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Apr 18, 2024 • 41min

CNN Inside Politics: Jury Selection Hits a Bump in the Road

First: As of last night, seven jurors were seated in the Donald Trump hush money trial. Now, there are only six. Plus: Will Mike Johnson's decision to push a Ukraine aid bill cost him his gavel? And: A Kennedy family reunion with a notable no-show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 18, 2024 • 57min

The Axe Files: Fareed Zakaria

According to Fareed Zakaria, we are living in an age of revolution, kindled by the converging factors of technological advancement, information proliferation, globalization, and cultural shifts. He joined David during a live taping of The Axe Files at the University Club of Chicago to talk about what he discovered in researching his new book, “Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present,” how past revolutions inform today, how the US electoral system magnifies polarization, the ways in which the ideas of left and right politics have changed, and his mixed feelings on the upcoming trials of former President Donald Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 18, 2024 • 42min

CNN Inside Politics: History on the Hill

First: For the first time in nearly 150 years, a cabinet member will be tried in the Senate for high crimes. Plus: We're minutes away from the start of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment trial, which could be over soon after it starts. And: "Israel makes it own decisions." That's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's message to the world and his own political coalition.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 16, 2024 • 41min

CNN Inside Politics: Trump Eyes Prospective Jurors

First: Jury selection in the unprecedented criminal trial of former President Donald Trump continues. CNN is inside and outside the courtroom with all the breaking details on this critical moment in American history. Plus: Joe Biden heads to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania to channel his working class roots and talk about taxes. And: "I am not resigning." That was Mike Johnson's message to his caucus as another House Republican joins the push to kick him out as speaker.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 15, 2024 • 33min

The Assignment: Why Arizona Matters So Much

When Arizona’s Supreme Court upheld an 1864 law reinstating a near-total ban on abortion, it took most of the country by surprise. For plugged-in journalist Jim Small of AZ Mirror, this was the expected result of a deliberate effort by Republicans to arrive at precisely this outcome. Now that the great backpedal is underway, Small tells Audie how we got here and how Arizona politics will affect the elections in November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 15, 2024 • 1h 51min

State of the Union - Special Extended Edition

On a special extended edition of CNN’s State of the Union, top Biden adviser John Kirby tells Jake Tapper that the White House doesn’t believe the “unprecedented” attack on Israel by Iran is the start of a broader regional war.IDF spokesman Col. Peter Lerner tells Jake that Israel is considering what it’s response to Iran will look like. Democratic Sen. Chris Coons tells Jake that he thinks Israel should “pause for a moment” before responding to the attack.Former National Security Adviser John Bolton tells Jake that Israel should retaliate by striking Iranian territory. Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Marco Rubio tells Jake that Iran’s goal is to “make Israel an unlivable place.”Democratic Sen. John Fetterman and Republican Sen. JD Vance spar over Vance’s opposition to sending more aid to Ukraine. Former CIA Director David Petraeus reacts to Iran’s attack and tells Jake “there's never been something like this.”Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett calls for a “decisive” response to Iran’s attack. Former Director of National Intelligence tells Jake that “a Rubicon has been crossed” but doesn’t think Iran wants a wider war.Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad tells Jake that Iran’s attack should be a “tipping point” for democratic countries around the world.Plus, the New Yorker’s Robin Wright, Axios’ Barak Ravid, the New York Times’ David Sanger, former IDF spokesman Jonathan Conricus, and CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Clarissa Ward, and Jeremy Diamond join Jake to share their insight on the attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 12, 2024 • 24min

CNN Political Briefing: Biden and Trump on The Money Trail

Both President Biden and former President Trump have recently raised mammoth amounts of money at two individual fundraising events. And while Biden is still the fundraising frontrunner, Trump’s team reports he raised a record-breaking $50 million at a single fundraiser in Palm Beach last weekend. Could Trump regain the lead in the race for campaign cash? And how much does money matter? CNN Politics national writer Fredreka Schouten joins CNN Political Director David Chalian for a breakdown of the latest numbers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 12, 2024 • 40min

CNN Inside Politics: Going On Offense

First: Vice President Harris is on her way to Arizona where she'll attack Republicans for the state's civil war abortion ban that could soon be back in effect. It's an issue the Biden campaign hopes will carry them to reelection. Plus: The people of the state of New York versus Donald Trump kicks off on Monday. The former and perhaps future president will spend the next two months in court fighting criminal charges. And: Where does a Republican go when fighting for political survival? Mar-a-Lago, of course. Speaker Mike Johnson is there to meet with Trump today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 11, 2024 • 1h 10min

The Axe Files: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi may have made history as the first woman elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives, but she made her reputation as an effective leader with a knack for building consensus and pushing landmark legislation across the finish line. She joined David live at Arizona State University to talk about the political skills she learned from her father, her work to pass the Affordable Care Act, her unfavorable opinion of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, why she wishes the Department of Justice would have moved faster on investigating January 6, 2021, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 10, 2024 • 41min

CNN Inside Politics: What's Next After Arizona's Abortion Ban?

First: An Arizona court ruling rolls abortion rights back to the civil war era, igniting a massive GOP problem in November that Donald Trump thought he had just tamped down. Plus: New economic numbers show inflation on key items is, once again, headed in the wrong direction. And: Behind the Republican fight to change the way Nebraska awards its electoral votes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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