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At the Winter Olympics in Italy, American athletes are speaking out, Vice President JD Vance was booed, and some locals are protesting against ICE. Some are asking if the US has achieved “villain” status. Experts say moments like these underscore the loss of American standing on the world stage under President Donald Trump. But is this a brand problem, or something deeper? 

For more: Trump’s growing volatility is putting the world on edge 

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Guest: Stephen Collinson, CNN Senior Reporter 

Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin

Photo: Amber Searls / Imagn Images
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Critics fear ICE is using a growing slate of facial recognition and surveillance tools to track not only undocumented immigrants, but also protesters opposing operations in Minneapolis and beyond. So with Democrats and Republicans at odds over changes to ICE ahead of a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security, what data is being collected and what does it mean for the average American? 

For more: ICE shunned body cams in Minnesota. So why are agents using phone cameras? 

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Guests: Nicole Cleland & Juliette Kayyem, CNN Senior National Security Analyst 

Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin

Photo: John Moore/Getty Images
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Officials in Georgia are sounding the alarm after the FBI searched an elections office in Fulton County last week in connection with alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election. Now, as President Donald Trump calls on Republicans to “nationalize the voting,” some state officials across the country are wondering if they will be able to run their midterm elections without interference from Washington. Plus: what does Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard have to do with all of this? 

For more: DNI Gabbard put Trump on the phone with FBI agents who searched Fulton County elections office, sources say 

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Guests: Robb Pitts & Mo Ivory, Fulton County Board of Commissioners & Marshall Cohen, CNN Senior Reporter 

Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin

Photo Credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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TikTok was on the verge of being banned in the US as President Donald Trump took office last year. Now, its US operations are in the hands of new owners after a deal backed by the Trump administration. Since those owners took control, some users on the left claim they’ve been having trouble posting about sensitive topics like ICE or Jeffrey Epstein. So is this a tech hiccup, or a possible sign of political censorship? 

For more: The Trump-approved US TikTok is off to a rough start 

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Guest: Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Tech Editor 

Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin

Photo Credit: Brook Joyner/CNN
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We know the Trump administration is extremely online. But experts have started to notice that some of the memes and videos posted by official government accounts have a distinct far-right flavor that draw disturbing parallels with white supremacist and neo-Nazi propaganda. Is this a mistake? Trolling? Or something darker? We hear from an expert who says white nationalist groups are getting the message that "our guys are in control."

For more: The US government seems to have a clear message for White nationalists 

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Guest: Jon Lewis, Research Fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University 

Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin
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