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In December, the Colorado Supreme Court shocked the political world when it removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist clause.” The US Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in the case this week following a fast-tracked appeals process. In this episode, we examine the untested legal theory, Trump’s defense, and how the justices’ decision could reverberate well beyond this year’s election. Guest: Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

CNN's Dana Bash speaks with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan about the US striking Iran-backed groups in the Middle East. #CNN #News

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley joins CNN's Dana Bash to discuss the crisis at the US southern border and why she believes former President Donald Trump is "absolutely" playing politics on the issue. #CNN #News

Former US Representative George Santos explains to CNN's Manu Raju why he partially agrees with Mazi Pilip, the candidate running for his House seat, and why he won't vote in the upcoming election for his former district. #CNN #News

CNN's Michael Smerconish speaks with Craig Garthwaite, a professor of strategy at Northwestern University, who says Taylor Swift "could have a very large effect on enthusiasm in this election," just as Oprah Winfrey's 2008 efforts for Obama added over a million votes to his nomination fight. #CNN #News

CNN's Michael Smerconish speaks with iGen author Jean Twenge about why social media CEOs deny multiple studies that say "the more hours a day a teen spends on social media, the more likely it is that they're going to be depressed." #CNN #News

John Orloff talks with CNN's Fredricka Whitfield about the decade-long creation of the 'Masters of the Air' AppleTV+ series that tells the story of the impossible odds that B-17 bomber pilots faced in the second World War. #CNN #News

The US and UK have conducted strikes on at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen from air and surface platforms, according to officials. #CNN #News

George Conway joins CNN's Kaitlan Collins to shed light on comments made by Attorney Roberta Kaplan of former President Donald Trump throwing papers across the table during a deposition. #CNN #News

CNN has obtained new video that, according to the Iraqi military, shows the aftermath of US strikes on an apparent weapons depot in Qaim, Iraq. US strikes were launched on 85 targets in response to a drone strike in Jordan that killed three American soldiers. #CNN #News

The relentless coverage of White Christian nationalism is spreading a racist myth: that Whiteness is the default setting for evangelical Christianity. CNN's Victor Blackwell speaks to CNN's digital senior writer John Blake and reverend John Onwuchekwa about the changing demographic within the church. #CNN #News

The federal election subversion case against former President Donald Trump has been postponed because of ongoing appeals about the power of the presidency, according to a new court order in the case. Former special counsel at the Department of Defense Ryan Goodman discusses. #CNN #News

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports on an “apparent total about face” from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In a moment that many expected Zelensky to announce the replacement for Ukraine’s popular army chief Valery Zaluzhny, he called him his “commander in chief.” #CNN #News

Charles Barkley comes to Taylor Swift's defense over the negative reactions she is getting from some NFL fans, calling anyone who has taunted her a "loser." #CNN #News

Carl Weathers, the long-time actor best known for his roles as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies as well as memorable roles in “Happy Gilmore” and “The Mandalorian”, has passed away at age 76. CNN’s Stephanie Elam reports. #CNN #News

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is spearheading the Georgia criminal case against former President Donald Trump and his allies over efforts to overturn the 2020 election, has filed a written response to an attempt to have her disqualified based on an alleged inappropriate relationship with her top deputy on the case, Nathan Wade. #CNN #News

Jennifer Crumbley is charged with involuntary manslaughter after her son, Ethan Crumbley, killed four students at a Michigan high school. Attorney Mark O'Mara says he was surprised that the prosecutors weren't more effective during their cross examination and says they missed opportunities. #CNN #News

Former defense secretary's Mark Esper joins CNN to discuss the White House announcing that the US will not strike inside Iran and only focus on targets outside of the country. #CNN #News

The US has begun conducting airstrikes on targets in Iraq and Syria, the start of what will likely be a series of larger-scale US strikes on Iranian-backed militias who have carried out attacks on US troops in the Middle East, according to two US officials. #CNN #News

Ret. US Army Maj. Mike Lyons reacts after the US began launching retaliatory airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in Iraq and Syria. #CNN #News

Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Beth Sanner says she worried that the US strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria may not be enough after the US launched the strikes against over 85 targets in response to a drone strike in Jordan that killed three American soldiers. #CNN #News

The former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization is in talks to potentially plead guilty to a perjury charge related to a civil investigation into the real estate company’s finances, people familiar with the matter said. Allen Weisselberg, the former CFO, is in negotiations with the Manhattan district attorney’s office, but the talks are in the early stages and a deal has not been finalized, the people said. #CNN #News

The latest jobs data shows that America's job market remains shockingly robust in the face of the highest interest rates in 23 years. CNN's Rahel Solomon reports. #CNN #News

President Joe Biden told the crowd at a public event that Donald Trump is "sick." CNN's panel discusses Biden's use of words. #CNN #News

Video posted on social media shows an explosion at an unlicensed cooking gas filling plant in Kenya's capital, resulting in a huge fireball. CNN cannot independently verify the footage. #CNN #News