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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 following the surprise resignation of a Trump-appointed senior intelligence official over concerns about the Iran war. Rep. Jason Crow weighs in. Former Defense Secretary and former CIA Director Leon Panetta discusses the status of the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, the House Oversight Committee formally subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump gave mixed messages to US allies about whether he needs their help with securing the Strait of Hormuz. The President speaks live from the Oval Office. Sen. Chris Coons, a longtime member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, reacts.
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A judge has blocked the DOJ's subpoenas of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia, weighs in. Fmr. CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus discusses why the US may be sending a rapid response Marine unit to the Middle East. Attacks in Michigan and Virginia renew security concerns across the country.
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The panel discusses the latest in the war against Iran following attacks on a key oil route. Former Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby and Republican Congressman Jim Jordan weigh in. Plus, Kasie Hunt talks to law enforcement experts about what we know about a violent attack against a synagogue in Michigan. A deadly shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia is being investigated as a terror-related attack.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump said the Iran war will end "any time I want it to end." Brett McGurk weighs in on the operation's progress, 12 days in. Cracks emerge in Trump's MAGA base over the war. Plus, Rep. Kevin Kiley explains why he is leaving the GOP and running for reelection as an Independent.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel amid concerns about rising gas prices and Iran laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Fred Pleitgen reports live from northern Iran. Democratic Congressman Jake Auchincloss and Republican Senator John Kennedy weigh in after the White House declined once again to rule out sending US ground troops to Iran.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about surging oil prices as the war with Iran enters its second week. Fred Pleitgen reports live from Tehran. Ret. Admiral James Stavridis explains the precedent for the US Navy escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, the WH Press Secretary refuses to rule out a draft for the Iran War.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump fired DHS Secy. Kristi Noem, whom he now wants replaced by Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin. Democratic Senator Peter Welch tells Kasie he thinks Mullin is a "competent" and "honest" replacement. Plus, the president tells reporters he will personally have a role in picking Iran's next leader. Trump's former National Security Adviser, John Bolton, calls that idea "delusional."
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as the U.S. says it will strike ‘deeper’ into Iran. Rep. Pat Ryan reacts after Secretary Hegseth suggested that prominent media coverage of service member casualties is meant to “make the president look bad." The State Department scrambles to evacuate Americans across the region. Plus, hopeful Democrats celebrate James Talarico's Texas Senate primary win, while President Trump says he'll endorse in the GOP primary runoff "soon."
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Kasie Hunt and reporters across the region discuss the effort to evacuate Americans in the Middle East and the suspected Iranian drone strike on U.S. Consulate grounds in Dubai. Ret. Admiral James Stavridis weighs in. Rep. Seth Moulton discusses the classified briefing on Iran that both the House and Senate are receiving today. Plus, the panel discusses the emerging MAGA backlash to the president's strikes.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after Trump tells CNN that the "big wave" has yet to come in the Iran war. Clarissa Ward and Nick Paton Walsh report live from the region. Senators Markwayne Mullin and Chris Coons weigh in.
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Kasie Hunt and the panel discuss former President Bill Clinton's historic deposition today and Clinton's denial that he had sex with a woman with whom he was photographed in a jacuzzi. Clinton's former special associate counsel, Lanny Davis, weighs in. Former Vice President Kamala Harris endorses Democrat Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Senate primary. Plus, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani shares new details on his latest Oval Office meeting with President Trump.
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Kasie Hunt and the panel discuss former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's testimony in a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee. A new poll shows that 61% describe President Trump as having "become erratic with age." Plus, the captain of the women's USA hockey team calls President Trump’s White House invite joke "distasteful."
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump's State of the Union address last night as he prepares to take his message on the road. Senator John Fetterman explains why he decided to shake the president's hand at the address, and discusses Democrats' outlook for 2026. Plus, the DOJ says it is "currently reviewing" potentially missing Epstein files.
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Kasie Hunt and the panel look ahead to President Trump's State of the Union speech tonight. Presidential historian Jon Meacham discusses the legacy of addresses past. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee says the DOJ appears to have withheld FBI interviews with a survivor who alleged sexual abuse by Trump in its release of the Epstein files. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam and the brother of Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, Sky Roberts, weigh in.
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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about new CNN poll numbers and what to expect from tomorrow's State of the Union address. Former U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson is arrested after being accused of passing market-sensitive information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. officials urge citizens to shelter in place amid cartel violence in Mexico. Plus, FBI Director Kahs Patel defends partying with the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team. Rep. Eric Swalwell weighs in.
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Kasie Hunt and the panel react to the Supreme Court decision striking down President Trump's tariff agenda. Kevin O'Leary weighs in. Governors Jared Polis and Spencer Cox join together to discuss their bipartisan work and the future of social media regulations. Plus, the UK government considers removing ex-Prince Andrew from the royal line of succession following his arrest.
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Kasie Hunt talks to British royal family experts following the arrest of ex-Prince Andrew over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia, weighs in. Rahm Emanuel and the panel discuss why so many elites associated with the disgraced financier, and why the fallout in Europe, looks different than in the U.S.
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Kasie Hunt interviews Maryland Governor Wes Moore about his interactions with the Trump administration and his political aspirations. The panel weighs in after the FCC chair says there was "no censorship" of Stephen Colbert's interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. Authorities look for clues in the Nancy Guthrie case on both sides of the U.S. southern border. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg testifies in a landmark social media trial.
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Senator Raphael Warnock joins to remember and discuss Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leader of the civil rights movement and an immensely influential figure in Democratic politics, and his legacy on American politics and society.
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