Report: New AF1 Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Old One

The Department of Homeland Security breaks nearly 12 hours of silence on a deadly ICE shooting in Maine, saying the officer was "fearing for public safety.” However, the statement did not explain why that ICE officer thought the driver was a threat. Maine Independent Senator Angus King joins to talk about what he knows about the shooting and what he hopes to see with the investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

According to new reporting by the New York Times, the new Air Force One does not have the same defensive countermeasures as the old one, including its advanced antimissile capabilities. Anderson gets perspective from former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Trump, two sources familiar with matter told CNN, adding another layer of tension as a ceasefire deal between the countries comes under strain. Plus, FBI Director Kash Patel is now at the center of a congressional investigation into his alleged abuse of FBI airplanes and other perks of the office. Air date: July 9, 2026 Guests: Pamela Brown Jonathan Wackrow Andrew McCabe Rep. Jamie Raskin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, taking aim at the Democratic establishment while clearing the way for the party to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most important contests of November’s midterm elections. “It’s not the false allegations though that have brought us to where we are. It’s the fact that they are being used by the political establishment to put structural pressure on us,” Platner said. Plus, growing questions about the new Air Force One, which the President Trump flew to Turkey on, but did not leave there on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A second woman goes on camera with her allegations against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, as his staunchest supporters tell him to leave the race. Platner calls the allegations "categorically false" and says they come “from a person with a well-documented political agenda.”  Plus, new American airstrikes on Iran. “This is punishment,” a US official told CNN. “It won’t be over for a bit.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A woman said Monday that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, entered her home without permission and raped her while he was heavily intoxicated nearly five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship, an allegation Platner denies. The woman, Jenny Racicot, spoke to CNN's Jake Tapper and said the attack occurred in 2021, two years after she and Platner began casually dating. Jake joins Anderson with the exclusive conversation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We begin tonight, Keeping Them Honest, with the billion-plus dollars the president made, while many investors lost nearly everything from something he himself once called a scam. Plus, the wedding festivities for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have begun. According to sources, a rehearsal dinner is happening tonight inside Madison Square Garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, on Keeping Them Honest, the president's maiden flight on his new Qatari-gifted Air Force One plane. The new jet, an unconditional gift estimated to be worth about $400 million, has generated legal, ethical and national security questions.Plus, two climbers scaled the Empire State building, why they did it and what they're charged with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight we learned President Donald Trump collected billions of dollars through an array of cryptocurrency holdings, royalty payments and property investments last year, according to his latest annual financial disclosure released on Tuesday. Plus, the Supreme Court ruled on blockbuster cases on its final day of the term: birthright citizenship, transgender athletes, and campaign finance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court handed President Trump a significant win Monday by allowing him to remove the leaders of once-independent federal agencies at will. In another ruling, the court made it harder for Trump or future presidents to remove members of the Federal Reserve — temporarily blocking him from firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook over unsubstantiated allegations of mortgage fraud. Former federal prosecutor Berit Berger joins Anderson. Plus, New York Times investigative reporter Eric Lipton discusses how the president's family could stand to profit from a billion-dollar mining deal with Kazakhstan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices