joe Biden is dominating the race for campaign cash. Meanwhile, former President Trump is asking his supporters to cough up donations for the half a billion dollars he needs by Monday. His pitch? "Keep your filthy hands off Trump Tower." Plus: New reporting this hour about how more than a dozen people pardoned by Donald Trump are now helping the push to get him back to the White House. And: Benjamin Netanyahu may be heading to Washington. Speaker Mike Johnson says he'll make the invitation official just hours after the Israeli prime minister spoke privately with House Republicans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: President Biden is in battleground Arizona today where he'll announce $20 billion in loans and grants for Intel to produce advanced computer chips, which could create thousands of new jobs. Plus: CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports Trump world is in "panic mode" as he scrambles to find a half a billion dollars to cover the judgment against him in the New York fraud case. And: A new survey shows Americans are much less happy than a year ago. What can we do about it? The author of "The Amen Effect" joins the show to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: Joe Biden is heading west, kicking off a three-day campaign swing in Nevada and Arizona, battleground states that are critical to his path to reelection. Plus: The power of a Donald Trump endorsement is being put to the test today in a high-stakes Republican primary in Ohio that could ultimately determine which party controls the US Senate. And: Donald Trump is pushing a dangerous anti-semitic trope, claiming Jews who vote for Democrats "hate Israel." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: Former President Donald Trump must post nearly half a billion-dollar bond to cover the fraud judgment against him while he appeals it. But his lawyers say he can't find an insurance company to underwrite it for him. Plus: President Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu talk for the first time in weeks. The conversation comes after the Israeli PM told Dana Bash that he doesn't need American politicians telling him what to do. And: James Carville, the strategist behind some of the biggest political victories of the late 20th century, joins the show live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: Split screen, Trumps legal delays pay off while Joe Biden storms the battleground states. Plus: Primary fights, new reporting on the speakers attempts to reign in Republicans while Trump wades into key Senate races. And: Long shot, will Joe Manchin actually run again? A new reaction after Katie Britt’s widely panned response to the State of the Union address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: That's how a judge summed up the behavior of District Attorney Fani Willis. But he ruled she can stay on Trump's election racketeering case in Georgia ... under one condition. Plus: Team Trump continues its legal and political strategy: running out the clock. And: The White House has a message for Republicans trying to impeach President Biden: Move on. Shockingly, the House may listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: One nominee is talking to voters in a must-win swing state, while the other is inside a courtroom in a must-win criminal case. Plus: "An obstacle to peace." That's how Chuck Schumer describes Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for new elections in Israel And: Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says if Congress forces TikTok's Chinese owner to sell, he wants in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: A judge dismisses some of the charges against Donald Trump in the Georgia election case, including one related to that infamous call where Trump asked Georgia's secretary of state to find thousands of votes. Plus: Joe Biden and Donald Trump officially clinch their party nominations, setting up the longest general election campaign in American history. And: The House passes a bill that could effectively shut down TikTok. What will the Senate do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: Both Joe Biden and Donald take their campaign pitches on the road, lobbing personal shots at each other in the same critical swing state. Plus: New reporting on what Trump says about dictators like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un own behind closed doors. And: Senator Bob Menendez was just arraigned again on new charges of bribery and extortion. So why is still sitting on a key senate committee? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: Fired up, President Joe Biden hits the trail as he and former President Donald Trump speak in Georgia on Saturday. Plus: Razor thin, we go one-on-one with the party leaders in charge of winning the House. Plus, with control of the Senate in the balance, we sit down with Kari Lake. And: Spring forward, will Congress make Daylight Saving Time permanent? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: President Biden is headed to a crucial swing state as he looks to amplify his State of the Union message. We have new reporting on his campaign plans. Plus: Donald Trump just posted a nearly $92 million bond in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. Does he have enough left to pay that $454 million judgment in the New York fraud case? And: Outraged TikTok users are bombarding lawmakers with calls after the House advanced a bill that could ban the app across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tonight, Joe Biden will deliver what may be the most pivotal speech of his political career. And it's not just his job performance that will be under the microscope. It may be his actual performance that matters most. Plus: Donald Trump is calling for debates anytime, anywhere, any place after boycotting them all primary season. The Biden campaign isn't saying they're in or out, just responding that Trump is "thirsty for attention." And: A Texas mother facing the agonizing choice to leave her home state to terminate a wanted pregnancy who will be in the First Lady's box at tonight's State of the Union joins Dana to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The two parties' choices, whether you like it or not, are Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The 2020 rematch is now effectively a done deal after Nikki Haley suspended her campaign. The question now is: where will Haley voters go? Both Biden and Trump are making a play for their support ... with very different strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: Americans in more than a dozen states across the country are casting their ballots. Their decisions could effectively end the primaries and all but hand the Republican nomination to Donald Trump for the third straight election. Plus: Is this Nikki Haley's last stand? She's on the verge of mathematical elimination. So, what's her next move and where will her supporters land? And: Four years ago, Joe Biden pulled off a staggering political comeback. This time, he's an incumbent president preparing for a rematch with monumental consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Just as today's show began, we learned that the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Donald Trump cannot be removed from any state's ballot because of his actions on January 6. The former president called the decision a "big win for America." CNN's Paula Reid begins our extensive coverage from Mar-A-Lago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: A raft of new polling gives a snapshot of where the race for the White House stands, eight months before election day. Plus: House Speaker Johnson is under pressure from all sides about what to do in Ukraine and the race to replace Mitch McConnell is taking place behind the scenes. Biden is at Camp David, planning his State of the Union address and ‘SNL’ had some fun with Inside Politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: We focus on two critical hearings that could determine Donald Trump's future. Will the former president be on trial smack dab in the middle of the Republican convention? Plus: Super Tuesday is just four days away. Dana talks to Nikki Haley about how she'll move forward if Donald Trump runs the table next week. And: Voters in a pivotal swing state weigh in on whether Biden and Trump are both too old for the presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: Joe Biden and Donald Trump both head to the southern border -- separately -- trying to go all in on immigration. But who has the best hand on what so many voters say is the most important problem facing this country? Plus: Team Trump's delay tactic is getting a huge assist from the highest court in the land. Could their decision to hear the former president's immunity claim ultimately lead to a get out of jail free card? And: Dozens are dead in Gaza after Israeli forces opened fire near a food aid truck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: President Biden's son meets face-to-face with the Republicans trying to impeach his father. We bring you the latest from his crucial testimony, which could deliver a final blow to the GOP's fizzling investigation. Plus: Republicans are rushing to publicly sayt hey support IVF. So why are they planning to block a Senate bill that would protect the procedure? And: Dana talks to a top Biden campaign official about their plans to address the president's problems in the pivotal swing state of Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: The top four congressional leaders meet behind closed doors with President Biden, trying to hammer out a deal to avoid parts of the government shutting down this Friday. One Republican senator summed up negotiations as a "misery march." Plus: It's primary day in Michigan and some Democrats are refusing to back President Biden for his support for Israel in its retaliatory war in Gaza. And: Dana goes one-on-one with presidential candidate Cornel West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
First: A source tells CNN that President Biden will make a rare visit to the US-Mexico border on Thursday, the same day Donald Trump is heading to another Texas border town. Plus: Four states, four Trump wins, but it's not all good news for the all-but-certain Republican nominee as the former president's double-digit win in Nikki Haley's home state also reveals some potential weaknesses in November. And: In a CNN exclusive, my colleagues uncovered a secret Twitter account from the right-wing attorney behind the Trump fake electors plot. Hear for the first time what he tried to hide from investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
