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First: Kevin McCarthy faces a critical vote today. Will he become the first House speaker to lose his gavel with a floor vote? Plus: Donald Trump tries to convince America that a civil trial is a trap to keep him off the campaign trail. The truth? It's his choice to be in and back in front of a judge and the cameras. And: Hunter Biden returns to the place where it all fell apart, pleading not guilty in a Delaware courtroom to felony gun charges. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: For the very first time, television cameras capture the former president of the United States sitting stoic inside a courtroom. Beyond Donald Trump's stage craft, the trial poses a very real threat to his business empire. Will he get by with help from new friends? Plus: The Speaker of the House readies for a revolt from his own Republican party that will try to take his gavel. Staying in his job may depend on Democrats. And: California Governor Gavin Newsom honors a promise to elect a Black woman to fill the seat vacated by Dianne Feinstein. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: Government shutdown averted as Speaker Kevin McCarthy makes a call to work with Democrats to keep the government open. Will it cost him his job? Plus: Shocking accusations made by Donald Trump as he picks a fight with one of the nation's top generals, Mark Milley. Will there be political repercussions? And: President on the picket line. President Joe Biden says he's the Democrat with the plan to win back working class voters but it remains to be seen that his plan will work. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Shortly before today's show we learned about the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein at the age of 90. An American original, she was the first woman to serve as San Francisco mayor, the first woman elected to the Senate from California, the first woman to sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first woman to chair the rules committee, and the first woman ever to chair the important Senate Intelligence Committee. We devote good portion of Inside Politics to her life and legacy. Also on Inside Politics: The latest on a last-minute attempt to prevent a government shutdown. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: Republican candidates got busy bruising each other last night in a chaotic debate marked by insults, prepared one-liners and plenty of pettiness. But it offered little clarity about who, if anyone, can beat Donald Trump? Plus: Today is day one of the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. Republicans promise a show and tell. Democrats ask, where's the evidence? And: President Biden is in Arizona to revive a 2020 and 2022 campaign theme that Democrats believe worked: MAGA extremists are a singular threat to American democracy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez and his wife entered pleas of not guilty this morning to federal bribery charges. He's accused of using his influence to help Egypt in exchange for cash, gold bars and a luxury car. Plus: Seven 2024 White House hopefuls take the stage tonight at Ronald Regan's presidential library in California in the second Republican debate. Notably absent - again - will be front-runner Donald Trump. And: With just four days remaining to get a deal done, it's still a big question whether Congress can avoid a government shutdown. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: Joe Biden does something we've never seen before from any sitting US president by standing shoulder to shoulder with picketers in Detroit. Plus: At least a dozen senators are now saying Bob Menendez should quit, including his fellow Democratic senator from New Jersey, Cory Booker. And: The lineup for tomorrow's Republican presidential debate is set. Seven will clash in California. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: Bob Menendez vows to fight a federal bribery indictment, saying that, when all is said and done, he'll still be the senior senator from New Jersey. Plus: Congress confronts a shrinking, six-day window to stop a government shutdown. But Donald Trump just made Kevin McCarty's job a whole lot harder. And: In a picket line gamble, Joe Biden heads to Detroit to try and help bridge the big gap between what labor wants and what automakers say they can afford. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: With only one week left to avoid a government shutdown, Congress continues to argue over a spending bill. House speaker Kevin McCarthy faces threats of removal as speaker if he compromises with Democrats. Next: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) allegedly accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars and luxury gifts in bribes from multiple people. He was indicted Friday on corruption charges. Some Democratic politicians have called for him to resign, but others have not. Then: The second Republican Presidential primary debate will be Wednesday, but Donald Trump will not attend. Other conservative candidates have criticized Trump on various issues such as abortion. Later: President Biden is doing poorly in many national polls. He is tied with Trump in some head to head election polls. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

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First: The speaker suffers another humiliation on the House floor. Republicans can't agree to move forward on a defense bill and will remain nowhere close to solving a shutdown riddle. Plus: Life or death politics. Ukraine's president tries to convince a coalition to pay billions more in bullets, but Washington decides what will be felt. And: Media titan Rupert Murdoch steps down and says he will hand off the business to his son. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

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First: The president uses the global stage to warn the rest of the world that failing to protect Ukraine means no nation is safe. Plus: Consider the gauntlet thrown. The House speaker issues a challenge to Conservatives whose demands could lead to a shutdown. And: A key narrative as told by a whistleblower center to the Hunter Biden investigation is refuted by others outside the room. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: The US and Iran have agreed on the release of 5 Iranian Americans which the Iranian government has imprisoned for several years. The Biden administration also announced new sanctions on Iran today. Next: Today is the fourth day of the UAW strike at the 3 largest US auto makers. Union representatives have met with company executives, but progress has been slow. Unifor workers at multiple Canadian plants may go on strike tomorrow, which would increase pressure on the auto giants. Then: Donald Trump recently expressed a slightly less anti-abortion stance than many of the other Republican presidential candidates. Later: Kevin McCarthy has less than 2 weeks to avert a government shutdown. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: Meet the Press interviewed Donald Trump this week. He discussed his recent indictments, saying he was not concerned by them. Trump also expressed a less anti-abortion stance than he had previously, in contrast to his evangelical Christian supporters and some other Republican presidential candidates. Next: Some Republicans are excited about the newly opened impeachment investigation into Pres. Biden, but others see it as political theatre without evidence. Then: Some US Conservative representatives want to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to force more conservative policies. The House of Representatives has less than 2 weeks to pass a spending bill or face a government shutdown. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: Auto workers walk out on the big three. It may force Joe Biden to make a choice between the unions he says he loves and the economy that will help decide his reelection fate. Plus: The president's Justice Department charges his son with crimes. Hunter Biden's attorneys respond by borrowing from the Trump political playbook. And: Temper tantrums and big divides over how to pay the nation's bills up the odds that Kevin McCarthy can't steer away Congress from a crippling shutdown. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: A fired-up Kevin McCarthy dares Republican hardliners to actually do what they talked about doing for months and try to take his gavel. Plus: The judge in charge of the Trump case makes a critical decision and says the former president's trial won't happen in October. And: Detroit drives towards a strike. A walkout could trigger nationwide sticker shock and inch the economy closer to a recession. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Today's show begins shortly after we learn that police finally captured Danelo Cavalcante, the convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison. Brian Todd provides details on how it all went down, followed by an in-depth look at the incident that baffled police and terrorized residents for two weeks. Also on today's show: Kevin McCarthy tries to explain why he made a unilateral decision to move forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: Today, US House speaker Kevin McCarthy directed the house committee to open an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. Next: Kim Jung Un went on a diplomatic visit to meet with Vladimir Putin today, which may strengthen their alliance and dealings. Then: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) says that there is no evidence for any impeachable offense by President Biden. Later: Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis plans to try Donald Trump and his 18 codefendants at once. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

First: America is replaying and reliving one of its darkest days. We honor the nearly 3,000 who paid the price on that September morning 22 years ago. Plus: The president returns home from a dual-purpose foreign trip to advance his policies on the world stage and quiet voters' skepticism on his approach and ability to serve. And: Kevin McCarthy runs the congressional hamster wheel, battling the same problems caused by the same set of hard liners, once again prompting the question: can he escape with his job? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy