Escalation in the Middle East: Unveiling the Unseen Forces

Cornyn Noncommittal on Blanche After Confirmation Hearing

Kasie Hunt interviews Republican Senator John Kennedy shortly after he questioned Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in his confirmation hearing. The panel reacts to DNI nominee Jay Clayton's refusal to give a clear answer on who won the 2020 presidential election. Some White House officials were asked to turn over their phones as Susie Wiles and Kash Patel intensify their probe into leaks about Trump's Air Force One. Plus, a furious President Trump overturned the suspension of ICE traffic stops amid MAGA criticism.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Source: ICE Pausing Most Traffic Stops Following Two Fatal Shootings

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about ICE's traffic stop protocol and use of body cameras following two deadly shootings in less than a week. Republican Congressman Don Bacon reacts to the latest out of the Middle East, where the U.S. is resuming its blockage of the Strait of Hormuz. Georgia Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff blasts President Trump ahead of his Thursday address on election security. Supreme Court Justices Kagan and Coney Barrett tell Congress their safety is at risk during a rare appearance on Capitol Hill.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Lindsey Graham's Sister Named to Temporarily Fill His Senate Seat

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announces that Senator Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, will temporarily fill his Senate seat following his death.  A judge writes that President Trump sued the IRS for "improper purpose." Secretary Hegseth announces a task force to investigate leaks to the media, just days after reporters at The New York Times received subpoenas over a story they published about the president's new Air Force One. Maine Senator Angus King says that the man fatally shot by federal agents was not the target of an immigration enforcement operation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Witnesses Contradict ICE Account of Fatal Houston Shooting

Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about the fatal ICE shooting of a Mexican man in Houston who was not the target of the federal immigration operation, according to a source. The most significant housing affordability bill in a generation will become law tonight, but notably without President Trump's signature. The president escalates his push to reshape the midterms by firing the leadership of a bipartisan election panel. Scott Jennings, a former longtime Mitch McConnell adviser, reacts to a new video showing EMS loading the Senator into an ambulance on a stretcher. Plus, Graham Platner officially files paperwork to withdraw his Senate bid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Escalation in the Middle East: Unveiling the Unseen Forces

From explosive reports in Iran to US-Israeli relations, get the latest insights and expert analysis on the ongoing conflict, only on CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]