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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

First: Trump wins in South Carolina, but Nikki Haley vows to stay in the running, while Trumps team shifts to focus on the general election campaign by painting a dark vision of President Biden’s America. Plus: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks out in a press conference as we move into a third year of the Russia-Ukraine war putting pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson. And: Matt Gaetz backs challenger to Illinois Representative Mike Bost whom he argued with over McCarthy ouster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Two years after Dobbs, an Alabama court decision careens into the campaign trail Why the IVF ruling has Republicans searching for a response. Plus: Ukraine's fight for survival against Russia enters year three with a significant battlefield loss coupled with fears of losing the financial support of its American allies. And: Senator Elizabeth Warren joins the show live to talk about the IVF decision and why she disagrees with some of her fellow progressives who are fed up with the Biden presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The president tries to address his biggest political vulnerability, the crisis at the southern border, saying he's looking at new executive actions that could restrict asylum claims. Plus: Nikki Haley answers a reproductive rights question with a riddle as she tries to straddle the fence on whether frozen embryos are people. And: New Hampshire's governor and Haley supporter Chris Sununu joins Dana live to talk about her campaign's path forward ... if there is one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The Justice Department pulls back the curtain on a Russian operation to peddle false information about the Bidens and the informant they used to do it. Plus: Alexey Navalny paid with his life for an enduring political protest against a dictator. Now, Donald Trump is using Navalny's name and story not to shame Putin but to shine his own reputation. And: Wannabe future Trump officials build a playbook for what a second term would look like, and we've got some of the eye-popping details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: As today show begins, Nikki Haley is about to take the stage in South Carolina for what her campaign is billing as a major speech, promising to stay in the race even if she loses her home state. Plus: New CNN reporting reveals the president's orders to his senior-most campaign staff: Ramp up how much they're spotlighting "crazy stuff that comes out of Donald Trump's mouth." And: Former Democratic Senator Bill Bradley hasn't run a campaign since 2000, yet he's still younger than Joe Biden. Does that matter? Should it matter to voters? Dana talks to him about that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: President Biden pins the blame on Republicans for the fall of a Ukrainian city, while Donald Trump tries to make himself a martyr after the suspicious death of a Kremlin critic. Plus: Joe Biden is facing a new call to step aside as a prominent columnist says he's a great president but shouldn't run again. And: Brand new CNN reporting on why so many top Republicans are deciding not to run again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Trump is ordered to pay up. New details of his plans for a second term emerge as this unprecedented race takes shape. Plus: World (dis)order. Trump and Republicans threaten to upend alliances and the stakes couldn’t be higher. And: Reality check. After a week of missteps, GOP lawmakers leave town. With a shutdown looming, what next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, President Biden is preparing to speak on the reported death of one of Vladimir Putin's top critics, Alexey Navalny. Vice President Kamala Harris has already been making the case that Russia is responsible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Democrats may be humming "New York, New York" after they picked up a key House seat. Plus: Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan tells Dana Bash why he's running for Senate. And: Could a judge's ruling effectively end Donald Trump's business empire? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The special election to replace Republican congressman George Santos is on. We look at what this race means for a House that's nearly evenly divided and the tea leaves to be reading ahead of November. Plus: An election denier and his daughter-in-law. That's who Donald Trump wants to lead the Republican National Committee, showing the all-but-certain nominee is tightening his vice and calling the shots. And: "Disgusting, awful and unhinged." That's how Nikki Haley is responding to Trump after he mocked her husband again, who's in uniform serving America overseas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Donald Trump and his lawyers are behind closed doors right now meeting with the judge in his classified documents case. This, as the GOP frontrunner faces criticism on both sides of the Atlantic for threatening to throw NATO allies to the wolves. Plus: RFK Jr. is apologizing to his estranged relatives for a Super Bowl spot that copied a famous 1960 campaign ad from his uncle, even though it's still pinned to the top of his social media feed. And: Who will replace ousted congressman George Santos? Dana speaks to both candidates on the ballot in New York's third district. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The panel discusses the comments from the special counsel report and how they will affect Biden’s 2024 presidential re-election campaign. Plus: Trumps campaign is not setting off as smoothly as he would like as he is called out for making controversial comments around not defending NATO allies and encouraging Russia to “do whatever they want” as well as negative comments questioning Governor Haley’s husband who is out serving his country in Africa. And: Concerns about Mitch McConnell permeate Senate Republican Caucus after he champions bill concerning sending support to Ukraine and Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Those eight words in the special counsel's scathing report about Joe Biden's handling of classified documents set off a five-alarm political fire inside the White House and sent the president himself into a fury. Plus: Nikki Haley's trolling Donald Trump like never before and seems to be having some fun doing it. And: This year's Super Bowl ads won't all be about drinking beer and buying cars. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's foundation is spending $7 million on a commercial to fight anti-semitism. Kraft joins Dana from Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Dysfunction, humiliation, and inability to govern. That's the most charitable way to describe congressional Republicans right now after a stunning series of mindboggling defeats. And minutes from now, the GOP will almost certainly torpedo the most conservative border bill before them in decades. Plus: Nikki Haley loses Nevada's nonbinding primary even though she was the only candidate on the ballot. Her campaign insists it's still full steam ahead. And: All eyes are on the Supreme Court as it prepares to hear arguments on whether Donald Trump can be disqualified under the Constitution's insurrection ban. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, we're expecting President Biden to speak about the bipartisan border bill that's on the brink of collapse. The bill includes a host of tough new border policies that the president says he'd sign, but Republicans are ready to torpedo it after Donald Trump came out against it. Dana speaks with the with the Republican who negotiated that deal. But first: Donald Trump suffers a major legal defeat as a DC appeals court unanimously rejects the former president's claim of immunity in the federal election subversion case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: We reveal the results of a new CNN poll about how voters feel about Donald Trump's multiple legal battles as the former president's delay tactics appear to be working on several criminal cases. Plus: Senate leaders unveiled the most substantial bipartisan border bill in decades. Now the Republican who helped make the deal is calling out his Republican colleagues for trying to torpedo it even before reading it. And: Early voting is underway to replace George Santos. We bring you the latest from the campaign trail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First, any moment now the leaders in the Senate are expected to release the final text of a long awaited bipartisan deal to address the crisis of the southern border. Despite remaining unknown, the deal has exposed massive fractures in the Republican party on an issue that Donald Trump wants to campaign on. Biden has endorsed the deal while Trump has tried to tank it before reading it himself. Then, The US and UK have retaliated against Iranian backed groups in the Middle East for a 3rd straight day following waves of airstrikes hitting targets across Yemen, Syria and Iraq. The President is already facing the fallout as he comes under fire from Republicans. How will these attacks shake up the political field? And, Nikki Haley is still in the race for the GOP nomination, but for how long? It's less than three weeks until the Republican primary in her home state and the polls are looking rather bleak. Yet she is barnstorming her state on a multi-day swing as well as ramping up her attacks on Trump. Plus, we travel to New York for a look at an election with National implications. Early voting began yesterday in the most closely watched special election in the country - the race to replace Former US Rep. George Santos in the house. George Santos himself joins us to share his thoughts on the Presidential race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: President Biden travels to Dover Delaware to attend the transfer of three US soldiers killed last weekend and to meet with their families as their loved ones' remains are returned to US soil. Plus: The first employment report of 2024 is out and it is much stronger than anybody expected. This as new exclusive CNN polling shows that voters are giving President Biden slightly more credit for economic gains. And: A GOP source describes House Republicans' attempt to impeach President Biden a "jumbled mess." We bring you new reporting on how top members are finally admitting it's probably not going to happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: President Biden is on his way to a must-win state trying to lock down key voting blocks that could give him an edge in that tight battleground. Plus: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin admits it was wrong to keep his surgery for prostate cancer and subsequent hospitalization private. And: The district attorney leading the Georgia election case against Trump is refusing to step down amid allegations she had an affair with the lead prosecutor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zuckerberg apologizes In today's episode, social media CEOs are grilled during a contentious Senate committee meeting, prompting Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to apologize to parents in the audience who blame their children's exploitation - and even suicide - on Facebook. According to one GOP senator, "You have blood on your hands." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: President Biden announced he's decided how the US will respond to a deadly attack on American troops in Jordan, as fears grow that retaliating against Iranian forces could further ignite a region already on fire. Plus: XI Jinping gave Joe Biden his word that China will not meddle in the 2024 election. We bring you exclusive, new reporting on their high-stakes conversation. And: We explore the growing conspiracy theory that Taylor Swift is plotting with the NFL to get Joe Biden re-elected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: A region reeling from war is ready for President Biden's next move as he promises to retaliate against those responsible for a drone attack that killed three US soldiers. Plus: Donald Trump is pushing Republicans to abandon a bipartisan bill that they have been working on for months and deny President Biden an election-year win. And: Nikki Haley tries to taunt Trump into debating her while planning more than a dozen fundraisers to bring campaign cash in for a needed fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First, new details of the delicate border deal which Trump has immediately tried to kill, despite not even seeing the text. The major deal was just secured between President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of Senators aimed at securing the southern border with Mexico. Next, Trump was at his Las Vegas rally yesterday, where Nikki Haley's attacks on his mental acuity have clearly gotten under his skin. He then proceeded to retaliate with his own attacks against her. We discuss Trump vs Nikki and how this will shape their campaigns. Then, House Republican leaders are all on the Trump train. So what are top GOP Senators saying about Trump's march to the nomination? And are Trump's legal troubles finally catching up with him? Plus, President Biden heads South as he tries to ease progressive protests. He's currently trying to win back support from the local voters as well as taking aim at Donald Trump. Manu and his panel break down the President's strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: As today's show begins we're about to find out how much Donald Trump will have to pay after being found liable for defamation and sexual abuse. It is now all up to the jury. We will have live updates from inside the courtroom. Plus: President Biden dispatches his CIA director to help negotiate a deal to Israeli hostages kidnapped during Hamas' brutal October 7th attack. And: The state of Texas ignores the Supreme Court, and almost every Republican governor supports that decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Donald Trump wants Nikki Haley out of the Republican race for president and is threatening to blacklist her donors. But the former South Carolina governor says she's not going anywhere. Plus: Trump is back in the courtroom as a jury weighs how much he must pay in damages after being found liable for defamation and sexual abuse. Will he take the stand? And: Still pushing Bidenomics, the president hits a key swing state, trying to convince voters the economy is strong, and his policies are the reason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following last night's New Hampshire primary it's now even clearer what GOP voters want: Donald Trump. They delivered a double-digit historic victory for the former president. Trump won more votes than any candidate in any New Hampshire primary ever. But last night's results do reveal some warning signs for Republicans in their battle ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices