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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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Aug 8, 2025 • 41min
Texas Dems Face Deadline To Return
First: Texas Democrats who left the state in protest face a deadline to get back to the capital. If they don't the Texas attorney general says he'll seek a court order to fire them.
Plus: She prosecuted President Trump and now his Justice Department may prosecute her. The DOJ subpoenas Letitia James, looking for information about her case against the Trump Organization.
And: We introduce you to the biggest company you may never have heard of. It's worth more than Disney, Mcdonald's or Bank of America. And it just signed a $10 billion contract with the Pentagon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 7, 2025 • 42min
The Economy Gets an Extreme Makeover
First: The US puts a patchwork of tariffs on nearly every major trading partner. The markets are shrugging. But will your wallet be shrinking?
Plus: Will GOP attempts to gain seats in the House through redistricting spread to other Republican-led states?
And: John King is back on the road in an Arizona heat wave to take the temperature on a potential midterm flashpoint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 6, 2025 • 48min
'Active Shooter' in Georgia
As today's show begins, we're following breaking news out of Georgia, where the US Army's Fort Stewart is in lockdown for an active shooter situation. CNN's Isabel Rosales begins our coverage from Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 5, 2025 • 42min
The Scandal that won't Quit
First: President Trump is desperate to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein saga engulfing his administration. But even his own party is helping to keep it front and center. We have breaking news on the House Republican push for answers.
Plus: The political firestorm in Texas is exploding across the country as Democrats declare war on the GOP push to deliver the president more seats in Congress ahead of the midterm elections. But what's their actual plan?
And: Bernie Sanders, Elon Musk, and the Pope ... we break down a new poll showing where they land on the popularity charts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 4, 2025 • 41min
Texas Can't Hold 'Em
First: Texas Democrats have fled the state in a last-ditch effort to block a Republican gerrymander. But is this a strategy or a stunt?
Plus: The White House is trying to justify President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he did not like Friday's jobs report. But contrary to what they say, numbers don't lie.
And: We have brand new CNN reporting on far-right activist Laura Loomer's role playing the administration's "loyalty enforcer" and who she wants to get fired next. >> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 3, 2025 • 41min
Emboldened Trump Lashes Out Amid Signs of Resistance
First: Popping off. An emboldened President Trump reshuffles the global economy. What's his next target?
Plus: Democratic dreams. What's giving the party hope as it tries to retake power? And how far will they go to block a takeover in Texas? I go one on one with Senator Cory Booker who says his fellow lawmakers need to do more.
And: Camp democracy. As Trump's cuts mount, fired federal workers bring their kids to Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 1, 2025 • 42min
Economic Goosebumps
First: A dismal jobs report delivers a gut punch to the White House as it tries to sell the president's new sweeping tariffs. We'll bring you the latest from Wall Street as the double whammy shakes investor confidence.
Plus: Will the real Democratic leader please stand up? Kamala Harris says she is not going back in the system, but does not name a single person leading her party. Is it a political strategy or a sign of growing Democratic chaos?
And: It's one of the marquee matchups of the year, but President Trump still has not endorsed the Republican nominee for Virginia's next governor. Why not? The candidate herself is Ranu's guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 31, 2025 • 41min
Full Speed Bargaining
The US reaches a trade deal with Mexico, while dozens of other countries have just 12 hours left to reach an agreement with the Trump Administration or face steep tariff hikes. Will the president's gamble make the US rich, as he claims, or leave American consumers paying the price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 30, 2025 • 42min
Leaving No Stone Unturned
First: Senate Democrats have a new strategy to keep the Jeffrey Epstein scandal front and center. But will a century-old law actually force the DOJ to release the files?
Plus: We're getting the first look at the Texas GOP's push to redraw the congressional map in their favor. How will this change the midterm math?
And: Wolf speaks with a 26-year-old hoping to unseat a 78-year-old Capitol Hill veteran about the push to infuse fresh energy into their struggling party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 29, 2025 • 41min
A Maze of Challenges
First: President Trump says he's headed back home to "put out fires all over the world." But will the seemingly never-ending Jeffrey Epstein scandal be the flame that defies all containment?
Plus: According to New York City's mayor, the gunman who opened fire in a busy Manhattan office building had a suicide note expressing grievances with the NFL. We get the latest New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
And: Joe Rogan endorses Democrat James Talarico in ruby-red Texas. Is he a living oxymoron or the future of his party? He joins the show.
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