Each weekday, Dana Bash and a panel of well-sourced reporters bring you the most important political stories of the day. On the weekend, Manu Raju kicks off CNN...
First: New reporting on how Elon Musk and his allies are inserting themselves into what seems like every facet of the US government.
Plus: House Republican leaders meet with the president to hash out their plan to cut taxes and spend more money at the border.
And: Why is Clarence Thomas swearing in so many Trump cabinet officials?
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Trump Provokes Global Gasp of Disbelief
First: We're tracking the world's stunned reaction after President Trump announced his new idea to seize the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, relocate more than two million Palestinians, and turn the area into "the Riviera of the Middle East."
Plus: Democrats say they're ready to fight back against Donald Trump's and Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the federal government. But is anyone in the party prepared to lead the charge?
And: Dana talks to a former House Republican about why her party seems to be ceding the powers of the legislative branch.
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RFK Jr. Nomination Clears Senate Committee
Today's show begins just after the conclusion of a speech by Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, explaining why he cast the deciding vote in favor of advancing the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the country's next Secretary of Health & Human Services.
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Trump Makes a Deal
This morning, the President Trump agreed to delay a 25% tariff on Mexico and that country's President Claudia Sheinbaum said they would harden its border with the US. But major new tariffs on Canada and China are still set to go into effect in just 12 hours.
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Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs On China
First: Trade war. Trump slaps sweeping new tariffs on American adversaries and friends. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on what it means for you.
Plus: The political blowback and another dizzying week. Trump unveils a strict hiring freeze and FBI purge and a botched funding halt. My panel will break it down, and what to expect next.
Plus: Democrats' decision. The new leader elected to lead the party through the new Trump era. His game plan for how to take on Trump.
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Each weekday, Dana Bash and a panel of well-sourced reporters bring you the most important political stories of the day. On the weekend, Manu Raju kicks off CNN's Sunday morning political programming with Inside Politics Sunday. Dana and Manu get answers from the people making headlines, explain the political stories that matter, and report on how the news will impact you.