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First: A source tells CNN that President Biden will make a rare visit to the US-Mexico border on Thursday, the same day Donald Trump is heading to another Texas border town.
Plus: Four states, four Trump wins, but it's not all good news for the all-but-certain Republican nominee as the former president's double-digit win in Nikki Haley's home state also reveals some potential weaknesses in November.
And: In a CNN exclusive, my colleagues uncovered a secret Twitter account from the right-wing attorney behind the Trump fake electors plot. Hear for the first time what he tried to hide from investors.
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First: Trump wins in South Carolina, but Nikki Haley vows to stay in the running, while Trumps team shifts to focus on the general election campaign by painting a dark vision of President Biden’s America.
Plus: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks out in a press conference as we move into a third year of the Russia-Ukraine war putting pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson.
And: Matt Gaetz backs challenger to Illinois Representative Mike Bost whom he argued with over McCarthy ouster.
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First: Two years after Dobbs, an Alabama court decision careens into the campaign trail Why the IVF ruling has Republicans searching for a response.
Plus: Ukraine's fight for survival against Russia enters year three with a significant battlefield loss coupled with fears of losing the financial support of its American allies.
And: Senator Elizabeth Warren joins the show live to talk about the IVF decision and why she disagrees with some of her fellow progressives who are fed up with the Biden presidency.
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First: The president tries to address his biggest political vulnerability, the crisis at the southern border, saying he's looking at new executive actions that could restrict asylum claims.
Plus: Nikki Haley answers a reproductive rights question with a riddle as she tries to straddle the fence on whether frozen embryos are people.
And: New Hampshire's governor and Haley supporter Chris Sununu joins Dana live to talk about her campaign's path forward ... if there is one.
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First: The Justice Department pulls back the curtain on a Russian operation to peddle false information about the Bidens and the informant they used to do it.
Plus: Alexey Navalny paid with his life for an enduring political protest against a dictator. Now, Donald Trump is using Navalny's name and story not to shame Putin but to shine his own reputation.
And: Wannabe future Trump officials build a playbook for what a second term would look like, and we've got some of the eye-popping details.
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First: As today show begins, Nikki Haley is about to take the stage in South Carolina for what her campaign is billing as a major speech, promising to stay in the race even if she loses her home state.
Plus: New CNN reporting reveals the president's orders to his senior-most campaign staff: Ramp up how much they're spotlighting "crazy stuff that comes out of Donald Trump's mouth."
And: Former Democratic Senator Bill Bradley hasn't run a campaign since 2000, yet he's still younger than Joe Biden. Does that matter? Should it matter to voters? Dana talks to him about that and more.
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First: President Biden pins the blame on Republicans for the fall of a Ukrainian city, while Donald Trump tries to make himself a martyr after the suspicious death of a Kremlin critic.
Plus: Joe Biden is facing a new call to step aside as a prominent columnist says he's a great president but shouldn't run again.
And: Brand new CNN reporting on why so many top Republicans are deciding not to run again.
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First: Trump is ordered to pay up. New details of his plans for a second term emerge as this unprecedented race takes shape.
Plus: World (dis)order. Trump and Republicans threaten to upend alliances and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
And: Reality check. After a week of missteps, GOP lawmakers leave town. With a shutdown looming, what next?
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As today's show begins, President Biden is preparing to speak on the reported death of one of Vladimir Putin's top critics, Alexey Navalny. Vice President Kamala Harris has already been making the case that Russia is responsible.
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First: Democrats may be humming "New York, New York" after they picked up a key House seat.
Plus: Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan tells Dana Bash why he's running for Senate.
And: Could a judge's ruling effectively end Donald Trump's business empire?
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