CNN Inside Politics

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May 19 Both Parties Questioning Trump's 'Slush Fund'
Some Republicans as well as Democrats are expressing deep concern about the unprecedented $1.7+- billion pot of money the president plans to dole out to people he calls "victimized" by the federal government. Democrats tried to get more information from the man in charge of it, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who will appoint the commissioners who will decide who gets paid. He just wrapped up about three hours of testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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May 18 If You Come at the King, You Best Not Miss
Bill Cassidy is the latest victim of Donald Trump's revenge tour. The longtime Louisiana senator, who once voted to impeach Trump, lost the primary this weekend to a Trump-backed rival. Hoping to avoid the same fate tomorrow is Kentuck's Tom Massie, who forced the release of the Epstein files and has been one of the biggest critics of the president's war in Iran.

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May 17 The Power Play: Trump's Impact on GOP Loyalty
Get the inside scoop on the fiercest political showdowns this season! From President Trump's battles with GOP dissenters to Sherrod Brown's Senate race comeback. Dive deep into the political battles shaping our nation.

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43 min
May 15 Trump Revenge Tour to Hit Cajun Country
It's a tale as old as time, or at least as old as the Trump era: If you're a Republican who crosses the president, he makes it a priority to take you out. Senator Bill Cassidy is fighting to be an exception to the rule. When Louisianans go to the polls tomorrow for the state's GOP primary, Cassidy is facing Trump-endorsed Congresswoman Julia Letlow. Cassidy's original sin is that he voted to convict the president in his 2021 impeachment trial after January 6th, and Trump has neither forgiven nor forgotten.

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May 14 Xi's Chilling Warning to Trump
Two crucial issues are weighing heavily over President Trump's talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping: Taiwan and Iran. Regarding the former, Xi said Taiwan is the most important issue between the two countries, and if mishandled could create "a very dangerous situation." Which sets up a question with enormous geopolitical stakes: Will Trump bend US policy on Taiwan for Beijing's help with Iran?

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May 13 War, Inflation Accompany Trump to Beijing
President Trump arrived in China today for a high-stakes superpower summit, trailed by new evidence of economic trouble here in the US. At almost the exact moment the president descended from Air Force One in Beijing to the type of fanfare he loves, there was another reminder back home of why the stakes of this summit are so high: The war in Iran is pushing inflation to its highest level since 2022.

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May 12 Americans Blame Trump for Economy
A new CNN poll shows Americans feel crushed by rising costs, and they blame President Trump. The poll reveals a deep sense of anxiety and insecurity about the economy. And those sentiments are backed by the just-released April inflation numbers, which are the highest in three years.

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May 11 Trump: Ceasefire on 'Life Support'
Today, the US and Iran have both rejected the latest proposals going back and forth to end the war. While Iran called its counterproposal "generous and reasonable," President Trump labeled it a "piece of garbage" and deemed the ceasefire "on massive life support."

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May 10 Redistricting Battles and Trumpland Challenges
Can the GOP maintain their edge with a new wave of gerrymandering?
Is the anti-Trump sentiment enough to swing the House? Dive into the political battle with Inside Politics as Manu Raju talks to top analysts and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell.

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May 08 Dems Virginia Gerrymander in Jeopardy
We begin today's show with a huge defeat for Democrats in the redistricting war initiated by Republicans last year in Texas. The Virginia supreme court struck it down yesterday on a technicality, just one day after Tennessee's governor signed into law a new Republican gerrymander that breaks up the only majority Black district in that state. With Louisiana, Alabama and South Carolina all trying to change their maps, where does that leave things nationwide as we head toward this fall's crucial midterms?

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