Sources: Multiple National Security Council Staffers Put On Administrative Leave

The White House is adding skepticism to Russia’s so-called strategy shift which claims forces will retreat from the capital city Kyiv. Ahead, a member of Ukraine’s parliament helps push back Putin’s army as a member of the Ukrainian resistance. Plus, as refugees flee Ukraine, medical foot soldiers move in to offer their expertise in hard hit areas of Russia’s invasion. Also, the January 6th investigation committee wraps up its investigation, zeroing in on a suspicious seven hour gap in Trump call logs as rioters stormed the capital. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Maalis 20221h 17min

Just moments ago President Biden insisted that the U.S. is not pushing for regime change in Russia even though he does not that Vladimir Putin should remain in charge. How much weight will his words carry? Rep. Michael McCaul of the Foreign Affairs Committee joins to discuss. Plus, a federal judge says former President Trump and one of his lawyers likely committed a crime by trying stop the election process on January 6th, 2021. Who decides if Trump will actually face charges? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Maalis 20221h 17min

CNN visits a children’s hospital in Ukraine and meets an 11-year-old girl shot in the face by Russian soldiers while trying to escape Putin’s war. Plus, an exclusive interview with the woman who was in charge of protecting America from cyberattacks. Why the threat from Russia is unprecedented.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Maalis 202239min

President Biden says NATO has never been more united and that Putin was betting on the exact opposite. This as he warns there will be a response if Russia uses chemical weapons. Plus, with all eyes on Russia and Ukraine, North Korea's Kim Jong-un just tested a missile that could reach the United States. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 Maalis 202239min

A theater sheltering innocent civilians and a children’s hospital are some of the targets of Russian strikes turning Ukrainian neighborhoods into dust. Also, President Biden is about to land in Brussels for what could be some of the most important meetings of his presidency.  Plus, a handful of senators are going all in to attack Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, accusing her of being soft on crime as she tries to land a seat on the Supreme Court. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Maalis 202239min

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22 Maalis 20221min

Reports of bombs dropping every ten minutes in one strategic Ukrainian city with an arts school bombed and hundreds possibly trapped. Now, the U.S. warns Russian forces could get even more desperate. Also, there could be history on the hill as the confirmation hearing begins for the first African American woman nominated to the Supreme Court. Plus, a Boeing 737 crashes into the mountains in China with 132 people on board and nobody yet knows why it crashed. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Maalis 202237min

Smoke fills the sky from Russian attacks in Lviv, 43 miles from the western border of Ukraine. These Russian strikes close to Poland continue to intensify. Then, President Biden walks a diplomatic tight rope as he talks to the president of China to persuade him not to send military and financial aid to Russia. Plus, for one Ukrainian fighting to save his country, it isn’t dying that scares him, it’s losing his country to the Russians. CNN talks with members of the Ukrainian military. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Maalis 20221h 17min