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With four days until Election Day, seven Senate races remain toss-ups as the battleground expands into traditionally Republican states including Kansas, Texas and Alaska ... President Trump reverses course and puts previously canceled rallies in Kansas and Iowa back on his schedule ... Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denies involvement in an alleged scheme to recruit another Dan Sullivan to run against the Republican incumbent, as questions grow over whether the state would certify the results if she wins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just five days until Election Day, new CNN polling shows Democrats leading in key Senate races in Michigan and Texas, while contests in Maine and Kansas remain deadlocked ... President Trump returns to South Carolina to boost Republican turnout in the unexpectedly competitive Senate race ... Democratic candidates with backgrounds in the clergy lean into their faith as they try to flip Republican-held seats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With six days until the election, a new poll shows Republican Senator Darline Graham and Democrat Andy Andrews tied at 48% in South Carolina, a state President Trump won by 18 points. In Alaska, new reporting from The New York Times alleges Democrats recruited another candidate named Dan Sullivan to challenge the incumbent Republican senator with the same name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Election Day just one week away, President Trump is crisscrossing the country to boost Republican candidates in closely watched races, including two stops in Texas with Senate candidate Ken Paxton. His packed schedule through usually reliable red states underscores GOP concerns about voter turnout and control of Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With early voting surging and Election Day just eight days away, President Trump launches a final campaign blitz through Republican strongholds as both parties race to shape the battle for control of Congress. Inside Politics examines the key races, messages, and controversies that could influence the outcome of the midterms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 11 days until the midterm elections, a new Cook Political Report analysis shifts 19 House races toward Democrats, including several Republican-held seats. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats are likely to win back the majority. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ten days until a pivotal election. Join Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju as we break down the final stretch in the race for Congress. Can Democrats take control, or will we witness a historic collapse? Tune in to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine denounces a new ad from Vivek Ramaswamy featuring the estranged mother of Democrat Amy Acton. DeWine calls the ad “deeply, deeply troubling” and says knowing the family’s backstory makes it even more wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With 13 days until the midterm elections, new CNN polling shows Democrats with a 10-point advantage over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, 49% to 39%, while President Trump’s approval rating has fallen to a new low of 32%. The poll also finds nearly half of voters have an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just two weeks until Election Day, more than $300 million in ads are set to flood the ten Senate races CNN rates as most likely to flip, with Ohio, Texas and Iowa now toss-ups. President Trump takes his midterm message to North Carolina after pointing to unrest in France to warn voters about what he says is at stake in the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 15 days until Election Day, President Trump is campaigning in seven states he won two years ago as Republicans fight to hold their congressional majorities. Early in-person voting begins today in eight more states, including key Senate battlegrounds Alaska, South Carolina and Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Politics Sunday is diving deep into the pivotal Senate races of this election cycle. With just 16 days to go, can Democrats flip crucial red states? Can history be made in Kansas? Follow our exploration of this thrilling Senate race where Democrat Adam Hamilton aims to break a 94-year streak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 18 days until the election, the Cook Political Report has shifted 11 House races in Democrats' favor, including nine in states President Trump won in 2024. Several contests in traditionally Republican territory are now growing more competitive as the battle for control of the House intensifies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 19 days until the election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is campaigning with Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's largely Republican Upper Peninsula. El-Sayed is trying to cut into GOP support in a tight race against Republican Mike Rogers and help Democrats shift the balance of power in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With 20 days until the election, two new polls show no clear leader in the Texas Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and President Trump's handpicked GOP candidate, Ken Paxton. Talarico is hoping to defy political history, flip deep-red Texas and help Democrats take back the Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia's debut is drawing negative reviews from Trump world, with some officials already questioning how long she'll last. Zacharia also announced that Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle had been asked to resign, and Guilfoyle stepped down minutes later amid corruption allegations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is pouring a historic amount of cash into the midterms - at least $366 million, with at least $276 of that spent since July. Will his record-breaking political push turn the tide for Republicans?     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dive deep into the latest political maneuvers with Inside Politics Sunday. From close Senate races to the impact of AI in campaigns, we're breaking it all down. Listen now to stay informed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cook Political report deals a stinging blow to Republicans, revising its election forecast by moving 18 House races in Democrats' favor. That includes four GOP seats in Iowa and Pennsylvania. Cook now projects Democrats will gain between 9 and 19 seats, more than enough to flip control of the House. Cook Editor-in-Chief Amy Walter joins the show to provide details and context.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New CNN polls underscore Republicans at risk on home turf as voters blame President Trump for making life more expensive. Two Republican Senate seats in states Trump won by double digits now appear up for grabs.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new midterm forecast shows Texas, a Republican stronghold for nearly a century, is now up for grabs. That's why President Trump is heading back to the Lone Star State today for the third time in less than a month. He'll rally in San Antonio with his Senate pick, Ken Paxton, who's locked in a razor-tight race against Democrat James Talarico in a state that hasn't elected a Democratic senator in nearly four decades.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is doling out goodies and promising Americans relief from high prices, but will voters believe him? In addition to promising multiple rebates, he signed an executive order that he claims will lower near-record diesel prices and "drive down the cost of all goods, including grocery prices, very substantially."    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our new analysis of the Senate races most likely to flip from red to blue confirms Democrats have a clearer path to a majority than at any time in this election cycle. Trying to counter that, both President Trump and VP JD Vance are campaigning on GOP turf, trying to boost incumbent Republican senators in Nebraska and Alaska.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 30 days left till the midterms, we're diving deep into how President Trump is impacting key races across the country. Can the GOP hold power in Congress? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The final jobs report before Election Day arrived today, and it's not great. The US added just 29,000 jobs in September, far fewer than expected, while unemployment ticked up to 4.2%. These latest uninspiring numbers come as voters across the country continue to rank the economy as their top issue.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, we're getting our first look at early voting with our newly launched CNN tracker. Nearly 800,000 ballots have already been cast around the country, and there are clear signs of Democratic enthusiasm and an advantage for the Democrats in several states with key races. Our coverage begins with CNN's Tom Foreman at a polling place in Fairfax County, Virginia.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 34 days until the midterms, a new Marist poll shows Democrat Abdul el-Sayed with a seven-point lead over Republican Mike Rogers in their race for the Senate. But for many in the Wolverine State, the choice is about someone who isn't on the ballot: Donald Trump.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jack Smith, who led multiple DOJ investigations into Donald Trump, testified today in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. We heard about classified documents, 2020 election lies, and the January 6th attack on the Capitol. Which begs the question: Why is the GOP relitigating old grievances when they could be addressing what's driving voters right now as we steamroll toward the midterm elections?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The headline above is how one Trump adviser is describing the midterms to CNN. That blunt assessment comes as President Trump finally hits back at Florida Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, a vulnerable Republican who made a campaign ad criticizing his deportation policy. The president shared at least 14 posts from other Truth Social users criticizing her, including one calling her a backstabber and another that she wants amnesty.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is America gearing up for another political shift? Join us on Inside Politics as we unpack the GOP's internal struggles and Democratic strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, President Trump is escorting Xi Jinping on an archivist-guided tour of the National Archives, where the foundational documents of American democracy permanently reside.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, our CNN colleague Betsy Klein has had a heck of a time attempting to get access to the White House. This, despite a judge last night temporarily throwing out President Trump's press ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump wants the midterms to be all about him. But a new CNN poll shows why many Republicans on the ballot may want the opposite. In fact, it's hard to look at these numbers as anything other than a repudiation of the president. Today we dig into the specifics and discuss what they mean for the midterms.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump defended his war against Iran on the world stage today, casting himself as a peacemaker while threatening to "annihilate the Islamic republic." Yet a new CNN poll shows just one in four Americans approve of how he's handling the war.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've got new CNN reporting on why the president suddenly banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Earlier today the three news outlets filed a lawsuit against the White House, claiming the ban is a direct violation of the First Amendment.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Political drama unfolds as President Trump picks fights with media outlets just 44 days before the midterms! Can Democrats flip key states or is it all just noise? Also, as President Trump hosts China's leader amidst media crackdowns, are we witnessing a distraction or a strategic move? Tune into Inside Politics for the latest unraveling of power dynamics and midterm strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're 46 days until the midterm elections, and it appears at least some vulnerable Republicans have decided cozying up to the White House may not be the best strategy. The latest is GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson, who is skipping a rally in Iowa that VP Vance is attending. Hinson's move comes days after two other Iowa Republicans in tight House races broke with the Trump administration.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is President Trump trying to take the 2026 midterms back to 1988? Stumping for Senate candidate Michael Whatley in North Carolina, Trump referred to Democrat Roy Cooper as a "pro-crime politician" who's "tried to bully you into silence while they turned your cities into blood-soaked killing fields, flooded your communities with migrant criminals, destroyed your schools with gangs and drugs, and filled your streets with lawlessness, filth and squalor. He mentioned crime at least 16 times during that speech.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is now going all in on the midterms with his cash and his time. He hits the trail tonight in North Carolina to campaign with GOP Senate candidate Michael Whatley in his race against former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper. The visit underscores a crucial challenge for Whatley. He wants to tap into Trump's pull with the GOP base, but not alienate moderates and unaffiliated voters who could decide this incredibly important race. And Whatley is hardly alone in trying to thread the Trump endorsement needle.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FBI Director Kash Patel fielded questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and the hearing veered into some very unexpected directions, with topics swinging from election lies and violent immigration operations to ... bestiality? Meanwhile, as the Patel was testifying, President Trump was lashing out at the Supreme Court after justices blocked his push to restrict mail-in ballots just seven weeks before the midterms.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show we bring you brand new CNN reporting ranking the top nine Senate seats most likely to flip. But we begin with a harrowing Saturday night on the trail for the Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, Tom Tiffany, who was flying home from a campaign event when his small, single-engine plane suddenly lost power, plunging the congressman and his pilot into a pitch black lake.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 51 days until Election Day, Inside Politics Sunday explores the GOP's ad blitz to secure their majorities. Dive into the strategy and potential impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John King anchors our special coverage of the 25-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court may have just saved a Democratic House seat. After days of electoral chaos, the justices firmly rejected GOP efforts in Missouri to bring back a Republican-friendly congressional map that the state courts had blocked. Meanwhile, President Trump channeled his inner Oprah at the GOP's midterm convention last night by offering voters $5,000 each, but only if the Republicans win the House and Senate.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brand new CNN polling from Michigan and Maine - two battleground states that could determine which party controls Congress - reveals that the Senate races in each are statistically tied. We consult the "magic wall" with all the numbers.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 56 days until the midterms, the economy, Iran war, and now a trade war with Canada are threatening the vulnerable Republicans. We are tracking the races, candidates and stories that could shift the balance of power. And we start today with New Hampshire, where there are competitive contests on both sides.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Labor Day traditionally marks the beginning of the general election campaign - the moment when non-political junkies start tuning in. This year, it's also the turning point for President Trump, who's ramping up his personal involvement in many races. But for many Republican candidates, that presents a challenge: Can they embrace the president to win his diehard base without turning off the majority of voters who are just plain tired of him?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get the inside scoop on Trumpapalooza and its impact on endangered Republicans. Don't miss today's deep dive into the midterms and what's at stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, we are following breaking news on the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mother accused of strangling her three young children to death in 2023. After seven days of deliberations, the jury says it still cannot reach a unanimous verdict, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial. But he put that decision on hold for one hour to give the defense time to make an emergency appeal for a stay.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He's going to be everything everywhere all at once. That's what President Trump is telling his party 61 days ahead of the midterm elections. But is it what Republicans on the ballot actually want? The president is historically unpopular with the country, is six months into a war most opposed, and Americans are still worried about rising prices and an unequal economy. On the flip side, no one fires up the GOP base like the president, and no one has as much money to spend right now.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are 48 hours away from the first state sending out the first ballots of the midterm election, and President Trump is still trying to radically reshape the mail-in ballot rules. But multiple election officials across the country tell CNN that there's no way to make his proposed mail ballot rules a reality, no matter what the courts ultimately rule about them.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Massachusetts calls itself the "old colony." But on today's primary election ballot, younger Democrats are hoping for a generational revolt. Senator Ed Markey, 80 years old with 50 years in Congress under his belt, is trying to fend off a primary challenge from 47-year-old Congressman Seth Moulton. Yes, Markey has been in Congress longer than Moulton has been alive. Two of the state's other 70-somethings are also facing much-younger challengers today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins as we await closing arguments in the murder trial of Tupac Shakur. The hip hop legend was killed in September of 1996 in a drive-by-shooting in Las Vegas. Questions swirled for decades over who killed the then-25-year-old star. Duane Davis, better known as Keffe D, is charged with first degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

65 days until the midterms and there's a shake-up in the Senate race! Tune into Inside Politics Sunday to hear Manu Raju's exclusive reporting on the battle for the Senate majority. Can Democrats turn red states blue? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins as President Trump is preparing to award the Artemis II crew the Congressional Medal of Honor. The four astronauts went farther into space than any humans before them, circling the moon on a 10-day mission and bringing home never-before-seen-images from deep space, completing the first crewed journey to the moon in more than half a century.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas has long been the Democrat's white whale. And this year it's also the Republican's bulwark. President Trump will visit the Lone Star State today to help the keep a Senate seat red. And House Speaker Mike Johnson is visiting four districts central to the GOP holding onto the House.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we remember a legend who lived outside politics, someone who crossed the political divide in an almost divine way. Dolly Parton - singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, businesswoman and global icon - died at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer. Simply put, there will never be another like Dolly Parton. Her music spanned generations, global borders, race, religion, and socioeconomic status.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Canada just laid out its sweeping retaliatory tariffs - up to 50% on hundreds of American products. It's the latest move in what's quickly becoming a full-out trade war between the US and its northern neighbor. CNN's Kevin Liptak begins our coverage from the White House.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Manu Raju and top political reporters as they analyze President Trump's grip on the GOP, the latest from Washington, and the shifting political tides. Tune into Inside Politics for the story beyond the headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are just 75 days to go until the midterm elections. And as we turn from a bruising primary season toward the general election, the battle for control of the Senate could be changing. A brand new analysis from the Cook Political Report shows Democrats may have a new path to the Senate majority, and it runs through Texas.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Florida voters deliver a powerful reminder of one of politics most enduring lessons, notably espoused by the late House Speaker Tip O'Neill: "All politics is local." Last night, Florida voters in both parties showed why O'Neill's political mantra really still holds up. Big names and big money collided with something even more powerful: home turf credibility.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Voters in four states are hitting the ballot box today for key governor, House and Senate primaries in Wyoming, California, Alaska and Florida. The wildest races are - no surprise - in the Sunshine State, which has an open governor's race, a Senate seat up for grabs, and House races full of colorful candidates.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is sending a new, stark message to the world about where his loyalties lie. He ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea because of his "very good relationship with" North Korea's Kim Jong Un. This move undercuts a key American ally with tens of thousands of US troops stationed there.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Democrats are reshuffling the primary calendar for 2028. What could it mean for the party’s future? Is it time for independent candidates to save the day? Tune in as we explore the potential impact on progressives and moderates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a Russian-born American citizen named Ilya Beloozerov is gunned down by the FBI in 2024, the authorities refuse to say why they’d killed him. CNN’s Isabelle Chapman embarks on a sprawling investigation that takes her from the Mississippi parking lot where he died to Washington, D.C. to unravel the mystery: Why did Ilya abruptly leave his family and his job and head for the border with laptops and cash? Why is there still no official explanation of his death? And maybe most importantly: Was Ilya a spy?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luigi Mangione just pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in connection to the 2024 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. To file that plea, Mangione had to describe, in his own words, what happened. "I shot Mr. Thompson and he died. I knew what i was doing was illegal." Our coverage begins with CNN's Kara Scannell outside the courtroom.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The midterms just got a fresh dose of inflation - not ideal for the party trying to keep control of Congress. The new numbers show signs that price pressures are easing, but only at the margins. Wholesale prices - what producers charge before those costs reach consumers - rose 4.7% over the past year. While a slowdown from June's 5.5%, that's still incredibly high. With just 82 days until the midterms, these new numbers raise crucial political questions.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Politicians love to say, "The only poll that counts is election day." In the last 24 hours, Wisconsin reminded us why that cliche actually matters. Last month, moderate Democrat David Crowley dropped out of the Badger State gubernatorial race. Today, he accepted his party's nomination for governor. Crowley's razor-thin victory - less than 4,000 votes - in a crucial swing state comes at the expense of Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong, who was hoping to ride the recent wave of progressive wins.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Competing visions collide in the last major test of the Democratic party's direction before November. Today, Americans in six states are hitting the polls in key primaries across the country. The biggest story is out of Wisconsin, where state Assemblywoman and Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong's upstart campaign has rattled establishment Dems in the purple state, who've united around Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, arguing the socialist brand will lose in November against likely Republican nominee Tom Tiffany.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's more likely, a Democratic senator in Texas or a Republican senator in Georgia? We reveal results of a brand new CNN analysis pointing to nine seats that are most likely to flip. To win control of the Senate, Democrats must keep all their seats while flipping four more.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Manu Raju this Sunday on Inside Politics as we dissect a week of fierce political battles across the Midwest, with exclusive insights from top political insiders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd Blanche is now officially on track to be the next attorney general of the United States after Senator Bill Cassidy, a man whose political career President Trump effectively helped end, announces that he will support Blanche on the Senate floor. Cassidy's decision will give Blanche the votes he needs to be confirmed.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Progressive Democrat Abdul el-Sayed says his win in yesterday's Michigan Senate primary shook the world. Now his party is mapping the aftershocks. The first challenge is to unite behind el-Sayed following the incredibly heated and divisive race against moderate Haley Stevens. His GOP opponent, former representative Mike Rogers, wasted no time launching an attack, claiming el-Sayed believes "America deserved 9/11."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Progressive Democrat Abdul el-Sayed prevailed in the Michigan Senate primary, but will that complicate his party's path back to power? It was a very close race - just one point separating el-Sayed from his opponent, Congresswoman Haley Stevens - but the victory is monumental for the progressive left.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

\Embattled Republican Congressman Max Miller is calling for an ethics investigation into himself. He says he wants to clear himself from the disturbing allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife, Emily Marino, the daughter of the senior Senator from Ohio, Bernie Marino. CNN's Lauren Fox has the details on this unusual situation.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump's pick to be the nation's top law enforcement officer is now on the fast track to Senate confirmation after Republican holdouts John Cornyn and Thom Tillis said they'll vote to confirm Todd Blanche at tomorrow's committee vote. That ends a two-week standoff between the lame duck senators and the White House over Trump's so-called anti-weaponization fund. Blanche conceded the fight by signing a letter that effectively kills the fund. Blanche also limited the scope of the tax immunity deal Trump reached with the Treasury Department to protect the president and his family over audits from past tax returns.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The stakes are high in Michigan. With only two days until the primary, will Michigan Democrats choose pragmatism or progressivism? Tune into Inside Politics with Manu Raju for deep insights on how this race could redefine the Democratic Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, President Trump is holding a Cabinet meeting at Camp David. Among the participants is Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general. He wants to drop the "acting" from his title and get confirmed by the Senate. But two Republican senators are blocking Blanche because the White House won't commit to killing the president's so-called anti-weaponization fund. And, rather than compromise, Trump says he'll pull the nomination for now and wait till next year.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Instead of compromise to confirm his attorney general, is President Trump looking to sidestep the process altogether? Two key Republican senators said they are not ready to support Todd Blanche's nomination unless they get ironclad, written assurances from the White House that the so-called "anti-weaponization fund" is dead, along with the deal Trump made with IRS to avoid tax audits. But moments ago, the president trump posted that he's not making any deals, explaining, "I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd's name if they do not do the right thing."    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ghosts of Covid past reignite an old feud on Capitol Hill. Today, Republican Senator Rand Paul was looking for a fight. But Dr. Anthony Fauci, compelled by a subpoena to testify about the nation's Covid response, did not give him one. Instead, his response, repeated over 100 times, was, "Under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions."    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Allies and world leaders gather to honor the late Senator Lindsey Graham. Among the guests are Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is meeting behind closed doors with President Trump. It's the first time the two leaders have come face to face since the start of the war in Iran, and the president made clear the two are not on the same page.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House says President Trump will focus on the economy today when he visits a GM facility outside Detroit. Michigan is a critical swing state, a must-win for the GOP to keep control of the Senate.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exclusive footage, insiders' perspectives, and the key electoral battles shaping the future. Don't miss this week's Inside Politics with Manu Raju, where we break down the drama and dynamics of the political landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump searches for a strategy as the war with Iran nears the five-month mark. Can the US bomb Iran into submission? Let's call it what it is: The US and Iran are back in a full-scale war. For the 13th straight night, US forces pounded military targets inside the Islamic republic, while Iran launced attacks on US assets in Bahrain and Jordan.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 103 days left before the midterms, we bring you two big CNN exclusives on the race for Senate control. We begin in Michigan and the Democratic primary battle between Congresswoman Haley Stevens and Abdul el-Sayed. Then we head to Maine, where CNN's K-File has new details on the new Democratic candidates.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The remains of four American troops killed over the weekend in Jordan and Iraq have been returned to Dover Air Force Base for a dignified transfer presided over by President Trump. He promises Iran will "pay a big price" for their deaths. But what exactly does that mean?     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Speaking alongside the Lebanese president in the Oval Office, President Trump warned Iran that US strikes are going to intensify, claiming Iran "hasn't seen anything yet." This comes on the heels of Pete Hegseth's visit to Capitol Hill, where he's expected to ask Congress for more money for the war.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More US fighter jets are headed to the Mideast, as President Trump weighs widening the war he began five months ago. That's after a dramatic ratcheting up of hostilities over the past few days and the deaths of three US service members, the first troops killed in action since March.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With no end in sight, is the war with Iran becoming untenable? Plus, feeling the Bern? After Graham Platner's implosion, are Bernie Sanders' picks igniting a Democratic civil war? All that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Promoting last night’s primetime speech, President Trump said he'd reveal “really big news” that would “shock you.” Instead, we heard old claims about America's election system with a fresh coat of alarm. CNN has been combing through the hundreds of newly declassified documents from the White House, and my colleagues found they largely address vulnerabilities that have been known for years, and in some cases, they undermine the president's claims.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US is at war with Iran. Americans are really struggling with rising costs. There is a deadly flood in Texas. Yet the focus of President Trump’s rare primetime address tonight is expected to be on “free and fair elections,” including the one he still claims he won in 2020.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing tense questioning during a confirmation hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding his nomination to permanently lead the Department of Justice.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, President Trump is hosting Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi in the Oval Office, praising his guest for how much he's done in a short period of timing. But that meeting is sure to be overshadowed by Trump's announcement just a short time ago that he's stepping back from his threat to levy tolls on ships coming through the Strait of Hormuz.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The unexpected death of Lindsey Graham is reverberating through the Senate, the White House, and the world's most volatile regions. The South Carolina Republican leaves a major void in President Trump's inner circle and in American foreign policy.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump pulls the plug on the ceasefire but says Iran "has asked us to continue talks." Qatari mediators are in Iran, sent there with the goal of getting negotiations back on track after the intense military escalation over the past few days. CNN's Jeremy Diamond begins our coverage from Tel Aviv.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Ukraine to Capitol Hill, Senator Lindsey Graham's story is a testament to resilience and adaptation. Join us this Sunday for exclusive insights from political insiders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Graham Platner ends his Senate campaign with a remarkable, 11-minute video in which he torches the Democratic party and portrays himself as the real victim, leaving his fellow Dems just about two weeks to determine who will challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What was once considered the Democrats' best chance to win the Senate is now their most dire political crisis. Graham Platner's Maine campaign is unraveling after a woman accused him of rape, which he denies. More and more Democrats are pulling endorsements, and the party's Senate campaign arm says it won't spend any cash on this crucial race unless he is replaced.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Folarin Balogun, the leading scorer for the US men's soccer team, woke up this morning thinking he would be sidelined for tonight's game against Belgium after he was suspended for a red card. But President Trump picked up the phone and called his good friend, FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Lo and behold, FIFA lifted Balogun's suspension, something that hasn't happened in more than 60 years.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices