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CNN Tonight brings you in-depth coverage, one-on-one interviews, and analysis of the latest breaking news. Weekdays, 11 PM ET.

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Republicans Backtrack After Doubting Child Rape Victim's Abortion Story Jul 15, 2022

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In post-Roe America, the Indiana Attorney General says he’s investigating a doctor who helped a ten year old girl get an abortion after she was raped. Republicans who doubted the girl’s story are now backtracking after police say the suspect confessed.

This, as the January 6 hearings continue, with new allegations coming to light that the secret service erased texts from January 5th and 6th. And Ivana Trump, Donald Trump’s first wife, has died at 73.

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Trump’s 187 minutes of inaction during Capitol riot to be investigated Jul 14, 2022

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The eighth January 6 public hearing will focus on Trump’s 187 minutes of radio silence as the Capitol was attacked. Former senior investigator for the House Select Committee John Wood joins to discuss the impact he thinks the hearings will have on the midterms, how they are playing out inside Trump world and why the Committee took so long to cooperate with the DOJ.
Rioter Stephen Ayres apologizes to officers for his role in the insurrection, telling lawmakers he regrets being duped by the former president’s lies of election fraud. Former DC officer Michael Fanone, who suffered life-changing injuries defending the Capitol, joins to give his reaction. Plus, Trump tried to call a member of the White House support staff talking with January 6 committee, and President Biden says he ”wouldn’t be disappointed” in a 2024 Trump rematch.
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CNN Tonight update for July 12, 2022 Jul 13, 2022

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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon agrees to testify at last minute Jul 12, 2022

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On the eve of the seventh January 6 Committee public hearing, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon agrees to testify, with prosecutors calling the move a last minute attempt to avoid accountability. CNN Political Commentator Jonah Goldberg and The Washington Post’s Marc Fisher join CNN Tonight to discuss the questions Bannon will be expected to answer, including details of his phone conversation with Trump on the night before the Capitol riot.
Janet Napolitano was the Homeland Security Secretary under President Obama. She joins to discuss the DHS watchdog’s warning that the Department is falling behind on tackling domestic terrorism. Plus, Trump’s connections to far-right and political extremist groups - does the January 6 Committee have enough evidence to make the connection?
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Crucial witness Pat Cipollone testifies to January 6 Committee Jul 09, 2022

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Trump’s former White House counsel Pat Cipollone meets with the January 6 Committee for more than seven hours, giving testimony recorded on video. One member of the panel tells CNN Cipollone didn’t “contradict” other witness testimony and that they learned “A few things”. Former Trump White House lawyer Jim Schultz joins to give his insight into the information Cipollone would have given, and whether the length of the interview tells us anything.
FBI Director Christopher Wray tells CNN there are "Way, way too many people" acting violently on political grievances, and weighs in on the DOJ investigation into January 6. Plus, the IRS asks its watchdog to probe its invasive Comey and McCabe tax audits amid concerns of political payback from Trump, and the January 6 committee’s focus turns to the Trump White House and its contact with extremist groups.
Hosted by Kasie Hunt.

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DOJ closes in on Trump’s fake electors Jul 08, 2022

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The DOJ investigation into January 6 closes in on Trump allies, with GOP operatives linked to the Trump campaign's fake electors scheme set to turn over documents. Former Trump White House Counsel Pat Cipollone testifies tomorrow before the January 6 Committee. The panel has conducted more than 1,000 interviews in its yearlong investigation - will this be the most important one?
Plus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces his resignation After more than 50 aides and government officials resign en masse, in protest of Johnson’s continual scandals. And, W. Kamau Bell joins to discuss what woke really means and how it’s co-opted by the right, and tells Kasie about his new original series “United Shades of America”, which premieres Sunday at 10p Eastern on CNN.
Hosted by Kasie Hunt

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Key witness Pat Cipollone agrees to testify to January 6 Committee Jul 07, 2022

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The January 6 Committee reaches a deal with Trump’s former White House counsel Pat Cipollone to testify on Friday, in a transcribed, videotaped interview behind closed doors. Rep. Adam Schiff says the next hearing will focus on “efforts to assemble the mob on the mall” and connections between the Trump White House and various extremist groups at the rally that preceded the attack on the US Capitol.
Plus, former Trump White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney joins to discuss what he thinks the January 6 Committee can expect to hear from Pat Cipollone, who you should believe, how the Republican party should view Trump in 2024, and urges the GOP to watch the Committee hearings. And, former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham tells CNN Tonight about the secret meetings in the White House residence leading up to January 6.
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Horror in Highland Park Jul 06, 2022

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Another mass shooting in America mars Independence Day celebrations in Highland Park, Illinois. The suspected gunman was taken into custody last night after allegedly using a “high-powered rifle” similar to an AR-15, which he bought legally, to kill at least 7 people and injure dozens more. Senior Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joins to discuss a community in shock, and whether the bipartisan bill on gun reform is enough to prevent mass shootings.
The January 6 Committee’s next hearing will focus on connections between the Trump White House and organizations that attended the January 6 rally in Washington, including white nationalist groups. Plus, the grand jury probing Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia subpoenas some of the former president’s key allies including Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman. And, users on right wing social platforms openly call for January 6 Committee members to be executed as Rep. Adam Kinzinger shares vulgar, graphic messages received by his office.

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CNN Tonight update for July 4, 2022 Jul 05, 2022

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Secret Service corroborates Hutchinson’s testimony on Trump Jul 02, 2022

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Two Secret Service sources corroborate Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony, telling CNN that Trump angrily demanded to go to the Capitol on January 6 and berated his protective detail when he didn’t get his way. That, as the New York Times reports the Trump political organization pays the legal fees of some select committee witnesses, raising concerns of witness pressure.
Nancy Northup is President & CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights. Her organization filed lawsuits this week that have succeeded in temporarily blocking abortion bans in Louisiana, Texas, and Florida. She joins to talk about the Op-ed she wrote urging Biden to declare a public health emergency for abortion. Steve Hall is the former CIA Chief of Russia operations. He joins to discuss WNBA Star Brittney Griner’s trial for drug smuggling which starts today, Russia’s legal system and how Griner could be used as a pawn in Putin’s prisoner swap drama.

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