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May 28, 2021 • 41min

San Jose Gunman Detained In 2016 By Border Officials; Found Terrorism Notes

According to the Wall Street Journal, the San Jose gunman was detained in 2016 by border officials who found notes about terrorism and hatred of his workplace. The gunman had 32 high-capacity magazines and was carrying three handguns during the attack, according to officials.  THe GOP is set to choose between former President Donald Trump and the truth in a key test vote on creating a Jan 6 commission. MItch McConnell is doubling down on his opposition of a insurrection commission. According to a GOP source, McConnell asked for "a personal favor" for republican senators to vote against the Jan 6 commission.  The mother of the fallen Capitol police officer says that GOP senators who are against a Jan 6 commission should "visit my son's grave." GOP Sen. Collins says, "We owe it to Capitol officers to investigate Jan 6."  President Joe Biden is to propose a $6 trillion budget tomorrow with the highest sustained levels of federal spending since WWII. The GOP counters Biden's infrastructure plan with a $928 billion offer and the White House says it's "encouraged." Biden says talks about infrastructure need to "close down soon."  Wolf Blitzer has a one-on-one with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.  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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May 27, 2021 • 45min

Eight Killed, Gunman Dead In San Jose Mass Shooting

Eight killed, gunman dead in San Jose mass shooting; FBI, ATF assisting at "Very sizable crime scene" in shooting probe; Rail yard gunman identified as a transit employee; Bomb squad activated to search for explosive at shooting scene; Sheriff's department: Police did not exchange gunfire with shooter; Source: Fire erupted at gunman home around the time of shooting;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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May 26, 2021 • 39min

Trump responds to insurrection lawsuit, claims “absolute immunity” as President

The family of George Floyd meets with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris marking one year since Floyd’s murder; GOP leaders break their silence on the comments made by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene; Secretary of State Tony Blinken makes a rare visit to the Middle East. 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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May 25, 2021 • 41min

U.S. Is Open For Business As COVID Cases, Deaths Drop To Lowest Levels Since Last Summer

With Memorial Day weekend approaching, sporting events around the country are preparing for large holiday crowds. New information on researcher's illness fuels debate on pandemic origins. U.S. intelligence found several researchers at Wuhan laboratory were hospitalized in November 2019. GOP leaders remain silent after Rep. Taylor-Greene's compared House mask mandate to the Holocaust. Jewish man assaulted in Times Square says he was attacked on his way to a rally, wants to sit down with lawmakers. NY Governor asks state police to increase patrols at synagogues, schools, and Jewish community facilities. 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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May 22, 2021 • 59min

Biden: No Shift in my Commitment to the Security of Israel

Biden holds news conference with South Korean President. Biden pledges international help to rebuild Gaza. Biden: Trump administration targeting journalists was “simply wrong…I will not let that happen”. Sources: Gaetz ex-girlfriend cooperating with investigators in sex trafficking probe. Louisiana State Police to release all video evidence surrounding “custody and custody of death” in Greene case. Fears of anti-semitism after new attacks in New York and Los Angeles as mideast tensions flare.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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May 21, 2021 • 49min

President Biden Speaks After Israel-Hamas Reach Ceasefire Agreement

Trump Administration secretly obtained CNN reporter's phone and email records. Cases, deaths, hospitalizations decline as more people get vaccinated. Senate Republicans poised to block January 6 commission; filibuster could happen as soon as next week. Bodycam video discredits state police account of Black man's deadly 2019 arrest in Louisiana. 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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May 20, 2021 • 49min

Memebers of U.S. Capitol Police Send Letter To Congress Supporting Jan.6 Commission

Members of United Capitol Police send letter to congress supporting Jan. 6 commission; Any moment now: House votes on commission to investigate January 6 riot; Israel fights on despite pressure from Biden; Hamas officials tell CNN ceasefire is "Imminent, possibly within 24 hours"; Biden ramps up pressure on Israel for ceasefire, tells Netanyahu he expects "Significant de-escaltion today"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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May 19, 2021 • 45min

Israeli War Planes Pounds Gaza As Hamas Rocket Fire Resumes

Israeli war planes pounds Gaza as Hamas rocket fire resumes; Hamas attack kills two foreign farm workers, injures seven; Israel responds to Hamas rocket barrage with airstrikes Humanitarian aid arrives i Gaza got the first time in days; Jordan says it has agree with Egypt and France to coordinate efforts to de-escalate conflict.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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May 18, 2021 • 41min

Israeli-Palestinian Fighting Rages Amid New Calls for Ceasefire

Hamas-Run Gaza Ministry of Health: 212 people killed and 1400 injured in Gaza; White House: U.S. working through "quiet and intensive" diplomacy to end Israeli-Palestinian violence; Sources: Biden admin notified congress of $735 million weapons sale to Israel before current violence began; New mask guidelines creating confusion; CDC Chief says going maskless an "honor system."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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May 15, 2021 • 41min

Walmart, Costco, Trader Joe's, Sam's Club Say Vaccined Customers Don't Have To Wear A Mask

Walmart, Costco, Trader Joe's, Sam's Club say vaccinated customers don't have to wear a mask; New CDC mask guidelines prompt criticism and confusion as local and business mandates stay in place; CDC director: Mask "decisions going to have to be made at a local level"; Israeli forces on standby at Gaza border amid bloody clashes in Israel and West Bank  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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