In-depth analysis of the testimony of key witness Michael Cohen, the former "fixer" for Donald Trump from CNN Chief Legal analyst and her team. Cohen testifies about the "hush money" payments he made, as well as why business records were allegedly altered to hide them.

May 30, 2024

CNN Chief Legal Analyst Laura Coates and CNN's brightest legal minds examine the testimony of Stormy Daniels, the payments to whom are at the center of the charges against former president Donald Trump.

May 30, 2024

CNN Chief Legal Analyst Laura Coates walks the audience through an analysis of the testimony of former White House aide Hope Hicks - as she is asked about Donald Trump and his campaign's reaction to stories including: Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal, and the Access Hollywood tape.

May 30, 2024

CNN Chief Legal Analyst Laura Coates and a team of legal minds break down the testimony of the former publisher of the National Enquirer, David Pecker, who had a "catch-and-kill" agreement with Donald Trump, where his company would purchase, and then silence negative stories.

May 30, 2024

A Manhattan courtroom is again setting the agenda for the 2024 campaign. A jury is deliberating, weighing and measuring the facts presented by the prosecutors and whether they made a convincing-enough case to convict Donald Trump. The 12 jurors spent the morning listening to a court reporter read pivotal excerpts from the testimony of Michael Cohen and former tabloid publisher David Pecker. CNN's Kristen Holmes starts our coverage outside the courthouse.

May 30, 2024

With Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial heading into final arguments, it’s the perfect time to have Katelyn Polantz, CNN’s Senior Reporter for Crime and Justice, give a full review of the many trials of the former president.

May 28, 2024

Get ready for a history-making week in American politics. By the end of it, the jury of 12 ordinary American citizens may actually finish their deliberations and decide whether to make Donald Trump a convicted felon. No matter the outcome, both the Trump and Biden campaigns will have huge, strategic decisions to make on how much, if at all, to focus on that verdict in the final months before election day.

May 27, 2024

First: Trump was loudly booed as he asks for Libertarians’ votes, during their convention. How is Trump’s hush money trial resonating with voters? Plus: The prosecution and defense teams gear up for crucial final hours in Trump’s hush money trial.  And: Two years after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde Texas, Rep. Tony Gonzales fights for his job over gun vote.

May 27, 2024

On CNN’s State of the Union, Dana Bash asks potential Trump VP pick Sen. Tim Scott about Trump's false rhetoric surrounding the FBI search for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Then, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gives his take on the 2024 presidential election and Hillary Clinton’s criticism for Democrats on abortion. And former Congressman Patrick Kennedy endorses Joe Biden over his cousin Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Finally, Scott Jennings, Shermichael Singleton, Kate Bedingfield and Rahna Epting join Dana to break down the jeers and cheers during Trump’s night at the Libertarian Party convention.

May 27, 2024

First: "Unhinged" and "power hungry." That's how the Biden campaign is describing Donald Trump in a new campaign ad. Their strategy is clear, but it's a message that doesn't seem to be translating in the polls. Dana asks a top Biden campaign aide why they think this will work.  Plus: Campaigning in the Bronx, one of the most diverse areas in the country, the former president tries to make inroads with Black and Latino voters crucial to Biden's coalition.  And: Abortion drugs could soon be classified as dangerous controlled substances in Louisiana, which means people with those pills who don't have a prescription could face prison time.

May 24, 2024