"For the first time in four days, it was a story on CNN that was not Israel. It had to do with the Republican conference meeting to choose a new speaker."
The first edition of the show hosted by Kristen Welker was highly criticized by observers for her interview of current GOP presidential candidate frontrunner Donald Trump.
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"Russini doesn't need to win over every critic, nor does she need to answer every question thrown her way. But she does need to give people a reason to keep tuning in beyond their curiosity about her personal life."