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President Trump orders a deadly Christmas day strike on ISIS fighters in Nigeria ... Epstein survivors express both hope and frustration as they continue their push for the full truth amid delays and distractions ... Parts of California are inundated by record rainfall, triggering flash floods and mudslides.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, CNN is reviewing another batch of Epstein files released overnight by the Justice Department. We also have new details on the relationship between Donald Trump and Epstein. Flight records show they "traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the US sliding towards a naval confrontation in the Caribbean? The Coast Guard is now in an active pursuit of another oil tanker, which Rand Paul calls a "prelude to war" ... Where are the rest of the Epstein files? Some of the survivors are wondering if we will ever see all of the documents ... Conservatives are literally at a "turning point" as infighting takes center stage at the first conference in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Brown shooting suspect is found dead. We explore how a break in the case brought investigators straight to him, and the search for a motive as police investigate the connection to a homicide at MIT ... Today is the deadline for the DOJ to release all the Epstein files. Some survivors are doubtful that will happen ... With the president openly discussing domestic enemies, what role will the military play here at home? ... Congress heads home for the holidays without a vote to help Americans on Obamacare.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you're feeling the economic pinch, blame Joe Biden. That's the message from President Trump, who touted his first-year successes last night and says a boom is on the way ... In a new court filing, the government says it's to blame for a mid-air collision that killed 67 people ... Why investigators are no closer to finding the suspect in the Brown University shooting ... Why is the FBI's second in charge stepping down after only nine months?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anger boils over in Rhode Island five cays after the attack at Brown as the urgent search for the mass shooter continues ... Amid Nick Reiner's arrest for murder, do past interviews shed any light on a possible motive? ... The president ramps up his pressure on Venezuela with an oil tanker blockade.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The search for the Brown University shooter intensifies as authorities share new video of a suspect ... Rob Reiner's son is accused of killing both of his parents ... Is the Trump Administration setting the stage for a literal war on drugs? ... Hundreds of students are quarantined as a measles outbreak grows in South Carolina, and experts warn it could get worse.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: In a late-night twist, a person of interest in the Brown University shooting is released.  Next: Following the Bondi Beach terror attack on the first night of Hanukkah, Audi talks to one Jewish leader who has been warning Australia's government that an attack like this was inevitable.  And: Breaking in Hollywood, actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife are found dead. A homicide investigation is underway at their home.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kristi Noem walks out of a hearing after being confronted by Democrats over her hardline immigration tactics ... Republicans in Indiana put Hoosiers over the White House, refusing to bow down to the president's demands ... The NTSB sounds the alarm over a defense bill ... Ukraine has an idea for peace. But will President Trump sign off?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US seizes an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Is a land invasion next? And is this about democracy or oil? ... Will a social media check soon be required for tourists visiting the United States? ... The head of the NTSB calls out Congress over a new bill she says puts safety in the skies at risk ... A divided Fed lowers interest rates for the third time. Could this signal trouble ahead for the economy?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Health subsidies are about to expire, which will send premiums skyrocketing. Republicans say they have a plan, but will it actually help you? ... On the heels of Paramount's hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery comes a $72 billion consumer class-action lawsuit ... Consumer confidence in the economy is dropping, but people keep spending. Why?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, three key leaders head to Capitol Hill to tell their side of the controversial double-tap boat strike ... Why the Supreme Court's decision on who the president can and cannot fire is so important ... Amid the redistricting battle in Indiana, Audie talks to a congressman whose seat is in jeopardy ...Texas has not had a Democratic senator since 1993. Can Jasmine Crockett be the one to change that?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Top lawmakers have seen the full video of the double-tap boat strike. So why can't we see it too? What the defense secretary says about releasing the video to the public ... The president once again seems to blame Ukraine for stalled peace talks ... New numbers show tens of thousands of detained migrants have no criminal record at all ... Marjorie Taylor Greene has been labeled a traitor by the president. Will that keep other Republicans from speaking out?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do new revelations from the admiral in charge of the deadly strike on a suspected drug boat spell trouble for the Pentagon? A 41-minute struggle for survival casts doubt on claims that the targets were "still in the fight" ... The Supreme Court weighs in on a huge redistricting fight in Texas ... Democratic Socialists are having a moment in New York and Seattle. Is DC ready to follow? ... Could accused killer Luigi Mangione somehow walk free?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The man who gave the order to kill survivors of a boat bombing will tell his side of the story today. How will he justify what many are calling a "war crime?" ... Will Pete Hegseth be sunk over "signal gate?" ... Fear wracks New Orleans and Minneapolis as the president's immigration crackdown expands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Admitting he didn't see the controversial "double tap" strike that killed two survivors of the US military's September attack of a suspected drug boat, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth makes Admiral Bradley the fall guy for what's been described as a "war crime" ... President Trump labels Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and her friends "garbage" as a new ICE operation targets Somali Americans in the Twin Cities ... Costco says it's suing the Trump Administration over tariffs.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete Hegseth deflects blame for the controversial "double tap" that killed survivors of a US military strike against a suspected Venezuelan drug boat. So who made the call to hit the boat a second time? ... Putin meets with a US delegation today as both sides test a possible path towards ending the war in Ukraine ... A Trump stronghold gets tested today when voters head to the polls in Tennessee ... Cars collide as snow falls and millions of Americans in the northeast and beyond head to work.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources tell CNN the US military carried out a second strike on a suspected drug boat, killing survivors. Did the Pentagon cross a line with the second attack? ... A gunman is on the run after a mass shooting at a child's birthday party in California ... Talks to end the war in Ukraine shift to Moscow today. What is Vladimir Putin willing to do for peace? Getting home from the holidays turned out to be a lot harder for many travelers today due to severe winter weather ... and it won't get any easier.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One National Guard member is dead and another is fighting for his life after an ambush-style attack in the nation's capital. Authorities say they plan to seek the death penalty against the suspect. Meanwhile, President Trump is pausing all immigration from dozens of countries in the wake of the attack.  Also on this morning's show: New information is emerging from the devastating fire in Hong Kong as the death toll there continues to climb ... Trump threatens Venezuela, telling US troops a land attack could come very soon ... US negotiators head to Moscow amid new warnings from Vladimir Putin against telling Ukraine.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two West Virginia National Guard members shot just blocks from the White House are in critical condition after an Afghan national opened fire in what DC's mayor called a "targeted shooting." President Donald Trump condemned it as an “act of terror” and a “heinous assault” and immediately asked for 500 more National Guard troops to be deployed to the city.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Those six Democratic lawmakers who made a video reminding military members they can refuse unlawful orders are now being targeted by the FBI.  So how far will this retribution investigation go? ... Top US negotiators are going to Russia to work on the remaining roadblocks to ending the war in Ukraine ... ICE's Operation Charlotte's Web is far from over. But could the immigration crackdown in the North Carolina city end up backfiring on Republicans?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A judge throws out indictments against James Comey and Letitia James. But this isn't the end of President Trump's retribution campaign. We discuss his latest target. Plus, does the US peace plan put Ukraine in an impossible position? And while technology has transformed the classroom, is too much screen time at school helping or hurting?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We begin this morning with the leaked peace proposal that asks almost nothing from Russia and everything from Ukraine ... The US ramps up pressure on Venezuela as America's top military officer heads to the Caribbean ... An NBA head coach heads to a different kind of court for his alleged role in a rigged gambling ring with ties to the mafia ... A mother speaks out after being discharged from the hospital while an active labor ... The government shutdown is over, but the hunger crisis in America is not.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrats release a video warning troops not to follow "illegal orders." President Trump calls the Dems move "sedition," punishable by death ... The Coast Guard is defending itself after reports it softened its stance on some of the most well-known hate symbols. ... President Trump and New York Mayor-elect Mamdani will meet at the White House today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that President Trump has signed legislation to release the Epstein files, the Justice Department now has 30 days to comply. But there are new questions this morning about what could be made public. Meanwhile, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who's been linked to the Epstein investigation, takes a leave from his teaching role at Harvard.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Epstein files bill will soon be in the hands of the president. What will he do? Audie talks to two Epstein survivors about this moment of vindication and what they want to see next ... As immigration raids continue in North Carolina, we now know where ICE is headed next. And it's got support from that state's governor ... Following a judge's decision to scrap Texas' new congressional map, we speak to a Texas Democrat about what's next in the redistricting fight.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following President Trump's flip flop on the Epstein files, will Congress finally vote to release them today? ... The White House rolls out the red carpet for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, who's visiting for the first time since he was accused of killing an American journalist ... President Trump promises refund checks to every American, but can he really afford to do that?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is now encouraging House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files. So what's behind the flip flop? ... With the world's largest warship now in the Caribbean, what will President Trump do with Venezuela? ... That $2,000 check from the White House won't hit your bank account anytime soon ... Given the price of turkey, is this Thanksgiving going to be all about the sides?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump continues to put what he calls "narco terrorists" on notice, blowing up boats and killing people in the Caribbean. Now the USS Gerald R. Ford - the largest warship in the US fleet - has arrived on the scene. So, just how close could the US be to launching an attack on Venezuela?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the government shutdown over, the Republican House Speaker promises a vote on releasing the Epstein files within days. Can the White House convince a key Republican to change her mind on how to vote?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lawmakers are back, but getting the country back on track won't happen overnight, especially when it comes to air travel due to thousands of cancellations and delays. And today could be worse with shortages in control towers.  Also on today's show: The UK is cutting back on intelligence sharing with the US ... Arizona's new congresswoman is finally set to be sworn in, which could force a vote on releasing the Epstein files ... A federal judge joins us to explain why he just stepped down from the bench.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Which Democratic party will show up to the midterms in 2026? The one that slayed on Election Day or the one that caved during the shutdown? ... Some air traffic controllers got scolded by the president, and they're still not getting paid ... How Trump's 50-year mortgage idea could backfire on buyers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Senators take the first steps to end the longest government shutdown in US history. How long before it's finally over? ... President Trump clears Rudy Giuliani and others who backed his effort to overturn the 2020 election ... Two top news bosses quit over their networks' edit of a Trump speech ... Two pitchers charged in a Major League Baseball betting scandal.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will flight cancellations and chaos at the country's busiest airports finally be enough to break the shutdown stalemate? ... Will the Trump Administration comply with a judge's order to make full SNAP payments to 42 million Americans by today? ... Multiple victims at Joint Base Andrews are rushed to the hospital after someone opened a package containing a suspicious white powder ... It's the end of an era as Nancy Pelosi announces her retirement. How did the president respond?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's week six of the government shutdown and flight cuts are coming to dozens of major airports, prompting the Trump Administration to warn travelers about possible "mass chaos" ... How the left and the right are marketing New York's mayor-elect to change the course of the midterm elections ... How some victims survived a deadly plane crash in Kentucky, and the search for those who did not ...Is the Supreme Court about to crush the centerpiece of Trump's economic agenda?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrats score decisive wins from coast to coast, as New York city elects its first Muslim mayor - and a democratic socialist to boot - Virginia and New Jersey choose women leaders for the first time, and California votes to redraw its congressional maps to give Dems more seats. Now the big question becomes: Can the party maintain this momentum into the 2026 midterms?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's results will offer a critical test for Democrats and the first referendum on President Trump's second term. Among the most-watched contests: the New York City mayoral race, the Virginia governor's race, and California's referendum on redrawing the state's congressional maps.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Americans disapprove of President Trump more now than ever. We bring you new polling numbers on the shutdown, the economy and immigration. Plus, Trump says ICE isn't going far enough. And the shutdown gets real for every day Americans.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With millions of Americans on the brink of hunger, President Trump has a plan to end the government shutdown by deploying the "nuclear option" ... The crisis in the Caribbean continues, with Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba desperately trying to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Melissa ... We explore the perils of pregnancy, as America makes having a baby a lot harder than it has to be.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After meeting with his Chinese counterpart, President Trump says a trade deal is done. So what does that ultimately mean for the rest of us? ... New arrests in the Louvre museum heist, but what about those priceless jewels? ... The White House pushes for more ICE arrests? But what's getting in the way? ... With SNAP benefits about to expire, many Americans face a daunting decision: Do we eat or do we pay rent? We talk to one governor who's trying to make sure no one in his state goes hungry.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After wreaking havoc on Jamaica, where will historic Hurricane Melissa strike next? ... Can President Trump turn a tariff war into a trade deal with China? ... Millions of Americans face hunger if Congress can't reopen the government in the next three days ... What is Donald Trump now saying about another run for the White House in 2028?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Massive Category 5 Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica ... President Trump reaffirms ties with a long-standing ally as he meets with Japan's newly elected leader ... It's payday for air traffic controllers, but a check won't hit their bank accounts ... Venezuela accuses the US of military provocation as they claim to have captured mercenaries working with the CIA.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices