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BREAKING NEWS: Special counsel Jack Smith questions witnesses about an “unhinged” Oval Office meeting that happened six-weeks after Donald Trump lost the election, in which White House staff were pitted against outside advisers to Trump about signing an executive order to seize voting machines, and making Sidney Powell special counsel to investigate voter fraud. Plus, Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene is outsed from the Freedom Caucus for calling Rep. Boebert “A little b***h” on the House floor. And, Twitter threatens Meta with a lawsuit after the launch of its rival app “Threads”. Also tonight: 2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy joins to discuss his campaign, DeSantis defends his camapaign ad attacking Trump on LGBTQ issues, and drugs at the White House: a long, infamous history.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federal prosecutors say the armed suspect arrested in former President Obama's D.C. neighborhood went there after Trump posted about its location on social media. Plus, newly revealed information about what the DOJ told a federal court before the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, including surveillance footage of classified documents being moved. And, after a surge of deadly shootings over the 4th of July holiday, Alisyn Camerota speaks with gun owners about their solutions to mass shootings.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ron DeSantis attacks Trump with a campaign video that slams the former president for once supporting LGBTQ rights. Our panel explains what the ad says about the Florida Governor, and what he really believes. Plus, Michael Imperioli, star of “The Sopranos” and “White Lotus” has a rule for who can watch his hit TV shows and movies. He says the Supreme Court has given him the right to ban bigots. And, Alisyn Camerota speaks with gun owners and 2nd amendment advocates about what reforms they can live with to stop mass shootings. Also tonight: Adversity scores – a new way to measure students without affirmative action, President Zelensky says Russia’s War with Ukraine will not be over so long as Crimea is occupied, and do legacy admissions give an unfair advantage to white students?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a week of monumental decisions from the Supreme Court, the conservative majority today blocked Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan joins to talk about what the President might do next to help student borrowers. Plus, the justices also ruled in favor of a web designer who refused to create sites for same-sex weddings. But, there's a twist that may make many think the case has been manufactured. And, a big week in the various Trump investigations ends with members of the former president’s inner circle talking to investigators.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court hands down a decision that will alter the way colleges and universities have operated for decades. They overturned affirmative action. Alisyn Camerota speaks with the lawyers and students directly involved in this landmark decision. Plus, sources tell CNN a top campaign aide who Trump showed a classified map of a military operation to is now talking to the special counsel investigators. And, the stunning verdict in the trial of Parkland School Officer Scot Peterson, who stayed outside during the mass shooting.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigators interview the Georgia Secretary of State Trump famously called in January of 2021 pressing him to “find votes” to win the state. All caught on tape. Special counsel Jack Smith has already indicted Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, with key audio evidence of the former president discussing classified information also obtained. Our panel discusses where the special counsel's investigation is headed. Also tonight: Biden says Putin has "Absolutely" been weakened after the revolt in Russia, pieces of the Titan sub wreckage are retrieved from the ocean floor, Madonna is out of the ICU and recovering from a “serious bacterial infection”, and will Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg actually fight?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Abby Phillip gives a line-by-line breakdown of the tape in which Trump openly talks about classified information, and also brings you the former president’s response to the audio content. Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton reacts to the recording, and discusses the impact the evidence could have on the presidential candidate’s reelection hopes if the case goes to a jury trial before the 2024 election. Also Tonight: Liz Cheney tells Americans to “stop electing idiots”, the long infamous history of campaign trail gaffes, Putin’s opponents continue to die under mysterious circumstances, and Rudy Giuliani is interviewed in the special counsel’s 2020 election interference probe.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BREAKING NEWS: CNN obtains an audio recording of Trump in which he is heard discussing classified documents in the presence of others, while holding and referencing a secret Pentagon document containing plans to attack Iran. A former Trump White House lawyer joins to respond to the tape that could be at the center of Special Counsel Jack Smith's case against the former persident for allegedly mishandling classified information. Plus, Putin and revolt leader Prigozhin give dueling spins on the rebellion in Russia. And, what the Wagner mercenary rebellion means for Ukraine.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BREAKING NEWS: The Russian military accuses the head of the mercenary Wagner Group of calling for an armed coup in Russia. Yevgeny Prigozhin allegedly threatens to attack Russian troops in retaliation for what he says was a deadly strike against his own paramilitary forces. Plus, as OceanGate face an investigation led by the US coastguard following the deadly Titan submersible implosion, a passenger from a 2021 expedition to the Titanic wreck tells Alisyn Camerota about his experience and whether he had any safety concerns. And, Special Counsel Jack Smith asks for a December trial date in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case against Trump. What we know about who is being granted immunity 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