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NY Gov. Vows to Unravel Failures in Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation 3 Oct 2026 · 48 min New York Governor Kathy Hochul is appointing New York State Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the alleged sexual assault case at Cornell University and says…

Another Trump Meme Coin Contest Promises an “Exclusive” Dinner with the President 2 Oct 2026 · 48 min The family of Renee Good, an American woman shot and killed during an ICE operation in Minneapolis in January, has filed two civil lawsuits against the Trump administration, alleg…

Hegseth to Announce 20% Cut to Senior Officer Ranks 1 Oct 2026 · 52 min Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to cut senior officer ranks by 20% in a speech to service members. Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking member on the House Armed…

Sen. Eric Schmitt Laughs Off His Questioning of Jack Smith That Backfired 30 Sept 2026 · 49 min Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt laughed off the exchange earlier today where he mixed up basketball games in his interrogation of former special counsel Jack Smith. Schmitt wouldn't…

Malcolm Gladwell on How Both Sides of Gun Debate Traffic in Dishonesties 29 Sept 2026 · 48 min Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell joins Anderson to talk about his new book, "The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic”. It's a fascinating dissection of gun v…

Nor'easter Threatens the East Coast 26 Sept 2026 · 48 min More than 40 million people could be impacted by an early-season nor'easter that is threatening the East Coast this weekend. There will be stretches of strong wind and coastal flo…

NVIDIA CEO on AI Warnings and Growing Calls to Regulate It 25 Sept 2026 · 48 min This evening the White House denied two CNN reporters and MS NOW journalists from covering Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s arrival back at the White House for a state dinner. Presiden…

Awaiting Judge's Ruling After Hearing on Trump WH Press Ban Case 24 Sept 2026 · 48 min A DC federal judge could weigh in anytime now, on whether the President of the United States can bar members of the press, including CNN, from the White House. District Judge Timo…

Deadline Tonight for Justice Dept. to Respond to Media Ban Lawsuit 23 Sept 2026 · 47 min The Justice Department is facing a deadline tonight to answer CNN, MS NOW and Politico's lawsuit against the president, ahead of a hearing tomorrow regarding his media ban. Presid…

Major TV Networks Stand with CNN, Decline to Replace WH Pool Crew 22 Sept 2026 · 48 min Today, for the first time in modern memory, the one camera that's at the White House or that travels with a president almost always, was not there. The major television networks a…

Trump Says He’s ‘Banning’ CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the WH 19 Sept 2026 · 48 min The President of the United States announced today, with no warning, that he has banned CNN from the White House along with MS NOW and Politico. President Trump was questioned by…

Trump Seen with 'Kennedy Center Demolished' Poster 18 Sept 2026 · 48 min Is President Trump about to tear down the Kennedy Center because he cannot get his name on the building? Plus, OpenAI is revealing more AI models have gone rogue, and Anthropic's…

Trump’s Handpicked Fed Chair Defies Him by Hiking Interest Rates 17 Sept 2026 · 48 min The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate as expected on Wednesday, marking a sharp policy turnaround for an economy increasingly shaped by the war in the Middle East…

Bannon, Sanders Shed Differences in Call for AI Action 16 Sept 2026 · 48 min A new chapter in the debate over how to make AI safe played out today between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose chips power just about everything to do…

Interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei 15 Sept 2026 · 48 min Could artificial intelligence kill us all by the end of the decade? That was the question raised last week by former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon, who said many at the company b…

Remembering 9/11 12 Sept 2026 · 49 min On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, Anderson reports from ground zero and speaks with those who were on the scene, including Thomas von Essen, the New York City fi…

Anthropic Says it Blocked Possible Attempts to Use AI to Develop Bioweapons 11 Sept 2026 · 49 min Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, says in a new paper that it blocked multiple attempts to use its AI models in ways that could potentially lead to the development of biolo…

GOP Pins Convention Hopes on Trump Magic, Some Candidates Stay Away 10 Sept 2026 · 48 min For the first time ever, the Republican Party is holding a national convention outside of a presidential election year. It's a gamble that President Trump, who will take the stage…

Keeping Them Honest: Rewriting History 9 Sept 2026 · 48 min Keeping Them Honest with what appears to be another instance of the Trump administration promoting its own sanitized version of American history instead of the real thing. It cent…

Judge Declares Mistrial in Clancy Case After Jury Deadlocks 5 Sept 2026 · 48 min A look at what comes next after a murder trial that drew national attention, divided public opinion and left 12 men and women unable to reach a verdict. A Massachusetts judge decl…

Courtroom Tension on Day 6 of Deliberations in Clancy Trial 4 Sept 2026 · 47 min Stunning new developments in what began as a profound human tragedy, and has become a riveting courtroom drama that could come down to one single juror. A deadlocked jury has been…

Trump Vows to Hit Iran "Much Harder" if it Retaliates 3 Sept 2026 · 48 min The president says he's prepared to strike Iran again, in his words, "anytime we want." Even as he makes that threat, there is growing controversy surrounding the man in charge of…

Nepal Death Toll Reaches Over 1,000; Nearly 4,00 Still Missing 2 Sept 2026 · 49 min At least 1,050 people are dead and nearly 4,000 remain missing after Nepal's floods. A good deal of the search effort is focused on hydropower projects along the river, where auth…

950+ Dead, 4,400+ Missing After Catastrophic Nepal-China Floods 1 Sept 2026 · 50 min According to Nepali authorities, at least 900 workers at hydropower projects all along the river are unaccounted for, and there is a belief some number of them might be trapped in…

579+ Killed, 2,500 Missing After Flood Wave Hits Nepal-China Border 29 Aug 2026 · 48 min Rescues, reunions, remarkable survival stories, but also the sad reality they might be the exceptions not the rule in the wake of Nepal’s increasingly deadly flood. Learn more abo…

Nearly 400 Killed in Nepal Flooding, 1,300+ Missing 28 Aug 2026 · 48 min A frantic search is underway for more than 1,300 people missing after catastrophic flooding swamped a China-Nepal border region Wednesday, dozens of Americans are among the at lea…

Crushing Floods Devastate Villages on Nepal-China Border 27 Aug 2026 · 48 min Catastrophic flash flooding hit China and Nepal on Wednesday, with more than 150 people confirmed killed and the toll is likely to rise as hundreds remain missing. They are missin…

Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music and Humanitarian Hero, Dead at 80 26 Aug 2026 · 47 min Tonight, we remember the remarkable life of Dolly Parton, who died at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer after seven remarkable decades on stage, on screens, and in re…

SCOTUS Backs Trump's Order to Curb Mail Ballots 25 Aug 2026 · 46 min A Supreme Court ruling that could inject turmoil into the midterm elections, just over two months from now. Today's emergency ruling says President Trump can go forward with his r…

Trump Campaigns for Darline Graham in SC After Debate Fumble 22 Aug 2026 · 47 min Tonight, the latest test of the president's political clout. He is in Myrtle Beach, SC campaigning for Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who is trying to…