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Apr 22, 2024 • 42min

CNN Inside Politics: Opening statements begin in Trump hush money trial

First: Trump on Trial. As Donald Trump makes history in the courtroom, Biden spends the week on the trail. How will Trumps case reshape the race?Plus: An exclusive interview with Vice President HarrisAnd: Johnson in jeopardy. New behind the scenes details as Speaker Johnson takes on his right flank, but will it cost him his job?Plus: End of an era. Our exclusive sit down with two Senate dealmakers. Will they support Biden or Trump? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 22, 2024 • 41min

State of the Union: Interviews with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker

On CNN's State of the Union, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem tells Dana Bash she will support Donald Trump for president even if he's convicted in his New York hush money trial.Then, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tells Dana that RFK Jr qualifying for the ballot in Michigan will have "little effect" on the race there.Finally, Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Kate Bedingfield, Jamal Simmons, and Scott Jennings join Dana to discuss Trump's legal woes and Speaker Johnson's future after the House passed Ukraine aid despite pressure from far-right Republicans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 19, 2024 • 43min

CNN Inside Politics: Trump Trial, Day Five

Jury selection is nearly complete in the case the People of the State of New York versus Donald J. Trump. 12 jurors and one alternate have been sworn in, and the judge and lawyers from both sides are trying to fill up the panel with five more alternates. Trump is inside the room and we're told that he's been looking right at jurors as they answer questions and whispering with his attorney.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 19, 2024 • 24min

CNN Political Briefing: Inside The Tangled Web of Trump’s Legal Troubles

This week, the first of four expected criminal trials involving former President Donald Trump began in Manhattan. And for the first time in United States history, a former president is now a defendant in a criminal trial. CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen was in the courtroom. He joins CNN Political Director David Chalian to share his analysis of not only this case, but also this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on the January 6 obstruction charges, which could have potential legal implications for Trump as well.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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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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