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  1. Trump Escalates Anti-Muslim Attacks on El-Sayed

    · 48 min

    With just eight days until the midterms, President Trump is in Mississippi, a ruby red state that he won by 23 points in 2024. But even there, a key U.S. Senate race is inching bluer, according to The Cook Political…

  2. Trump Says He Ordered DOJ Lawsuit Over Senate Race in Alaska

    · 47 min

    The Justice Department has made an extraordinary move to intervene in a race that could decide the balance of power in the Senate, a legal maneuver that President Trump says he ordered. In a lawsuit filed today in…

  3. Trump Tells Ramaswamy Not to Take Down Controversial Ad in Ohio Gov. Race

    · 48 min

    The continuing fallout in the Ohio governor’s race from the ad Republican nominee Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign made using the estranged mother of his opponent Democrat Dr. Amy Acton. President Trump went all in on it…

  4. New CNN Poll: Trump Approval Hits New Low of 32% Ahead of Midterms

    · 48 min

    President Trump is in South Carolina tonight, a state he won by 18 points in 2024. And new polling from CNN shows 32% of voters approve of the job Mr. Trump is doing as president. That's his lowest approval rating ever…

  5. Trump Rallies NC GOP Voters in Critical Senate Race

    · 48 min

    Trump continues to campaign in red states that voted for him by double digits in 2024 as he tries to stave off GOP losses in the midterms. Tonight the president is in Greenville, North Carolina to rally for Michael…

  6. Kansas Emerges as Surprise Battleground for Key Senate Race

    · 48 min

    We are almost two weeks away from the midterm elections and President Trump is in Kansas tonight, a deep-red state he won by 16 points two years ago and one that has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1932. Plus,…

  7. Zacharia Out as White House Press Secretary After Just 5 Days

    · 48 min

    Tonight, White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is out of the job she held for just five days. Plus, President Trump visits a deep red corner of Georgia, as new signs point to the electorate possibly trending bluer…

  8. Police: 3 Children, 1 Teacher Killed in Oregon Elementary School Shooting

    · 57 min

    Three children, aged 5, 8, and 11, and one teacher were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to Police Chief Mike Krantz. A community member who saw the teen shooter…

  9. Tonight: CNN Town Hall with TX Dem. Sen. Candidate James Talarico

    · 53 min

    Just days before early voting begins in Texas, Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico will appear on CNN tonight at 8pm ET for a town hall moderated by Erin Burnett. Talarico now stands an essentially even chance of…

  10. Countdown to Midterms: 3 Weeks to Go

    · 48 min

    With just three weeks left in the campaign, President Trump spent nearly 8 hours on a plane to a state that should have been safely red in the first place, while his handpicked new press secretary is being panned for…

  11. 22 Days to Midterms: Trump Hits Trail Carrying Baggage for GOP

    · 48 min

    With the midterms just three weeks from tomorrow, the president rolls into Ohio carrying a ton of new political baggage, on top of the kind that has been weighing Republicans down the entire campaign.Plus, all we are…

  12. Torrential Rain, Intense Winds Pummel Gulf Coast as Hurricane Isaias Closes In

    · 47 min

    We are tracking Hurricane Isaias, the larger-than-expected, fast-moving storm which has already begun coming ashore along the coastal Florida panhandle and Alabama Gulf coast. Plus, the latest in the wake of an ICE…

  13. WSJ: Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100K to Her AmEx Account

    · 48 min

    According to the Wall Street Journal, Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, sought $100K to pay her American Express bill and offered access to top administration officials ahead of her confirmation. It is…

  14. Trump Makes Third Trip to TX in a Month Amid Tight Senate Race

    · 48 min

    Tonight the president is back in Texas for the third time in a month, which says a lot about the worries that Republicans have about their chances there, just 27 days from now. Plus, two of the president's top…

  15. Trump Campaigns in Red States as GOP Anxiety Rises

    · 48 min

    Just four weeks out from the midterm elections with new signs of trouble for Republicans. Plus, Cornell University names a former top Justice Department official to review the school's response to Jane Doe's fraternity…

  16. Trump in Nebraska, Vance in Alaska Defending Senate Seats at Risk

    · 48 min

    Republicans are defending territory they never expected to be at risk four weeks before Election Day. Tonight, President Trump is in Nebraska, a deep-red state he won by 20 points, and where he is campaigning says a…

  17. NY Gov. Vows to Unravel Failures in Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation

    · 48 min

    New York Governor Kathy Hochul is appointing New York State Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the alleged sexual assault case at Cornell University and says she supports closing a “loophole” in…

  18. Another Trump Meme Coin Contest Promises an “Exclusive” Dinner with the President

    · 48 min

    The family of Renee Good, an American woman shot and killed during an ICE operation in Minneapolis in January, has filed two civil lawsuits against the Trump administration, alleging she posed no threat to federal…

  19. Hegseth to Announce 20% Cut to Senior Officer Ranks

    · 52 min

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to cut senior officer ranks by 20% in a speech to service members. Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, weighs in on the…

  20. Sen. Eric Schmitt Laughs Off His Questioning of Jack Smith That Backfired

    · 49 min

    Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt laughed off the exchange earlier today where he mixed up basketball games in his interrogation of former special counsel Jack Smith. Schmitt wouldn't say if he regretted his handling of the…

  21. Malcolm Gladwell on How Both Sides of Gun Debate Traffic in Dishonesties

    · 48 min

    Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell joins Anderson to talk about his new book, "The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic”. It's a fascinating dissection of gun violence in the US and how many aspects…

  22. Nor'easter Threatens the East Coast

    · 48 min

    More than 40 million people could be impacted by an early-season nor'easter that is threatening the East Coast this weekend. There will be stretches of strong wind and coastal flooding from Boston to New York City and…

  23. NVIDIA CEO on AI Warnings and Growing Calls to Regulate It

    · 48 min

    This evening the White House denied two CNN reporters and MS NOW journalists from covering Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s arrival back at the White House for a state dinner. President Xi is being honored by President…

  24. Awaiting Judge's Ruling After Hearing on Trump WH Press Ban Case

    · 48 min

    A DC federal judge could weigh in anytime now, on whether the President of the United States can bar members of the press, including CNN, from the White House. District Judge Timothy Kelly promised to respond, quote,…

  25. Deadline Tonight for Justice Dept. to Respond to Media Ban Lawsuit

    · 47 min

    The Justice Department is facing a deadline tonight to answer CNN, MS NOW and Politico's lawsuit against the president, ahead of a hearing tomorrow regarding his media ban. President Trump said that while he believes…

  26. Major TV Networks Stand with CNN, Decline to Replace WH Pool Crew

    · 48 min

    Today, for the first time in modern memory, the one camera that's at the White House or that travels with a president almost always, was not there. The major television networks are standing with CNN by declining to…

  27. Trump Says He’s ‘Banning’ CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the WH

    · 48 min

    The President of the United States announced today, with no warning, that he has banned CNN from the White House along with MS NOW and Politico. President Trump was questioned by a group of White House reporters about…

  28. Trump Seen with 'Kennedy Center Demolished' Poster

    · 48 min

    Is President Trump about to tear down the Kennedy Center because he cannot get his name on the building? Plus, OpenAI is revealing more AI models have gone rogue, and Anthropic's chatbot Claude is taking over the work…

  29. Trump’s Handpicked Fed Chair Defies Him by Hiking Interest Rates

    · 48 min

    The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate as expected on Wednesday, marking a sharp policy turnaround for an economy increasingly shaped by the war in the Middle East. Plus, a new report on Defense…

  30. Bannon, Sanders Shed Differences in Call for AI Action

    · 48 min

    A new chapter in the debate over how to make AI safe played out today between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose chips power just about everything to do with artificial intelligence. Plus,…

  31. Interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

    · 48 min

    Could artificial intelligence kill us all by the end of the decade? That was the question raised last week by former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon, who said many at the company believe that it's possible. Then this…

  32. Remembering 9/11

    · 49 min

    On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, Anderson reports from ground zero and speaks with those who were on the scene, including Thomas von Essen, the New York City fire commissioner, and first responder…

  33. Anthropic Says it Blocked Possible Attempts to Use AI to Develop Bioweapons

    · 49 min

    Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, says in a new paper that it blocked multiple attempts to use its AI models in ways that could potentially lead to the development of biological weapons. This comes as some…

  34. GOP Pins Convention Hopes on Trump Magic, Some Candidates Stay Away

    · 48 min

    For the first time ever, the Republican Party is holding a national convention outside of a presidential election year. It's a gamble that President Trump, who will take the stage tonight, can rally otherwise…

  35. Keeping Them Honest: Rewriting History

    · 48 min

    Keeping Them Honest with what appears to be another instance of the Trump administration promoting its own sanitized version of American history instead of the real thing. It centers on new reporting in The Washington…

  36. Judge Declares Mistrial in Clancy Case After Jury Deadlocks

    · 48 min

    A look at what comes next after a murder trial that drew national attention, divided public opinion and left 12 men and women unable to reach a verdict. A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial today in the case of…

  37. Courtroom Tension on Day 6 of Deliberations in Clancy Trial

    · 47 min

    Stunning new developments in what began as a profound human tragedy, and has become a riveting courtroom drama that could come down to one single juror. A deadlocked jury has been sent home after a sixth day of…

  38. Trump Vows to Hit Iran "Much Harder" if it Retaliates

    · 48 min

    The president says he's prepared to strike Iran again, in his words, "anytime we want." Even as he makes that threat, there is growing controversy surrounding the man in charge of prosecuting the war, Defense Secretary…

  39. Nepal Death Toll Reaches Over 1,000; Nearly 4,00 Still Missing

    · 49 min

    At least 1,050 people are dead and nearly 4,000 remain missing after Nepal's floods. A good deal of the search effort is focused on hydropower projects along the river, where authorities believe at least 900 workers…

  40. 950+ Dead, 4,400+ Missing After Catastrophic Nepal-China Floods

    · 50 min

    According to Nepali authorities, at least 900 workers at hydropower projects all along the river are unaccounted for, and there is a belief some number of them might be trapped inside tunnels connected to the…

  41. 579+ Killed, 2,500 Missing After Flood Wave Hits Nepal-China Border

    · 48 min

    Rescues, reunions, remarkable survival stories, but also the sad reality they might be the exceptions not the rule in the wake of Nepal’s increasingly deadly flood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

  42. Nearly 400 Killed in Nepal Flooding, 1,300+ Missing

    · 48 min

    A frantic search is underway for more than 1,300 people missing after catastrophic flooding swamped a China-Nepal border region Wednesday, dozens of Americans are among the at least 700 foreigners unaccounted for.…

  43. Crushing Floods Devastate Villages on Nepal-China Border

    · 48 min

    Catastrophic flash flooding hit China and Nepal on Wednesday, with more than 150 people confirmed killed and the toll is likely to rise as hundreds remain missing. They are missing after a landslide sent a wall of…

  44. Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music and Humanitarian Hero, Dead at 80

    · 47 min

    Tonight, we remember the remarkable life of Dolly Parton, who died at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer after seven remarkable decades on stage, on screens, and in recording studios. Parton captured the…

  45. SCOTUS Backs Trump's Order to Curb Mail Ballots

    · 46 min

    A Supreme Court ruling that could inject turmoil into the midterm elections, just over two months from now. Today's emergency ruling says President Trump can go forward with his recent executive order directing the…

  46. Trump Campaigns for Darline Graham in SC After Debate Fumble

    · 47 min

    Tonight, the latest test of the president's political clout. He is in Myrtle Beach, SC campaigning for Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who is trying to turn her caretaker role in his former…

  47. Cohen: I Believe There's "Forgiveness" Between Trump & Myself

    · 48 min

    Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's onetime lawyer and fixer, whose testimony helped make his old boss a convicted felon, is now doing all he can to win back the President. This evening, Cohen released a portion of a radio…

  48. Duke and Duchess of Sussex to Move Back to Britain

    · 47 min

    Tonight, a complete change of course for Britain's most famous royal exiles. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex-- Prince Harry and Meghan-- and their two young children, are ending six years of self-imposed exile from the…

  49. Key Primaries in Four States; Polls Close in Florida

    · 48 min

    It is election night in America once again, and there are key primaries and special elections in four states tonight: Alaska, California, Wyoming, and Florida, the one state where polls are now closed, and the votes…

  50. Trump Threatens Oman as U.S.-Iran 60-Day Agreement Expires

    · 48 min

    President taking aim, on several fronts, at friends of the United States, and cozying up to longstanding adversaries. Plus, the feud between the President and Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff. What Ossoff said…

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