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President Biden shared choice words with reporters after being criticized for his age and mental acuity. Earlier in the day the special counsel who found Biden willfully retained but his actions did not warrant criminal charges described the president as a ''well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory"

New Hampshire voters cast their ballots in the state's Republican primary in favor of former president Donald Trump. South Carolina governor Nikki Haley came in second, and vowed to take her campaign to her home state of South Carolina. President Biden won the Democratic primary as a write-in candidate.

With only days before the New Hampshire primary, Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. He endorsed former president Donald Trump — raising the stakes for former South Carolina governor & U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley.

The former president faces challenges convincing voters he deserves a second term. We explore what they are.
A similar episode regarding the challenges facing President Biden's re-election bid was released on Dec. 28, 2023.
This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.
This episode was edited by Erica Morrison. It was produced...

The new year is nigh. We look back at all the things we couldn't stop thinking about in 2023 — politics or otherwise.
This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political correspondents Danielle Kurtzleben, Ashley Lopez & Susan Davis, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.
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The former president continues to recite his greatest hits on the campaign trail, along with adding some new autocratic language. His words are drawing criticism from many, but on his social media platform, Truth Social, he has the base to support it.
This episode: White House correspondents Asma Khalid & Franco Ordoñez, and extremism correspondent Odette Yousef.
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Citing the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled "President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President" due to his role in the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But, there's still a chance he'll be allowed on the ballot following appeals, and a potential ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. We examine the ruling,...

The former president and his allies have made clear they don't want obstacles that stymied them in their first term to get in the way during a potential second term. Overhauls of the civil service, the judiciary & more are planned, among others.
This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.
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From Israel, to Ukraine, to China, global crises and conflicts are dominating headlines. And there are key divides among Republican presidential candidates on how to respond to those crises and conflicts.
We break down where the 2024 hopefuls stand on foreign policy issues, and how conflicts abroad could influence elections here at home.
This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, campaign correspondent...

After six weeks of war, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day pause in hostilities. As part of the agreement, 50 hostages currently held by Hamas and 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel will be released.
The deal is the result of weeks of negotiations, but a long-term solution remains elusive.
This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, White House correspondent...