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Each weekday, Dana Bash and a panel of well-sourced reporters bring you the most important political stories of the day. On the weekend, Manu Raju kicks off CNN's Sunday morning political programming with Inside Politics Sunday. Dana and Manu get answers from the people making headlines, explain the political stories that matter, and report on how the news will impact you.
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- Today43 min
Trump Defends Iran War at UN
President Trump defended his war against Iran on the world stage today, casting himself as a peacemaker while threatening to "annihilate the Islamic republic." Yet a new CNN poll shows just one in four Americans approve of how he's handling the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Yesterday42 min
Trump vs. the Press
We've got new CNN reporting on why the president suddenly banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Earlier today the three news outlets filed a lawsuit against the White House, claiming the ban is a direct violation of the First Amendment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 2 days ago42 min
Midterm Battles: Media, Economy, and Political Maneuvers
Political drama unfolds as President Trump picks fights with media outlets just 44 days before the midterms! Can Democrats flip key states or is it all just noise? Also, as President Trump hosts China's leader amidst media crackdowns, are we witnessing a distraction or a strategic move? Tune into Inside Politics for the latest unraveling of power dynamics and midterm strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 4 days ago51 min
Are GOP Candidates Ghosting Trump?
We're 46 days until the midterm elections, and it appears at least some vulnerable Republicans have decided cozying up to the White House may not be the best strategy. The latest is GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson, who is skipping a rally in Iowa that VP Vance is attending. Hinson's move comes days after two other Iowa Republicans in tight House races broke with the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 5 days ago43 min
Trump Plays Crime Card in NC
Is President Trump trying to take the 2026 midterms back to 1988? Stumping for Senate candidate Michael Whatley in North Carolina, Trump referred to Democrat Roy Cooper as a "pro-crime politician" who's "tried to bully you into silence while they turned your cities into blood-soaked killing fields, flooded your communities with migrant criminals, destroyed your schools with gangs and drugs, and filled your streets with lawlessness, filth and squalor. He mentioned crime at least 16 times during that speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 6 days ago43 min
Trump Boost? Or Trump Burden?
President Trump is now going all in on the midterms with his cash and his time. He hits the trail tonight in North Carolina to campaign with GOP Senate candidate Michael Whatley in his race against former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper. The visit underscores a crucial challenge for Whatley. He wants to tap into Trump's pull with the GOP base, but not alienate moderates and unaffiliated voters who could decide this incredibly important race. And Whatley is hardly alone in trying to thread the Trump endorsement needle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago44 min
Patel Grilled by Senate
FBI Director Kash Patel fielded questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and the hearing veered into some very unexpected directions, with topics swinging from election lies and violent immigration operations to ... bestiality? Meanwhile, as the Patel was testifying, President Trump was lashing out at the Supreme Court after justices blocked his push to restrict mail-in ballots just seven weeks before the midterms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago44 min
Road to 51 Takes a Turn
On today's show we bring you brand new CNN reporting ranking the top nine Senate seats most likely to flip. But we begin with a harrowing Saturday night on the trail for the Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, Tom Tiffany, who was flying home from a campaign event when his small, single-engine plane suddenly lost power, plunging the congressman and his pilot into a pitch black lake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Each weekday, Dana Bash and a panel of well-sourced reporters bring you the most important political stories of the day. On the weekend, Manu Raju kicks off CNN's Sunday morning political programming with Inside Politics Sunday. Dana and Manu get answers from the people making headlines, explain the political stories that matter, and report on how the news will impact you.
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