Following last night's New Hampshire primary it's now even clearer what GOP voters want: Donald Trump. They delivered a double-digit historic victory for the former president. Trump won more votes than any candidate in any New Hampshire primary ever. But last night's results do reveal some warning signs for Republicans in their battle ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 24, 2024•43 min
Today's show comes to you live from Manchester, New Hampshire, where the first-in-the-nation primary is underway. Among Dana's guests are Governor Chris Sununu and candidate Nikki Haley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024•42 min
First: With Ron DeSantis dropping out of the race, it's just Nikki Haley against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. With just one day left before the nation's first primary, can she narrow the gap? Plus: "Abortion on the ballot." Kamala Harris is hitting the trail today, saying just that, using the 51st anniversary of Roe vs. Wade to remind voters how they can impact abortion rights in America. And: Dana sits down with Judge Judy, who explains why she's backing Nikki Haley....
Jan 22, 2024•42 min
First, with just 2 days from the New Hampshire primary, a new CNN poll finds Trump leading the pack as his rival Nikki Haley questions his cognitive fitness. Can she knock Trump off his path to the nomination? Next, we dive deeper into the sometimes unpredictable New Hampshire election and hear from 2 experts of the State as they share what to look out for on Tuesday. Then, Donald Trump is putting the GOP in a bind at a critical moment. Senate leaders prepared to take action on a bipartisan immi...
Jan 21, 2024•42 min
First: Nikki Haley is crisscrossing New Hampshire making her case to as many voters as possible. Stakes in the first-in-the-nation primary are incredibly high, but she's trying to keep expectations low. Plus: "Chaos and bedlam." Donald Trump is warning that's what we can expect if the US Supreme Court says states like Colorado can rule that he's ineligible to run for president. And: Expect President Biden to spend less time at the podium and more time ordering milkshakes on the campaign trail as...
Jan 19, 2024•41 min
First: Donald Trump makes it clear he now sees one person standing in the way of his march to the nomination, and his attacks on her are familiar. Plus: Trump is back in court, listening to the woman who says he raped her 30 years ago. She's telling a jury how her life has been turned upside down. And: For more than 200 days, people have been held hostage by Hamas terrorists who brutally killed people inside Israel. We hear directly from their families desperate to bring their loved ones home. L...
Jan 17, 2024•45 min
Following Donald Trump's convincing win in Iowa, the Republican presidential race shifts to New Hampshire, where Nikki Haley is pitching her candidacy as the last, best hope to "stop the Trump-Biden nightmare." That, even though she finished third last night behind Ron DeSantis. Haley joins Dana Bash in Manchester in a joint interview with New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 16, 2024•41 min
After months of rallying and tens of millions in campaign ads, voters in Iowa will finally have their say. And in the last few hours, candidates are scrambling to reach as many of those voters as possible. Some of the key questions we hope to answer: How strong is Donald Trump's grip on the Republican party? Can any of his rivals beat expectations and change the nature of the race? And how will the weather - subzero temperatures, dangerous travel conditions - complicate things? CNN is covering t...
Jan 15, 2024•42 min
Nobody can forecast what the voter turnout is going to be on Monday. Are we in for an Iowa surprise? Plus, Mike in the middle – the fury within the House GOP as Speaker Johnson tries to dodge a shutdown amid pressure from Republican hardliners on spending, and new reporting on their attempt to impeach the President. And, how much are Biden and Trump shaping races where they're not on the ballot? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 14, 2024•43 min
First: Blizzard conditions in Iowa mean chaos for Republican candidates trying to reach every voter they can. The crucial question: how much will the dangerous weather impact turnout on caucus night? Plus: President Biden orders airstrikes against Iran-backed rebels who have been firing at commercial ships, fueling fears that the Middle East could be on the edge of an all-out war. And: "I don't hate her." That's the faint praise some Iowa Republicans are giving Nikki Haley. We bring you what som...
Jan 12, 2024•41 min
First: Donald Trump is stepping away from the campaign trail and choosing instead to sit inside a New York City court right now. Why? He thinks it's the best place to boost his campaign. Plus: Nikki Haley were quick to fire off attacks on each other at last night's heated CNN debate, but they did they spend enough time taking on the overwhelming Republican front-runner? And: Hunter Biden is heading to a LAngeles courtroom today to be arraigned on federal tax charges, as the White House worries h...
Jan 11, 2024•40 min
First: The president's son makes a surprise appearance on Capitol Hill to watch a House committee meeting called to hold him in contempt of Congress. Chaos, shall we say, ensued. Plus: It's debate night in Des Moines. With just five days left till the caucuses, the stakes are incredibly high for Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. And: Multiple investigations are underway to determine why the Pentagon waited weeks to reveal the defense secretary was battling cancer. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Jan 10, 2024•41 min
Is Donald Trump immune from actions he took in office? That crucial question is now in the hands of three judges on the DC Court of Appeals after Trump's lawyer and the special counsel's office made their cases in today's high-stakes hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 09, 2024•41 min
First: It's the final week before the Iowa caucuses, and Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley all spent the weekend in the state making their closing arguments before the vote. Plus: Fighting hate and extremism is President Biden's focus when he speaks today from the same South Carolina church where a white supremacist shot and killed nine parishioners. And: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is still in the hospital. Why did he and his staff wait days to tell the White House that a critica...
Jan 08, 2024•33 min
First, the political landscape starts to heat up as candidates make their final pitches before the Iowa Caucuses. But with just 1 week before Iowa, does Trump's opposition have any hope? 3 years after the Capitol attack, President Biden tries to re-frame the race as Trump defends the rioters. Next, why did it take days for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to tell President Biden and the public that he was in the Hospital? Mike Pence has called this a dereliction of duty as he criticized the Defenc...
Jan 07, 2024•44 min
First: President Biden uses the third anniversary of the Capitol insurrection to kick off his 2024 campaign, warning that democracy is in peril if Donald Trump wins another term. Plus: Ron DeSantis escalates his attacks with just days left to close the huge gap with the former president. And: Donald Trump heads back to Iowa to urge his supporters to show up at the polls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 05, 2024•44 min
First: As today's show begins we get word of yet another school shooting, this time at a high school in Perry, Iowa. The sheriff there reports multiple gunshot victims. We're waiting to hear how many people were hurt and if anyone was killed. Plus: Tonight voters will hit Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis with questions in back-to-back town halls broadcast live on CNN. And: A new report from House Democrats says China spent more than $5.5 million at Donald Trump's properties while he was in the oval ...
Jan 04, 2024•44 min
First: Nikki Haley slams front-runner Donald Trump, calling him a liar and scolding him for avoiding the debates. Plus: Dozens of House Republicans are taking their immigration fight directly to the border and blaming President Biden for the surge. And: President Biden will use the insurrection anniversary this weekend to kick off his 2024 campaign push, leaning in on his argument that the former president is a danger to democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Jan 03, 2024•44 min
First: We start with breaking news on who qualified for CNN's Iowa debate next week, the last before that state's caucuses. Who made the cut? Plus: Any moment now, Donald Trump is expected to appeal two decisions that kicked him off the ballots in Colorado and Maine. The Supreme Court will likely have the final word. And: We bring you brand new reporting from inside the Biden campaign, where sources tell CNN that President Biden's reelection strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
Jan 02, 2024•43 min
First, with Donald Trump off another ballot, his rivals rally behind him. But is Donald Trump eligible to serve as President again? Pressure grows on the Supreme Court to tackle this issue and shape the outcome of the 2024 race. But there are concerns that this decision should be made by the American voters instead of the Courts. Then, Nikki Haley stumbles and re-evaluates her comments on what caused the Civil War. This slip has caused her opponents to pounce, challenging her competency. With ju...
Dec 31, 2023•45 min
First: The state of Maine becomes the second to say Donald Trump is an insurrectionist and is thus barred from seeking the presidency. Now it's up to the Supreme Court. Plus: With just days to go until the first votes are cast, Nikki Haley remains in damage control mode following her controversial remarks about the Civil War. And: Where have all the Democrats gone? Dana talks to a leading liberal political analyst about how he thinks the party lost its way with working class voters and the dilem...
Dec 29, 2023•43 min
First: Last night, Nikki Haley was asked what caused the Civil War. Most would give a one-word answer: slavery. She did not. Plus: Donald Trump's lawyers have a very busy few weeks ahead. We'll tell you key dates to watch in his civil and criminal trials. And: Lauren Boebert barely won her red district the last time around. Her solution? Move to an even-redder district. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 28, 2023•43 min
First: President Biden is sending two top cabinet officials to Mexico City to meet with the Mexican president. Will a new plan emerge to stop the unprecedented number of illegal border crossings? Plus: A new survey shows voters associate Donald Trump with words like "revenge" and "dictatorship." And the GOP frontrunner seems to be bragging about it. And: It's time to say good-bye to 2023. We have a countdown of the biggest political stories of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...
Dec 27, 2023•43 min
First: There are growing fears of a widening war in the Middle East after President Biden orders retaliatory iron strikes on a group in Iraq. Plus: America's top diplomat is heading to Mexico where thousands of migrants are making the trek to an already overwhelmed US border. And: Donald Trump spent Christmas day attacking his enemies, including President Biden and special counsel Jack Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 26, 2023•43 min
First, with the Iowa caucuses just weeks away, the Presidential race heats up as the political and legal calendars are colliding for the GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. The former President now faces the possibility of being kicked off at least one state's ballot. But Trump has used his woes as a rallying cry and is currently sitting on a sizable lead in the polls. Next, Congress is on holiday as a government shutdown looms in early January. When they return in the second week of January, things a...
Dec 24, 2023•43 min
At any moment, the Supreme Court could announce whether it's fast-tracking a decision on Donald Trump's claim he's immune from prosecution for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Prosecutors want a quick decision so they can move forward with the trial. Trump wants to delay it as much as possible. We start things off with Katelyn Polantz in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 22, 2023•41 min
First: Donald Trump is on a social media tear, sending dozens of posts and reposts assailing the court decision that kicked him off the ballot in Colorado. his Republican rivals are for the most part standing with him. Plus: President Biden is grappling with a critical decision on Israel. The security council is set to vote on a resolution to stop the fighting in Gaza. The big question: Will the US block it? And: Congress paralyzed? Lawmakers heading home for the holidays after one of the most u...
Dec 21, 2023•42 min
First: Donald Trump's legal team vows to appeal yesterday's 14th-ammenment-based ruling by the Colorado supreme court to kick the former president off the state's ballot. Plus: Trump is defending his use of Hitler-like language to describe immigrants in the US illegally, saying he's "never read Mein Kampf." And: President Biden is in a key swing state trying to convince Wisconsin voters that his policies are making their lives better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...
Dec 20, 2023•41 min
Today's Inside Politics was preempted so we could bring you live coverage of the funeral of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. President Biden delivered a eulogy, calling O'Connor "an American pioneer," and noting how she inspired generations of American women. We invite to explore CNNs other podcasts and showcasts at cnn.com/audio. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 19, 2023•37 sec
First: A new poll shows Donald Trump hanging onto a commanding lead, but one of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination is starting to see a narrow path to a major upset. Plus: Senators are racing to find a way forward on new border security measures. President Biden is facing pressure on one of the toughest-to-solve in American politics. And: Democrats have never been this nervous about Biden's chances in 2024. We ask the pollster who helped elect Bill Clinton what the Biden campa...
Dec 18, 2023•41 min