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The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. CNN Political Director David Chalian shares the latest insider analysis so you can make sense of the headlines.
Thursday 30 June 2022 : The Supreme Court ended one of the most controversial terms the nation has seen in decades by swearing in a new justice and issuing some...
Wednesday 29 June 2022 : Five states held primaries on Tuesday and the results tell us a lot about what issues Republican primary voters care more about. CNN...
Tuesday 28 June 2022 : The January 6 House select committee held an explosive hearing with an ex-Trump White House aide as its star witness, Cassidy Hutchinson....
Monday 27 June 2022 : As CNN Political Director David Chalian explains, the political fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision to end the federal...
Friday 24 June 2022 : The Supreme Court overturned nearly five decades of court rulings guaranteeing the constitutional right to an abortion. CNN Political...
Thursday 23 June 2022 : The Supreme Court struck down a New York concealed carry law, while the Senate advanced a bipartisan gun safety reform bill. CNN’s Chris...
Wednesday 22 June 2022 : In the January 6 House select committee's fourth public hearing, state and local officials detailed the pressure they faced by the former...
Tuesday 21 June 2022 : Voters in Alabama, Virginia, Georgia, and Washington DC head to the polls today in primary races and runoffs for general elections in...
Friday 17 June 2022 : President Joe Biden did a rare interview with the Associated Press in the Oval Office where he got candid about the mood of America. CNN’s...
Thursday 16 June 2022 : Today was the January 6 House Select Committee’s third televised hearing. Through witnesses close to former Vice President Mike Pence, it...
Wednesday 15 June 2022 : Voters in five states have spoken – CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down the key takeaways in primary elections from South...
Tuesday 14 June 2022 : With inflation rising, stocks falling, and recession fears growing, President Joe Biden tried to look on the bright side today while...
Monday 13 June 2022 : Many people close to former President Donald Trump told him he lost the 2020 election, but he didn’t listen to them. That was the focus of...
Friday 10 June 2022 : Last night, the January 6 House select committee gave an overview of their findings so far in their first of many public hearings to come....
Thursday 09 June 2022 : The January 6th House select committee holds its first public hearing tonight after spending 10 months investigating. CNN Political Director...
Wednesday 08 June 2022 : In the wake of two mass shootings at a school in Texas and a grocery store in upstate New York, those directly affected shared their tragic...
Tuesday 07 June 2022 : It’s primary day in seven states today and both political parties will be closely watching the elections in California. CNN Political...
Monday 06 June 2022 : This is a big week for the January 6th House select committee and former President Donald Trump is gearing up some GOP allies to go on the...
Friday 03 June 2022 : This month marks 50 years since the Watergate scandal rocked the Nixon presidency, but many of the scandal’s lessons still seem fresh. We...
Thursday 02 June 2022 : Newly-revealed texts to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the Capitol insurrection show GOP lawmakers pleading for...
Wednesday 01 June 2022 : Lawmakers in both Texas and the nation’s capital are debating legislation in the wake of last week’s shooting in Uvalde. CNN...
Tuesday 31 May 2022 : President Joe Biden and his administration are kicking off a monthlong focus on the economy this week. CNN's Chief National Affairs...
Friday 27 May 2022 : Today, the community of Uvalde, Texas is rattled by the news that law enforcement say they made a mistake by not immediately breaking into...
Thursday 26 May 2022 : Earlier this month, the Jan. 6th House select committee subpoenaed five members of Congress, after they refused to testify voluntarily. At...
Wednesday 25 May 2022 : Yesterday, a gunman shot and killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Today, politicians on both...
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A Historic End to a Controversial SCOTUS Term
The Supreme Court ended one of the most controversial terms the nation has seen in decades by swearing in a new justice and issuing some...
Lessons Learned from Latest Primaries
Five states held primaries on Tuesday and the results tell us a lot about what issues Republican primary voters care more about. CNN...
Jan. 6 Panel’s Surprise Hearing was Shocking
The January 6 House select committee held an explosive hearing with an ex-Trump White House aide as its star witness, Cassidy Hutchinson....
Roe Reversal Reverberates Across the US
As CNN Political Director David Chalian explains, the political fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision to end the federal...
SCOTUS Has Spoken on Abortion Rights
The Supreme Court overturned nearly five decades of court rulings guaranteeing the constitutional right to an abortion. CNN Political...
The Supreme Court & Senate Act on Guns
The Supreme Court struck down a New York concealed carry law, while the Senate advanced a bipartisan gun safety reform bill. CNN’s Chris...
Jan. 6 Panel Faces Threats After Hearing About Them
In the January 6 House select committee's fourth public hearing, state and local officials detailed the pressure they faced by the former...
It’s Election Day in AL, VA, GA & DC
Voters in Alabama, Virginia, Georgia, and Washington DC head to the polls today in primary races and runoffs for general elections in...
Biden Knows “People are Really Down”
President Joe Biden did a rare interview with the Associated Press in the Oval Office where he got candid about the mood of America. CNN’s...
Pence Chose Democracy Over Trump
Today was the January 6 House Select Committee’s third televised hearing. Through witnesses close to former Vice President Mike Pence, it...
Winners & Losers of Last Night’s Elections
Voters in five states have spoken – CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down the key takeaways in primary elections from South...
Biden Tries to Reassure Nation About Inflation
With inflation rising, stocks falling, and recession fears growing, President Joe Biden tried to look on the bright side today while...
Jan. 6 Hearing Focused on ‘The Big Lie’
Many people close to former President Donald Trump told him he lost the 2020 election, but he didn’t listen to them. That was the focus of...
Trump “Lit the Flame” for Jan. 6
Last night, the January 6 House select committee gave an overview of their findings so far in their first of many public hearings to come....
January 6th Panel’s Primetime Moment
The January 6th House select committee holds its first public hearing tonight after spending 10 months investigating. CNN Political Director...
Trauma from Mass Shootings Detailed in DC
In the wake of two mass shootings at a school in Texas and a grocery store in upstate New York, those directly affected shared their tragic...
Why Both Parties Are Closely Watching CA
It’s primary day in seven states today and both political parties will be closely watching the elections in California. CNN Political...
Jan. 6 Hearings Coming to Primetime
This is a big week for the January 6th House select committee and former President Donald Trump is gearing up some GOP allies to go on the...
Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal
This month marks 50 years since the Watergate scandal rocked the Nixon presidency, but many of the scandal’s lessons still seem fresh. We...
Jan. 6 Texts Bring New Details
Newly-revealed texts to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the Capitol insurrection show GOP lawmakers pleading for...
A TX Community Mourns & Lawmakers Debate
Lawmakers in both Texas and the nation’s capital are debating legislation in the wake of last week’s shooting in Uvalde. CNN...
Biden's Plan to Fight Inflation
President Joe Biden and his administration are kicking off a monthlong focus on the economy this week. CNN's Chief National Affairs...
The “Wrong Decision” was Made in TX
Today, the community of Uvalde, Texas is rattled by the news that law enforcement say they made a mistake by not immediately breaking into...
Jan. 6 Cmte Prepares for Public Hearings
Earlier this month, the Jan. 6th House select committee subpoenaed five members of Congress, after they refused to testify voluntarily. At...
Politicians Respond Predictably to Texas Shooting
Yesterday, a gunman shot and killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Today, politicians on both...
