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In a speech today in Philadelphia, President Biden again acknowledges times are tough but argues he should be trusted to get us through the economic pain. Our CNN White House correspondent is traveling with the president and provides details on exactly how Biden plans to make things better. Plus: The White House confirms Biden will visit Saudi Arabia in July, despite the president's campaign promise to make the kingdom a "pariah." And: Why did the January 6 committee postpone tomorrow's scheduled hearing? 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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In their prime-time hearing Thursday night the January 6 committee outlined their allegation: former President Trump was at the heart of a coordinated conspiracy to steal the presidency. Now the committee is gearing up for two more weeks of hearings, with all eyes are on the Justice Department as it considers criminal charges against Trump. Plus, a bipartisan group of Senators say they're close to an agreement on a bill that aims to stop gun violence. Can they seal the deal? And the White House fights inflationary headwinds as they contend with record-breaking gas prices and the rising cost of food. On today’s panel: Zolan Kanno-Youngs of the New York Times, Margaret Talev of Axios, CNN’s Gabby Orr and Paul Kane of the Washington Post. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol provided dramatic new video of the riot, a damning timeline showing the overlap between the rioters and Donald Trump's tweets, and showed Trump's people, including his own family, calling election fraud claims b.s. Plus, the Uvalde cops knew ... and they waited. According to the New York Times, the officers at Robb Elementary were aware children were alive. Now the police chief insists he didn't hesitate even as his officers waited more than an hour to breach the classroom. And, more bad inflation numbers. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nearly a year and a half since the January 6 insurrection, the House committee formed to investigate it is about to unveil evidence it says draws a direct line between the Capitol attack and Donald Trump. Plus, the Senate Democrat running point on gun reform tells CNN he's convinced a deal can be made. And, some laughs but also tough questions last night as President Biden sat down with Jimmy Kimmel. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Congress today heard heart-wrenching testimony from parents who lost a child at Robb Elementary. CNN's Lauren Fox begins our coverage from the Capitol. Following that, Attorney General Merrick Garland addresses the massacre which left 19 children and two teachers dead. Plus, brand new details about who will testify at the Jan 6 primetime hearings. 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 bulletin from the Department of Homeland Security says the summer and the midterms may bring a wave of domestic extremist violence targeting our democracy. Plus, new charges from the Biden justice department against the Proud Boys top leaders for allegedly directing the storming of the Capitol. And, San Francisco voters decide whether to recall a liberal prosecutor, while a Republican-turned-Democrat billionaire hopes a tougher-on-crime message gives him a shot to be the next mayor of Los Angeles. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show began, Conservative MPs in Britain were about to take a secret vote that could reshape Europe. Boris Johnson faced a no-confidence test from his own party. Survive and he stays on as prime minister. Lose and he'll be booted out of 10 Downing Street. Plus, President Biden seeks a late night bump by agreeing to an interview with Jimmy Kimmel. And, as the January 6 committee prepares to take its findings public this week, brand new CNN reporting reveals Donald Trump wants his allies to try to drown out the damning evidence, but the top Republican believes Americans will tune in. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since the mass shooting in Uvalde 12 days ago, there have been at least 26 more mass shootings. Now, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are working to find solutions to the violence. This week victims and family members of recent mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo will testify as Congress tries to find a compromise. Plus, the January 6 committee gears up for blockbuster hearings. Why one ex-top aide to Mark Meadows could be the star witness. And new disclosures about Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman's health has some Democrats worried. On today’s panel: Molly Ball of Time Magazine, Seung Min Kim of the Washington Post, Hans Nichols of Axios and CNN’s Melanie Zanona. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Moments before we came on the air, we learned a federal grand jury had indicted former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarra on criminal contempt charges for his refusal to cooperate with the House January 6 committee. CNN Legal Affairs Correspondent Paula Reed joined the show to explain what impact this might have on the investigation, and what may happen next. Her report is followed by one from CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju. 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 a press conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, site of yesterday's mass shooting at St. Francis Hospital that left four people dead. According to the timeline police presented, one of the victims, Dr. Preston Phillips, performed back surgery on the suspected gunman, Michael Louis, on May 19. Louis had a follow-up appointment with Phillips on May 31, during which he complained of back pain. In between, Louis went to a gun store and bought a semi-automatic handgun. Then yesterday, Louis bought an AR-15-style rifle. CNN's Lucy Kafanov provides live coverage from Tulsa. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Speaking exclusively to CNN, Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo says he's been in contact with Texas Department of Public Safety investigators "every day." But that's not what the state said yesterday. Plus, President Biden authorizes sophisticated new rockets for Ukraine, with the goal of slowing Russian gains in the east ... but there's a catch. And, gas prices jump overnight to another record as the White House scrambles to deal with inflation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As this Texas town buries victims, still more questions arise about the timeline. In Washington, what if anything can happen on gun reform. Plus, US home prices continue to surge even as mortgage rates tick higher and consumer confidence dips. And, Russia sees the harshest punishment yet for the war in Ukraine: a partial ban on oil from the EU. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's special Memorial Day edition of Inside Politics begins, President Biden is about to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, honoring the fallen service members who have died serving the US. This sacred tradition served as a backdrop to a nation mourning the deaths of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For 78 minutes police stood outside the 4th grade classroom in Uvalde, Texas as a gunman killed 19 children and 2 teachers. And as Uvalde continues grieving, President Biden is visiting parents and is set to attend church services Sunday afternoon.Plus, Republicans say they're willing to come to the table and find ways to prevent future school shootings. Will this time be different than other failed talks?And former President Trump turns his attention to his number one Republican foe: Rep. Liz Cheney.On today’s panel: Jonathan Martin of the New York Times, Laura Barron Lopez of Politico, CNN’s Lauren Fox, CNN’s Phil Mattingly and author Frank Smythe. 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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There's still no explanation on why the shooter who murdered 19 children and two teachers was inside Robb Elementary school as long as 60 minutes before law enforcement took him out. We learned this morning he entered the school unimpeded. There was no lock on the door. We also learned there was an exchange of gunfire as the murderer made his way from his car toward the school that left two cops wounded. Our on-the-scene coverage today begins with CNN's Shimon Prokupecz. 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 an 18-year-old turn a gun on his grandmother and then kill 19 children and two teachers inside a Texas elementary school? Officials tell CNN all that death occurred in one classroom ... that the gunman entered the room, locked the door behind him, and opened fire. Other victims are in the hospital right now fighting for their lives. Our coverage of this tragic story begins in Uvalde with CNN's crime and justice reporter Shimon Prokupecz. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The polls are open in five states, and several of the big races we're watching are in Georgia. Republicans there will tell us a ton about the value of the Trump brand. Meanwhile, in Texas, one Democratic House runoff is a progressive-vs.-centrist rematch with a new Supreme Court twist. How will this new fight over abortion rights break among critical Latino voters? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Joe Biden raises eyebrows in Tokyo by delivering a stern warning to China. Asked if he's prepared to defend Taiwan militarily, he answered, "Yes. That's a commitment we made. We agree with the one-China policy. We signed onto it, and all the attendant agreements immediate from there. But the idea that it can be taken by force is just not appropriate." The President didn't spell out just what military involvement might mean, and the White House insists his answer doesn't alter American policy. But it does rip up the careful script Presidents normally follow on the Taiwan issue. Our coverage begins with CNN's Jeremy Diamond in Tokyo. Also in today's show: analyzing two Trump big lie primary grudge matches in Georgia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is on a glide path to victory Tuesday night despite facing a Trump-backed primary challenger: ex-Sen. David Perdue. Trump recruited Perdue to take on Kemp because he refused to help Trump overturn the state's election results in 2020. Still, top Republicans are growing bolder in pushing back against Trump- his own VP Mike Pence is backing Kemp. Plus, from baby formula shortages to recession warnings and now monkeypox: Biden's challenges keep piling up. And how have our race relations changed in the two years since George Floyd's murder? On today’s panel: Toluse Olorunnipa of the Washington Post, Rachael Bade of Politico, Marianna Sotomayor of the Washington Post and CNN’s Jeff Zeleny. 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 top story is President Biden'a big trip to Asia. He sees a crossroads in how the world stands up to Russia and China. And the President says the choices will echo for decades. "We're standing at an inflection point in history where the decisions we make today will have far-reaching impacts on the world we leave to our children tomorrow." Plus, we take a look at some new numbers in the too close to call Pennsylvania Republican senate primary. And, still more new details about Donald Trump's deep personal involvement in the strategy to try to 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

President Biden is on his way to Asia to assure Japan and South Korea that Russia's war in Ukraine won't distract him from the China challenge, and he welcomed the leaders of Finland and Sweden to the White House. Plus, they're still counting votes in Pennsylvania. We may not have a Republican senate primary winner until next week, and when we do, it might trigger a recount. And, the President responds to the baby formula issue with action. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 hours after the polls closed, the biggest race in Pennsylvania, the Republican senate primary, remains undecided. Dr. Mehmet Oz, Donald Trump's preferred candidate, led with 31.3% of the vote over former hedge fund manager Dave McCormick, who had 31.1%. The result could determine which party controls the US Senate after the midterm election. We take a look inside the numbers. Plus, another big night for the Big Lie. And, new, beyond-awful details about the Buffalo shooter. 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 as President Biden is about to speak in Buffalo, New York, a city shaken by Saturday's mass shooting. Before his speech, the president, along with First lady Jill Biden, met with community members and families of those who were killed. The president observed a moment of silence, and then he and his wife left a bouquet at a memorial. Their visit comes as authorities continue to uncover new, chilling details about the gunman, how he targeted the supermarket and planned the rampage, how he wrote about it extensively on the dark quarters of the internet, and how he skirted laws on the books designed to stop violent episodes exactly like this. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What we now know about Saturday's mass shooting in Buffalo is chilling. The white gunman drove 200 miles. He picked his target -- a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood -- and surveilled the store. Authorities say he was motivated by hate, based on a racist creed he allegedly wrote. And, it could have ben worse. Investigators have evidence the shooter planned to continue his rampage at a nearby superstore. CNN's Joe Johns joins the show from Buffalo. Also in today's episode: Russia may have lost a third of its combat forces in its war with Ukraine ... the Republican contest a free for all between a surgeon, a tycoon, and a Big Lie believer. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An 18-year-old gunman espousing white supremacist and anti-Semitic beliefs fatally shot 10 people in a Buffalo supermarket. New York Governor Kathy Hochul called the attack "white supremacist terrorism" and has vowed to reform gun laws and called for social media companies to take down racist language. The Justice Department is now investigating the shooting rampage as a hate crime. Plus, two far-right candidates are surging ahead of Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary races. But can they actually win in November? And Russia is about to have a new NATO neighbor as Finland says they'll join the alliance. On today’s panel: Journalist Wesley Lowery, Margaret Talev of Axios, Astead Herndon of the New York Times, Asma Khalid of NPR, Alex Burns of the New York Times, David Sanger of the New York Times. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukraine forces a Russian retreat on one front. Russian forces slowly but steadily eat into Ukrainian territory in another. In Kharkiv Russia back pedals. In Rubizhne, Ukrainian troops are pulling back. Meanwhile, the war is causing a global ripple effect on food supply. The Russian blockade is stopping grain from getting out and putting nations at risk of starving. And In Kyiv, an important first: a Russian soldier on trial for alleged atrocities, accused of killing an unarmed 62-year-old. We begin our coverage in Kyiv with Melissa Bell. Also in today's show: rare common ground between Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell, why some of the nation's most vulnerable citizens are being charged for a critical Covid drug. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New CNN reporting raises questions about why the White House is slow to back up its startling fall Covid forecast of as many as 100 million new infections. Plus, a Florida judge appointed by Ron DeSantis says the governor's proposed congressional map is likely unconstitutional. And, Finland's leaders say the support ending decades of neutrality and joining NATO. 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 new inflation numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the Consumer Price Index rose 8.3% in April compared with last year. While that's a big number, it's down from a 40-year high. Looking at it month-to-month, inflation was 0.3% in April, down from the 1.2% gain in March. But a closely watched data point was up, not down. Today's show begins with a look inside the numbers with CNN's Christine Romans. Also in today's episode: brand new CNN reporting on the Jan 6 committee's plan for a public hearing. 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 Inside Politics begins with in-depth analysis of President's Biden's just-concluded speech about the US economy. It was advertised by his advisers as being focused on his plan to fight inflation. But while Biden did speak about inflation, he spent a significant amount of time attacking Republicans. Also on today's show: New details on the tragic saga of corrections officer Vicky White ... Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy share a stage. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The world worried Monday's Victory Day in Russia would bring dramatic action from Vladimir Putin. Instead, it came and went without any public change in posture from the Russian president. He again called his Ukraine invasion preemptive. He again painted NATO and Ukraine as the aggressors. And he repeated a lie by linking the invasion to the fight against the Nazis. We explore what clues, if any, Putin's speech may have provided on the direction of the war. Also in today's show: more stunning revelations from Donald Trump's former defense secretary, and Bono & The Edge visit Kyiv. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A leaked draft Supreme Court decision is poised to reshuffle American politics and life. If the court overturns Roe v. Wade, abortions will be immediately banned in about half the country. Democrats are searching for ways to protect abortion access but it's unclear that there's anything they can do. The Senate is set to vote to protect abortion rights on Wednesday but it's expected to fail.Plus, why Vladimir Putin could escalate the war in Ukraine as Russia commemorates "Victory Day."And former President Trump says Dr. Mehmet Oz is a true MAGA believer. Why aren't Pennsylvania Republicans buying it?On today’s panel: CNN’s Manu Raju, Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report, Tamara Keith of NPR, CNN’s Michael Warren, CNN’s Jill Dougherty, Robin Wright of the New Yorker, CNN’s Joan Biskupic. 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 with new proof the US economy is strong and stable. The latest jobs report out this morning shows 428,000 jobs were added in April while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. Plus, average hourly wages are up 5.5% from one year ago. But inflation remains a giant election year cloud over President Biden and his party. Also in today's episode: Another desperate attempt to get people out of Mariupol ... Donald Trump says Republicans will stay home in November if his candidate in Georgia loses, but new CNN reporting suggests otherwise. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After weeks of heavy, bloody battles, Russian forces have breached Mariupol's final stronghold. Artillery strikes continue to pound the Azovstal steel plant, each hit bringing it closer and closer to Russian capture. But CNN's Scott McLean reports there may be some good news. Also in this episode: While some Democrats believe abortion rights will become this year's driving issue in the midterms, others say the economy is almost always issue #1. And on that front, the President is in a heap of trouble. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Voters in Ohio send a clear election night message by picking Trump candidates up and down the ballot, showing the former President is still the GOP's dominant force. Plus, a big day in the inflation fight. And, the latest on 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

The Supreme Court confirms the document leaked last night is authentic but is careful to note no decision is final until it's officially issued. But the 98 pages written by Justice Alito clearly lay out how the Conservative majority plans to overturn 50 years of legal precedent. He says the Constitution makes no reference to abortion and no such right is implicitly protected by any Constitutional provision. The news prompts an enormous and visceral reaction outside the court. President Biden says such a decision would be "radical" and that a woman's right to have an abortion is "fundamental." Our in-depth coverage begins with CNN White House correspondent Jeremy Diamond. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukrainians are finally finding a way out of that steel plant in Mariupol. One of the evacuees described the situation as "two months of darkness. We did not see any sunlight." The trek out of captivity comes after another turbulent, restless night. A Ukrainian commander inside says constant shelling resumed the instant evacuations were done for the day. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi is in Poland following her surprise a visit to Kyiv, where she met with Ukraine's president. When she returns to the US, Congress will take up a massive request for $33 billion in new money to help Ukraine. Our coverage today begins with a live report from CNN's Scott McLean in Lviv. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a congressional delegation to Ukraine, recommitting U.S. support amid intense fighting in the east. Pelosi is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Ukraine and to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky since the war began.Plus, why some Democrats are urging President Biden to get more aggressive with the GOP ahead of November's midterm elections. But will he really do it?And May will be a pivotal month for Donald Trump's endorsement strategy. Is his influence over the GOP waning? We'll get our first sign this week in Ohio's GOP Senate primary.On today’s panel: Ret. Gen. Steven Anderson, CNN’s Jill Dougherty, Maggie Haberman of the New York Times, CNN’s MJ Lee, Jonathan Martin of the New York Times. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Soldiers and civilians are surrounded in Mariupol's final stronghold. Today, a renewed effort to get people out of the steel plant. But that effort was blocked by Russians overnight. It's produced few Russian land gains but plenty of mounting destruction. It remains literally a life or death waiting game. A field commander worries they cannot survive another direct hit. Today's episode with a live report from the battlefield from CNN's Scott Mcclain. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The cost of this fight is not cheap. But caving to aggression is going to be more costly if we allow it to happen. As long as the assaults continue, we're going to continue to supply military assistance." That's what President Biden said today when he asked Congress for $33 billion in additional new funding for Ukraine. He also directly responded to the Russian regime, saying that the Kremlin is desperate and the invasion an abject failure. CNN's Kaitlan Collins begins our coverage from 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

Trevor Reed, the former US Marine held in Russia since 2019, is headed back to his family. The Biden White House announced a deal today to secure Reed's release in a prisoner swap. He's been held in Russia for 985 days after being arrested and sentenced to prison for nine years there. His family on CNN earlier today called his release an answer to their prayers. Our coverage begins with their emotional reaction to the joyous news. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin highlights new commitments from Germany, Canada, and others to get heavier weaponry to Ukraine, and makes clear a significant American strategy shift. The goal, he says, is to make sure Vladimir Putin not only loses in Ukraine, but that his military is significantly degraded in the process. Austin is in Germany, as is CNN's Oren Liebermann, who begins today's coverage. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN has exclusively obtained over 2,000 text messages sent and received by former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows between Election Day 2020 and President Biden's inauguration on January 20th, 2021. The messages give an extraordinary glimpse at how Meadows was doing Trump's bidding in how they were trying to overturn the election when they knew that there was no widespread election fraud. In this episode we dig into the texts, most of which have never been seen before. Also in today's show: We cover breaking news out of New York, where a judge holds Donald Trump in contempt for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents. And, the latest from Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russian forces are focused on capturing the east and eliminating the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky says Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are expected to visit Kyiv. They'd be the highest-ranking U.S. officials to step foot in Ukraine since the war began. Plus, Kevin McCarthy is caught on tape suggesting former President Trump resign after the January 6 insurrection. Will it hurt McCarthy’s House Speaker ambitions? And why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is picking a fight with Mickey Mouse. On today’s panel: Susan Glasser of the New Yorker, Julia Ioffe of Puck News, Catherine Lucey of the New York Times, CNN’s Eva McKend, Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch, Rachael Bade of Politico. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A top Russian commander makes it clear that full control of Ukraine's south -- a 600-mile swath of strategic land along Ukraine's southern coast -- is also part of the Kremlin's invasion plan. Mariupol is one of those port cities on Putin's list, and new images show Russian tanks rolling through. The Kremlin says the city is captured but there are still Ukrainian fighters at a waterfront steel plant, and there are civilians taking shelter there, too. Mariupol's mayor says they are running out of food and water. CNN's Matt Rivers begins today's coverage in Lviv. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden unveils another big package of heavy weaponry for Ukraine, saying the west will not yield and that Vladimir Putin will never succeed in his quest to conquer his neighbor. This comes just hours after the Russian President claimed victory in the strategic Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, telling his defense chief there's no need to storm a steel plant that's home to the last Ukrainian holdouts. However, Biden countered, "It's questionable whether he does control Mariupol. There is no evidence yet that Mariupol has completely fallen." Our CNN correspondents bring you the latest from the White House and the war zone. Also on today's show: Fascinating new details about the Jan 6 insurrection, and why Nancy Pelosi is furious with the FAA. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Mariupol's mayor urges residents to leave the besieged port city, a Ukrainian marine commander there makes a dire -- and perhaps final -- plea: "We might have only a few days or even hours left. The enemy's units are ten times larger than ours. We appeal to the world leaders to help us." Meanwhile, US defense officials watching the battlefield see no major Russian territorial gains in the Donbas region to Ukraine's east. Today's show opens with a live report from CNN's Matt Rivers on the ground in Lviv. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Zelensky says the battle for Donbas is now in full force, and he vows Ukrainians will repel Russia's advancing army. The Kremlin says the goal is to "fully liberate" what Moscow calls two new independent republics in eastern Ukraine. One is in Luhansk, where a top Ukrainian official is pleading with anyone left to "evacuate now," saying residents of the fallen town of Kreminna are now hostages. A top adviser to Zelensky tells CNN, "Not a single place, a town, a city or a village is safe right now." Our CNN correspondents are deployed across Ukraine. Today's show begins with Ed Lavandera in Kyiv. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The western city of Lviv, a place that's been relatively safe since Putin's invasion began February 24, has been hit by multiple Russian missile strikes. At least seven people were killed and 11 hurt, including a child. In eastern Ukraine, Kreminna in the Luhansk region is now in Russian hands. A Ukrainian official says Russian forces opened fire on a car filled with civilians trying to escape the town, killing four people. A top official is pleading with residents in Luhansk to leave now saying there are no safe places left in the region. And Ukraine is desperately trying to hold on to the port city Mariupol amid intense shelling and fighting. Russian forces are expected to close entry and exit to that city today. Today's show begins with CNN's Matt Rivers in Lviv. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices