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The widening war in Iran is rattling the global economy and sending gas prices soaring. One expert calls it the biggest oil supply disruption ever. Crude prices surged past the $100 a barrel mark for the first time in four years, before retreating. On average, Americans are now paying $0.50 more per gallon since before the war began ten days ago, and new attacks on oil targets across the Mideast are sparking worldwide fear that prices will climb even higher.
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Intense escalation in the Middle East as Israel targets Iran's oil sites amidst President Trump's demands for surrender. Get insights into the unfolding geopolitical crisis and what it means for global politics.
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Today's show begins as thousands of Americans are gathered in Chicago for the homegoing services of Reverend Jesse Jackson. In addition to our coverage there, we focus again on the war in Iran, where aggressive aerial assaults and strikes continue. Dana spoke with President Trump earlier today, and she summarizes her key takeaways from the conversation.
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As day six of the Mideast war dawned, the US and Israel continued to pound targets in Iran, which is launching fresh strikes of its own against US allies in the region. We're also seeing more evacuation flights from the middle east; the State Department says 20,000 people have returned to the US since the war began. Meanwhile, President Trump is now demanding that he's personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader.
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Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine says the US will start striking deeper into Iranian territory, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists the US is "dominating" the war but says there's no finish line in sight.
Our coverage begins with CNN's Clarissa Ward live from Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region.
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Today's show begins immediately following President Trump's meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during which Trump said he "might have forced" Israel's hand to strike Iran. That contradicts Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who earlier it was Israel's decision to attack that prompted Trump's military action.
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Two presidents, countless mentions in the Epstein files. But only one is getting deposed under oath. That would be Bill Clinton, no stranger to Republican-led investigations. One day after his wife Hillary testified, it's his turn to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Today's show begins as Hillary Clinton is behind closed doors, testifying before a Republican-led committee about Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton, who says she has no recollection of ever meeting Epstein, is no stranger to congressional investigations. Republicans have sought to grill her on everything from a failed Arkansas land deal back in the 1990s to the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi in the 2010s.
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At his record-long SOTU address last night, President Trump claimed the United States is "winning too much" with an economy that's "roaring." However, our polling says most Americans don't see it that way. We explore that dichotomy on today's show and discuss what impact, if any, his 108-minute speech may have on this year's crucial midterms.
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Tonight's State of the Union address comes at one of the most turbulent times of Donald Trump's second term. In just the past few days, the president's approval rating hit a new low, the Supreme Court struck down his signature economic policy, and now he's sending a massive military buildup to the Middle East while threatening to strike Iran. Whatever he says tonight, Trump warns his speech will be "long," which says a lot considering his last address clocked in at a whopping 99 minutes.
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