Trump Makes High-Stakes Middle East Visit

It is day four of the standoff over the House speakership and for the first time this week there are signals there may be a finish soon. Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz joins to answer if she’s confident McCarthy will have enough votes to be elected speaker tonight. Plus, Pennsylvania governor elect Josh Shapiro taps Al Schmidt, a Republican targeted by Trump, for the top state elections job. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Jan 20231h 20min

In what is now the longest speaker contest in 164 years, Rep. Kevin McCarthy has suffered his 10th defeat to become House speaker. A nominee needs 218 votes, but the number required could change depending on if members withhold their votes. Rep. Michael Waltz joins to answer what has to change in order for a deal to occur. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Jan 20231h 37min

The House has adjourned after Rep. Kevin McCarthy fails on his sixth attempt to win a majority of votes to become speaker. We speak with GOP congressmen Rep. Dan Bishop and Rep. Dusty Johnson about a potential path forward between pro-McCarthy and anti-McCarty Republicans. Plus, former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund joins to lay out the intelligence failures during the January 6th attack on the Capitol. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Jan 20231h 26min

For the first time since 1923, the vote for House speaker has gone to multiple ballots leaving Rep. Kevin McCarthy without enough votes. GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas joins to discuss his vocal opposition to McCarthy. Former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney also joins to answer how he sees the future of the House playing out. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Jan 20231h 41min

Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become House speaker comes down to the wire and a group of Republican hard liners continue to push their demands. Plus, how police tracked down a suspected killer through DNA evidence, the web, and his Hyundai Elantra in those tragic Idaho college murders. Also, former White House communications director under the Trump administration Alyssah Farah Griffin joins to discuss the latest revelations from the January 6th select committee. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Jan 20231h 19min

A suspect has been arrested in the murders of the four University of Idaho students. The FBI and Pennsylvania police arrested 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger this morning in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. We go live to a news conference on the crimes. Plus, according to emails provided by Jared Kushner to the January 6th select committee, Donald Trump wanted to trademark “rigged election.” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30 Dec 202249min

New witness transcripts have been released from the January 6th select committee, including one from Donald Trump’s own son. Then, officials are calling it the largest Russian missile strike since the war began. Plus, some signs of relief are on the horizon for tens of thousands of Southwest passengers who have been stuck in the airline’s meltdown for now eight days. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Dec 202240min

Six days in and Southwest Airlines has canceled more than 15,000 flights as the company’s stock is taking a hit. Then, new details are emerging about the final days of the Trump administration. A witness told the January 6th committee that Donald Trump’s chief of staff regularly burned documents. Plus, why celebrities and social media are driving a shortage of a life-saving diabetes drug. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Dec 202240min