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New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill 17.07.2026 55min

The US is preparing to host the FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain, who will face off at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Behind the excitement though, a swell of discontent is sweeping America. Federal agents have killed two people as Trump's immigration crackdown intensifies, and Trump himself is again attacking America's electoral processes. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill joins Christiane to discuss.   Also on today's show: actor Anthony Hopkins (from the archives); author Rashad Robinson    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ICC Chief Prosector Faces Serious Sexual Allegations 16.07.2026 57min

Tonight, a world exclusive: The International Criminal Court, whose mission is global justice and accountability, faces serious allegations against their Chief Prosecutor, Karim Khan. Khan has spoken publicly in recent weeks, in interviews and public addresses, denying the allegations. Tonight we hear from the woman accusing him — her name is Sarah. She has asked us not to broadcast her last name. She has worked at the ICC since 2017 and is still employed there. She says she never wanted to be in this position; it is still difficult for her to talk about.   Also on today's show: Another woman who accuses Khan of past sexual misconduct, which he denies; Sareta Ashraph, Karim Khan's legal counsel    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What Does Israel Think of US-Iran Ceasefire Breakdown? 15.07.2026 55min

America launched multiple strikes on Iran this morning, another in a wave of attacks over the past several days. Iran responded, launching multiple drone and missile strikes on U.S. military assets in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. Just across the border, Israel is watching all of this and increasingly at odds with the White House over Iran. Ophir Falk, a key foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu, joins Christiane from Jerusalem.   Also on today's show: Leslie Vinjamuri, President and CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Lucy Schiller, Author, "Aging Out"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another ICE Killing Under Scrutiny 14.07.2026 55min

Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old husband and father, reportedly possessing a social security number and the legal right to work in the US, was fatally shot by federal immigration agents on the street in Maine on Monday. Guerrero is the fourth person to have been killed by ICE agents this year alone. The surge of violence is again igniting anger at Trump's aggressive immigration agenda, and the apparent lack of accountability for ICE agents. Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joins the show from Washington DC to discuss.   Also on today's show: Rachel Goodman, Free Expression Special Counsel, Protect Democracy; Jocelyn Kiley, Director of Research, Pew Research Center    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fellow Senator Flake Remembers Lindsey Graham 13.07.2026 56min

Senator Lindsey Graham, an emblematic figure of the Republican party, passed away on Saturday at the age of 71. Once a critic of Donald Trump, he turned into one of the president's strongest allies, and also strongly backed the US-Israeli war with Iran. Former GOP Senator Jeff Flake used to work alongside Graham but had significantly different views on President Trump. He joins the show to discuss.   Also on today's show: Rose Horowitch, staff writer, The Atlantic; domestic violence prevention advocate Doreen Dodgen-Magee    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WHAT DOES AMERICA STAND FOR? 11.07.2026 42min

At the NATO summit in Ankara, President Trump declares “love and unity” with allies, and Europe signals it is taking more responsibility for its own defense. Christiane speaks with former US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith about what the summit revealed and growing uncertainty around the fragile Iran truce. Then, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III responds to White House broadsides accusing the institution of having a “radical, activist ideology.” Will Ripley reports from Taiwan on China’s striking mock-up of a U.S. warship in the Xinjiang desert. Former British Prime Minister Theresa May joins Christiane to discuss CNN’s new documentary The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door about the Novichok attack in England in 2018, and they discuss the threat Russia still poses to the West. From the archives, Christiane looks back at Beirut in 1993, a city emerging from civil war and still symbolic of Lebanon’s repeated cycle of destruction and rebirth. And finally, Spain’s Running of the Bulls festivities explode across Pamplona, 100 years since Ernest Hemingway immortalized them in The Sun Also Rises. Air date: July 11, 2026 Guests: Julianne Smith Lonnie G. Bunch III Theresa May Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What Was Accomplished at NATO Summit? 10.07.2026 54min

Now that NATO leaders have returned home from this week's summit, the question is what, if anything, was accomplished? Is the alliance more united, or have its underlying divisions simply been pushed to another day? For answers we turn to former US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith.  Also on today's show: , former UK Prime Minister Theresa May; singer/songwriter Angelique Kidjo    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ceasefire? What Ceasefire? 09.07.2026 54min

The US and Iran are once again trading threats and strikes with a peace deal in the balance. CNN's Fred Pleitgen regional expert Mehran Kamrava report on the state of play. Then, we discuss terror in the West Bank, where Palestinians live under constant threat. Politician Mustafa Barghouti joins Christiane from Ramallah. And with the far right ascendant in Europe, can the center hold? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump Says MOU with Iran Is 'Over' 08.07.2026 54min

After trading strikes overnight, are the US and Iran still in a truce? Not according to President Trump, who declared the deal with Iran "over" and promised more bombing tonight. CNN Senior White House Reporter joins Christiane from the NATO summit in Ankara to discuss the latest developments.   Also on today's show: Sanam Vakil, Director, Middle East and North Africa Program, Chatham House; Carl Bildt, Former Swedish Prime Minister & Ivo Daalder, Former US Ambassador to NATO; CNN World Sport's Amanda Davies    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NATO Summit to Test Alliance's Resolve 07.07.2026 54min

NATO leaders are gathered in Turkey for a summit that will test whether unity can hold, after a year of deepening tensions between the US and its allies. Joining the show to discuss are New York Times National Security Correspondent David Sanger and former US Ambassador to Turkey and Iraq James Jeffrey.  Also on the show: Kholood Khair, Sudanese Political Analyst & Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director, Humanitarian Research Lab, Yale; CNN Senior International Correspondent Melissa Bell; David Wallace-Wells, author, "The Uninhabitable Earth"    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Latest on Russia's War Against Ukraine 06.07.2026 54min

A major Russian assault lit up the skies of Kyiv and surrounding areas, killing at least 21 people and injuring many more. This comes as Russia too is seeing increasing losses of both territory and of troops. Michael Kofman is a military analyst and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and joins the show from Virginia to discuss. Also on today's show: CNN Global Affairs Analyst Karim Sadjadpour; Iranian-American conservationist Morad Tahbaz, who was detained in Iran for five years; CNN Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smithsonian Vs. Trump 03.07.2026 56min

As America prepares to turn 250, organisers had been hoping that the celebrations would bring the country together. The reality though is somewhat different, with many upset that President Trump appears to be making the nation's anniversary about himself. It comes as the Trump administration is continuing to attack America's diverse cultural heritage, and attempting to dictate how the country should view itself. Lonnie G. Bunch III is the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, a role which has often put him at loggerheads with President Trump. Bunch speaks to Christiane about reflecting on America's full and complex history ahead of its anniversary. Also on today's show: Dave Eggers, Author, "Contrapposto"; Jon Meacham, Executive Producer, "World War II with Tom Hanks" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US-Ukraine Resume Talks to End Russia's War 02.07.2026 56min

Search and rescue operations are underway in Kyiv, after the Ukrainian capital was blitzed by Moscow overnight. Today, inspecting some of the devastation in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the US and Ukraine have resumed talks to end the war, but he called on President Trump's envoys to finally come and see for themselves. Joining Christiane to discuss this is former NATO Deputy Secretary-General. Also on today's show: Ami Ayalon, Former Director, Shin Bet / Former Commander-in-Chief, Israel Navy; Israeli political analyst Dahlia Scheindlin; Jason Stanley, Chair of American Studies, University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Haberman, Swan on 'Regime Change' 01.07.2026 56min

"Unprecedented" is a word often used to described this second Trump presidency. A new book, "Regime Change," gives the inside scoop of the first 14 months of Trump's second term, and has sold more than 300,000 copies since its release last week. Co-authors Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan are both journalists at The New York Times, and they join Christiane to discuss. Also on today's show: Rina Amiri, Former U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights; Anne Neuberger, General Partner and Head of Global Affairs, a16z / Former US Deputy National Security Adviser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Assessing the Supreme Court's Final Decisions 30.06.2026 56min

Two big wins and one big loss for President Trump as the US Supreme Court handed down some major rulings on the last day of its term. In a stinging rebuke, the president's attempt to gut birthright citizenship for millions in America was struck down in a 6-3 vote, invalidating an executive order Trump signed on his first day in office. The court upheld transgender sports bans, allowing states to bar transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams, and the justices also lifted a Watergate-era cap on campaign spending. David J. Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, and Natasha Sarin, a professor at Yale Law School, join Bianna Golodryga to discuss. Also on today's show: Yaroslav Trofimov, Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal // Author, "Our Enemies Will Vanish"; Carlos Barragán, Author, “The Yahoo Boys” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dire Situation in Venezuela 29.06.2026 55min

The race is tightening in Venezuela to rescue the survivors of the twin earthquakes that struck the country last Wednesday. More than 1,400 people have been confirmed dead, and thousands are in dire need of humanitarian aid. CNN contributor Stefano Pozzebon has a report from a rescue site in the hard-hit city of La Guaira and then joins the show from Caracas with the latest. Also on today's show: Edward Fishman, Former Russia and Europe Sanctions Lead, US State Department; Martin Smith, Correspondent and Producer, Frontline's "The Crown Prince & the President"; Elizabeth Stordeur, author, "Something We Said" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR THE US AND IRAN 27.06.2026 36min

With the US and Iran locked in tense negotiations, are we going back to the future? Former Secretary of State John Kerry discusses the similarities between the Obama and Trump Iran deals. Then, Israel's new Arab-Jewish political party offering a different vision of the country's future. Christiane speak to the brains behind the new effort- Rula Daood & Alon-Lee Green. And, ten years since Britain chose to leave the EU, does the country regret its decision? A report from a Brexit heartland. Also, the acclaimed author Ann Patchett talks about her latest novel, and why she thinks America hasn't turned the page on book banning. Plus, as the World Cup rallies football fans, all over America, Christiane’s report from the 2000 USA-Iran friendly at the Los Angeles Rose Bowl. And ahead of her big comeback at Wimbledon, a special window into Serena Williams’ mindset. Air date: June 27, 2026 Guests: John Kerry Rula Daood & Alon-Lee Green Ann Patchett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukraine's Strategy Paying Off 26.06.2026 55min

Summer is officially underway, but in Russian-occupied Crimea, residents are facing fuel shortages, rolling blackouts and cancelled summer camps. It's all part of a new phase in Russia's war, as Ukraine expands its campaign into the invader's heartland. Now the Wall Street Journal reports the Kremlin is pressuring Belarus to open another front as Russia struggles on the battlefield. Joining the show to discuss this is WSJ chief European political correspondent Bojan Pancevski, whose new book, "The Nord Stream Conspiracy," reveals the inside story about one of the most consequential acts of sabotage in recent history, and the secret team most likely behind it. Also on today's show: Wafa Mustafa & Waad Al-Kateab, co-directors, "Maybe Tomorrow"; Cal Newport, Professor of Computer Science, Georgetown University / Host, "Deep Questions" podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Search for Survivors in Venezuela 25.06.2026 56min

It's a race against time in Venezuela, where rescue teams are frantically searching for survivors after two back-to-back earthquakes, some of the strongest ever recorded in the country. At least 164 people have been killed, according to acting President Delcy Rodriguez, but that number is expected to rise as crews reach hard-hit areas and the full scale of the devastation becomes clear. The heaviest damage appears to be centred in and around the capital Caracas, where people have been heard calling for help, as Mary Triny Mena reports. Also on today's show: former US Secretary of State John Kerry; Beeban Kidron, author, "Users"; Michael Scherer, staff writer, The Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Persian States View US-Iran Deal 24.06.2026 56min

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on a lightning tour of Persian Gulf allies, trying to shore up support for the US-Iran agreement. But as the negotiations plough on, there are differences about the MOU being expressed publicly by both the Iranian lead negotiators and President Trump. Where will this all settle, and how do the Persian Gulf states view this? Georgetown professor Mehran Kamrava joins Christiane from Doha in Qatar, and Daniel Silverberg, former US National Security Advisor to the House Majority Leader, joins from Washington DC. Also on today's show: Alon-Lee Green & Rula Daood, Co-Chairs, A Place for Us All; Michael Auslin, author, “National Treasure” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices