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CNN's Political Director David Chalian lives, breathes, and sleeps politics, so who better to help make sense of the ever-shifting political landscape? Join David and his colleagues as they ask tough questions, provide insight and analysis, and help you separate the political signal from the noise.
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Episodes

Inside a CNN Reporter's Arrest in Minneapolis

A shocking moment caught on live TV: A CNN reporter arrested on air while covering protests after an unarmed black man was killed by police. CNN's Omar Jimenez joins CNN Correspondent Kristen Holmes to relive his arrest and take you inside the chaos in Minneapolis. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 29, 202019 min

Wolf Blitzer Reflects on 100,000 Lives Lost

The US has now passed the bleak milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, highlighting the government's response and raising questions about whether many of those lives could have been saved. CNN's Wolf Blitzer joins CNN Correspondent Kristen Holmes to remember those who we have lost and examine how the President's response has brought us to this point. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

May 28, 202018 min

Joe Biden Emerges

Lights, Camera, Social Distancing. CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash joins CNN Correspondent Kristen Holmes to break down her one-on-one sit down interview with presumptive Democratic nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden and how he came out swinging against President Trump. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 27, 202022 min

Traveling With POTUS During COVID-19

With much of normal American life still shut down, President Trump traveled to Baltimore for a Memorial Day celebration. CNN Correspondent Kristen Holmes is joined by CNN Senior White House Producer Kevin Liptak, who went with the President, to take you inside what it's like to travel with the President in the age of coronavirus. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 26, 202018 min

How Will Small Businesses Stay Afloat?

More than 38 million have filed for unemployment since the COVID-19 crisis began, and the Senate just left Washington without making key changes to essential economic protection programs. CNN Washington Correspondent Ryan Nobles is joined by CNN Business and Politics Correspondent Vanessa Yurkevich, as well as a small businesses owner who shares his personal story of getting creative during a crisis. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about yo...

May 22, 202020 min

Inside the President's Vote by Mail Fight

President Trump travels to Michigan, and threatens to withhold funding from swing states looking to expand vote by mail during the pandemic. Join CNN Washington Correspondent Ryan Nobles and CNN Political Correspondent Abby Phillip as they break down the President's false claims and all the latest in the fight over voting during COVID-19. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 21, 202021 min

"Welcome to Team Trump Online"

It often seems like the President wants cable news to look more like a Trump rally. Well, that's exactly what the Trump campaign has been producing each night with "Team Trump Online." Join CNN Washington Correspondent Ryan Nobles and CNN Campaign Embed DJ Judd to go inside the nightly livestreams and break down what this means for the 2020 race. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 20, 202020 min

Deception and Distraction in the White House

President Trump announces he is taking a controversial, unproven, and potentially dangerous drug to try to prevent coronavirus. CNN Washington Correspondent Ryan Nobles is joined by CNN Fact Checker Daniel Dale and CNN White House Reporter Stephen Collinson to break down the President's latest efforts to distract and deceive the public on COVID-19. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 19, 202019 min

Trump's Obama Strategy

President Trump is trying to make the 2020 election all about his predecessor, President Obama. But is that a move that could backfire and help his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden? CNN Washington Correspondent Ryan Nobles is joined by CNN Political Correspondent Arlette Saenz and CNN Political Reporter Greg Krieg to break discuss that and more on the presidential campaign. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

May 18, 202021 min

An Insider's Guide to Picking a VP

As former Vice President Joe Biden digs into his search for a running mate, President Trump lashes out at his predecessor, President Obama, with a bogus conspiracy. On today's episode, CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama Chief Strategist David Axelrod joins CNN Senior Political Reporter Nia-Malika Henderson to break down all things 2020. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 15, 202019 min

Muted Conference Calls, Toilet Flushes, and Frodo Baggins

Imagine working from home AND deciding the future of President Trump's tax returns...That's exactly what the Supreme Court did this week. CNN Supreme Court Reporter Ariane De Vogue joins CNN Senior Political Reporter Nia Malika Henderson to break down the changes the Court has made due to COVID-19 and what that means for the future. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 14, 202020 min

Sen. Murphy: Lack of CDC Guidance Will "Cost Lives"

Senator Chris Murphy says more people will die as states reopen without CDC guidelines and that it may already be too late to prepare for a resurgence in the fall. To discuss that and more from yesterday's hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Senator Murphy joins CNN Senior Political Reporter Nia Malika Henderson on today's Daily DC. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 13, 202019 min

U.S. vs. China: Another Cold War?

President Trump launches a tweet storm and cuts a press conference short as his rhetoric on China escalates. Today on the Daily DC, CNN Senior Political Reporter Nia-Malika Henderson is joined by CNN Correspondent Kristen Holmes and CNN National Security Correspondent Kylie Atwood to discuss the President's erratic behavior and whether we may be on the verge of a second cold war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

May 13, 202022 min

The COVID-19 Economic Crisis Deepens

The official US unemployment rate reached 14.7 percent, the highest number since tracking the statistic began in 1948. CNN Senior Political Reporter Nia-Malika Henderson talks with Washington Post Columnist Catherine Rampell about the bleak economic outlook and what more can be done by Congress. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 11, 202017 min

Senator and Mom: A Quarantine Balancing Act

This Sunday is Mother's Day, and two years ago, Senator Tammy Duckworth made history as the first Senator to give birth as a sitting Senator. Amidst, a pandemic and with two young children at home, she sits down with Dana Bash on The Daily DC to talk about the challenges of balancing remote learning for her kids on top of getting work done in the Senate.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

May 08, 202017 min

"We're Not As Prepared As We Should Have Been"

President Trump backed off saying he would disband the White House Task force... but one GOP Senator thinks he should. Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, who chairs the health committee, joins Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash to discuss that and more about the Senate's return to WashingtonTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 07, 202021 min

Obama official: Pandemic Wasn't Unforseen

President Trump says the Obama Administration didn't prepare his team for coronavirus. But CNN National Security Analyst and former Obama Homeland Security Adviser joins CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash to go inside the pandemic prep session during the Presidential transition and discuss the Trump response so far.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 06, 202021 min

Two Mayors and Longtime Friends Take On COVID-19

The Mayors of Oklahoma's two biggest cities are coordinating their responses to coronavirus -they're also lifelong friends. CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash is joined by Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt and Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum to discuss how their friendship has helped their cities in fight coronavirus and what the process of reopening the economy looks like in Oklahoma.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

May 05, 202021 min

Christie Pushes Reopening: "There Are Going To Be Deaths No Matter What"

With projected death tolls climbing, CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash talks one-on-one with former New Jersey Governor and presidential candidate Chris Christie, who says that America needs to reopen the economy now and be prepared for more deaths. He gives his take on how he would be handling the crisis if he were still governor, and weighs in on how the President's response is affecting his reelection.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn...

May 04, 202032 min

Biden Responds to Sexual Assault Allegation

Joe Biden today for the first time personally addressed allegations that he sexually assaulted a former aide 27 years ago, saying "This never happened." In this episode of The Daily DC CNN Correspondent MJ Lee and CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash discuss the allegation, Biden's response, and what this could mean for his presidential campaign.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 01, 202021 min

COVID-19 and the Future of Voting

The clock is ticking to figure out how Americans can safely cast their ballots in November. Join CNN Political Director David Chalian and the executive director of the US Program at Human Rights Watch, Nicole Austin-Hillery, to discuss what states can do to ensure that voters don't have to choose between their democracy and their health.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 30, 202016 min

Checking on the 2020 Race from the "Virtual Trail"

The Trump and Biden campaigns are facing a new reality: the 2020 election is all about coronavirus. How will President Trump try to contrast himself with Biden? How will Biden handle picking a running mate amid the cloud of a sexual assault allegation? CNN political Director David Chalian is joined by CNN Washington Correspondent Ryan Nobles, who covers the Trump campaign, and CNN National Political Reporter Eric Bradner, who covers Biden to break down the latest from the race.To learn more abou...

Apr 29, 202018 min

What the Senate Will Look Like During COVID-19

The Senate is back in session next week, despite COVID-19 health risks. CNN Political Director David Chalian is joined by Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who is also a physician, to discuss what a socially distanced Senate may look like and what steps Senators and their staff must take in order to stop the spread of the virus in the halls of the Capitol. Plus, Senator Cassidy weighs in on President Trump's disinfectant claims and gives an update on his hard hit home state's fight agai...

Apr 28, 202018 min

Fact Checking Trump's COVID-19 Statements

President Trump said last week that maybe ultraviolet light and disinfectant can kill the virus inside the body, but now claims he was being sarcastic. CNN Reporter and Fact Checker Daniel Dale joins CNN Political Director David Chalian to break down those dangerous COVID-19 musings and more, including the President's comments on testing and his retweeting of political conspiracy theories. Plus, what it means for fact checking the President if his appearances at daily coronavirus briefings are o...

Apr 27, 202015 min

"There's No Way To Cut Someone's Hair from 6ft Away"

Some businesses are re-opening in Georgia today, after Governor Brian Kemp's controversial order relaxing restrictions goes into effect. CNN Political Director David Chalian speaks with an opponent of the Governor's decision, Savanah Mayor Van Johnson, to break down what exactly re-opening means for his city and his message to business owners and workers who are feeling the economic pain.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices...

Apr 24, 202017 min

Voices of the Unemployment Crisis

The numbers are staggering: 4.4 million new unemployment claims filed in the last week and more than 26 million since the COVID-19 crisis began. CNN Business and Politics Correspondent Vanessa Yurkevich joins CNN Political Director David Chalian to bring you the struggles of America's unemployed in their own words.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 23, 202017 min

Coronavirus Shutdowns Won't Fix the Climate Crisis

It's Earth Day, and 50 years after the first climate protests, pollution across the world is down as economies remain shuttered. But what does that mean for the future of the climate crisis fight? Join CNN Political Director David Chalian and CNN Climate Analyst John Sutter to discuss what the world's mobilization to take on Coronavirus means for the climate, how air pollution increases the effects of the disease, and whether the government response to the virus could actually worsen the climate...

Apr 22, 202016 min

COVID-19 and Communities of Color

Across the country, Covid-19 has hit communities of color particularly hard. CNN Political Director David Chalian is joined by CNN Political Commentator Van Jones to explain why the virus disproportionately impacts minorities; what the government must do to help; and how deep-seated inequalities have been exacerbated by the crisis. Plus, what are the consequences communities of color face as southern states like Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee re-open?To learn more about how CNN protects ...

Apr 21, 202020 min

Trump Demands "Liberation" During Lockdown

In the last few days, President Trump has called for governors to 'liberate' the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia even as the coronavirus death toll continues to climb. Join CNN Political Director David Chalian and CNN senior writer Zach Wolf as they discuss the rising protests against social distancing orders. Also, just how beholden is our economy to the safe reopening of our schools?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad...

Apr 20, 202018 min

The Governor vs. the Protestors

Horns blare as protestors in cars calling for an end to stay-at-home orders encircle the Michigan capital, as the Governor calls healthcare workers inside. CNN Chief Washington Corresponsedent Jeff Zeleny joins CNN Political Director David Chalian to take you inside his trip to Michigan, his interview with Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and the tense relationship between the administration and the states.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about yo...

Apr 17, 202020 min
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