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Trump Begins Critical Talks with China's Xi Jinping

5/13/2026
President Trump is in China and will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a summit where he’s expected to discuss a range of issues, including Iran, tech and Taiwan. It was delayed by the war with Iran and now could end up dominated by it, with the political and economic consequences growing, for a president who cannot seem to find a way out on his own. Plus, a stunning development in the Alex Murdaugh saga. Why a court threw out his murder convictions in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:05

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Fired FBI Official Speaks Out for the First Time Amid Lawsuit

5/12/2026
Tonight, Anderson's exclusive interview with former acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll. Driscoll had a front row seat to what happened inside the FBI when President Trump took office last January, and long-serving FBI agents and prosecutors at the Department of Justice began to get fired or forced into retirement. Driscoll himself was fired a little more than six months following the inauguration, after 21 years in public service, nearly 18 of them at the FBI. Now Brian Driscoll is speaking out, and along with two other former senior FBI officials is suing Director Patel, the FBI, Justice Department and the administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:52:09

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French & Spanish Passengers Test Positive for Hantavirus

5/11/2026
Tonight, there are two new confirmed cases of hantavirus and more expected, but top health officials say there's no indication that this outbreak, which has already taken three lives, will turn catastrophic. Plus, in the wake of a string of antisemitic attacks in Europe, CNN investigates possible links to Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:06

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W.H.O. Confirms New Hantavirus Case

5/8/2026
Six cases of hantavirus have now been confirmed and two more suspected, while the ship at the center of the deadly outbreak travels to Spain’s Canary Islands. Plus, we're learning about the cyberattack on a cloud-based digital hub used by millions of students around the world and just in time for finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:02

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Countries Race to Track Hantavirus

5/7/2026
We have breaking news on the deadly hantavirus outbreak on board a cruise ship. Health officials now say they are working to track more than two dozen passengers who left the vessel almost two weeks ago. Plus, Secretary of State Marco Rubio's meeting with Pope Leo, and the ongoing antagonism by his boss, the president, against the pontiff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:04

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U.S. Military Disables Iranian-Flagged Tanker in Gulf of Oman

5/6/2026
Iran is expected to respond tomorrow regarding the U.S. proposal to end the war. The one-page memorandum would declare an end to the conflict and trigger a 30-day period resolving nuclear demands, unfreezing of Iranian assets and negotiating security in the Strait of Hormuz, one person familiar told CNN. We'll go live to Islamabad, Pakistan, where this could all come together, or fall apart, in the days ahead. Plus, remembering CNN founder Ted Turner, who died today at the age of 87. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:47:57

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Trump Pauses U.S. Effort to Guide Ships Through Strait

5/5/2026
Just hours after his Secretary of State flat out said the initial mission against Iran, Operation Epic Fury, was over, President Trump said the operation that replaced it is on pause. The president said the US will pause “Project Freedom,” a naval effort aimed at guiding commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, to see whether a deal with Iran can be finalized. Also, a major test tonight of the president's grip on his own party. We have results from Indiana where the president is seeking revenge on seven Republican state senators who defied him and helped defeat his redistricting effort there late last year. Plus, a look ahead at tonight's CNN debate between the seven top contenders in a crowded and consequential race to become California's next governor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:55:50

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Strait of Hormuz Tension Escalates

5/4/2026
Tonight, how to square the president's initiative for securing the Strait of Hormuz with how relatively easy it is to shut it down with mines. Plus, is Vladimir Putin bracing for a coup attempt? What a new intelligence report, obtained by CNN, says about that, and the steps he seems to be taking to reduce the risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:30

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Trump: It's "Treasonous" to Say U.S. is Not Winning War

5/1/2026
President Trump, late tonight, claiming those who say the United States is not winning the war with Iran, are guilty of treason, which is an offense that can be punishable by death. The president also said today he’s not satisfied with Iran’s latest peace proposal and cast doubt on the country’s ability to ever make a deal. Plus, Anderson's conversation today with the Artemis II crew back from their history-making mission around the moon that captured the world's attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:47:54

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Senators Confront Hegseth About Iran War’s Unpopularity

4/30/2026
New footage has been released, showing the moments before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that President Donald Trump and administration officials attended at the Washington Hilton hotel in DC on Saturday night. Prosecutors filed the video, along with other images of the alleged attacker, his hotel room, and the other weapons and gear the suspect allegedly had, including a pistol, knives and tape. Plus, a new report tonight on a suicide note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein that's been kept hidden for years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:06

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Trump: Putin Offered Help with Iran's Uranium Stockpiles

4/29/2026
Iran is expected to submit a revised peace proposal soon, sources say, and President Trump and Russian President Vladimir discussed the Iran ceasefire and other topics in a 90-minute phone call. The President told reporters Putin said he’d “like to be involved” in helping settle the issue of Iranian nuclear enrichment. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee in his first testimony since the war began, describing lawmakers who criticize the effort as “the biggest adversary.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:14

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Arrest Warrant Issued for Former FBI Director James Comey

4/28/2026
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Tuesday over a photo of seashells officials said threatened President Donald Trump, marking the administration’s second attempt to prosecute one of his biggest political opponents, three sources first told CNN. An arrest warrant has now been issued for Comey, but it’s unclear whether he will be taken into custody by law enforcement or turn himself in and tonight, Mr. Comey responded to the charges. Plus, an historic day in Washington, as King Charles becomes only the second British royal ever to address a joint meeting of Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:19

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Suspected Gunman Charged with Attempted Assassination of the President

4/27/2026
The alleged attacker at the White House Correspondents' Dinner is charged with attempted assassination of the president. Plus, CNN's investigative team takes a deep dive into the alleged gunman's social media accounts that show a turn from video gaming to political anger. And, Anderson speaks to mentalist Oz Pearlman about how he found himself face-to-face with the President on the ground after the gunshots rang out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:19

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US Envoys Head to Pakistan This Weekend for Iran Talks

4/24/2026
Breaking news tonight, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan tomorrow for talks with Iran, according to the White House. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Pakistan to meet with mediators, but his spokesman denied a direct meeting is planned with the U.S., marking the latest conflicting messages from Washington and Tehran. Plus, the far-reaching impact from not only the war in Iran but also fighting on the Israeli-Lebanon border. Vast amounts of food, oil, and supplies stuck on ships, and threatening the global supply chain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:33

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Trump: "I Want to Get a Great Deal" with Iran

4/23/2026
President Trump says “don't rush me" when asked how long he'd wait for a "unified response" from the Iranians, and tells Americans to anticipate spending more money on gasoline “for a little while.” Plus, a U.S. special forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was arrested and charged for allegedly betting on that operation, winning him $400,000 in profits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:46:42

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U.S. Navy Secretary Ousted as Naval Blockade of Iran Continues

4/22/2026
The White House says President Trump has not set a “firm deadline to receive an Iranian proposal” to end the war. Plus, the New York Times is reporting tonight that the FBI began investigating one of their reporters last month after she wrote an article about Director Kash Patel's girlfriend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:47:50

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Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire

4/21/2026
President Trump extends the Iran ceasefire with the deadline looming. And Iran calls that a “ploy to buy time for a surprise strike.” Plus, Virginia voters will approve a map that gives Democrats the chance to net as many as four US House seats, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, in a major boost to the party’s effort to win House control in the midterms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:50:10

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Trump Pushes Back Iran Deadline

4/20/2026
A tenuous ceasefire with a deadline pushed back by President Trump, planned peace talks on shaky ground and Iran vowing retaliation for what it calls "U.S. armed piracy." Plus, the community of Shreveport, Louisiana is grieving tonight after the unthinkable. A mass shooting that took the lives of eight children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:22

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Iran Says Strait of Hormuz is Open Amid U.S. Blockade of Its Ports

4/17/2026
Iranian sources tell CNN a new round of peace talks with U.S. negotiators is expected to take place on Monday in Islamabad, Pakistan. We talk it over with U.S. Army Lieutenant General Karen Gibson, who previously served as director of intelligence for U.S. Central Command and Ryan Crocker, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, and Kuwait. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:46:29

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Defense Secretary Hegseth Warning to Iranian Leaders

4/16/2026
Earlier today, Defense Secretary Hegseth's warned Iran that the U.S. is "locked and loaded" to target "critical dual-use infrastructure," meaning equipment or buildings or technology that has both military and civilian applications. His message to Tehran: “Choose wisely” on the next step. John Bolton, who served as national security adviser in the first Trump administration and U.N. ambassador under President George W. Bush, joins Anderson to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:48:33