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A just released letter reveals new information about classified material retrieved from Mar-a-Lago months before the FBI search. The letter shows the National Archives was pushing back in May to share hundreds of documents with the intelligence community, including some of the most sensitive government secrets. Also, Ukraine is on heightened alert for new Russian attacks as the United States urges Americans to leave the country now. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump's legal team just asked a federal judge to appoint a third party attorney known as a special master to go through evidence that the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago. We will break down the significance of the move. Also, a car bombing threatens to escalate Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Kremlin is now accusing Ukrainians of killing the daughter of a prominent Putin ally. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Senator Lindsey Graham just lost a new bid to avoid facing a Georgia grand jury next week. The investigation into the efforts to try to overturn the state’s presidential election results is heating up and a prosecutor said Graham is a crucial witness. Also, urgent new warnings emerge that a Ukrainian nuclear plant may be on the brink of a disaster. 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 released some documents tied to the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago, and is signaling he may unseal parts of the search affidavit as well. This as 18 former senior Trump administration officials tell CNN they never heard of Trump's standing order to declassify documents he took from the White House. And, former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg plead guilty today for his role in a 15-year-long tax fraud scheme. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rudy Giuliani was questioned under oath today about the ex-president's potentially illegal attempts to stay in power. He's the closest adviser to former President Donald Trump to be named a target in the Georgia investigation, raising questions about Trump's own criminal exposure. CNN political correspondent Sara Murray begins our coverage. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re learning that the FBI has interviewed the former top lawyers in the Trump White House in connection with the investigation of classified documents taken to Mar-a-Lago. Rep. Adam Schiff, a key member of the January 6th committee and the House intelligence committee, joins. Plus, we're tracking Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary battle in Wyoming. Also, President Biden has just singed a sweeping climate, health care, and tax bill into law. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chilling new threats to kill law enforcement personnel emerge in the wake of the search of former President Trump’s Florida home. Now, Trump makes new claims about what agents seized during their search. January 6th select committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins to discuss. Also, Rudy Giuliani is now a target in the criminal investigation into efforts to try to flip the 2020 presidential election results 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

The Mar-a-Lago search warrant is now public and it reveals FBI agents went to Trump’s home looking for possible violations of the Espionage Act and other major crimes. The FBI left with a trove of secret documents including some classified at the very highest level. We examine all the information which has just been been released by a federal judge. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is now responding to the U.S. Justice Department’s new move to unseal the warrant used to search his Florida home. The attorney general revealed that he personally approved the request to retrieve documents from Mar-a-Lago and condemned the attacks on the integrity of his department and the FBI. 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 Trump pleads the fifth and refused to answer questions in a New York investigation of his company. His legal perils appear to grow as new details emerge about the FBI’s search of his Florida home. Also, a new report shows inflation cooling as gas prices keep going down. We examine what this means for consumers. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New urgency in the U.S. Justice Department investigation of former President Trump after the unprecedented FBI search of his Florida home. We explore details on what federal agents found. Some prominent Republicans, including the House minority leader, are slamming the search and vowing investigations of both the Justice Department and the FBI. 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 the brink of a much needed win after the Senate passage of a landmark economic package. Plus, CNN has learned that two years worth of Alex Jones' text messages have been turned over to the January 6th select committee. Also, singer and actor Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73 and we look back at her life and career. 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 shows hiring in the United States was hot in July, throwing cold water on recession fears but adding to concerns about inflation. Also, U.S. and Chinese tensions rise after Beijing’s missile fire near Taiwan and its new sanctions against Nancy Pelosi. Plus, Moscow says it is ready to discuss a proposed prisoner swap that could lead to the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay over $4 million to the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook massacre as compensation for his lie that the shooting was a hoax. Then, WNBA star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to 9 years in prison. Also, CNN has learned that former President Trump’s lawyers are now in direct talks with the U.S. Justice Department about the January 6th criminal investigation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Abortion rights advocates are celebrating a big win in the red sate of Kansas where voters overwhelmingly refused to clear the way for a state abortion ban. We’ll break down the vote and what it could mean for the midterms. Then, CNN has learned that a second top lawyer in the Trump White House has been subpoenaed in the criminal investigation of January 6th. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

China’s military is mobilizing after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan defying Beijing’s threat of retaliation. Also, new images show the hideout where al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a U.S. drone strike. Then, CNN is learning that the Pentagon wiped the phones of top defense officials at the end of the Trump administration, deleting any texts from key witnesses to the events surrounding January 6th. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The death toll in flood ravaged eastern Kentucky rises to 35 as hundreds remain missing and more heavy rain is in the forecast. Governor Andy Beshear joins to discuss his states’ response. Also, the U.S. is warning China not to create a crisis as Nancy Pelosi is now expected to visit Taiwan. Then, Democrats aim for a Senate passage of climate and health care legislation, mindful that midterms are now 99 days away. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy now claims he doesn’t recall a January 6th conversation with Cassidy Hutchinson about preventing Donald Trump from going to the U.S. Capitol. Also, we are following catastrophic flooding right now in Kentucky where at least 16 people are dead and the governor warns that number could double in the coming days. Plus, a CNN exclusive report on an illegal Russian scheme to evade U.S. sanctions by mining gold in Sudan and smuggling the resource to finance its invasion of 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 Justice Department is preparing for a court battle to force top Trump White House officials to testify about their conversations with the former president on and around January 6th. Also, the U.S. economy shrinks again, raising fears of a recession. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who sounded an early warning on inflation last year, joins. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New information emerges about the Justice Department’s criminal investigation of January 6th as federal prosecutors are now looking at the actions of former President Trump. Also, Americans are bracing for even higher mortgage rates and other borrowing costs after the Federal Reserve takes drastic new action to curb inflation. Plus, the Biden administration says it has made a substantial offer to Russia for the release of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. 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 Trump is signaling he is going to stick to his old playbook as he appears poised to run for the White House again. Plus, the United States Justice Department’s insurrection investigation zeroes in on the Trump White House with new testimony by two former aides to Vice President Pence. Also, WNBA star Brittney Griner plans to take the stand in her own defense. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee is pushing ahead, revealing damning new evidence against former President Trump. The panel just released hand written changes he made to a draft of the January 7th speech crossing out lines condemning the January 6th rioters. Also, recession fears are on the rise as the White House awaits critical new data and the Federal Reserve prepares to hike interest rates again. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A jury has found Steve Bannon guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the January 6th select committee. Also tonight, January 6th select committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren joins to provide updates about the missing texts from the Secret Service on the day of the insurrection. Plus, the latest on President Biden’s condition as he recovers from Covid-19. 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 has tested positive for Covid-19 with White House officials reassuring the American public his symptoms are mild. Then, witnesses of the January 6th select committee are expected to paint the former president as inactive during the riot. Also, 100 million people are under heat alerts in more than two dozen states. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee is responding after the U.S. Secret Service handed over only one text message from the day of the insurrection and the day before. Rep. Stephanie Murphy of the January 6th select committee joins to answer if the Secret Service’s explanation is reasonable. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee has just received thousands of documents from the U.S. Secret Service but the agency has not found the potentially deleted texts from the day of the riot and the day before. Plus, hundreds of millions of people in the U.S. and overseas are sweltering from extreme and dangerous heat as soaring temperatures cause drought, fires, and even death. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Bannon’s criminal contempt trial is underway with jury selection just wrapping up for the day. This as the January 6th select committee is preparing for Thursday’s primetime hearing that will zero in on what the panel call’s Trump’s dereliction of duty during the Capitol riot. Then, a new investigation is open in the Uvalde, Texas school shooting after body camera video captures the police chaos. 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 speaks out about his critical talks in Saudi Arabia saying he brought up the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi with the Crown Prince who the CIA blames for ordering the killing. Wolf speaks with a top Saudi diplomat who was inside the room with the prince and the president. Plus, the January 6th select committee seeks answers about why the U.S. Secret Service erased texts from the day of the riot and the day before. 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 and the Israeli prime minister agree to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon but are divided on how to accomplish that. The Israeli ambassador to the United States joins to answer if the U.S. and Israel are on the same page about an Iran nuclear program. Then, a new report suggests the January 6th select committee is now considering whether to seek testimony from Mike Pence. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Biden kicked off his first Middle East trip as commander in chief in Israel today. We bring you live coverage from Jerusalem. The president left the country as a new inflation report is weighing on the White House and the American people. It shows consumer prices surging at the fastest pace in over 40 years. Also: we're getting new clarity about how the Jan 6 committee is cooperating now with the Justice Department, as the panel's chairman reveals the feds are interested in information on the fake electors plot that was aimed at overturning Trump's 2020 defeat. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee presents evidence that then President Trump planned for and intended his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol. The panel argued Trump’s call to arms directly led to the violent insurrection. Witnesses also described what they said was an unhinged and nuts Oval Office showdown as Trump and his enablers considered outlandish ways to try to overturn the 2020 presidential election. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

January 6th investigators are promising tomorrow’s hearing will expose ties between extremist groups that stormed the U.S. Capitol and Trump allies, including Roger Stone and Michael Flynn. January 6th select committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins to answer if the dots connect directly to Trump. Then, President Biden prepares to leave on a major Middle East trip which includes a visit to Saudi Arabia. Can he reset relations with the country he had vowed to make a pariah? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the most important witnesses yet goes before the January 6th select committee. What is Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone saying right now behind closed doors? Also, a stunning and rare act of gun violence in Japan as former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated during a campaign speech. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Political upheaval in Britain as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resigning after a series of ethics scandals forced him to step down. In an exclusive interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shares his reaction to Johnson’s resignation and provides updates in the war against Russia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A confession in the Illinois mass shooting as we have video capturing the terror on July 4th. The gunman admits to opening fire and considering a second attack. Also, former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone is set to face the January 6th select committee after months of pressure to testify. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The death toll rises to seven in the Illinois mass shooting. This as the police reveal that knives and a sword were removed from the suspect’s home in 2019 after a relative said he threatened to “kill everyone.” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police have released a name and picture of the young man, 22-years-old, they call a person of interest in the deadly 4th of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. The horrifying holiday attack has left six people dead and dozens more injured. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee now believes it was an intermediary for Mark Meadows who tried to pressure Cassidy Hutchinson. A spokesman for Meadows denies the accusation. Plus, a holiday travel nightmare as high gas prices, flight delays, and stormy weather complicate this holiday weekend. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New information about potential witness intimidation in the January 6th investigation. Sources tell CNN that a Trump ally tried to influence Cassidy Hutchinson’s explosive testimony. Also, President Biden says he now supports dropping Senate filibuster rules to clear the way for passage of an abortion rights law. 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 Trump’s risk of criminal prosecution may be rising now after a former White House aide provided explosive public testimony about Trump’s erratic behavior on January 6th. A senior Republican is now predicting indictments. Also tonight, NATO moves to expand its membership and strengthen its forces in Europe. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former White House aide paints a portrait of then President Trump unhinged and raging on January 6th even when told many of his supporters were armed and violence could be imminent. Today’s testimony and evidence raises questions about Trump’s state of mind and potential criminal liability. 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 January 6th select committee hearing has been unexpectedly announced for tomorrow. What new evidence prompted this sudden change? Also, local officials now report multiple fatalities and at least 50 injuries after an Amtrak train derailed in northern Missouri. Then, protests spread across the United States as more states outlaw abortion. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demonstrations at the U.S. Supreme Court where 50 years of federal abortion rights for women have been struck down. New reaction to the ruling overturning Roe v. Wade as we examine the consequences for the nation and legal, political, and health battles ahead. Also, the House gives final approval to the first federal gun safety bill in decades as President Biden prepares to sign it into law. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a day of dramatic testimony, the January 6th select committee made the case that Donald Trump used his power to try to corrupt the U.S. Justice Department for his own personal benefit. January 6th select committee member Rep. Stephanie Murphy joins to answer questions about what was revealed in today’s hearing. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New evidence is raising questions about Ivanka Trump’s testimony to the January 6th select committee. This comes on the eve of the next hearing as we’re also learning that panel members are boosting their own security because of increasing threats of violence against them. We speak with a key committee member being targeted, Congressman Adam Kinzinger. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republican state officials testify under oath about the threats they faced and the pressure they felt as then President Trump pushed them to overturn Biden’s legitimate wins in Georgia and Arizona. We’re breaking down all the key evidence from today’s January 6th select committee hearing. Plus, new revelation that Rudy Giuliani admitted the Trump team did not have evidence to back up claims of voter fraud. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee just revealed new details about its hearing tomorrow. Aids are promising more evidence that former President Trump was involved in a fake electorals plot as part of his bid to overturn the 2020 election results. Also, President Biden is considering a temporary pause in the federal gasoline tax as Americans look for relief from high prices. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the January 6th select committee prepares to reveal more damning evidence against Donald Trump, the former president is now lashing out at the panel, former Vice President Mike Pence, and Bill Barr. Also, there is new evidence that two U.S. fighters in Ukraine apparently have been detained. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New evidence connecting the Capitol riot directly to former president Trump and his pressure campaign against his vice president. Insiders swearing under oath that Trump knew his scheme to get Mike Pence to overturn the presidential election was illegal but Trump plowed ahead anyway. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Americans are bracing for impact after the Federal Reserve acts aggressively to tame surging inflation while creating new challenges for credit card users, home buyers, and so many other consumers. Also, Pence’s former chief of staff Marc Short joins to discuss the January 6th select committee's plans to zero in on Trump’s pressure to have Pence to overturn the 2020 presidential election. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices