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Saturday marks one month since the CNN presidential debate – a month that has upended everything, and may have changed the course of history. The world has been following every extraordinary twist, and the consequences are enormous – particularly with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and an emboldened China and Russia. Veteran diplomat Richard Haass joins Bianna to digest this momentous month. Also on today's show: Ross Kaufman, Director, “Wild Wild Space” & Ashlee Vance, author, “When the Heavens Went on Sale”; Evan Osnos, Staff Writer, The New Yorker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A hundred years since Paris last hosted the Olympic Games, the torch is once again making its way through the city, ahead of the opening ceremony on Friday. Andy Murray, the British tennis star and only man to win gold twice in the men’s singles, joins Christiane in Paris. Also on today's show: French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra; author Michael Waters (The Other Olympians) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kamala Harris is in full campaign mode as the Democratic party’s presumptive nominee. In just over 100 days, we’ll know the outcome of this sprint to the electoral finish line. So how will the race unfold, and what does the next president of the United States really face? Leon Panetta, who has held many different positions of power, including White House chief of staff, CIA director, secretary of defense, and congressman, joins the show alongside Susan Glasser, longtime journalist who co-wrote The Divider, which chronicles the first term of Donald Trump. Also on today’s show: Correspondent Stefano Pozzebon reports from Caracas, Venezuela on that country’s upcoming election, followed by Venezuelan opposition politician David Smolansky; Tim Alberta, staff writer for The Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just two days since President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the race, Vice President Kamala Harris has all but guaranteed she will be the Democratic nominee. But the GOP isn't wasting any time either, lining up attack ads against the VP. Now, some believe this campaign could take an ugly turn. Prominent Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez saying that people will have to brace themselves for misogynistic and potentially explicit racist attacks. Joining the program is a trailblazer who’s had to walk a similar path, Carol Moseley Braun who became the first Black woman to reach the Senate in 1992. Also on today's show: CNN Jerusalem Correspondent Jeremy Diamond; Aziz Abu Sarah, Palestinian peace activist & Maoz Inon, Israeli peace activist; author Kristin Kobes Du Mez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The world’s attention turns to Kamala Harris after President Biden dropped out of the race. Endorsements for the VP are coming in fast and furious from heavyweight Democrats including potential rivals who hope Harris is their best chance to defeat Donald Trump in November. There appears to be little appetite for a contested convention, and so far no one else has announced their candidacy. Former US Senate Democrat Mary Landrieu joins Bianna to talk about this unprecedented moment. Also on today's show: political scientist Norm Ornstein; President Biden's personal attorney Bob Bauer; former Republican strategist Sarah Longwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Republicans fall in behind the former president, will Trump’s VP choice alienate swing voters? And can the divide in Democrats bounce back? Also, this hour, Lyndon B. Johnson’s daughter on political violence surrounding her father’s term and why he chose not to run for reelection. Then, a week out from the Olympics, the Ukrainian athletes training despite violence and tragedy back home. From my archives, 55 years since the moon landing. Spaceman Michael Collins on having the right stuff. And, still having fun at 71, pop icon Cyndi Lauper on a life well lived, as she embarks on her farewell tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Republican National Convention reached its conclusion late Thursday night, capping off proceedings with a whopping 90-minute speech from Donald Trump. Though the former president promised to speak on the theme of unity after his assassination attempt, the tone quickly shifted back to his familiar tropes, falsehoods and head-scratching references. Sarah Longwell is a longtime Republican strategist-turned-Trump critic, who regularly speaks to average GOP voters to understand their state of mind. She joins the show to discuss. Also on today's show: former Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan on why Kamala Harris should replace Joe Biden; Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Brody Mullins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Republican National Convention wraps up its final day, it's feeling like a grand old party in more ways than one. A jubilant mood is spreading throughout the RNC as a newly unified GOP rallies behind candidate Trump just after he survived an assassination attempt. It's very different within the Democratic party, where President Biden is facing growing pressure to drop out of the race as concerns around his age and health persist. Joining the program to discuss is former communications director for Trump’s 2020 campaign, Marc Lotter, and Karen Kinney, who was a senior advisor for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid. Also on today's show: musician Cyndi Lauper; University of Michigan Law School professor Leah Litman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On day three of the Republican National Convention, one thing is crystal clear – Donald Trump is king of the GOP. Even former rivals who attacked him in the primaries, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, have now pledged their allegiance. David Frum, a staff writer for The Atlantic who was once a speechwriter for President George W. Bush, joins the show to discuss the risks of erasing important context about the presidential race. Also on today's show: Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu; Luci Baines Johnson, Daughter of President Lyndon Baines Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is day two of the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin, and a sense of dread is descending here across the pond since former President Trump named as his running mate, the ultra-isolationist Senator JD Vance. The former president, his ear bandaged, was greeted like a hero in his first appearance since the assassination attempt this weekend. “Fight, fight, fight!,” the crowds cheered and chanted, “We love Trump!” Correspondent Jeff Zeleny joins the program from the convention. Also on today's show: Former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker; political scientist and author Robert Putnam; Astead Herndon, National Politics Reporter, The New York Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is a testament to the increasingly fractious, furious and fatal state of this presidential race. He’s since said: “I want to try to unite our country, but I don’t know if that’s possible. People are very divided.” Correspondent Jeff Zeleny joins Christiane from Milwaukee to discuss the events of this weekend, and the mood at the convention. Also on today's show: Frank Lavin, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution / Former Reagan White House Aide; Neal Katyal, Former US Acting Solicitor General / Georgetown Law Professor; Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Director, Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American University; Halla Tomasdottir, President-elect of Iceland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

America's most recognizable doctor - Anthony Fauci - on what he's witnessed about Trump and Biden's fitness to serve. Political insiders David Frum and Alastair Campbell discuss how Biden can change the conversation, and concerns about Trump’s rambling rallies. Then exclusive new CNN reporting reveals Israeli forces deemed abusive by the US are now shaping the campaign in Gaza. Ahead of the Wimbledon finals, Christiane’s 2022 interview with Serena Williams a few months before her retirement. And hip hop meets highbrow, in a collaboration nearly three decades in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pressure is building for President Joe Biden to quit the race, and yet he’s made it clear he’s not giving up on his campaign for re-election. Speaking for almost an hour at a NATO press conference Thursday, President Biden put on a competent show, but his blunders remain the most memorable take away, like accidentally referring to his own Vice President Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump,” and calling Ukraine’s President Zelensky “President Putin.” Now at least 18 Democrats in Congress are calling for Biden to withdraw from the White House race, including Jim Himes, the widely respected ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee. Long-time political analyst Paul Begala joins the program to discuss the Democrats’ unprecedented challenge. Also on today's show: Rescued Israeli Hostage Andrey Kozlov; Charlie Sykes, Founder, The Bulwark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

That's the message from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization this week as it marks its 75th anniversary at a Washington summit. President Zelensky is using his time in Washington to drum up a sustainable support pipeline for his country, where US weapons have proved crucial in recently stabilizing Ukraine’s frontlines. Meantime, in a striking development, NATO has called out China for the first time, criticizing Beijing as a "decisive enabler of Russia’s war against Ukraine." Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba joins the program from the NATO summit to discuss all of this. Also on today's show: Dr. Anthony Fauci; Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As world leaders gather in Washington to mark NATO'S 75th anniversary, unprecedented challenges face the alliance. As Germany’s foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock reckons with the many challenges facing Western democracy. She spoke with Christiane Amanpour from the NATO summit about Russia’s aggression, the rise of extremism in Europe, and the threat of an autocratic America under Donald Trump. Also on today's show: Hezbollah Lawmaker Ibrahim Moussawi; Sacha Nauta, Social Affairs Editor, The Economist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As world leaders descend on Washington for NATO’s 75th anniversary summit, the alliance faces threats from foreign antagonists and from within. The stakes could not be higher as gruesome images keep coming of Russia’s latest missile barrage against Ukraine- including strikes on a children's hospital- a clear message from Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will be pushing hard for accelerated NATO membership. Meantime, the alliance is already trying to "Trump-Proof" support for Ukraine, should the former president return to power. Veteran diplomat Victoria Nuland joins the program to discuss. Also on today's show: Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti; former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark; author Ruth Whippman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia today launched one of its heaviest missile barrages yet in Ukraine, killing at least 36 and wounding more than 100. Even a children's hospital that performs 7,000 surgeries on sick children every year was hit hard, according to local officials. Christiane spoke to former Supreme Allied Commander for Europe Wesley Clark about what is at stake for Ukraine and for NATO in its face-off with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Also on today's show: Clément Beaune, former Deputy of the French National Assembly; Sanam Vakil, Director of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program; author Adam Moss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Labour of love. A fresh start for Britain as voters called time on the Tories. Also this hour, my exclusive interview with the woman at the epicenter of Europe's lurch to the far right, Marine Le Pen. Then, historian Heather Cox Richardson on the false equivalence created over a disastrous debate performance versus a violent threat to democracy. And from my archive, former President Barack Obama on whether the idea of America can even survive a second Trump term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Labour has won the UK general election in a landslide. The new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, pledged to steer the country towards “calmer waters” in his first address to the nation. Starmer is starting to form his cabinet, appointing the UK’s first ever female finance minister. We get reaction from London Mayor Sadiq Khan and former Tory MPS David Goal, and explore what this dramatic shift in leadership means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the fallout from last Thursday's disastrous debate performance continues, we ask what President Biden might do next. Plus, as Israel and Hezbollah inch closer to war, Colombia knows how difficult the path to peace is. We speak to the country's foreign minister, Luis Gilberto Murillo. Also on today's show: Venezuelan classical music maestro Gustavo Dudamel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices