The Arena with Kasie Hunt

Pam Brown talks to military experts about the ongoing search for a second crew member after Iran downed a U.S. fighter jet. Rep. Eric Swalwell reacts after President Trump says that the jet downing will not affect any talks with Iran. Plus, sources tell CNN that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital after becoming ill last month at a dinner.

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Pam Brown talks to the panel about Pam Bondi's ouster as Attorney General. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and former Trump attorney Bill Brennan weigh in. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia, discusses what it could mean for the panel's probe into Jeffrey Epstein and their effort to bring Bondi before the committee. Plus, Ret. Major General James "Spider" Marks discusses what may be next for the Iran war following President Trump's primetime address.

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Abby Philip talks to the panel about new CNN polling ahead of President Trump's first major national address on the Iran war. Rep. Jake Auchincloss weighs in. Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of the president's bid to end birthright citizenship. Boris Sanchez reports live from the Kennedy Space Center, where Artemis II is set to launch. Mae Jemison reflects on her own groundbreaking trip into space 34 years ago.

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Abby Phillip talks to the panel about whether the Trump administration needs to secure the Strait of Hormuz before ending the Iran war. The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, weighs in. Secretary Hegseth encourages war-weary Trump supporters to "have faith" in the president. Plus, a judge rules that Trump's White House ballroom construction must stop. 

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Abby Phillip talks to the panel after the White House said that pessimistic public comments from Tehran did not reflect private messages being passed between the two sides.  Sen. Chris Van Hollen weighs in. Ret. Admiral James Stavridis discusses what it would mean if President Trump went through with his threat to hit Iranian oil, power, and water sites. Plus, the White House defends the "short-term price fluctuations" brought on by the war.

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President Trump used a cabinet meeting to criticize the NATO alliance for not joining in America’s war while also saying he does not care if the US can negotiate a deal to end the war. This as President Trump says he is again postponing strikes on Iranian energy plants. 

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Stalemate on Capital Hill again on funding the Department of Homeland Security. This time the stunning divide is between House and Senate Republicans. 

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as the White House says talks with Iran have not hit a dead end. Rep. Ro Khanna weighs in. Also, Rep. Mike Lawler discusses the stalled DHS funding talks on Capitol Hill. Plus, in a landmark social media trial, a jury finds Meta and YouTube liable for creating addictive products.

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Kasie Hunt talks to aviation experts after the NTSB provides an update with new information about the fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport. President Trump declines to endorse the GOP's endorsed DHS funding plan as travelers endure hours-long wait times at airports across the country. An Iranian source says the U.S. initiated "outreach" to end the war. Rahm Emanuel discusses the Trump-backed voter-ID bill.

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Kasie Hunt talks to aviation experts after a new video shows the moment of a deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport. The panel discusses the status of DHS negotiations as ICE agents patrol 14 airports across the country. President Trump claims the U.S. will postpone "all military strikes" on Iranian power plants following "very good and productive" talks with Tehran. Sen. Chris Van Hollen weighs in.

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as more US Marines head to the Middle East. Fmr. Ambassador John Bolton and Ret. Maj. Gen. James "Spider" Marks discuss. Plus, pressure mounts on Capitol Hill surrounding a DHS funding deal as TSA lines get longer.

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that "Israel acted alone" in striking an Iranian gas field. Senators James Lankford and Angus King weigh in. Plus, Kevin O'Leary discusses the war's market impact as oil prices settle at the highest since the conflict. 

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after DNI Tulsi Gabbard and other national security officials testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Sen. Mark Kelly weighs in as well. Ret. Admiral James Stavridis joins after Israel strikes northern Iran for the first time in the war. Plus, Trump's nominee to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, appears before the Senate for a confirmation hearing.

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel following the surprise resignation of a Trump-appointed senior intelligence official over concerns about the Iran war. Rep. Jason Crow weighs in. Former Defense Secretary and former CIA Director Leon Panetta discusses the status of the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, the House Oversight Committee formally subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump gave mixed messages to US allies about whether he needs their help with securing the Strait of Hormuz. The President speaks live from the Oval Office. Sen. Chris Coons, a longtime member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, reacts.

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A judge has blocked the DOJ's subpoenas of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia, weighs in. Fmr. CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus discusses why the US may be sending a rapid response Marine unit to the Middle East. Attacks in Michigan and Virginia renew security concerns across the country.

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The panel discusses the latest in the war against Iran following attacks on a key oil route. Former Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby and Republican Congressman Jim Jordan weigh in. Plus, Kasie Hunt talks to law enforcement experts about what we know about a violent attack against a synagogue in Michigan. A deadly shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia is being investigated as a terror-related attack.

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump said the Iran war will end "any time I want it to end." Brett McGurk weighs in on the operation's progress, 12 days in. Cracks emerge in Trump's MAGA base over the war. Plus, Rep. Kevin Kiley explains why he is leaving the GOP and running for reelection as an Independent.

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel amid concerns about rising gas prices and Iran laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Fred Pleitgen reports live from northern Iran. Democratic Congressman Jake Auchincloss and Republican Senator John Kennedy weigh in after the White House declined once again to rule out sending US ground troops to Iran.

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about surging oil prices as the war with Iran enters its second week. Fred Pleitgen reports live from Tehran. Ret. Admiral James Stavridis explains the precedent for the US Navy escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, the WH Press Secretary refuses to rule out a draft for the Iran War.

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump fired DHS Secy. Kristi Noem, whom he now wants replaced by Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin. Democratic Senator Peter Welch tells Kasie he thinks Mullin is a "competent" and "honest" replacement. Plus, the president tells reporters he will personally have a role in picking Iran's next leader. Trump's former National Security Adviser, John Bolton, calls that idea "delusional."

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as the U.S. says it will strike ‘deeper’ into Iran. Rep. Pat Ryan reacts after Secretary Hegseth suggested that prominent media coverage of service member casualties is meant to “make the president look bad." The State Department scrambles to evacuate Americans across the region. Plus, hopeful Democrats celebrate James Talarico's Texas Senate primary win, while President Trump says he'll endorse in the GOP primary runoff "soon."

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Kasie Hunt and reporters across the region discuss the effort to evacuate Americans in the Middle East and the suspected Iranian drone strike on U.S. Consulate grounds in Dubai. Ret. Admiral James Stavridis weighs in. Rep. Seth Moulton discusses the classified briefing on Iran that both the House and Senate are receiving today. Plus, the panel discusses the emerging MAGA backlash to the president's strikes.

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after Trump tells CNN that the "big wave" has yet to come in the Iran war. Clarissa Ward and Nick Paton Walsh report live from the region. Senators Markwayne Mullin and Chris Coons weigh in. 

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Kasie Hunt and the panel discuss former President Bill Clinton's historic deposition today and Clinton's denial that he had sex with a woman with whom he was photographed in a jacuzzi. Clinton's former special associate counsel, Lanny Davis, weighs in. Former Vice President Kamala Harris endorses Democrat Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Senate primary. Plus, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani shares new details on his latest Oval Office meeting with President Trump.

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Kasie Hunt and the panel discuss former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's testimony in a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee. A new poll shows that 61% describe President Trump as having "become erratic with age." Plus, the captain of the women's USA hockey team calls President Trump’s White House invite joke "distasteful."

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after President Trump's State of the Union address last night as he prepares to take his message on the road. Senator John Fetterman explains why he decided to shake the president's hand at the address, and discusses Democrats' outlook for 2026. Plus, the DOJ says it is "currently reviewing" potentially missing Epstein files.

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Kasie Hunt and the panel look ahead to President Trump's State of the Union speech tonight. Presidential historian Jon Meacham discusses the legacy of addresses past. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee says the DOJ appears to have withheld FBI interviews with a survivor who alleged sexual abuse by Trump in its release of the Epstein files. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam and the brother of Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, Sky Roberts, weigh in.

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about new CNN poll numbers and what to expect from tomorrow's State of the Union address. Former U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson is arrested after being accused of passing market-sensitive information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. officials urge citizens to shelter in place amid cartel violence in Mexico. Plus, FBI Director Kahs Patel defends partying with the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team. Rep. Eric Swalwell weighs in.

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Kasie Hunt and the panel react to the Supreme Court decision striking down President Trump's tariff agenda. Kevin O'Leary weighs in. Governors Jared Polis and Spencer Cox join together to discuss their bipartisan work and the future of social media regulations. Plus, the UK government considers removing ex-Prince Andrew from the royal line of succession following his arrest.

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Kasie Hunt talks to British royal family experts following the arrest of ex-Prince Andrew over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia, weighs in. Rahm Emanuel and the panel discuss why so many elites associated with the disgraced financier, and why the fallout in Europe, looks different than in the U.S.

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Kasie Hunt interviews Maryland Governor Wes Moore about his interactions with the Trump administration and his political aspirations. The panel weighs in after the FCC chair says there was "no censorship" of Stephen Colbert's interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. Authorities look for clues in the Nancy Guthrie case on both sides of the U.S. southern border. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg testifies in a landmark social media trial.

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Senator Raphael Warnock joins to remember and discuss Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leader of the civil rights movement and an immensely influential figure in Democratic politics, and his legacy on American politics and society. 

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Right now Congress is in possession of an Epstein list and it’s not making everyone happy. Plus, the latest in the search for Nancy Guthrie. Also, three days in to a partial government shutdown and there appears to no end in sight over potential reforms to ICE. 

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Kasie Hunt reports live from the Munich Security Conference, where 2028 Democratic hopefuls are converging to present the world with an alternative to President Trump's vision for the global order. She talks to Senator Mark Kelly, Gov. Gavin Newsom, and Rep. Jason Crow. Plus, the Pima County Sheriff tells CNN in a new interview that they "have DNA" in the Nancy Guthrie case, but that they "don't know whose it is."

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after Border Czar Tom Homan announces an end to the Trump administration's immigration operation in Minnesota. Callahan Walsh, the co-host of "America's Most Wanted," and behavioral analyst Casey Jordan discuss the latest law enforcement efforts in Nancy Guthrie's neighborhood. Plus, a federal judge says Defense Secy. Pete Hegseth is unlawfully retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video.

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Kasie Hunt talks to law enforcement experts after TMZ says it received a note demanding Bitcoin for information on Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper. Former FBI profiler and 'Criminal Minds' writer Jim Clemente provides his analysis of the person who appeared on Guthrie's doorbell camera. Rep. Zoe Lofgren and the panel discuss Attorney General Pam Bondi's fiery testimony on Capitol Hill. Plus, Rep. Maggie Goodlander discusses the DOJ's failed attempt to indict her and the five other Democratic lawmakers in the "illegal orders" video.

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Kasie Hunt talks to law enforcement experts after the release of new photographs and video of a subject in the Nancy Guthrie case. Former FBI Profiler Mary Ellen O'Toole analyzes the footage. Plus, Rep. Ro Khanna discusses what he saw while reviewing the DOJ's un-redacted Epstein files.

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Kasie Hunt talks to law enforcement experts after Savannah Guthrie posted a new video pleading for the public's help in finding her mother. Jake Tapper reports live from Tuscon. Plus, the panel discusses Ghislaine Maxwell's deposition with the House Oversight Committee and her promise to clear President Trump's name in exchange for clemency.

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Kasie Hunt talks to the panel after a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes was posted to, then removed from, President Trump's Truth Social account. Rep. Robert Garcia weighs in. The co-host of "America's Most Wanted" discusses the latest on the Nancy Guthrie case. 

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