Today President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a 90-minute phone call, making him the first American leader to speak with his Russian counterpart Putin's invasion of Ukraine three years ago. Meanwhile at NATO headquarters, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made clear the US no longer wants to take the lead protecting Ukraine and poured cold water on some of Kyiv's bottom lines for peace negotiations. Richard Haass served for years in senior positions at the State Department before heading up the Council on Foreign Relations. He joins Christiane from New York to discuss the new world order and "America first." 

Also on today's show: Oscar-nominated actor Jeremy Strong ("The Apprentice"); "Death By Numbers" writer/subject Sam Fuentes and producer/director Kim A. Snyder  

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President Trump met with Jordan's King Abdullah today as the region faces yet another moment of crisis over the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Meanwhile, the US president is doubling down on his controversial proposal to permanently relocate the majority of Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan. Correspondent Jeremy Diamond has the latest from Tel Aviv. 

Also on today's show: veteran Egyptian diplomat Hossam Zaki; former White House health policy adviser Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel; Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman; director Mohammad Rasoulof ("The Seed of the Sacred Fig") 

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Just one week after President Trump reached an agreement to delay a trade spat with neighbors Canada and Mexico, he announced 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. As America’s largest supplier of steel, Canada could be hit particularly hard. It's something we see firsthand in a special report from the manufacturing heart of Ontario. 

Also on today's show: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear; director Shiori Ito ("Black Box Diaries"); author Marietje Schaake ("The Tech Coup") 

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Trump and Musk are all but razing the U.S. federal government. This week, USAID, a critical arm of U.S. soft power around the world was effectively dismantled and a purge of the FBI and CIA appear well underway. Christiane speaks with Matthew Bartlett, former Trump appointee to the State Department about the President's latest shake-up in Washington. Then, as the White House walks back some of Trump's comments about Gaza's future, while regional powers outright reject his proposal, Mustafa Barghouti, President of the Palestinian National Initiative Party joined Christiane from Ramallah with the Palestinian rresponse. And to explore whether there is any hope left for a two-state solution, Christiane sits down with Daniel Levy, president of the U.S.-Middle East Project and an adviser in the government of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who put forward the most far reaching Israeli proposal at the doomed Camp David Summit nearly a quarter of a century ago. Also, as Trump signals openness to Israeli annexation of the West Bank this weel, Christiane revisits her 2007 report about the rise of Israel's extremist religious settler movement. And finally, with less than a month until the Academy Awards, Mikey Madison joins Christiane to discuss her breakout performance in "Anora," where she plays a Brooklyn sex worker who falls in love with the son of a Russian Oligarch. She's up for an Oscar having already earned nominations for best actress at every major awards ceremony. 

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At midnight tonight, USAID puts almost all of its staff on administrative leave. Elon Musk says the agency, which is crucial to the survival of millions of people around the world, is being fed "into the woodchipper." This action would transform the US and its traditional role on the global stage. Matthew Bartlett was appointed to the State Department by President Trump during his first term, and he joins the show from DC. 

Also on today's show: Oscar-nominated actor Mikey Madison ("Anora"); Jonathan Chait, Staff Writer, The Atlantic 

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Israel is all in on President Trump's proposal to clear out and take over Gaza. But many Palestinians in Gaza are saying very clearly that they're not going anywhere. Tom Fletcher is the United Nations' top humanitarian official and joins from inside Gaza. 

Jennifer Mittelstadt, Professor of History, Rutgers University; Gillian Metzger, Professor of Constitutional Law, Columbia Law School 

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It was the proposal heard, and roundly rejected, around the world: Hours after President Trump, with Benjamin Netanyahu by his side, said the United States should not only take control of Gaza, but with the Israeli Prime Minister at his side and called for the permanent removal of the Palestinian population. Mustafa Barghouti, President of the Palestinian National Initiative Party, joins Christiane from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. 

Also on today's show: Prince Turki Al Faisal, Former Saudi ambassador to US and UK / Former Saudi Head of Intelligence; Daniel Levy, President, US/Middle East Project; criminal defense attorney Heather Shaner, who represented Jan 6 rioters 

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The future of the Israel-Hamas war hangs in the balance, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Donald Trump at the White House today. The US president is eager to see the war over, while Netanyahu, for various reasons, might be intent on continuing the fight. Amos Harel is a military analyst for Ha'aretz and he joins the program from Tel Aviv.  

Also on today's show: Dr. Javid Abdelmoneim, Medecins Sans Frontieres; Director RaMell Ross ("Nickel Boys"); Karoun Demirjian, reporter, The New York Times 

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President Trump is putting America's economy front and center, threatening sweeping tariffs on goods from America's three biggest trade partners. Trump has since reached a temporary agreement with Mexico to pause tariffs for one month in exchange for ten thousand Mexican troops being sent to the border. Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Trump today and is expected to keep negotiating. Canada's former Foreign Minister John Baird joins the show from Toronto. 

Also on today's show: Adam Boehler, US Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs; Tom Malinowski, Former US House Democrat; Peter Beinart, Author, "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza" 

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Less than two weeks into Donald Trump's second term, the president is flooding the zone with executive orders, testing the very institutions that uphold democracy. The question now is how far can Trump bend these democratic institutions before they break? To find out, Christiane spoke to Princeton Professor and autocracy expert Kim Lane Scheppele and Norm Eisen, a former counsel to the House Judiciary Committee and U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Then, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to what is left of their homes in northern Gaza this week, and while hostages are released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, Christiane sat down with Oliver Mcternan, a former Catholic priest turned hostage negotiator. They speak about possible next steps in the ceasefire deal and how to break the endless cycle of violence in the region. Plus, eighty years ago this week, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz. It marked the beginning of the end of the Holocaust, the darkest chapter in human history. From her archives, Christiane's 2008 reported from Auschwitz for a documentary called "Scream Bloody Murder" which chronicled the stories of those few brave souls who tried to expose genocide. 

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