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India vs. Pakistan May 07, 2025

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India and Pakistan's long-simmering tensions burst out in the open today, when India struck Punjab province and Pakistan's side of Kashmir, killing nearly 30 people. The military action comes on the heels of a militant attack in April that killed 26 people on the Indian side of Kashmir. Correspondent Nic Robertson has been following this story closely and recently traveled to the Pakistani-controlled side of Kashmir to find out how people are being affected by rising tensions in the region.

Also on today's show: Mujib Mashal, South Asia bureau chief, TheIsraeli DeputyForeign Minister Sharren Haskel; New YorkYorkT Times; author CatherineColeman Flowers ("Holy Ground") reporter Ana Swanson

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Carney Meets Trump May 06, 2025

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Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney came face to face with US President Donald Trump at the White House today. The old, steady alliance is now more fraught than ever, with President Trump slapping tariffs on his neighbor and threatening to make it the 51st state. Frank McKenna is former Canadian Ambassador to the US, and he joins the show from Toronto.

Also on today's show: Mujib Mashal, South Asia bureau chief, The New York Times; author Catherine Coleman Flowers ("Holy Ground")

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Are Trump's Policies on Illegal Immigration Legal? May 05, 2025

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President Donald Trump says it's his hardline stance on immigration that helped put him back in the White House. Opponents say Trump's deportation spree is running roughshod over the Constitution. Immigration law expert Marielena Hincapié joins the show to discuss.

Also on today's show: Vickie Patton, General Counsel, Environmental Defense Fund; Laurie Segall, CEO, Mostly Human Media; former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou

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Trump 2.0 After 100 Days & America's Illiberal Roots May 03, 2025

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The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been deemed chaotic and overzealous, even by Americans, with multiple polls this week showing the President's approval rating underwater, even on his signature issues like the economy and mass deportations. There is an uneasy feeling that Trump is pushing America and the world away from democratic norms by stretching the limits of executive power. Christiane speaks with historians Jill Lepore from Harvard University and Timoth Garten Ash from Oxford University about America's illiberal turn under Trump 2.0 and the deep-seated roots of that illiberalism. Then, as President Trump pressures Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to take decisive action against her country's cartels, CNN's Isobel Yeung went there to investigate what the crackdown looks like first-hand in Sinaloa. Also, as sirens sounded across Israel this week to honor those lost to terror and war, while Israel's total siege on Gaza enters its third month, Christiane talks to bereaved Israeli and Palestinian fathers, Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin who've channeled their grief and pain into friendship and a joint struggle for peace. To mark 50 years since the chaotic end of the Vietnam War, from her archives, Christiane pays a tribute to the famous wartime photographer Eddie Adams who captured some of the worst moments of the war and with his camera, helped change hearts and minds and ultimately, shaped government policy.

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America's Reputation Under Trump May 02, 2025

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For more than 100 days, President Trump has tested the very limits of executive power by defying the courts, pressuring universities and law firms, and deporting people to foreign prisons. It is prompting some soul searching abroad and at home: what exactly does America now represent on the world stage? Two leading historians - Jill Lepore and Timothy Garton Ash – join the show to discuss.

Also on today's show: an in-depth discussion of Mexico's drug crackdown; author Elie Mystal (“Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America”)

**As the Trump administration’s battle with the courts escalates, one legal expert is taking a step back to re-imagine what a more representative US legal system could look like. Bestselling author Elie Mystal tells Hari Sreenivasan about his unconventional theory explored in his latest work.

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Assessing US-Ukraine Minerals Deal May 01, 2025

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Could today's critical minerals deal be a win-win for the United States and Ukraine? It marks a hard turn from the bitter oval office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky in February. Now the deal must be ratified by the Ukrainian parliament, where Oleksandr Merezhko chairs the foreign affairs committee. He joins the show to discuss.

Also on today's show: Dr. Samer Attar, US surgeon recently in Gaza; Isabel Allende, author, "My Name is Emilia del Valle"; Douglas Belkin, Higher Education Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

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Immigration Expert David J. Bier Apr 30, 2025

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Today immigration authorities finally released detained Palestinian Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi following a judge's order. He was arrested earlier this month after arriving for an interview for his US citizenship petition. This news comes as a a new CNN poll shows a majority of Americans say the President Trump has gone too far on immigration enforcement. Joining the program to discuss is David J. Bier, the director of immigration studies at the Cato institute and an expert on border security.

Also on today's show: Three Americans released from an Iranian prison in 2023 join the program for their first joint interview; presidential historian Timothy Naftali on Trump's first 100 days

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What Liberal Carney's Win Means for Canada Apr 29, 2025

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In a stunning turnaround, Canada’s Liberal party, under the new leadership of economist Mark Carney, has won re-election. Just a few months ago, the Conservative opposition were the favorite to win, but US President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to Canada's sovereignty reshaped the race. Andrew Coyne is a longtime journalist at Canada's The Globe and Mail and author of the new book, "The Crisis of Canadian Democracy."

Also on today's show: Haaretz Military Analyst Amos Harel; PEN America co-CEO Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf and novelist Dinaw Mengestu; former US Amassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink

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Trump Sinks to New Lows Apr 28, 2025

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According to a new CNN poll, President Donald Trump's approval rating stands at 41%. That's a steep drop from Trump's support just before the election, and the lowest for any US president at this point in his term going back to at least the 1950s. Will these negative ratings spell doom for the rest of the president's term? Or are they just one more ride on the Trump roller coaster? Susan Glasser, Staff Writer for The New Yorker, joins the program to discuss.

Also on today's show: Former US Mideast Envoy Dennis Ross; author Mary Ziegler ("Personhood"); filmmaker Perry Peltz and lawyer Matthew Bergman discuss the new documentary "Can't Look Away"

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Gaza Priest on Pope Francis Apr 25, 2025

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At the end of a week of mourning for Pope Francis, Christiane speaks with Father Carlos Ferrero, a parish priest in Gaza who spoke daily with the Pope until his final call to them on Saturday. He discusses the Pope’s pastoral care for those trapped in Gaza, and the humanitarian situation right now.

Also on today's show: The International Rescue Committee’s Shireen Ibrahim joins the program from Kabul; playwright Ryan Calais Cameron on "Retrograde"; "Conclave" director Edward Berger

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