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On CNN’s State of the Union, Republican Sen. James Lankford joins Dana Bash to discuss the fallout from the Trump administration’s Signal chat leak, as well as the impact from President Trump’s escalating trade war. Then, Dana asks Democratic Governor and potential 2028 candidate Wes Moore about Democrats struggle to find a path forward under the Trump administration. Finally, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, CNN Political Commentator Shermichael Singleton, Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, and former Biden Chief Pentagon Spokesman Chris Meagher spar over the seriousness of the signal leak and what a winning political strategy for Democrats moving forward looks like. Dana also asks McMorrow about her political future as she weighs a run for US Senate in Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Crack down. Trump clamps down on dissent at home, while he downplays voters' worries over prices and the concerns over his national security team. Is Trump changing America for good?And: GOP jitters. Elon Musk pays up ahead of a GOP test at the ballot box. As one of the most vulnerable Democrats tells me why he thinks the tide is turning for his party.And: Defying gravity. Bill Nye on how upcoming NASA cuts could change the space race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, Vice President JD Vance has just landed at a US Space Force outpost in Greenland near the Arctic Circle. The government in Greenland wants no part in this visit, so it's taking place at the military base 1,000 miles from the capital of Nuuk. Meanwhile in Washington, President Trump spoke with new Canadian leader Mark Carney this morning, a day after Carney declared his relationship with the US "broken." But Trump characterized the call as "extremely productive."   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump administration is still under fire after plans for a military strike on Yemen were leaked via a group chat that mistakenly included the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. Olivia Troye was a former national security official during the first Trump administration. She shares her take on the potential dangers of what happened here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you are in the market for a car, you may want to step on the gas, because President Trump's new tariffs are about to send auto prices soaring. Today we bring you the very latest on this escalating trade war and how Americans could face the fallout. Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing concerns over the now-infamous intelligence chat snafu.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, the nation's top intelligence officials were back on Capitol Hill answering a barrage of questions about critical new developments in the colossal security scandal engulfing the White House. The previously scheduled hearing began just moments after The Atlantic published screengrabs from the now-infamous Trump administration group chat discussing an upcoming military strike in Yemen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, the nation's top intelligence leaders have just finished testifying on Capitol Hill about that group chat that discussed very detailed strike plans in Yemen with a prominent journalist accidentally added to the message thread.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Trump administration lawyers will be in a Washington courtroom this afternoon to defend the president's deportation powers. Will three appeals court judges hit the brakes on the president's relentless push to redefine the limits of executive power? Plus: The biggest election since November is just days away. Wisconsin voters will elect a new judge for the supreme court. We'll tell you why Elon musk is spending millions to push the Republican candidate over the line. And: Mirror, mirror on the wall. What happened to Snow White's box-office haul? Not even that first kiss of love could lift the spell of political controversy that's cursed Disney's new film.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today show's begins, President Trump is pontificating to reporters in the Oval Office as part of an event with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was by his side. During the Q&A, Trump was asked about a New York Times that Elon Musk, who visited the Pentagon today, was due to get a briefing on the Pentagon's plan for handling a war in China.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The Trump administration escalates attacks on a federal judge and publicly questions the court's authority. But are they willing to actually defy a judicial order? There's a key deadline right now that may provide an answer. Plus: Today, President Trump will sign an executive order to shut down the Department of Education. We break down potential consequences for students, parents and teachers. And: A top Democratic pollster joins us with new data on how the party should solve its messaging problem. One clue: It involves talking about the richest man in the world.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices