CNN Political Briefing Podcast
1) This GOP Congressman Says Speaker Johnson Has “Failed to Lead”
Kevin Kiley is a California Republican who has a few notes for his party’s leadership in the House of Representatives. He also may have been drawn out of his job with the new district lines California...Show More
2) Is President Trump Losing Control of MAGA?
Donald Trump reversed course on the Epstein files to get right with his party in what proved to be a rare crack in the strong bond the president has with his MAGA base. In addition to the Epstein matt...Show More
3) Terry McAuliffe: Donald Trump is the Democrats’ Best Weapon
In the wake of big electoral victories, Democrats are at odds over how and why they just ended the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Visiting the studio today is a man who has certainly nav...Show More
4) How Zohran Mamdani Changed the Game in NYC
Once a little-known state assemblyman, Zohran Mamdani catapulted himself to victory in New York City’s mayoral race, earning a prominent place in the national conversation to go with it. Errol Louis i...Show More
5) The Home Stretch: Elections in NYC, NJ, and VA
As election season 2025 enters its final stretch, candidates in New York City, New Jersey, and Virginia sprint to the finish line. CNN Correspondents Jeff Zeleny and Eva McKend have been all over the ...Show More
6) Curtis Sliwa Sees a Path to Becoming NYC’s Mayor
Running to be mayor of New York City is a tall order for any Republican given Democratic voters outnumber Republican voters by six to one. Curtis Sliwa is once again the GOP's standard bearer in Amer...Show More
7) How Does This Shutdown End?
With the government shutdown in its third week, we call in Congressman Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California who hails from the progressive wing of his party. Rep. Khanna tells David Chalian what’s ne...Show More
8) An Extraordinary Moment in American Justice
The prosecution of former FBI director James Comey is an extraordinary chapter in the history of American justice. Former federal and state prosecutor Elie Honig has a new book, When You Come at the K...Show More
9) The Republicans' Plan to Win the Shutdown
With a government shutdown now reality, the blame game between Republicans and Democrats is at a fever pitch. Congressman Mike Lawler is from a battleground district and one of three Republicans in t...Show More
10) The Democrats' Plan to Win the Shutdown
With Washington bracing for a government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans are already trying to pin the blame on each other. As Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Representat...Show More