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Video of the Tufts University student's arrest by masked men outside her home drew global attention. Today, a judge freed the Turkish exchange student, saying the government showed no evidence to support its case. Plus, the Trump administration fires the Librarian of Congress, the first women and first black person to hold the job. Hear the justification offered for it and how it fits into the administration's larger campaign of erasing important parts of this country's history from view. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In one of the oldest of old-world ceremonies still in practice, 133 cardinals chose the next leader of the Catholic church. And though he is said to be, in many ways, a natural successor to Pope Francis, Vatican-watchers have long doubted the chances that an American would be elevated to the papacy. But for the first time in history there is an American pope. CNN Correspondents Christopher Lamb, David Culver and Brynn Gingras bring us the latest and reactions from both Rome and America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The administration appears ready to transport migrants they've arrested in the U.S. and send them to Libya. A federal judge said that deporting migrants to Libya or Saudi Arabia would violate his previous order if they were not provided written notice and an opportunity to contest ahead of time, according to a new filing. Plus, Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports from Milwaukee on the lead contamination crisis impacting kids in several public schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two nuclear-armed powers are on the brink of war as India strikes Pakistan and Pakistan promises retaliation. CNN's Nic Robertson is just back from Kashmir. He joins 360° from Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. Plus, we’re just hours away from the start of the conclave at the Vatican. Anderson has details on some of the potential papal front-runners who could be elected to succeed Pope Francis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight's Keeping Them Honest segment looks at President Trump's new foray into cryptocurrency, and the door it opens, critics say, to corruption on a massive scale. Plus, the start of jury selection in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial. What jurors were asked, and what kind of evidence, some of it graphic, they could be expected to see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After weeks of President Trump threatening and intimidating big law firms into bowing down and giving him hundreds of millions of dollars in free services, one federal judge has said enough. Plus, the President tries to starve public broadcasting of money. Why and how he's doing it. Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and the CEO of PBS, Paula Kerger, join AC360° to talk about what is at stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump had four national security advisors in his first term, now he's on his second this time around. President Trump announced today that he’s nominating Mike Waltz to serve as UN ambassador, shifting from his role as national security adviser. This comes weeks after Waltz added a journalist to a group chat discussing military strikes. Plus, the Trump-appointed judge who just ruled against the President on a pillar of his deportation policy. What the judge said and the impact it could have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump says he could obey the courts and help bring back a wrongly deported man from El Salvador, but he won't. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggests that he would defy the courts completely. Plus, 11 high school lacrosse players turn themselves in after being accused of victimizing five younger players in what law enforcement said was "way beyond hazing." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump takes a victory lap on his first 100 days in office, as the consequences of those hundred days add up. Tonight's guests include Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman, former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Plus, a storied and deeply significant ally of the civil rights movement is gutted, as the Justice Department lawyers who work there who have led that fight depart en mass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the eve of 100 days in office, Anderson speaks to Sen. Amy Klobuchar about President Trump's agenda and the Democrats’ response or lack thereof, so far. Plus, Russia announces they'll have a brief ceasefire in Ukraine, but it's not quite what it sounds. CNN's Matthew Chance has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Pope Francis' funeral just hours away, the Vatican says about 250,000 paid their respects to the pontiff in St. Peter’s Basilica. Francis was known for his love of those on the margins - immigrants, the poor, those too often shunted aside. CNN’s Clarissa Ward talks with a female inmate who met the pope last year, when he came to her prison. She remembers him as a “Pope of the people.” And perspective on this moment from Andrew Sullivan, who has written often, and eloquently about the pontiff, the church, and his own Catholic faith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 90,000 people have filed into St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis as he lies in state. His coffin will be closed on Friday evening ahead of his funeral on Saturday morning. John Studzinski, a friend of the pontiff, shares memories and what his hopes are for when he will pay his respects to the pontiff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thousands of people waited in line in on Wednesday to pay their final respects to the late Pope Francis, who is lying in state inside the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Plus, Anderson interviews Robert Harris, whose bestselling book "Conclave" led to the Oscar-winning movie. Harris shares the inspiration for his novel and why people are so fascinated with the process of selecting a new pope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tributes continue to pour in after Pope Francis died on Easter Monday. The 88-year-old Argentinian died of a stroke and heart failure at his Vatican residence. In the preface of a book set to come out later this week, the pontiff described death as “a new beginning.” Plus, what we're learning about his funeral now set for Saturday and the possible top contenders to become the pope's successor at the upcoming conclave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Across the world, people are mourning the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88. Anderson Cooper is live from Saint George's Cathedral in London, en route to Rome. Plus, the fallout and denials after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed military plans in a second Signal chat, which included his wife and brother. Anderson gets reaction from Democratic congressman Adam Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Breaking news on multiple legal fronts. Deportation cases pit the White House against a string of judges, including one who says he's got reason to find the administration in contempt. Plus, is there a ceiling to the amount of weight popular medications for obesity and diabetes can help someone lose? CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All we're learning about the deadly mass shooting at Florida State University, committed by a son of a law enforcement officer, according to police. Nick Valencia is in Tallahassee, FL with the latest. Plus, young children being left to face immigration courts alone, advocates say they may be hardest hit by the Trump administration's crackdown. CNN's Priscilla Alvarez has the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump promised to let RFK Jr. go "wild" on health, now CNN has learned how wild the White House is planning to go when it comes to cutting billions of dollars from his cabinet department. Plus, a live report from a factory in China that is already feeling the brunt of the brewing trade war, CNN's Marc Stewart has the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A judge tells the Trump administration to produce documents and answer questions about the man they mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador, and refuse to bring back. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg on the witness stand, in a case that could reshape WhatsApp and Instagram, and how Zuckerberg's newfound friendship with the President could reshape the case, Kara Swisher joins AC360°. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The leader of the free world and the President of El Salvador both say they won't return a man deported to El Salvador's notorious prison by mistake. And now, President Trump is talking about sending U.S. citizens there. Plus, breaking news on the Trump administration's funding fight against elite universities. Late tonight, the administration froze more than two billion dollars in federal funding for Harvard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices