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First: Trump takeover. The president takes a sledgehammer to the government. Now, judges are saying not so fast. The news overnight, and what's next. My panel weighs in. Plus, my new reporting and how Democrats are responding.
And: The Elon effect. I'll talk to a close ally of musk about his next steps. But is it all legal? House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan live.
Plus: It's Super Bowl Sunday and Trump's the first president to go. What to expect when the president shows up at the big game.
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First: As Donald Trump hosts the second foreign leader to visit him this week, the world carefully watches his frenetic moves that could have serious implications far beyond the US.
Plus: The Trump Administration is smacked with a tidal wave of lawsuits. But can the scales of justice keep up with the onslaught of actions from the White House.
And: Hollywood and Broadway star Josh Gad joins us for our Friday Palate Cleanser.
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First: New reporting on how Elon Musk and his allies are inserting themselves into what seems like every facet of the US government.
Plus: House Republican leaders meet with the president to hash out their plan to cut taxes and spend more money at the border.
And: Why is Clarence Thomas swearing in so many Trump cabinet officials?
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First: We're tracking the world's stunned reaction after President Trump announced his new idea to seize the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, relocate more than two million Palestinians, and turn the area into "the Riviera of the Middle East."
Plus: Democrats say they're ready to fight back against Donald Trump's and Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the federal government. But is anyone in the party prepared to lead the charge?
And: Dana talks to a former House Republican about why her party seems to be ceding the powers of the legislative branch.
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Today's show begins just after the conclusion of a speech by Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, explaining why he cast the deciding vote in favor of advancing the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the country's next Secretary of Health & Human Services.
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This morning, the President Trump agreed to delay a 25% tariff on Mexico and that country's President Claudia Sheinbaum said they would harden its border with the US. But major new tariffs on Canada and China are still set to go into effect in just 12 hours.
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First: Trade war. Trump slaps sweeping new tariffs on American adversaries and friends. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on what it means for you.
Plus: The political blowback and another dizzying week. Trump unveils a strict hiring freeze and FBI purge and a botched funding halt. My panel will break it down, and what to expect next.
Plus: Democrats' decision. The new leader elected to lead the party through the new Trump era. His game plan for how to take on Trump.
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We begin today's show with the latest info on the deadliest US plane crash in nearly a quarter century. The FAA just revealed it is indefinitely shutting down the low-altitude helicopter route that was in use the night of the collision. It comes on the heels of a New York Times report and presidential social media posts suggesting the Blackhawk was flying outside its approved flight path. CNN has also obtained two exclusive videos that will be critical yo the ongoing investigation.
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First responders have been working tirelessly since last night to recover bodies from the frigid waters in the Potomac River after an American Airlines passenger plane collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter near Regan National Airport. Tragically, all 67 people on board the two aircraft are presumed to have perished, making this the deadliest aviation disaster in the US in more than 20 years. President Trump wasted no time blaming, without evidence, Democrats and their support of diversity programs.
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First: Donald Trump is putting the world on notice by threatening a trade war with Colombia until that country agreed to work with him to deport migrants from the US. His strong arm tactics worked ... but will they next time?
Plus: It's Pete Hegseth's first official day at the Pentagon, and we're expecting him to receive multiple executive orders from President Trump that will reshape the military, including a ban on transgender troops.
And: Tech stocks plunge after a surprise announcement from a Chinese AI startup that appears to threaten companies here in the US and has national security experts on edge.
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