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First: President Trump says there's nothing to see here on Jeffrey Epstein, but many in his base aren't buying it after he and some top officials spent years telling supporters that Epstein's death is at the center of a massive conspiracy.
Plus: The president says he's losing patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin. And this time he says he will back up those words with weapons.
And: After brutal election losses, what is the Democrat party's path back from the wilderness? Dana asks a man who masterminded multiple Democratic comebacks over the past 30 years.
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First: Crisis control. As President Trump nears six months in office, he threatens new tariffs and ramped-up ICE raids. But amid backlash to his bill and a MAGA world mutiny, can the president take back the narrative?
And: Survivor. One year after he was shot, how has the assassination attempt shaped Trump? A new book has fresh details on that fateful day.
Plus: Exclusive. As Trump hits the road to sell his new law, CNN’s Manu Raju caught up with Senator Lisa Murkowski facing heat for her vote.
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First: The president and the first lady are on their way to a state ravaged by flooding. They'll arrive to pressing questions about vacancies inside the National Weather service and about red tape slowing federal help.
Plus: A candidate's wife shakes up an important primary by dropping a bomb about filing for divorce. She did it on social media, citing biblical grounds.
And: It's a bird. It's a plane. It's MAGA's latest culture war obsession: the new "Superman" movie.
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First: CNN has learned that the homeland security secretary waited a full 72 hours to sign off on a request for more first responders to the deadly Texas flooding.
Plus: A couple of days after President Trump publicly turned on Vladimir Putin, he threatens Brazil with massive tariffs if they don't stop a "witch hunt" targeting the country's former leader.
And: The authors of a new, revealing look at the presidential race that captivated the world join us to talk about new details, including Donald Trump's belief that in another life, he and Joe Biden may have been golfing buddies.
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First: First responders are searching for at least 160 people still missing since Friday's flood. Meanwhile, we have new details about the real-time response to the disaster.
Plus: Russia unleashes on Ukraine after President Trump explained why he restarted weapons shipments to Kyiv.
And: Bill Nye "The Science Guy" is spending the day lobbying on the Hill, warning about funding cuts to NASA and real life consequences of climate change.
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First: The number of dead in Texas floods eclipses 100 families grappling with immeasurable loss. Could anything have been done to save their loved ones?
Plus: In a made-for-TV moment, President Trump is touted as a peacemaker while he defies his MAGA base by sending weapons to fuel a far-flung war.
And: While the calendar reads 2025, the California's governor's travels today send a message about 2028.
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Politics is taking a back seat to the harrowing and devastating flooding disaster as the hope for a Texas miracle wanes. Rescue crews are trying to outrun the rain and find survivors clinging to life before floodwaters can descend on central Texas again. The death toll sits at 89, making it one of the most destructive floods in the United States in the past 100 years.
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CNN’s Chief National Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny and CNN’s Boris Sanchez cover the devastating flash flooding in central Texas. Sanchez is on the ground in Hunt, Texas. Hear from Texas officials who provide an update on the deadly flooding. Plus, President Trump signs a Texas disaster declaration.
And, the midterm elections are 16 months away, but President Trump's mega bill is already shaping the competitive races that will help decide control of Congress. Will his legislation help Republicans or Democrats?
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President Trump is getting exactly what he wanted this Independence Day, signing his mega MAGA bill into law at a huge celebration. His tax cuts got extended. He got more money for defense and immigration. But will Republicans pay a political price for Medicaid and SNAP cuts?
Plus, two top politicians join us with two totally different takes on the big beautiful bill. Republican Congressman Mike Lawler calls it a historic tax relief bill. Democratic. Governor Wes Moore says it's a heartless assault on the American people.
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As today show begins, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is in his seventh hour of a marathon speech delaying a vote on President Trump's big beautiful bill. Meanwhile, President Trump holds a crucial phone call with Vladimir Putin just two days after the US announced a pause in certain weapons shipments to Ukraine.
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