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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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Both Parties Questioning Trump's 'Slush Fund'
Yesterday00:44:10Tap to summarizeSome Republicans as well as Democrats are expressing deep concern about the unprecedented $1.7+- billion pot of money the president plans to dole out to people he calls "victimized" by the federal government. Democrats tried to get more information from the man in charge of it, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who will appoint the commissioners who will decide who gets paid. He just wrapped up about three hours of testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →If You Come at the King, You Best Not Miss
2d ago00:43:16Tap to summarizeBill Cassidy is the latest victim of Donald Trump's revenge tour. The longtime Louisiana senator, who once voted to impeach Trump, lost the primary this weekend to a Trump-backed rival. Hoping to avoid the same fate tomorrow is Kentuck's Tom Massie, who forced the release of the Epstein files and has been one of the biggest critics of the president's war in Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →The Power Play: Trump's Impact on GOP Loyalty
3d ago00:43:00Tap to summarizeGet the inside scoop on the fiercest political showdowns this season! From President Trump's battles with GOP dissenters to Sherrod Brown's Senate race comeback. Dive deep into the political battles shaping our nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Trump Revenge Tour to Hit Cajun Country
5d ago00:43:38Tap to summarizeIt's a tale as old as time, or at least as old as the Trump era: If you're a Republican who crosses the president, he makes it a priority to take you out. Senator Bill Cassidy is fighting to be an exception to the rule. When Louisianans go to the polls tomorrow for the state's GOP primary, Cassidy is facing Trump-endorsed Congresswoman Julia Letlow. Cassidy's original sin is that he voted to convict the president in his 2021 impeachment trial after January 6th, and Trump has neither forgiven nor forgotten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Xi's Chilling Warning to Trump
6d ago00:43:43Tap to summarizeTwo crucial issues are weighing heavily over President Trump's talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping: Taiwan and Iran. Regarding the former, Xi said Taiwan is the most important issue between the two countries, and if mishandled could create "a very dangerous situation." Which sets up a question with enormous geopolitical stakes: Will Trump bend US policy on Taiwan for Beijing's help with Iran? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →War, Inflation Accompany Trump to Beijing
1w ago00:43:27Tap to summarizePresident Trump arrived in China today for a high-stakes superpower summit, trailed by new evidence of economic trouble here in the US. At almost the exact moment the president descended from Air Force One in Beijing to the type of fanfare he loves, there was another reminder back home of why the stakes of this summit are so high: The war in Iran is pushing inflation to its highest level since 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Americans Blame Trump for Economy
1w ago00:43:07Tap to summarizeA new CNN poll shows Americans feel crushed by rising costs, and they blame President Trump. The poll reveals a deep sense of anxiety and insecurity about the economy. And those sentiments are backed by the just-released April inflation numbers, which are the highest in three years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Trump: Ceasefire on 'Life Support'
1w ago00:43:22Tap to summarizeToday, the US and Iran have both rejected the latest proposals going back and forth to end the war. While Iran called its counterproposal "generous and reasonable," President Trump labeled it a "piece of garbage" and deemed the ceasefire "on massive life support." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Redistricting Battles and Trumpland Challenges
1w ago00:42:28Tap to summarizeCan the GOP maintain their edge with a new wave of gerrymandering? Is the anti-Trump sentiment enough to swing the House? Dive into the political battle with Inside Politics as Manu Raju talks to top analysts and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Dems Virginia Gerrymander in Jeopardy
2w ago00:43:33Tap to summarizeWe begin today's show with a huge defeat for Democrats in the redistricting war initiated by Republicans last year in Texas. The Virginia supreme court struck it down yesterday on a technicality, just one day after Tennessee's governor signed into law a new Republican gerrymander that breaks up the only majority Black district in that state. With Louisiana, Alabama and South Carolina all trying to change their maps, where does that leave things nationwide as we head toward this fall's crucial midterms? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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