CNN Inside Politics

Dana Bash opens with a blunt war update.

Dana Bash opens the hour from Washington.

CNN's Inside Politics covers day six of the US-Iran war, centering on Trump's demand to personally select Iran's next leader and comparisons to Venezuela.

Dana Bash covers two explosive simultaneous Senate hearings.

Trump takes a Supreme Court hit.

Trump declared victory in the Iran war - but the fighting hasn't stopped and gas prices are spiking.

CNN's Manu Raju opens with overnight strikes on Iran's oil sites, black smoke in Tehran, and reports that a new supreme leader may already be chosen.

Manu Raju opens with Trump threatening to "obliterate Iran's power plants" if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, while the panel debates whether the war is really winding down or escalating.

CNN's Inside Politics covers Iran's new supreme leader Mujtaba Khamenei issuing threats via state TV without appearing on camera, the Strait of Hormuz closure devastating global oil markets, and the investigation into a US airstrike that killed 168 children at an Iranian girls' school.

Dana Bash opens CNN Inside Politics on the fight over a war supplemental, reporting that John Thune and House leaders are not yet ready to back a request that could reach $200 billion.

CNN’s Inside Politics opens with live coverage from Chicago’s House of Hope, where thousands gather for Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.’s homegoing service, then pivots to President Trump’s phone call about Iran, gas prices, Cuba, and the Save America Act.

Trump walks into the State of the Union with real pressure on him.

A fatal collision at LaGuardia Airport left the pilot and co-pilot dead, dozens of passengers injured, and a flight attendant found alive outside the aircraft still strapped to her seat.

The hour starts with crude.

CNN's "Inside Politics" centers on Mark Zuckerberg's Los Angeles appearance in a social media addiction trial brought by a 20-year-old woman and her mother against Meta and YouTube.

Dana Bash opens CNN Inside Politics with Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office, and Max Foster says it happened on the King's Norfolk estate without warning the King.

The president holds a long cabinet meeting.

Trump wants backup on Iran.

Dana Bash opens on Senate passage of a Homeland Security funding bill and the question of whether Speaker Mike Johnson will put it on the House floor before TSA agents miss another paycheck.

Inside Politics opens with the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling striking down President Trump's global tariffs.

Dana Bash opens CNN Inside Politics with airport lines in Atlanta, where TSA pre-check was more than two hours long and travelers described paying $100 to cut the line.

President Trump says the country is winning like never before, while many Americans feel the pressure when the bills arrive.

Optimism caves fast on Capitol Hill.

CNN's Inside Politics covers day 11 of the US war with Iran, examining plummeting public support, spiking gas prices, and the administration's contradictory messaging about the conflict's end.

CNN Inside Politics opens with Dana Bash on whether President Trump will sign a deal to end the DHS shutdown as airport security lines grow and TSA workers go unpaid for more than a month.

Trump publicly cleans up the Iran rationale.

Dana Bash opens CNN Inside Politics with the military confirmation that six American service members died when an Air Force refueling plane crashed in western Iraq, while officials said they do not believe hostile fire or friendly fire caused it.

A battlefield of narratives opens the hour.

Discussion of training methodologies, physical fitness strategies, and athletic performance optimization.

Dana Bash opens CNN Inside Politics with Trump’s latest attack on NATO after an Oval Office Q&A with Ireland’s Taoiseach Martin.

This episode covers the final push in Virginia's gerrymandering referendum and its impact on the House balance of power.

Breaking news on a potential end to the war in Iran, with confusion over the Strait of Hormuz reopening and conflicting statements from the US and Iran.

Dana Bash reports on President Trump's announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and its implications for broader peace talks involving Iran and Pakistan.

Dana Bash and panel discuss President Trump's search for an off-ramp in the Iran conflict and the political implications.

Dana Bash reports on two congressmen resigning amid sexual misconduct allegations.

President Trump imposes a naval blockade on Iran after failed peace talks, with analysis of political and economic implications.

President Trump responds to failed US-Iran talks and announces a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, with analysis from a military expert.

Dana Bash and reporters analyze President Trump's apocalyptic warning to Iran on a crucial day of the six-week war.

Dana Bash reports on the Trump administration's partial withdrawal of federal agents from Minneapolis amid ongoing violence and political fallout.

Analysis of President Trump's first year in his second term, including polling data and implications for the 2026 midterms.