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The presidents of the US and Russia meet in Alaska with peace in Ukraine on the line. Plus, US AG Pam Bondi doubles down, appointing an emergency police commissioner for DC and ending the city's "sanctuary city" policy. Meanwhile, the District's AG sues the Trump Administration and joins our show to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: New reporting on the final preparations and escalating rhetoric ahead of President Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Zelensky met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer this morning. Plus: Outrage in DC as protesters confront federal law enforcement. What prompted US Attorney Jeanine Pirro to say, "Stick your Subway sandwich somewhere else? And: Taylor Swift gets candid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukrainian President Zelensky joins an 11th-hour call with President Trump. Plus, deadly flash flooding swamps Tennessee, stranding vehicles are forcing people to be rescued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation and a longtime critic of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is President Trump's pick to lead the agency. Antoni's background and previous comments about the BLS is fueling concerns about the legitimacy of future jobs reports under his stewardship. Also on today's show: The largest wildfire in California this year is now at 120,000 acres ... and growing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today show begins we're expecting President Trump to address the critically important issue of crime here in the nation's capital as he threatens a federal takeover of Washington, DC. Federal agents have already fanned out across the city. And a source tells CNN that as many as 130 FBI agents could soon patrol side by side with local law enforcement. We have our correspondents covering all the angles of this important story as it unfolds and begin with CNN's Alayna Treene at the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Israeli security cabinet greenlights a plan to occupy Gaza City. It puts Israel one step closer to fully occupying the entire Gaza strip. Plus, an exploding wildfire north of Los Angeles is burning more than a football field every two seconds. We take you there live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump's sweeping tariffs are now in effect, and they raise taxes on imported goods to their highest levels since the Great Depression. Most products coming into the US now face an average effective tariff rate of 16%-17%, and they include some of the country's largest trading partners. We get specific and assess the potential impact these new tariffs could have on your wallet. Also on today's show: A first-on-CNN interview with two of the hero soldiers who subdued yesterday's shooter at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Plus, ICE agents spring a raid dubbed Trojan Horse at a Los Angeles Home Depot. What the city's mayor has to say about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Top White House officials are meeting today to hash out how to deal with the escalating fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein case. Plus, Diddy's lawyers say the convicted music mogul deserves a pardon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A big name takes his name out of the running for Federal Reserve chair. Also, Texas Democrats are speaking out as the fight over redistricting crosses state lines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Texas Democrats flee the state over redistricting, the state's GOP Governor Greg Abbott threatens to charge them with felonies. Plus, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries joins us in the Situation Room to respond to Abbott's threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump's tariff plan, which is scheduled to go into effect today: What they it mean for the US economy and for you. Also, US envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee head to a food distribution area in Gaza as a starvation crisis grips the enclave. Palestinians react with hope, skepticism and anger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today show begins we're tracking the flurry of 11th-hour activity amid President Trump's trade war. Plus, terrifying turbulence on a Delta flight, with two dozen people taken to the hospital as passengers who weren't wearing their seat belts hit the ceiling and carts bounced around the cabin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we come on the air today, multiple countries - including the US - are on high alert for tsunamis after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia. Plus, the latest GDP numbers show the economy rebounding sharply in the second quarter. But a major company that makes items you use every day says its products could soon cost more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigators are piecing together why a gunman opened fire in a Manhattan high-rise, killing four people - one a 36-year-old NYPD officer - before turning the gun on himself. We bring you all the latest developments. Plus, new video shows Palestinians swarming aid trucks as the food crisis in Gaza grows more dire by the day. Two leading Israeli human rights groups are now accusing Israel of genocide. Israel's ambassador to the United States joins the show live to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, we've been listening to President Trump speaking to reporters just before leaving for a trip to Scotland. What did he say? We begin our coverage with CNN's senior White House reporter Kevin Liptak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once again, the Jeffrey Epstein controversy dominates the news ... and today's show. The big headline: US Attorney General Pam Bondi has reportedly told President Donald Trump that his name is in the Jeffrey Epstein files. Meanwhile, sources tell CNN that US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will meet today with Epstein's accomplice, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lawmakers in Texas are holding their first public hearing into this month's deadly floods. Both Democrats and Republicans are promising to look for answers after the disaster killed at least 135 people. But divisions are already emerging. Plus, sentencing day. The man who admitted to killing four University of Idaho students in their home will soon learn his fate. Today, will the victims' families finally get some answers to a very simple question, why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Justice Department is in talks with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime girlfriend and accomplice. And it's coming as calls for transparency over the Trump Administration's handling of the Epstein files grow louder in the halls of Congress. Plus, we have cell phone video of Florida officers pulling a man from his car and punching him in the face during a traffic stop. How are authorities are defending their actions? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, Department of Homeland Security Kristi Hoem is providing an update on an off-duty border patrol agent who was shot during an apparent botched armed robbery over the weekend in New York City. The 42-year-old officer is in stable condition and is expected to survive. Police say there is no evidence that he was targeted because of his employment. A suspect is in custody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is firing back over a note reportedly bearing his name to Jeffrey Epstein. He says it's fake and vows to sue a close ally. Plus: A mother of a Camp Mystic victim shares her story and the letters from her eight-year-old daughter after her death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices