CNN Inside Politics

CNN Inside Politics

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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September 20, 2026 42 mins
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 podcastchoi...
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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 c...
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September 17, 2026 43 mins
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,...
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September 16, 2026 43 mins
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 i...
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September 15, 2026 44 mins
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 ...
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September 14, 2026 44 mins
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 th...
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With just 51 days until Election Day, Inside Politics Sunday explores the GOP's ad blitz to secure their majorities. Dive into the strategy and potential impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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September 11, 2026 46 mins
John King anchors our special coverage of the 25-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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September 10, 2026 43 mins
The Supreme Court may have just saved a Democratic House seat. After days of electoral chaos, the justices firmly rejected GOP efforts in Missouri to bring back a Republican-friendly congressional map that the state courts had blocked. Meanwhile, President Trump channeled his inner Oprah at the GOP's midterm convention last night by offering voters $5,000 each, but on...
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Brand new CNN polling from Michigan and Maine - two battleground states that could determine which party controls Congress - reveals that the Senate races in each are statistically tied. We consult the "magic wall" with all the numbers.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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September 8, 2026 43 mins
With just 56 days until the midterms, the economy, Iran war, and now a trade war with Canada are threatening the vulnerable Republicans. We are tracking the races, candidates and stories that could shift the balance of power. And we start today with New Hampshire, where there are competitive contests on both sides.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...
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September 7, 2026 42 mins
Labor Day traditionally marks the beginning of the general election campaign - the moment when non-political junkies start tuning in. This year, it's also the turning point for President Trump, who's ramping up his personal involvement in many races. But for many Republican candidates, that presents a challenge: Can they embrace the president to win his diehard base without turning ...
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Get the inside scoop on Trumpapalooza and its impact on endangered Republicans. Don't miss today's deep dive into the midterms and what's at stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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As today's show begins, we are following breaking news on the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mother accused of strangling her three young children to death in 2023. After seven days of deliberations, the jury says it still cannot reach a unanimous verdict, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial. But he put that decision on hold for one hour to give the defense time to make an emergency appeal for a stay.&n...
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He's going to be everything everywhere all at once. That's what President Trump is telling his party 61 days ahead of the midterm elections. But is it what Republicans on the ballot actually want? The president is historically unpopular with the country, is six months into a war most opposed, and Americans are still worried about rising prices and an unequal econ...
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September 2, 2026 42 mins
We are 48 hours away from the first state sending out the first ballots of the midterm election, and President Trump is still trying to radically reshape the mail-in ballot rules. But multiple election officials across the country tell CNN that there's no way to make his proposed mail ballot rules a reality, no matter what the courts ultimately rul...
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September 1, 2026 44 mins
Massachusetts calls itself the "old colony." But on today's primary election ballot, younger Democrats are hoping for a generational revolt. Senator Ed Markey, 80 years old with 50 years in Congress under his belt, is trying to fend off a primary challenge from 47-year-old Congressman Seth Moulton. Yes, Markey has been in Congress longer than Moulton&nb...
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August 31, 2026 42 mins
Today's show begins as we await closing arguments in the murder trial of Tupac Shakur. The hip hop legend was killed in September of 1996 in a drive-by-shooting in Las Vegas. Questions swirled for decades over who killed the then-25-year-old star. Duane Davis, better known as Keffe D, is charged with first degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty.   Learn more about your ad choices....
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August 30, 2026 43 mins
65 days until the midterms and there's a shake-up in the Senate race! Tune into Inside Politics Sunday to hear Manu Raju's exclusive reporting on the battle for the Senate majority. Can Democrats turn red states blue? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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August 28, 2026 43 mins
Today's show begins as President Trump is preparing to award the Artemis II crew the Congressional Medal of Honor. The four astronauts went farther into space than any humans before them, circling the moon on a 10-day mission and bringing home never-before-seen-images from deep space, completing the first crewed journey to the moon in more than half a century.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...
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