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First: Fox makes a stunning announcement: It's severed ties with its highest-rated anchor, Tucker Carlson. This will no doubt raise eyebrows as it happens one week or so after a nearly $800 million settlement for election lies. Plus: The president's team rushes to lock in key pieces of a would-be 2024 campaign, videotaping an official announcement and choosing a campaign manager. But still no word on when Joe Biden will greenlight his re-election bid. And: Ron DeSantis visits Japan, trying to look the part of Commander-in-Chief. But he's still playing coy about if or when he'll challenge Donald Trump. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In just a matter of days, President Biden is expected to take the plunge and formally announce his bid to retake the White House.Plus, Ron DeSantis ups the ante in his contentious war against Disney, as the Florida Governor continues to lose Republican endorsements to Trump.And, could GOP hardliners upend Speaker McCarthy’s debt limit deal?Also, the Tennessee Democratic lawmakers targeted by Republican State House officials for protesting on gun reform, join to talk about the future of gun reform ahead of their White House visit tomorrow.Finally, former First Lady Michelle Obama gets personal in a new interview with Jimmy Fallon about what it was like living in the White House. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The official re-election announcement for Biden-Harris 2024 will come in a video likely early next week. This, even though many Democrats are lukewarm about a second term. Team Biden is betting again that Republicans are about to remind voters why they chose Biden back in 2020. Plus: All eyes today are on the Supreme Court, which faces a midnight deadline for a pivotal decision on the abortion drug mifepristone. And: Brand new CNN reporting on how Donald Trump's allies looked for ways to challenge -- possibly even decertify -- the Democrats' win in a key Georgia Senate race. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever, gets off the launch pad, then explodes just minutes into its mission. Plus: Mediators order election denier Mike Lindell to give an expert $5 million for debunking Lindell's election lies. And: We look into an IRS agent's stunning allegations: that the President Biden's team is mishandling the investigation into his son Hunter, and that Attorney General Merrick Garland lied to Congress. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fox inks a $787 million settlement with Dominion -- a historic and embarrassing sum. But ... the network escapes without publicly saying these words to its viewers: "Sorry. We lied to you." Plus: Two Florida men battle for the approval of mostly other Florida men, as Donald Trump tries to outshine Ron DeSantis by nabbing more congressional endorsements from Florida. And: Alabama police announce they've arrested two teens on reckless murder charges in connection to the Sweet 16 mass shooting that killed four. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The fate of the abortion pill mifepristone is in the hands of the Supreme Court. A decision could happen at any moment. Plus: The man who shot a Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell is still not under arrest. Attorneys for Ralph Yarl's family say that's an outrage ... and that the reason is Black and White And: More on the Florida governor versus the house the mouse built. Ron DeSantis threatens retaliation against Disney with rival amusement parks, perhaps with a state prison to crowd Cinderella's castle. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Congress is back today, and lawmakers returned to a very long to do list this morning. The House Speaker Kevin McCarthy used the New York Stock Exchange as the backdrop for a speech in which he placed blame for the debt ceiling stalemate at President Biden's feet. Plus: House Judiciary Republicans hold a hearing in Manhattan to try and turn up the pressure on DA Alvin Bragg, calling him soft on crime. Is it an attempt to deflect attention from Bragg's prosecution of Donald Trump. And: Does a delay on the eve of a billion-dollar trial signal Fox is ready to settle with Dominion are headed for a settlement? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why did a young member of the Air National Guard have access to some of America’s closest held secrets? Also, Ron DeSantis signs an abortion ban in Florida as some conservatives worry they’ve gone too far for most voters. Will GOP leaders moderate their policies or just their rhetoric? Plus, some Democrats are calling for Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) to resign after a series of health concerns. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: 21-year-old Air National Guard member Jack Texiera made his first court appearance today, where he was formally charged with leaking top-secret US intelligence documents online. Plus: New CNN reporting on an intriguing avenue of investigation for Special Counsel Jack Smith, who wants to know if Donald Trump is using an army of lawyers to intimidate potential witnesses. And: Did Ron DeSantis just make himself unelectable? Florida's governor just signed one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws, barring the procedure after just six weeks of pregnancy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just moments before today's show begins, the Justice Department announces it's asking the Supreme Court to intervene in an abortion pill case with ramifications from coast to coast. Plus: The New York attorney general deposes Donald Trump, who likely faces hundreds of questions with $250 million in the survival of his family business on the line. And: 89-year-old Senator Dianne Feinstein says she won't resign after missing a month plus of work and after a California colleague says she's no longer fit to serve and that she should quit. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The Justice Department responds to a late-night filing in an abortion court battle that could impact women from coast to coast. Plus: The top Democrat in the House says he hardly remembers his uncle's flagrant antisemitic remarks, but CNN's K-file uncovers an opinion piece from a college-age Hakeem Jeffries defending his uncle and defending Louis Farrakhan from the "white media." And: Tim Scott (R-SC) forms an exploratory committee as he eyes a potential 2024 run for president. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins immediately following an emotional press conference in Louisville concerning yesterday's massacre at a local downtown bank. "This will keep happening until we say enough," said Mayor Craig Greenberg, who implored the state legislature to pass new laws to fight gun violence. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Police in Louisville say a shooter killed at least four people and sent at least eight more to the hospital -- including two police officers -- after a morning assault at a downtown bank. The shooter, believed to be an ex-bank employee, was killed. Plus: A federal judge tries to take abortion pills approved by the FDA off the market. And: How did some of America's most sensitive secrets wind up on the internet? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal judge in Texas blocked the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Less than an hour later, a federal judge in Washington State ordered the federal government to keep the drug available in 17 states plus the District of Columbia. For now, the medication remains available and the case is likely headed towards the Supreme Court. Today’s panel looks at what comes next. Plus, did Tennessee Republicans’ decision to expel two Democratic lawmakers from the state House backfire? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new jobs report out today shows hiring cooling some but is still strong, while the unemployment rate matches a 50-year low. Yet new CNN poll numbers reveal most Americans see the economy as weak, and half tell us their bottom lines are worse today than a year ago. Plus: Joe Biden delays big choices about 2024, such as who to lead his campaign, where to put the headquarters, and when to make his reelection bid official. And: Is it a moment or a movement? Republicans exile two of Tennessee's youngest Black lawmakers from the statehouse over a protest demanding stricter gun laws. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Brand new CNN polling reveals just one-third of Americans believe President Biden deserves to be re-elected, and a majority in his own party say they would like to see someone else as the Democratic nominee for president next year. Plus: A new report finds Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose luxury travel around the world worth hundreds of thousands of dollars -- trips that were paid for by a billionaire conservative activist. And: Controversy right now in Tennessee, where three Democrats in the legislature could soon be expelled for staging a gun-reform protest on the floor of the statehouse. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Top aides to former President Donald Trump tell a federal grand jury about his plan to seize voting machines. And there's new fallout from the 34-felony-count New York indictment. That case is now on a parallel path with the 2024 nominating calendar. Plus: We analyze the results of two big Middle-America elections in Illinois and Wisconsin. And: The Speaker of the House plays host to Taiwan's president. Beijing reacts angrily even though this meeting is a compromise of sorts. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Donald Trump is traveling from Mar-a-Lago to Trump Tower today, starting a chain of events that could very well alter American history. Tomorrow, he goes before a New York City judge as a criminal defendant and earns the infamy as the first-ever former president to hold that title. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the first time in history, a former US president will appear before a judge as a criminal defendant. Donald Trump's lawyers say he's the victim of political persecution. His opponents say no one is above the law. Plus: How strong is the case against him? After attacking both the prosecutor and the judge, should he be invoking his right to remain silent? And: In the race for president, his would-be 2024 rivals are forced to defend the man they want to defeat. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Manhattan grand jury makes history, charging Donald Trump with more than 30 counts connected to a hush money coverup of his alleged affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels. All those details are still under seal. But Republicans aren't waiting on the facts, instead rushing to defend the former president. We have it all covered from multiple angles on today's show. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich remains in Russian custody after Vladimir Putin's government accuses him of spying. Plus: Nine servicemembers are dead after two Blackhawk helicopters crash in Kentucky. And: Tempers flare as lawmakers literally shout at one another on Capitol Hill over the Nashville shooting. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While we still have no apparent motive for the mass school shooting in Nashville, police have shared new details about the shooter who murdered six people. Plus: The special counsel investigating Donald Trump wins a courtroom fight to force Mike Pence to go under oath. And: Chris Christie says never again to Donald Trump and tells New Hampshire voters that he's the one who can go toe to toe with the former president. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New police body camera footage shows us a room-by-room hunt for the Nashville school shooter. Plus: Brand new CNN reporting on how Donald Trump is keeping tabs on the Republicans who want to drag the Manhattan DA before Congress. And: CNN digs into the archives and uncovers Senator Joe Biden siding with Republicans on Social Security and Medicare. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel's largest trade union announces "historic" strike, shutting down transportation, universities, restaurants and retailers as demonstrators take to the streets to protest a dramatic government overhaul. Plus: Donald Trump makes his 2024 message all about his legal troubles while warning of dark forces trying to stop him. And: Twisters terrorize the south, steamrolling through towns and leaving nothing but piles of bricks ... and heartbreak. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump posts, then deletes a story with a graphic of him holding a baseball bat next to a picture of the Manhattan DA, and at his first 2024 rally, warns of dark consequences if he's indicted.Plus, is time up for TikTok? The App’s CEO endured a bipartisan pile-on in Congress this week, where he stated he’d seen “no evidence” that the Chinese government has access to user’s data.And, low blows: why Kirsten Sinema is trashing her one-time Democratic allies, and why she isn’t leaving room for Jell-o.On today’s panel: Former FBI Director Andrew McCabe, CNN Legal Analyst Elliot Williams, CNN Senior Crime and Justice Reporter Katelyn Polantz, Axios Senior Contributor Margaret Talev, CNN White House Correspondent Jeremy Diamond, The Dispatch’s Jonah Goldberg, The Washington Post’s Rhonda Covin.Hosted by Abby Phillip. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United States retaliates with airstrikes that after a suspected Iranian kamikaze drone kills an American contractor inside Syria. Plus: While a Trump lawyer testifies in front of a federal grand jury in the classified documents case, the former president calls the Manhattan prosecutor a degenerate and recklessly warns of death and destruction if he's charged with a crime. And: President Biden meets with Justin Trudeau as the US and Canada strike a new deal to slow a growing migrant surge. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today Capitol Hill's main event pits viral videos versus national security, as TikTok CEO Shou Chew tries to convince a skeptical Congress to say no to a ban by promising to put data from 150 million Americans under lock and key. Plus: A big legal loss for Donald Trump in Washington, where a judge orders his lawyer to answer more questions about classified documents. And: In a new interview, the Florida governor gives a very different answer about the war in Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In New York, a grand jury weighs charging the former president for steering money to Stormy Daniels. In Washington, a consequential secret ruling from a federal judge agreeing with the special counsel prosecutors that there is evidence Trump used his attorneys to commit crimes. Plus: As we await today's Fed interest rate decision, Democratic senators are demanding Fed action to corral regional banks they blame for pushing the economy to the brink. And: In a new interview, Ron DeSantis labels himself a no-drama winner and laughs off a Trump nickname. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A New York grand jury weighs whether to indict Donald Trump in a hush money scheme involving Stormy Daniels. Law enforcement in New York and Washington are on alert for possible protests. Plus: A handshake watched around the globe. The highly choreographed moment by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin sends a defiant message to the United States and to the west. And: President Biden takes out his veto pen for the first time. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, a witness tries to undermine Michael Cohen's credibility and help the former president avoid indictment for paying hush money to a porn star. This, as House Republicans are now war-gaming to attack the New York prosecutor pursuing the case. Plus: China's Xi Minping touches down in moscow for his face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin. Xi says China and Russia share key goals, but it's unclear whether Putin will get the help he wants for his war in Ukraine. And: A Swiss bank spends big to take over its struggling rival. Financial markets are reacting positively, but what does this mean for your money? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post that he expects to be arrested on charges of hush money payments involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels, calling on his supporters to protest any such move. His team said after Trump’s post that it had not received any notifications of arrest from prosecutors. What is Trump’s end game? And, the Biden administration is hoping that last week’s bank rescue plan was enough to prevent a bigger crisis from unfolding. We’ll examine how Republicans are responding. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The biggest banks toss a $30 billion lifeline to the struggling First Republic. The hope is that this massive cash infusion will calm markets and stop a panicky selloff. Plus: The Trump special council takes sweeping steps to get questions answered, including subpoenas for workers from Trump's communication handlers to the staff member caught on video helping move boxes in and out of a storage room. And: Next week China's president will make a state visit to Russia. The trip has consequences for Ukraine's war of survival, and it happens the day the Hague issues an arrest warrant for the Vladimir Putin. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A high-altitude, declassified video of the midair encounter between an American drone and Russian fighter jets shows Moscow putting the drone in its crosshairs, igniting a cloud fuel and buzzing the drone twice. Plus: The US treasury secretary is on Capitol Hill today trying to calm nerves, assuring Americans their money is safe. And: The Senate barrels towards a vote on undoing the use of force authorizations against Iraq, two decades after the run up of shock and awe. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today a Trump-appointed judge in Texas will determine if pregnancy pills should be pulled off the shelf from coast to coast. Plus: More economic turbulence as American markets tumble on fears a global bank might go over the edge. And: Washington says DeSantis is way off target to suggest the US should forget about Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The inflation playbook says the Fed should raise interest rates again. But the latest Consumer Price Index shows inflation continuing to cool. The recent banking crisis complicates things even more. Plus: GOP presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis says Russia's assault on Ukriane and its democracy is not a vital US interest. It's a flip flop for the governor that puts him in sync with today's GOP. And: Donald Trump says January 6th wouldn't have happened if Mike Pence had helped him steal the election. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The federal government swoops in to pay back depositors after a bank goes under. Joe Biden says the US banking system is "safe" and promises 2023 will not look like 2008. Plus: Mike Pence says President Trump was reckless on January 6th. The big question now is whether Pence repeats that sentiment when he's with GOP voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and beyond. And: President Biden greenlights a giant oil drilling project in Alaska, angering progressives. A court fight is likely. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Iowa, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis prepares for an all but certain presidential run. Plus, President Biden may break a big campaign promise on energy as he makes a shift towards the Right. Will it cause a breach with progressives? Also, how a ring-wing TV host triggered a conversation most Republicans don’t want to have after comments about the Capitol insurrection. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Manhattan prosecutors invite Donald Trump to testify before a grand jury. It's a big indication they could be close to charging the former president for his role in buying the silence of a porn star mistress. Plus: Ron DeSantis visits Iowa today and Nevada tomorrow, sending loud signals he's running for president. And: The latest jobs report is yet another indication of the US economy's resilience but feeds worries about inflation and Fed rate hikes. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wave after wave of Russian missiles pierce holes in Ukraine's air defense in Moscow's most ferocious assault in weeks. Plus: President Biden's just-released, ambitious budget provides a road map to the president's 2024 campaign contest. And: California's Democratic governor walks away from a $54 million state deal with Walgreens because he says the pharmacy giant won't dispense abortion pills. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Justice Department says the Louisville Police Department had a practice of stomping on civil rights, using excessive force, conducting illegal searches, making unlawful stops and discriminating against Black and Brown people. Plus: Officials pull back the curtain on the biggest challenges to national security. And: Fresh evidence from a lawsuit against Fox showing its executives and hosts knew election fraud allegations and conspiracies were bogus but promoted them anyway. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Officials locate the four kidnapped Americans after they were stuffed in the back of a pickup truck in Mexico. Two were found dead, the other two alive -- but a source tells CNN one of the survivors is fighting for his life. We bring you the very latest on this tragic story of mistaken identity. Plus: We have a brand new, exclusive CNN interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. And: Ron DeSantis delivers his state of the state address and previews his 2024 plan to make America more like Florida. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump tries to make his case why Republicans should give him another chance. Plus: Russia is on the verge of the first battlefield victory in months. And: Pete Buttigieg admits to CNN he got it wrong on the Ohio train derailment. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ex-President Donald Trump regales the MAGA faithful with promises for his supporters and threats against his enemies.Plus: President Biden ignites a firestorm inside his own party over violence in big cities. But is he picking politics over principle?And: Remembering "Bloody Sunday" in Selma as the nation grapples withhow to reconcile its past with its present. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of killing his wife and youngest son. CNN's Diane Gallagher tracked the trial from the beginning and joins the show live to discuss the verdict as well as the judge's remarkable comments as she dressed down the defendant. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A man is arrested and charged with scheming to murder Jews serving in the Michigan state government. The attorney general says she's among those targeted. Plus: Joe Biden warns that Republicans want devastating spending cuts in exchange for a deal on the debt ceiling. Kevin McCarthy says that's not true and blames the president for dragging things out instead of negotiating. And: Secretary of State Blinken secretly meets with his Russian counterpart for the first time, but only for 10 minutes. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Attorney General Merrick Garland faces a barrage of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on a host of issues, including Hunter Biden. Plus: Chicago's mayor is out. Is it a warning sign for Democrats? And: Donald Trump's allies pressing to get House Republicans to endorse his 2024 bid aren't getting what they want. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

40 million Americans have $400 billion on the line as the Supreme Court weighs whether the Biden Aplan to erase student debt is constitutional. Plus: A new legal filing details how Fox put profit ahead of facts and politics ahead of fairness, broadcasting election lies they knew were b.s., and tipping off the Trump campaign about Joe Biden's advertising buys. And: We explore the nine-way brawl for mayor in Chicago, where crime concerns could leave incumbent Lori Lightfoot locked out of an April runoff. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Air raid sirens rang through the Ukrainian night as Russia lobbed artillery, drones and missiles in every corner of the country. That as the United States delivered a public warning to China: Don't dispatch weapons to Vladimir Putin. Plus: The chairwoman of the RNC thinks she can get Donald Trump to put pen to paper and say yes to supporting the party's 2024 nominee, even if it's not him. And: New intelligence pushes the Energy Department to change its view of how the Covid pandemic began. The agency now believes the virus leaked from a Chinese lab. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First, Trump visits East Palestine and accuses Biden of abandoning it - how a train derailment in Ohio became America's latest political flashpoint.Plus, as Senator Tim Scott edges closer to a Presidential bid, his campaign slams critical race theory and “Grievance” politics – but will his message on race resonate with GOP voters?And, Marjorie Taylor Greene has a radical plan to fix the Union – “a national divorce”.Finally, the fight over Biden’s student debt program heads to the Supreme Court, and, how cases in that same court against Big Tech companies could upend the internet as we know it.On today’s panel: CNN Chief National Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny, CNN Capitol Hill Reporter Melanie Zanona, Atlantic staff writer Adam Harris, Politico National Investigative Reporter Heidi Przybyla and CNN Supreme Court Analyst Joan Biskupic.Hosted by Abby Phillip. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices