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CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt

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April 01, 2025
• Final Hours Of Voting In Key Elections In Florida & Wisconsin; WaPo: Waltz & Staff Used Personal Gmail For Government Business; Now: Senator Booker's Marathon Anti-Trump Speech Tops 21 Hours; GOP Rebels Tank Johnson's Effort Aimed At Killing Proxy Voting. Aired 4-5p ET


March 31, 2025
• Dow Closes Up But Tariff Fears Stocks In Red For Quarter; Trump: "Not Joking" About Third Term, Despite Constitution; White House Says "Case Has Been Closed" On Signalgate. Aired 4-5p ET


March 28, 2025
• Stocks Tank Over Inflation, Trump Tariffs, Consumer Anxiety; Vance: Denmark Hasn't Done A Good Job Keeping Greenland Safe; Officials Fear Long-Term Intel Damage Done By Signal Chat; Deadly 7.7. Mag Earthquake Rocks Myanmar, Thailand & China. Aired 4-5p ET


March 27, 2025
• Senate Committee Asks Pentagon IG To Probe Signal Chat Incident; Trump And White House Tout New Tariffs As Signal Chat Fallout Persists; U.S. Judge Orders Trump Administration To Preserve Signal Messages Discussing Yemen Attack Plans; White House Pulls Stefanik Nomination To Be U.N. Ambassador. Aired 4-5p ET


March 26, 2025
• White House: Trump "Continues To Have Confidence" In National Security Team; Appeals Court Upholds Block On Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act; Soon: Trump Announces Tariffs As White House Defends Texts On Attack Plans. Aired 4-5p ET


March 25, 2025
• Trump Claims "No Classified Information" Shared In War Plan Group Chat; New Economic Fears. Aired 4-5p ET


March 24, 2025
• Report: Trump Officials Accidentally Texted War Plans To Reporter; Appeals Court Weighs Trump's Use Of Alien Enemies Act. Aired 4-5p ET


March 21, 2025
• Judge Scolds Trump DOJ For "Disrespectful" Language; Trump Denies NYT Report Musk To Be Briefed On China War Plan; AOC, Sanders Rally Voters In Colorado Amid Democratic Angst; Judge: Mariah Carey Didn't Steal "All I Want For Christmas Is You". Aired 4-5p ET


March 20, 2025
• Trump Signs Order Aimed At Dismantling Education Department; Judge Blocks DOGE From Accessing Social Security Sensitive Data; Judge: DOJ's Response On Deportation Flights Is "Woefully Insufficient" And Demands More Answers; Dissatisfied Voters Clash With Lawmakers At Town Halls. Aired 4-5p ET


March 19, 2025
• Trump Again Slams Judge Boasberg After Calling For His Impeachment; Trump, Zelenskyy Speak One Day After Trump Spoke To Putin; Musk On Tesla Vandalism: Shocked By Hatred "From The Left". Aired 4-5p ET


March 18, 2025
• Judge Orders DOJ To Provide Details Under Seal About Deportations Carried Out Under Alien Enemies Act; Chief Justice Issues Rare Public Pushback As Trump Attacks Judge; Trump: Call With Putin "Very Good And Productive"; Soon: Re-Entry Phase For Starliner Astronauts' Return. Aired 4-5p ET


March 17, 2025
• Soon: Hearing On Whether Trump Violated Order To Halt Deportations; Schumer Book Tour Rescheduled Due To Security Concerns; Miller: Judge's Order "patently Unlawful," But No Violation By Trump. Aired 4-5p ET


March 14, 2025
• Trump Uses Justice Department Speech To Attack Biden-Era Officials; Any Minute: Key Senate Vote On Avoiding Government Shutdown. Aired 4-5p ET


March 13, 2025
• S&P Enters Correction Territory, Dow Slides As Trump Ramps Up Trade War; Trump Hosts NATO Chief Amid President's Criticism Of The Alliance; Sources: Senate Dems Say They Expect Shutdown To Be Averted; Trump Administration Asks Justices To Weigh In On Birthright Citizenship. Aired 4-5p ET


March 12, 2025
• CNN Poll: Trump Has Worst Rating On Economy Of His Political Career; Stocks Stabilize After Massive Sell-Off Amid Trump Trade War; Newsom Praises Charlie Kirk & Steve Bannon For Their Work; RFK Jr. Claims It's "Difficult For Measles To Kill A Healthy Person". Aired 4-5p ET


March 11, 2025
• Trump Addressing Tariffs As Stocks End Another Rollercoaster Day; GOP Trying To Keep Party Together To Pass Funding Bill; Ukraine Agrees To Ceasefire Proposal As U.S. Restores Aid. Aired 4-5p ET


March 10, 2025
• Stocks Crater After Trump Doesn't Rule Out Recession This Year; New Report Of Growing Tension Between Musk And Bannon; Secretary Rubio In Saudi Arabia To Meet Ukrainian, Russian Officials; Musk: X Cyberattack Traces Back To Ukrainian IP Addresses; Josh Allen & Bills Reach Record-Setting Contract. Aired 4-5p ET


March 07, 2025
• NYT Reports On "Explosive" Trump Cabinet Meeting With Musk; Update On Mysterious Deaths Of Actor Gene Hackman And Wife; Trump Threatens New Tariffs Canada, Including 250 Percent Tax On Dairy. Aired 4-5p ET


March 06, 2025
• Trump Meets With Cabinet And Musk On Making Cuts "More Precise"; Markets Plunge Despite Trump Pausing Tariffs On Canada & Mexico; Newsom Criticizes Harris Over Response To Trans Attacks Ad; New Book Recounts Trump's Response To Assassination Attempt; Trump: Russia Has To Make Peace Deal For Reasons "Only I Know". Aired 4-5p ET


March 05, 2025
• Stocks Rebound After Trump Delays Auto Tariffs, Talks With Trudeau; White House Blasts Democrats As "Party Of Insanity" After Trump Speech; Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Request To Keep Foreign Aid Frozen; Trump Pauses Military and Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine. Aired 4-5p ET


March 04, 2025
• Stocks Volatile As Trump's Trade War Explodes; Trudeau Hits Back At Trump's Tariffs, "A Very Dumb Thing To Do"; Soon: Trump's First Address To Congress Since Returning To Power; Zelenskyy: Clash With Trump "Regrettable", Now Ready To Negotiate Peace. Aired 4-5p ET


March 03, 2025
• Sources: Trump Still Seething After Oval Office Clash With Zelenskyy; Top HHS Spokesman Resigns Amid Clashes With RFK Jr.'s Top Aide; S&P 500 Has Biggest Loss Of The Year After Trump Confirms Tariffs; Sen. Elizabeth Warren On How Democrats Should Respond To Trump. Aired 4-5p ET