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CNN This Morning
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The search for a motive in a murder that shattered a bitterly divided nation. Can the country heal when the president wants to pin Kirk's death on the left ... Why some of the president's supporters are calling for the removal of the FBI director ... President Trump prepares to send the National Huard to Memphis, whether the mayor there likes it or not ... Marco Rubio is in Israel calling for peace, but is Netanyahu listening?
Sep 15, 2025
As today's show begins, the shooter who assassinated Charlie Kirk is still out there. We have new video of his escape, but no clue who he is or where he's hiding.
Among the questions pondered this morning: Will young Republicans continue Kirk's legacy of spirited debate, or will the movement take a dark turn? What makes people snap? How do ordinary people consume radical ideas and end up on a path to violence. And how can our leaders possibly get close to the people and stay out of harm's way?
Sep 12, 2025
Law enforcement officers are going door to door, trying to find the person who killed conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. The attack drew condemnation and condolences from across the political spectrum, including from former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. Our extensive coverage begins with CNN senior law enforcement analyst Charles Ramsey.
Sep 11, 2025
Israel attacks Hamas deep inside Qatar. Was the White House left in the dark? ... Russian drones are shot down over Poland. How will NATO respond?... RFK Jr. unveils his plan to Make America Healthy Again. But some of his own supporters are sick about it.
Sep 10, 2025
The infamous Jeffrey Epstein birthday card is revealed. But what does it prove? ... As ICE targets what it calls the "worst of the worst" in cities like Boston, the congressman from Southie (South Boston) joins us live ... The Murdoch family drama apparently ends with a settlement, but which Murdoch won the billion-dollar family fight?
Sep 9, 2025
President Trump is warning so-called "sanctuary cities" like Chicago to expect action this week ... At least five people are killed when two attackers open fire on a bus stop in Israel ... A top South Korean diplomat rushes to the US after a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai factory in Georgia ...Did President Trump just break with RFK Jr. on vaccines?
Sep 8, 2025
A handful of GOP senators join Democrats in pushing back against RFK Jr. ... Republicans back gun control, but only for trans people ... A rebrand for the Pentagon? ... Chicago braces for unwanted ICE operation.
Sep 5, 2025
RFK Jr. heads to Capitol Hill. How will he respond when he's grilled by the same Senators who confirmed him? ... Florida moves to end all vaccine requirements for school kids. Is that freedom or folly? ... How Donald Trump and his sons are cashing in on the crypto gold rush ... Jeffrey Epstein's victims speak out and threaten to release their own list of names if the White House won't ... Eric Adams denies he's getting out of the New York mayor's race, despite being wooed by the White House.
Sep 4, 2025
The Trump Administration elevates the war on drugs - escalating tensions with Venezuela in the process - by blowing up a boat in the Caribbean it claims belongs to a notorious drug cartel ... More than 30,000 pages of Epstein documents are released to the public, but calls for transparency are still growing louder ... Touting a "new world order," Xi Jinping poses side by side with Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin, triggering a remarkable response from President Trump.
Sep 3, 2025
President Xi flexes his military might for Putin as the White House watches what could be a new world order take shape ... President Trump blames the Covid vaccine developed on his watch for ripping apart the CDC ... Even big tech now admits AI could put the planet at risk.
Sep 2, 2025