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The White House warns federal workers that layoffs are imminent if the government shutdown continues. The impasse also has Wall Street and the Fed flying blind. Could they make costly choices in the absence of crucial data?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the government shutdown begins its second day, the FBI warns a prolonged shutdown could put national security and the children in this country at risk ... Tense moments on the tarmac, as two Delta planes packed with passengers clip wings on the ground ... Trump "unleashes" a crime crackdown in Memphis as the National Guard prepares to move in ... The White House adds a special guest to the Super Bowl halftime show: ICE ... Some of America's top comedians will be performing in Saudi Arabia, prompting plenty of backlash from others who say this is no laughing matter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While you were sleeping, your government shut down, furloughing hundreds of thousands of federal workers ... Backed into a corner, will Hamas agree to return the remaining hostages and disarm? ... Are US generals okay with the new marching orders from their boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth? ... A Democratic congresswoman-elect can't get sworn in, and it all comes back to the Epstein files.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a government shutdown just hours away, what's at stake for you if no deal is reached? ... Why were hundreds of military officers from around the world summoned to Washington ... As investigators try to determine why a gunman attacked a Michigan church, we're learning about concerning comments he made to a local politician just days before ... Israel is on board for President Trump's roadmap for peace in Gaza. But what about Hamas? ... Two storms are brewing in the Atlantic posing a potential double threat to the East Coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four people are dead and several others missing after a deadly shooting and fire at a church in Michigan ... 200 National Guard troops are ready to deploy to Portland, but the city doesn't want them there. There's a new lawsuit to keep them out ... President Trump promises something special is coming on Gaza ... New York City Mayor Eric Adams ends his reelection campaign.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'm innocent, so let's have a trial." That was former FBI Director James Comey's reaction after being indicted for lying to Congress in 2020 ... Why is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordering hundreds of his top generals to gather in person next week? ... President Trump vows to follow through on his threat to crack down on political violence. Who's first on his list? ... Israel's prime minister is about to address the UN after his plan to annex the West Bank hits a major roadblock ... Jimmy Kimmel pokes the bear as investors warn Disney to prepare for a lawsuit.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump's Justice Department is racing against the clock to indict James Comey. But can a grand jury be convinced to indict the former FBI director? ...Is the White House playing a dangerous blame game following a deadly shooting at a Texas ICE facility? ... Jimmy Kimmel is not backing down as millions of Americans are still blocked from watching his show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimmy Kimmel returns with an apology, a plea, and a promise not to back down ... President Trump now suggests Ukraine can retake all the territory it lost to Russia ... A would-be assassin tries to stab himself in a courtroom after a jury finds him guilty of trying to kill the president ... Hundreds of federal workers fired by Elon Musk are asked to return to their jobs ... How doctors are pushing back about claims acetaminophen causes autism.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United Nations is about to get an earful from the America-first president. So where does that leave the wars he promised to end in Gaza and Ukraine? ... Jimmy Kimmel makes his return to late night tonight ... Despite decades of evidence indicating Tylenol is safe during pregnancy, the president tells pregnant women it may be linked to autism ... She might be airing some dirty laundry, but will Kamala Harris's new book hurt Democrats more than help?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Among the topics on today's show: Will a remarkable moment from Charlie Kirk's widow help our nation heal? ... More US allies pile on Israel as it plows forward into Gaza City ... The White House today promises to reveal a possible cause for autism ... How California is standing up to Trump ... A natural gas pipeline ruptures, putting people in that area at risk ... Could the new TikTok algorithm be brought to you in part by the people who run Fox News?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Late-night hosts unite behind Jimmy Kimmel knowing full well one of them could be next. Kimmel himself is laying low. Will he ever get back on the air? Plus, President Trump suggests sending troops to Afghanistan to reclaim Bagram Air Force Base, which was abandoned and seized by the Taliban in 2021. And why are so many suspects are getting their cases dismissed in DC?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First Colbert, now Kimmel. President Trump is celebrating the fall of another late- night host. The president is also targeting Antifa, designating the far-left movement a terrorist organization, even though it's not clear how he can do that. And it was a deadly day for law enforcement, as three police officers were killed in Pennsylvania.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lawmakers grill the FBI director. Was he performing for an audience of one? ... What Charlie Kirk's alleged killer texted to his roommate moments after the shooting ... The US AG prompts a Bondi backlash from both sides of the aisle after threatening to prosecute hate speech ... We expect a big announcement from the Fed today. Are we about to see the first interest rate cut of 2025?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Charlie Kirk's alleged killer will be in court later today, but has he already confessed? What can we glean from the messages found on the bullets at the scene? Meanwhile, the White House says it's now on a mission to eradicate what it calls "radical left terrorists" in the wake of Kirk's death.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The search for a motive in a murder that shattered a bitterly divided nation. Can the country heal when the president wants to pin Kirk's death on the left ... Why some of the president's supporters are calling for the removal of the FBI director ... President Trump prepares to send the National Huard to Memphis, whether the mayor there likes it or not ... Marco Rubio is in Israel calling for peace, but is Netanyahu listening?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, the shooter who assassinated Charlie Kirk is still out there. We have new video of his escape, but no clue who he is or where he's hiding.  Among the questions pondered this morning: Will young Republicans continue Kirk's legacy of spirited debate, or will the movement take a dark turn? What makes people snap? How do ordinary people consume radical ideas and end up on a path to violence. And how can our leaders possibly get close to the people and stay out of harm's way?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Law enforcement officers are going door to door, trying to find the person who killed conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. The attack drew condemnation and condolences from across the political spectrum, including from former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. Our extensive coverage begins with CNN senior law enforcement analyst Charles Ramsey.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel attacks Hamas deep inside Qatar. Was the White House left in the dark? ... Russian drones are shot down over Poland. How will NATO respond?... RFK Jr. unveils his plan to Make America Healthy Again. But some of his own supporters are sick about it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The infamous Jeffrey Epstein birthday card is revealed. But what does it prove? ... As ICE targets what it calls the "worst of the worst" in cities like Boston, the congressman from Southie (South Boston) joins us live ... The Murdoch family drama apparently ends with a settlement, but which Murdoch won the billion-dollar family fight?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is warning so-called "sanctuary cities" like Chicago to expect action this week ... At least five people are killed when two attackers open fire on a bus stop in Israel ... A top South Korean diplomat rushes to the US after a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai factory in Georgia ...Did President Trump just break with RFK Jr. on vaccines?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A handful of GOP senators join Democrats in pushing back against RFK Jr. ... Republicans back gun control, but only for trans people ... A rebrand for the Pentagon? ... Chicago braces for unwanted ICE operation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

RFK Jr. heads to Capitol Hill. How will he respond when he's grilled by the same Senators who confirmed him? ... Florida moves to end all vaccine requirements for school kids. Is that freedom or folly? ... How Donald Trump and his sons are cashing in on the crypto gold rush ... Jeffrey Epstein's victims speak out and threaten to release their own list of names if the White House won't ... Eric Adams denies he's getting out of the New York mayor's race, despite being wooed by the White House.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump Administration elevates the war on drugs - escalating tensions with Venezuela in the process - by blowing up a boat in the Caribbean it claims belongs to a notorious drug cartel ... More than 30,000 pages of Epstein documents are released to the public, but calls for transparency are still growing louder ... Touting a "new world order," Xi Jinping poses side by side with Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin, triggering a remarkable response from President Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Xi flexes his military might for Putin as the White House watches what could be a new world order take shape ... President Trump blames the Covid vaccine developed on his watch for ripping apart the CDC ... Even big tech now admits AI could put the planet at risk.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hundreds of children were on the brink of being deported until a judge ordered their plane to turn around. So what happens to those migrant children now? ... The death toll is rising after a massive earthquake rocked parts of Afghanistan ... China is hosting Vladimir Putin. President Trump was not invited, but they're sure talking about him a lot ... Chicago's mayor braces for a sweeping ICE operation that's both unwelcome and imminent ... Congress heads back to work this week as a government shutdown looms. Democrat Debbie Dingell speaks to us live about the challenges ahead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president names an RFK ally as acting director of the CDC. Will he be loyal to science ... or the White House? Plus, we're learning new details about the Minnesota school shooter and why some obvious warning signs were missed. And what about that Putin-Zelensky peace meeting Trump pushed for? Germany's leader throws shade as Russia drops more bombs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Two children are shot dead during mass at their Catholic school. How did this happen again? We bring you the outrage, the heartbreak and the search for answers this morning.  Plus: "Our agency is crumbling." That's the word from inside the CDC as its new director and other key leaders are forced out.  And: Alligator Alcatraz is nearly empty. The governor says it's because of deportations, but is something else going on?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president walks back a plan to revoke visas for Chinese students. Now his base asks, "How is this America first?" ... A deadly semi-truck crash ignites a political firestorm and puts truckers at the center of the immigration crackdown ... India faces some of the highest import levies in the world. What might get a little more expensive for you? ... And Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans to remake its school system 20 years later. Should the Trump Administration do the same across the country?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump tries to defend the deployment of National Guard troops in US cities, claiming he's "not a dictator" but merely a man with "great common sense." Plus, Trump fires the Federal Reserve governor, but does he have the authority to do that? And the White House wants to buy shares of a chip-making company?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

National guard troops now carry weapons on the streets of DC ... and Chicago might be next. City officials say they don't need a "military occupation," but do they have the power to stop. Plus, vocal Trump critics are on guard, wondering who's next after the FBI's John Bolton raid. And thousands are evacuated and hundreds of acres burned with wildfires expanding in the West with no relief in sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal judge orders the Trump Administration to stop sending migrants to Alligator Alcatraz, but the battle may not be over ... Erik Menendez is ordered back to prison with his brother Lyle expected to suffer the same fate later today ... President Trump has a photo op with the National Guard in DC ... Far right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer wants to "make McCarthy great again" ... Why some people are losing it over the new Cracker Barrel logo.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While it won't make landfall, Hurricane is still threatening millions ... Texas Republicans approve a new, gerrymandered congressional map ... The Trump Administration defends its DC takeover, but most of the people who live there feel less safe ... The bosses at Target could be learning a painful lesson about dismissing DEI ... The Menendez brothers are about to face a parole board, 36 years after the murder of their parents ... Why people are starting to dump dating apps.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While it's not expected to make a direct hit on the US, Hurricane Erin still presents a life-threatening danger, with treacherous rip currents and potentially deadly flooding.  Also on today's show: Trump invites Putin and Zelensky to meet in person, but one of the guests wont RSVP ... The White House calls the DC takeover a matter of safety, but America's Black mayors say there's something more sinister going on ... President Trump keeps up his pressure campaign on the Smithsonian, questioning why so many exhibits still talk about how bad slavery was.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky meeting face to face? One of them is on board. Can the other be convinced? Meanwhile, those "security guarantees" for Ukraine include American-made weapons, but Europe questions how much the US is really willing to help.  Also on today's show: Donald Trump wants to ditch voting by mail and get rid of voting machines. Did Vladimir Putin help plant that seed? ... Israel's prime minister wants to completely eliminate Hamas by military force. Is that practical, let alone possible? ... Hurricane Erin causes thousands to evacuate. Where do homes and lives face the greatest risk?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Presidents Trump and Zelensky are about to meet again. It got ugly in February. But this time the Ukrainian leader is bringing cover. What would it take for today's White House meeting to actually end in a peace deal?  Also on today's show: Three Republican governors are sending their own National Guard troops into Washington, DC ... California's governor unveils a new congressional map designed to add five more seats in the House for Democrats ... Protesters demanding an end to the war in Gaza and return of the hostages clash with police in Israel ... Hurricane Erin intensifies, threatening millions of Americans ... Is the Trump Administration about to light up the cannabis industry?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is en route to Alaska to meet with his Russian counterpart. Can they see eye-to-eye on ending a bloody war? And what about Ukraine's leader?Could President Zelensky head to Anchorage to join the talks in the coming days?   Also: Why is First Lady Melania Trump threatening to sue Hunter Biden?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump talks tough before his war summit with Vladimir Putin. What does he say he won't do when he's one-on-one with the Russian leader? Plus: Tension on the streets of DC as federal agents deployed for Trump's crime crackdown draw protests overnight.  Also on today's show: Gavin Newsom's bold prediction of how he'll end the Trump presidency ... Taylor Swift's new album, podcast debut with her boyfriend.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

National Guard troops are now patrolling the streets of the nation's capital. And leaders in other blue cities are bracing for similar tactics. How do they fight back? One Democratic mayor joins the show to discuss.  Also on this morning's show: As anticipation builds for the Trump-Putin war summit, why is the White House downplaying expectations? ... If Trump's pro-MAGA pick to head the BLS is confirmed, can we count on the data we get from him? ... How self-described Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani has opened up a huge lead in the race for NYC mayor.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump takes over the DC police. Is it a warning for other big cities? Plus, with his Alaska war summit with Putin just days away, what does Trump say he'll be able to tell in the first two minutes? And why did JD Vance make nice with Elon Musk?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The fight over who's really in charge of the streets of Washington. Next: The UN condemns Israel's plans to take over Gaza, but the White House just shrugs. Then: Why are Democrats are having a hard time connecting with the working class? And: Milwaukee is under water after flash floods drench the city, and the threat isn't over yet.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump's deadline for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire expires. Will he stick to his threat to sanction Russia or save face ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin? Meanwhile, Israel confirms a plan to fully take over Gaza City. Now they're facing sharp criticism from the world and also from some Israelis.  Also on today's show: The Texas governor says it's time for those Democratic lawmakers to come home. The feds say they'll make it happen. Do they even have that power?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dozens of new Trump tariffs are here and you're about to pay up. Where is all that extra cash going to go? Plus, reports swirled yesterday about a planned Epstein strategy meeting at the VP's house, but it apparently was called off. Why?  Also on today's show: Trump and Putin are set to meet in the coming days ... ICE changes its hiring policy regarding age ... There's been recent sightings of strange things in the sky. What's the likelihood recent UFO sightings ares actually aliens?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices