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The January 6 Select Committee flexes its legal muscles, seeking criminal charges against top Trump adviser Steve Bannon after he failed to attend his deposition, with the chairman saying he has not ruled out a subpoena for Donald Trump himself.
The FDA meets today to decide whether to authorize a booster shot for Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine with a new study showing mixing and matching vaccines and boosters between the three different brands can increase their efficacy.
Bill Clinton is admitted to hospital following a urinary tract infection which has spread to his bloodstream. A spokesman for the former president says he is ‘on the mend’.
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The FDA meets this week to discuss boosters for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, and the efficacy of mixing boosters from different vaccine brands. Later, President Biden speaks from the White House on the significant progress America has made in tackling Covid-19, and the challenges which still remain.
In a bizarre new ultimatum, former President Trump says unless the 2020 election results are changed to his liking by the GOP ‘fixing’ his claims of election ‘fraud’, Republican voters should stay at home in 2022 and 2024. That, as we see defiance from two key Trump allies with Steve Bannon and Kash Patel failing to appear before the January 6 Select Committee, and possibly facing legal repercussions.
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There’s a subpoena showdown as the January 6 Select Committee investigating the insurrection warns that for Trump allies who refuse to cooperate, criminal referrals will come fast.
As Biden faces the challenge of selling his ambitious agenda, new CNN polling shows that while 50% of Americans approve of Biden’s job as President, only 25% see his safety net and climate change proposals actually helping them.
William Shatner boldly goes to the edge of space as a tourist. Now back on Earth, the 90-year-old actor reflects on the historic journey he took with Jeff Bezos.
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Jon Gruden of the Las Vegas Raiders, has resigned following a New York Times report detailing his use of homophobic, misogynistic & racist language in professional emails sent over seven years. Gruden, who opposed supporting those who kneeled for racial injustice and criticized the drafting of gay players, also shared naked photos of an NFL cheerleader with an NFL executive.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott bans any and all businesses in the state from mandating the Covid-19 vaccine after recently saying government should not tell private business what to do. But with Abbott up for up for re-election next year and the Republican also considering a national run in 2024, this new executive order puts him in sync with the anti-mandate right.
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Members of Trump’s top team are to give closed-door depositions to the January 6 Select Committee today. With some of his allies still defying subpoenas and open support from leading Republicans, Trump continues to sell his big lie, making the search for the truth about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election even more essential. Will the Committee use every power available to them to ensure those avoiding scrutiny cooperate?
A new study shows that Democratic-led states have seen a slower spread of Covid-19, thought to be because of their Governors’ proactive roles in upholding mask mandates, promoting testing, and keeping their states closed for relatively long periods of time. That, as pharmaceutical company Merck seeks emergency use authorization from the FDA for its pill which treats severe Covid-19 symptoms.
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The next presidential election is still three years away, but former President Trump is making sure ambitious Republicans know he's not yet leaving the political stage. Still, Trump--and his core supporters-- remain fixated on 2020 election lies.
Plus, what's in and what's out? Democrats debate what programs to include in a slimmer economic plan.
And decreasing cases, hospitalizations and deaths suggest the worst of the Delta-fueled summer surge may be behind us.
On today's panel: CNN's Lauren Fox, CNN's Michael Warren, Jeff Stein of the Washington Post, CNN's Eva McKend, Tamara Keith of NPR, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen.
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Predictions of a hiring boom falter, as a weak jobs report worries the Biden White House, with just 194,000 new workers added to the economy in September. Many Americans stopped looking for employment as the delta variant raged across the country. President Biden speaks live from the White House on the issue.
Donald Trump tells his former aides to defy the January 6 Select Committee subpoenas as Democratic Majority Whip Dick Durbin urges Trump's former to team to ‘follow the law’ as he ‘doesn't have the power to pardon you anymore’. The panel has also served a new round of subpoenas on ‘Stop the Steal’ rally organizers.
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Pfizer is seeking FDA approval for its Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. The FDA vaccine committee meets later this month, meaning 28 million children should be eligible for a rapid rollout of shots at convenient places for parents and kids to get vaccinated, including pediatricians' offices and community sites.
With the deadline for Trump allies to comply with the January 6 subpoenas upon us, a new Senate report and brand-new review of court documents details how Trump installed a loyalist at the DOJ to attempt a coup. The former president continues to escalate the big lie, publicly stating the ‘real insurrection’ was the 2020 Election Day.
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BREAKING NEWS: The FBI investigates reports of an active shooter situation at Timber View High School, Arlington. It is believed there was an altercation between a student and another individual in a class, in which a gun was used, leaving three hospitalized. Timothy George Simpkins has been identified as a person of interest by the authorities and is considered armed and dangerous.
As White House economists warn of a global shock and job losses in the millions, President Biden meets with business leaders to make the case that unless Congress acts soon to raise the debt ceiling, there will be devastating consequences. With just 12 days to go to the default deadline, Senator Manchin is now ‘imploring’ leaders to work out the debt standoff.
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Mike Pence begins to wrap his arms around the narrative of the big lie. The former Vice President, who is aware that rioters were building gallows outside the Capitol and chanting "hang Mike Pence", now says the media is hyping what happened on January 6 in an attempt to ‘demean’ Republican supporters.
Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen tells Senators the social media giant knowingly and repeatedly put profit over safety, harming children and inciting hate and violence. Haugen, who equates social media to cigarettes for teens, says the company hides evidence of the damaging impact of its platforms.
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