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Kasie Hunt brings key players into the arena for sharp analysis and panel discussion on the latest news in politics and culture.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after the Department of Justice failed to indict NY Attorney General Letitia James for the second time. Kevin O'Leary and the panel discuss the state of the U.S. economy. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan joins after the U.S. Navy submitted its recommendations on potential punishments, if any, for Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his participation in that controversial "illegal orders" video.
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Kasie Hunt and the panel react to President Trump's announcement that the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, who has commanded counternarcotics operations, reacts. Plus, the president makes a winding economic speech in Pennsylvania.
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Trump will soon depart for swing state Pennsylvania where he is expected to deliver a speech on affordability. Plus, on Capitol Hill, leaders in Congress from both parties are being briefed by the Trump administration’s top national security officials on the intensifying military action in the Caribbean.
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Kasie Hunt talks to Congressman Jason Crow of the House Armed Services Committee moments after President Trump backtracked on releasing the video of the controversial follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. The panel discusses Trump's latest comments on affordability. The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that could dramatically expand the power of the executive branch. Plus, Rep. Jasmine Crockett jumps into the Texas Dem. Senate primary.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after the DC pipe bomb suspect makes his first appearance in court. Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander weighs in on emerging details about that controversial second strike on an alleged drug boat. President Trump receives a newly invented peace prize from FIFA. The Supreme Court says it will hear Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship. Plus, Secretary Kennedy's hand-picked CDC panel votes to roll back its Hep B vaccine recommendation.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as top lawmakers emerge from a briefing where they were able to watch video of the controversial follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat and to speak with the admiral who oversaw it. Rep. Pat Ryan from the House Armed Services Committee weighs in. The FBI makes an arrest in the DC pipe bomb case after a 5-year investigation. Speaker Johnson faces growing discontent from his GOP conference, especially its female members. Plus, a pediatrician weighs in ahead of a vote to change the childhood vaccine schedule by Secy. Kennedy's hand-picked panel.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about the controversies surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a classified Pentagon watchdog report found that he risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal. Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Jack Reed, weighs in. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi reacts to newly released images and video of Jeffrey Epstein's private island. Plus, President Trump issues a new pardon, this time for a sitting Democratic lawmaker.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide new details around the controversial follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat. Senator Richard Blumenthal weighs in. Plus, the panel looks ahead to tonight's special election in Tennessee.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about the questions swirling around the Trump administration's authorization of strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Rep. Ro Khanna weighs in. The Democratic candidate trying to flip a solid red district in Tennessee, Aftyn Behn, discusses her campaign. Plus, Dr. Jeremy Faust walks through the possible reasons for President Trump's recent medical imaging.
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Manu Raju talks to the panel after President Trump claims he will void any document former President Biden signed via autopen. Trump's former attorney weighs in on its legality. The president vows to pause migration from third-world countries following the deadly shooting of two National Guardsmen by an Afghan national. Plus, Democrats hope to extend their winning streak next week in a Tennessee special election.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after the FBI seeks interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who appeared in the controversial video to U.S. troops. Rep. Eric Swalwell discusses the new lawsuit he's bringing against a Trump administration official. Plus, Admiral James Stavridis weighs in on the developing Ukraine peace plan.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after a judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and NY Attorney General Letitia James. Miles Taylor weighs in. Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego shares his message to Secretary Hegseth after the Pentagon announced it would investigate his colleague, Sen. Mark Kelly.
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President Trump and NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani take questions live in the Oval Office following their first meeting. Kasie Hunt and the panel react. Rep. Jamie Raskin weighs in. Plus, some Dem. lawmakers require additional security following Trump's comments on their video reminding U.S. troops to disobey unlawful orders.
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Kasie Hunt talks to Democratic Congressman Jason Crow after Trump called for his arrest over a video he posted with colleagues reminding U.S. troops to disobey illegal orders. The panel weighs in. The Justice Department investigates Trump administration officials' handling of the Adam Schiff mortgage fraud probe. Plus, the panel reflects on the legacy of former Vice President Dick Cheney following his funeral services.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as we wait for the president to sign the bill approved by Capitol Hill that would force the release of the Epstein files. Democratic Whip Rep. Katherine Clark weighs in. Trump's handpicked U.S. Attorney admitted the jury in the James Comey case never saw the full indictment. Plus, Jacob Ward discusses Elon Musk's prediction about the future of artificial intelligence.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel shortly after the House passes a bill that would force the release of the Epstein files. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Gloria Allred weigh in. Plus, the panel discusses President Trump's lavish welcome of the Saudi Crown Prince to Washington, seven years after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel shortly after President Trump said he would sign a bill to release the Epstein files if it got to his desk. Rep. Pete Sessions weighs in. Plus, the president hosts McDonald's owners at the White House as the administration aims to focus its messaging on affordability.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after Attorney General Pam Bondi names the SDNY U.S. Attorney to lead the new Trump-directed Epstein investigation. Rep. Ro Khanna reacts. Plus, a new prosecutor is taking over the Georgia election interference case after D.A. Fani Willis was disqualified. The panel discusses what that might mean for the president and some of his high-profile supporters.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about what might happen next week when the House votes on a bill to force the DOJ to release all of the Epstein files. Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Republican Sen. John Kennedy weigh in. Plus, CNN's Katelyn Polantz brings us inside the courthouse where NY AG Letitia James is fighting the qualifications of Trump's U.S. attorney.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as Arizona's Rep. Adelita Grijalva is sworn into Congress and becomes the 218th signatory to the Epstein files discharge petition. House Oversight's Rep. Suhas Subramanyam discusses the committee's release of thousands of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, including private emails in which Epstein mentions Donald Trump. Plus, Rahm Emanuel talks about the future of the Democratic Party.
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