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CNN Inside Politics
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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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How New Inflation Data Could Impact Midterms
2d ago00:44:49Tap to summarizeThe midterms just got a fresh dose of inflation - not ideal for the party trying to keep control of Congress. The new numbers show signs that price pressures are easing, but only at the margins. Wholesale prices - what producers charge before those costs reach consumers - rose 4.7% over the past year. While a slowdown from June's 5.5%, that's still incredibly high. With just 82 days until the midterms, these new numbers raise crucial political questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →The Democratic Pendulum Swings Again
3d ago00:43:10Tap to summarizePoliticians love to say, "The only poll that counts is election day." In the last 24 hours, Wisconsin reminded us why that cliche actually matters. Last month, moderate Democrat David Crowley dropped out of the Badger State gubernatorial race. Today, he accepted his party's nomination for governor. Crowley's razor-thin victory - less than 4,000 votes - in a crucial swing state comes at the expense of Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong, who was hoping to ride the recent wave of progressive wins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Another Democratic Socialism Test Today in Wisconsin
4d ago00:30:14Tap to summarizeCompeting visions collide in the last major test of the Democratic party's direction before November. Today, Americans in six states are hitting the polls in key primaries across the country. The biggest story is out of Wisconsin, where state Assemblywoman and Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong's upstart campaign has rattled establishment Dems in the purple state, who've united around Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, arguing the socialist brand will lose in November against likely Republican nominee Tom Tiffany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Update: Battle for the Senate
5d ago00:43:17Tap to summarizeWhat's more likely, a Democratic senator in Texas or a Republican senator in Georgia? We reveal results of a brand new CNN analysis pointing to nine seats that are most likely to flip. To win control of the Senate, Democrats must keep all their seats while flipping four more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Midwest Mayhem: Inside the 2028 Political Landscape
6d ago00:42:28Tap to summarizeJoin Manu Raju this Sunday on Inside Politics as we dissect a week of fierce political battles across the Midwest, with exclusive insights from top political insiders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →A Major Political Win for President Trump
1w ago00:43:07Tap to summarizeTodd Blanche is now officially on track to be the next attorney general of the United States after Senator Bill Cassidy, a man whose political career President Trump effectively helped end, announces that he will support Blanche on the Senate floor. Cassidy's decision will give Blanche the votes he needs to be confirmed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Dems Deal With Aftershocks from El-Sayed's Win
1w ago00:42:39Tap to summarizeProgressive Democrat Abdul el-Sayed says his win in yesterday's Michigan Senate primary shook the world. Now his party is mapping the aftershocks. The first challenge is to unite behind el-Sayed following the incredibly heated and divisive race against moderate Haley Stevens. His GOP opponent, former representative Mike Rogers, wasted no time launching an attack, claiming el-Sayed believes "America deserved 9/11." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Progressive Prevails in Michigan
1w ago00:43:16Tap to summarizeProgressive Democrat Abdul el-Sayed prevailed in the Michigan Senate primary, but will that complicate his party's path back to power? It was a very close race - just one point separating el-Sayed from his opponent, Congresswoman Haley Stevens - but the victory is monumental for the progressive left. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Max Miller Demands House Investigate ... Max Miller
2w ago00:43:11Tap to summarize\Embattled Republican Congressman Max Miller is calling for an ethics investigation into himself. He says he wants to clear himself from the disturbing allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife, Emily Marino, the daughter of the senior Senator from Ohio, Bernie Marino. CNN's Lauren Fox has the details on this unusual situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Blanche Concedes, Paves Way for Senate Confirmation
2w ago00:42:51Tap to summarizePresident Trump's pick to be the nation's top law enforcement officer is now on the fast track to Senate confirmation after Republican holdouts John Cornyn and Thom Tillis said they'll vote to confirm Todd Blanche at tomorrow's committee vote. That ends a two-week standoff between the lame duck senators and the White House over Trump's so-called anti-weaponization fund. Blanche conceded the fight by signing a letter that effectively kills the fund. Blanche also limited the scope of the tax immunity deal Trump reached with the Treasury Department to protect the president and his family over audits from past tax returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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