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Inside PoliticsSunday, July 18: New insights into Trump's last days in officeA slew of new books reveal the chaotic final months of former President Trump's administration, and how top military leaders feared he might stage a coup t stay in power. But top Republicans are choosing to ignore the details as Trump remains the leader of their party.Plus, Democrats are more optimistic than ever that they can pass their ambitious domestic agenda, as key progressives and moderates coalesce around a $3.5 trillion plan.And, few issues have shifted in public opinion as quickly as marijuana legalization. But President Biden isn't on board.On today's panel: T...
2021-07-1840 minInside PoliticsHeadline: Sunday, July 11: The White House pivots to voting rightsPresident Joe Biden will deliver a major speech on Tuesday in Philadelphia where he is slated to detail his administration's strategy to counter new state laws that make it more difficult to vote. Meanwhile, the Texas state legislature is on the verge of becoming the latest state to approve restrictive voting laws.Plus, the White House is struggling to convince Americans to get vaccinated as Republicans ramp up efforts to resist the shot.And as 2022 primaries heat up, Republican candidates navigate a base still loyal to Trump.On today's panel: CNN's Jeff Zeleny, Molly...
2021-07-1141 minInside PoliticsThursday, July 1, 2021: Pelosi appoints members to January 6th select committeeBreaking: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi handpicks eight members to the committee in charge of investigating the Capitol insurrection. A standout among those selected? Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney.Plus, the Supreme Court upholds Arizona's restrictive voting laws giving states a wide latitude in setting voting rules.And, President Biden in Surfside, Florida to meet with victims’ grieving families.On today's show: CNN's Jessica Schneider, Paula Reid, Melanie Zanona, Kaitlan Collins, Phil Mattingly, Nia-Malika Henderson and Jamie Gangel; CNN Legal Analysts Laura Coates and Elliot Williams; Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate; Lisa Lerer of The New Yor...
2021-07-0138 minInside PoliticsWednesday, June 30, 2021: Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns Bill Cosby’s sexual assault convictionBreaking: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and judgement of sentence. He could be released from prison today.Plus, the Manhattan District Attorney's office is cranking up the heat on former President Donald Trump’s legal woes -- a source tells CNN that New York prosecutors are set to charge the Trump organization and its CFO, Allen Weisselberg, with tax crimes on Thursday.And, an update from the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, as rescuers search for survivors: 16 are confirmed dead in the collapse and 147 are still unaccounted for.
2021-06-3038 minInside PoliticsSunday June, 27: A complicated path ahead for the bipartisan infrastructure planPresident Biden spent his weekend playing clean up after seemingly threatening to veto the bipartisan infrastructure deal that he helped broker. His public and private statements appear to have reassured some Republicans, but the plan's future is still uncertain.Plus, a surge in violent crime across the country has the White House searching for solutions.And, it's a race between the Delta variant and vaccinations as parts of the country with the lowest vaccination rates are seeing Covid-19 cases rise.On today's panel: CNN's Phil Mattingly, Brittany Shepherd of Yahoo News, the Washington Post's...
2021-06-2742 minInside PoliticsSunday June, 20: A crucial week for the Biden agendaAll eyes are on the Senate as Democrats plan a critical procedural vote on their voting rights bill on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of senators pushing a compromise infrastructure bill hope to convince President Biden to throw his support behind it.Plus, Republicans hope they've found a new front in the culture wars: critical race theory.And, New York City voters head to the polls this week to pick nominees for mayor. Will Democrats go with an ex-Republican former cop as their candidate?On today's panel: CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Julie Pace of the...
2021-06-2041 minInside PoliticsFriday, June 18, 2021: DOJ releases new video from the Capitol insurrectionBreaking news: The Justice Department releases harrowing new videos from January 6th showing a Trump supporter taunting, stalking and punching law enforcement outside the US Capitol.Plus, Republicans gathering at a conservative conference take aim at a new target: critical race theoryAnd, Senator Mitch McConnell dashes Democratic Senator Joe Manchin’s dreams of a bipartisan voting rights compromise.On today’s show: CNN’s Abby Phillip, Jessica Schneider and Jeremy Diamond; CNN Law Enforcement Analyst Andrew McCabe; Jackie Kucinich of The Daily Beast; Julie Hirschfeld Davis of The New York Times; Dr. Amesh Adalja...
2021-06-1837 minInside PoliticsFriday, May 28, 2021: January 6th Commission Fails in the SenateBreaking News: Senate Republicans block a bipartisan bill to create a commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection.Plus, Russian hackers launch another major cyberattack — just three weeks shy of President Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.And Texas lawmakers are close to wrapping a legislative session that leaned decidedly right.On today’s show: CNN’s Manu Raju, Ed Lavandera, and Alex Marquardt; POLITICO’s Rachael Bade and Catherine Lucey of The Wall Street Journal; Abby Livingston of the Texas Tribune.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, v...
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