

CNN Political Briefing
CNN Podcasts
Join CNN Political Director David Chalian as he guides you through our ever-changing political landscape. Every week, David and a guest take you inside the latest developments with insight and analysis from the key players in politics.
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Sep 18, 2020 • 7min
Fact Checking Presidential Town Halls
This week both President Trump and Joe Biden took questions from voters in televised town halls. In this episode, CNN Political Reporter Daniel Dale fact checks both events, and talks about the massive difference between fact checking Trump and Biden.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 17, 2020 • 8min
Joe Biden Heads Home
The President undermines his own government scientist, again. CNN Political Director David Chalian explains the President's comments on masks and vaccines and how they differ from the science. Plus, he breaks down Attorney General Bill Barr’s attempts to redefine his role and his outrageous comments comparing pandemic lock downs to slavery. Finally, David tells you what to expect from Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in townhall in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 16, 2020 • 8min
The President Faces the Voters
In an unusual move for him, President Trump takes tough questions from voters. CNN Political Director David Chalian explains why and discusses how the battle over healthcare will impact the presidential race. Plus, why some Democrats are putting pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to compromise on another stimulus bill.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 15, 2020 • 9min
Joe Biden's Hispanic Voter Problem
David Chalian discusses President Trump and Joe Biden’s moves to shore up their weaknesses- including Biden's problems with Latino voters. Plus, he breaks down brand new CNN polls out of Wisconsin and North Carolina, two critical battleground states, and the politics of Middle East peace.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 14, 2020 • 9min
The Climate Divide
Fires are raging on the West Coast, more hurricanes are on the horizon, and politics is in full swing. Today, CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down the politicization of climate change during an election year, plus more on what the Woodward recordings tell us about Trump's priorities, and the politics of the thin blue line. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 11, 2020 • 9min
Trump's No Good, Very Bad Week
As the campaign kicks into high gear, President Trump is on the defense in the wake of Bob Woodward's bombshell book "Rage." CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down the possible implications, plus both sides pausing their politics for the 19th anniversary of 9/11, and Congress' continued refusal to agree on a stimulus bill. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 10, 2020 • 9min
Mission Not Accomplished
President Trump has tried to move this election away from the impacts of Covid-19, but Bob Woodward's new book "Rage" has derailed that plan for now. CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down how the Woodward bombshell is a mission not accomplished for President Trump. Plus, he discusses how Joe Biden's campaign is using the revelations to their advantage and the dangers of the politicization of a vaccine.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 9, 2020 • 6min
'Rage' is All The Rage
Bob Woodward's new book 'Rage' zeroes in on President Trump's handing of coronavirus as the President admits he deliberately downplayed the pandemic. CNN Senior Political Reporter Nia Malika Henderson breaks down those revelations, plus the President's attacks on Kamala Harris and Joe Biden's struggles with Latino voters. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 8, 2020 • 8min
Vaccine Politics
The fall campaign season is now in full swing and the main topic of debate this weekend was a Coronavirus vaccine. CNN Political Director David Chalian discusses that and why President Trump was visibly distressed about last weeks’ story of him reportedly calling fallen American soldiers "losers." Plus, where did all the Trump campaign’s money go?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 4, 2020 • 7min
Joe Biden Comes Out Swinging
Joe Biden calls for the President to apologize after reports that Trump disparaged the US Armed Forces. CNN Political Director David Chalian discusses why it’d be political malpractice for Biden not to take the moral high ground against Trump. Plus, a look at the economic recovery numbers, and voting has begun in North Carolina, a key state for Trump in solidifying his re-election.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


