The Takeout with Major Garrett, 4/09/26
The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
4.6 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
First Lady Melania Trump gives remarks, denouncing her ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Ed O’Keefe breaks down the latest from the White House North Lawn. CBS’ Investigative Unit spoke with anonymous soldiers who survived the deadly attack in Kuwait. They claim they were unprepared to defend themselves, going directly against reports from The Pentagon. Major poses the latest reporting to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) for his reaction. Plus, congressional reporter Juliegrace Brufke announces her Sources Say podcast, where she spills tea on the interesting stories of members on Capitol Hill. All that and more, right here on The Takeout!
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| 0:00.0 | From the trusted team behind 48 hours, welcome to case-by-case. |
| 0:03.9 | Your weekly update on the biggest true crime stories unfolding right now. |
| 0:08.5 | Nick Ryder remains in custody without bail. |
| 0:10.8 | Luigi Mangione accused of stalking and gunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. |
| 0:16.3 | From high-profile trials and stunning evidence to major breaks in cold cases. |
| 0:22.1 | We'll follow it all case by case. |
| 0:24.7 | Follow and listen to 48 hours case by case wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:30.0 | The key to the war in Iran turns out it's the war in Lebanon. |
| 0:34.4 | And the U.S. is now waiting diplomatically into that conflict. Meanwhile, |
| 0:38.3 | the Strait of Hormuz still closed. Oil prices? Higher. Is there a rift between the Vatican |
| 0:46.0 | and the Pentagon? And what happened when the two sides met in January? And lastly, what does |
| 0:51.9 | all of this have to do with French popes from the |
| 0:54.9 | 1300s? Avatar, a movie franchise, yes, but it is also the code name of an Artemis 2 |
| 1:02.7 | experiment that could enlarge, I mean really enlarge, our understanding of deep space effects |
| 1:08.3 | on the human body. |
| 1:19.4 | Hello, everyone. |
| 1:20.6 | I'm Major Garrett in Washington. |
| 1:21.9 | Welcome to the takeout. |
| 1:26.2 | The road to peace with Iran, it appears, now runs through Lebanon. |
| 1:27.3 | This is new. Just yesterday, Vice President |
| 1:29.4 | J.D. Vance, who, by the way, will leave U.S. negotiators and talks with Iranian officials |
| 1:33.4 | tomorrow in Islamabad, Pakistan, said yesterday, just yesterday, that Lebanon had nothing to do with |
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