
Trump vetoes massive defense bill despite bipartisan support; Officials: second new Covid strain is “more transmissible”; Massacre survivors slam Trump’s pardons for Blackwater guards; Biden says he hasn’t been briefed on suspected Russian hack
Trump unleashes chaos with veto, pardons, stimulus deal objection; Trump does not take reporter questions on his way to Florida after vetoing defense spending bill; Warp Speed using Defense Production Act to get supplies necessary to expand vaccine production; Iraqi foreign minister: Trump’s Blackwater pardons did not consider seriousness of the crimes committed; Arizona rancher: border wall won’t make America more secure; Biden’s plans to stop construction on border wall may be costly and difficult; CNN checks on the progress on Trump’s controversial promise; Pres-elect Biden nominates Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary; DOD official: Biden’s remark that his team is not being briefed on many things is “patently false”; Biden says he hasn’t been briefed on suspected Russian hack To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
23 Dec 202043min

Biden speaks to nation tonight after Electoral College affirms his win; Michigan congressman leaving the Republican Party; U.S. deaths surpass 300,000 as first Covid vaccinations begin
Biden speaks to nation tonight after Electoral College affirms his win; WH Adviser: Trump looking to “long shot” challenge in Congress; The Electoral College is casting its votes for president To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Dec 202045min

FDA panel to vote on emergency use of Pfizer’s vaccine; More than 100 House Republicans support Trump-backed Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate millions of votes; 853,000 Americans file for first-time unemployment benefits
U.S. reports more Covid deaths in one day than Pearl Harbor or 9/11; More than 100 House Republicans support Trump-backed Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate millions of votes; Biden adds more former Obama staffers to his team; New Yorker: “Dianne Feinstein’s missteps raise a painful age question among Senate Democrats”; Critical vaccine meeting happening as U.S. hits 3,000 daily deaths; Poll: 61% of Americans say they would get the vaccine; 12 million Americans will run out of benefits after Christmas of Congress fails to reach stimulus deal To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10 Dec 202044min

Trump falsely claims he won; Biden vows 100M vaccine doses in 100 days; U.S. tops 15 million COVID cases, record 102K hospitalizations; Senate Dems slam GOP for allowing discredited vaccine sceptic to testify at COVID hearing;
Trump falsely claims he won the election during vaccine event; NYT: Trump admin turned down Pfizer’s offer to buy more vaccine doses months ago; Source: Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis tests positive for COVID-19; Biden’s goals for first 100 days: 100 million vaccine doses, universal mask wearing, reopen schools; President-elect Biden introduces key members of his health team; Biden team to meet with operation warp speed officials Thursday; Pfizer vaccine may give some protection after just first dose; NYT & WAPO: more Pfizer vaccine doses may not be available in U.S. until summer; FDA may not be able to advise pregnant women on taking vaccine; U.S. tops 15 million COVID cases since pandemic started, one million cases added in just five days; FDA: Pfizer vaccine data meets criteria to apply for authorization, decision possible Thursday; U.K. patients now first in world to get authorized COVID vaccine; “William Shakespeare” among first in U.K. to get COVID vaccine; Former FDA commissioner: Trump admin repeatedly passed on Pfizer’s offer to order more vaccines; US getting 100M doses of Pfizer vaccine, might not get mote until summer; Who will get the vaccine after the first round?; One-on-one with anti-Trump conservative George Conway; Sen. Cruz urges Supreme Court to take up PA voting lawsuit; GOP’s Romney says “it’s nuts” for republicans to invite vaccine sceptic to testify in front of senate; GOP’s Johnson defends testimony of vaccine skeptic: people should “have an open mind”; FL state police raid house of fired scientist at gunpoint; Fmr. FL COVID data scientist: this raid won’t science me; Supreme court denies republican effort to block election certification in Pennsylvania; Biden picks retired Gen Lloyd Austin for Secretary of Defense; If confirmed, would be first black secretary of defense; Biden’s defense pick needs congressional waiver for confirmation; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9 Dec 202044min

One million Americans diagnosed with Covid in just five days; Make-or-break week for congressional action on Covid relief; Sources: Trump campaign legal efforts may be coming to an end; CNN analysis: first shipments of U.S. vaccine doses will fall short
Fauci: middle of January could be “dark time” for Covid in U.S.; New York may close indoor dining in NYC this week if hospitalizations don’t drop; Pfizer vaccine could get authorization this week, but first shipments estimated to fall short of need in 27 states; 190k students returning to in-person classes this week; For 5 consecutive days U.S. reports over 100k Americans hospitalized; Biden announces health team to tackle the pandemic; Xavier Becerra would be the first Latino to lead HHS; proposal doesn’t include $1,200 checks for Americans; Trump compares U.S. November election to “a third world nation”; Some House GOP allies tell Trump not to concede even after electoral college affirms Biden win; Vaccine skeptic to testify before Senate committee as U.S. tries to boost confidence in Covid-19 vaccines; CNN: aides speculate if Trump will travel to Mar-a-Lago for holidays and then never return to White House; CNN analysis: first shipments of U.S. vaccine doses will fall short, states forced to choose which health care workers get vaccine; Venezuelan hospital worker: if patients don’t die of their disease they die of contamination; Filthy hospitals used to treat Covid patients with no water or electricity, few medical supplies; Doctor: the Maduro regime is hiding the truth on Covid in Venezuela; Rare access reveals abhorrent conditions at Venezuela hospitals, morgues as Maduro falsely claims Covid response under control To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 Dec 202044min

Barr to AP: No evidence of fraud that would change election; Biden vows to build back an economy for all Americans; Average of U.S. daily cases increased by 95% during November; Hospitalizations have doubled since Nov 1 & tripled since Oct 1;
AG Barr appoints special counsel to investigate 2016 campaign & Russia; Trump Campaign dismisses DOJ conclusion there’s no widespread election fraud; Trump Atty says his comments that top election official should be “shot” were “sarcastic” and “made in jest”; Biden promises a new stimulus deal once he takes office; Biden introduces economic team, as 12 million unemployed after Covid; Biden says he hasn’t spoken to McConnell yet; Finding parallels between Harry Truman and Pres-elect Biden; Study: Virus may have been circulating in U.S. last December; Any moment: CDC Advisers to vote on who gets vaccine first; Airlines ramp up cargo fleets for vaccine distribution; Musician and Latino activist dies from coronavirus; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Dec 202044min

Biden, Harris receive first presidential daily brief today; Operation warp speed official: 100% of Americans who want a vaccine will have gotten one by June;
Trump repeats baseless, debunked election conspiracies; Biden names econ team, picks Janet Yellen for treasury secy; Biden announces all-female senior WH coms team; Arizona certifies Biden’s win, as Trump lawyers fight results; Former DHS official debunks Trump’s election fraud claims; Republicans encouraging Trump to consider attending inauguration; McConnell refuses to answer questions on Biden’s win; Who will President-Elect Biden pick for defense secretary?; Biden pick to lead OMB slammed by progressives, conservatives; NYT: Biden picks raise concerns over ties to consulting, investment firms; Moderna applying for emergency use approval from FDA for vaccine; How will vaccine distribution work?; 4.3 million new COVID cases in U.S. in November; Nearly one-third of all cases; TSA: highest number of travelers since start of pandemic; Experts fear post-holiday surge; ER doctor asks people to make sacrifices: “be a hero”; Record 93k Americans hospitalized with COVID-19; U.S. sets new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations; California sets new pandemic record for hospitalization; Exclusive: leaked Chinese documents reveal early mishandling of COVID-19; Exclusive: Chinese documents show chaotic early COVID-19 response; Iran: remote-controlled machine gun, self-detonating car used in assassination; Iran blames Israel for scientist assassinated, vows revenge; NYT report: Nike, Coca Cola among companies lobbying against bill to ban imports of products made using slave labor in China; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 Nov 202044min

Trump announces full pardon for Michael Flynn; Biden urges Americans to recommit to fighting pandemic; Staggering Covid numbers going into Thanksgiving
Biden: “every decision we make matters” in fighting Covid; Biden urges unity: “we’re at war with a virus, not each other”; Trump cancels PA trip, makes baseless claims of voter fraud at GOP event on speaker phone; Trump calls into PA event with baseless election claims; Sources: pardon for Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort and George Papadopoulos under discussion at White House; Trump announces full pardon for Michael Flynn; CA shatters single-day record with nearly 17-thousand cases; “This is Life” premieres Sunday at 9p & 10p ET/PT To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
25 Nov 202048min