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Why hasn't Trump endorsed in the Texas GOP Senate primary yet? Find out in our latest Inside Politics Sunday episode. Plus, exclusive insights into the Republican dilemma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The only Black Republican in the Senate is calling out President Trump for posting what he calls "the most racist thing from this White House. Late last night, a video appeared on Trump's Truth Social account that included the faces Barack and Michelle Obama superimposed on the bodies of apes. The White House, which initially shrugged off the negative response to the video as "fake outrage," subse...

Is President Trump coming to terms with the potential fallout of his immigration policies? For more than a week, his administration has tried to adjust its rhetoric on the crackdown in Minneapolis. Yesterday, border czar Tom Homan announced 700 agents would immediately leave the city, and then the president told NBC, "Maybe we can use a little bit of a softer touch."    Learn more about your ad ch...

The Trump Administration announces a major pivot on immigration enforcement in Minneapolis by immediately removing 700 agents  But local Democrats say it's not enough.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump, still fixated on debunked claims about voter fraud in 2020, says he wants the federal government to takeover US elections. This, despite the current, decentralized voting process is literally how the founders of America wanted it when they wrote the Constitution.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republicans are shaking a bit in their cowboy boots after a Texas Democrat won a state senate district that President Trump won handily in 2024. While GOP leaders point to a snowstorm and subsequent low turnout as mitigating facts, it was still a 17-percentage-point win. One Texas Republican lawmaker tells Dana he is "100% concerned," while another says it's proof the GOP needs to organize to deli...

Dive deep into the political turmoil as we explore the dramatic shifts in ICE tactics and the high-stakes Senate race in Maine. Don't miss the latest insights from top political panelists! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump Administration takes new, aggressive steps against journalists as Attorney General Pam Bondi announces the arrests of former CNN anchor Don Lemon and Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort. Bondi says it's connected to a "coordinated attack" on a church in Saint Paul. The two accused "attackers" say they were merely doing their jobs.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...

Today's show begins as President Trump is holding his first Cabinet meeting of the year. It comes just hours after his border czar Tom Homan announced that ICE and border patrol agents are working on a plan to "draw down operations in Minneapolis." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's not every day that President Trump tries to turn down the political temperature, never mind tacitly acknowledge a signature isn't working. But there's broad recognition inside the White House from the top that the public is quickly turning on the administration's mass deportation operation.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Border czar Tom Homan is in Minnesota, where we are expecting him to meet in person today with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey following Homan's earlier meeting with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. It is all part of a big personnel and possible policy change after a second Minneapolis resident was shot and killed by federal agents. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino is going back to Texas, and Homeland...

President Trump is sending border czar to Minneapolis, apparently to take charge of the ICE immigration enforcement effort that's resulted in two deaths and days of protest. Trump posted on Truth Social that he just spoke to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, signaling a change in rhetoric. The big question is whether that also means a change in policy.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

Host Manu Raju presents a comprehensive episode covering a range of critical topics. Breaking news from Minneapolis, focusing on the controversial shooting of ICU nurse Alex Preti by federal agents, sparking community outrage and legal battles over evidence control. Correspondents like Whitney Wild and Anderson Cooper provide on-the-ground insights about the growing memorial for Preti and the tens...

An image of a five-year-old boy hits a nerve and becomes a new symbol of the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown. It captures the chaos of immigration enforcement and intensifies scrutiny over ICE's targets and tactics.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We start in Davos, Switzerland, where global nerves are easing slightly after President Trump appeared to take military action to take over Greenland off the table. But he made clear his ultimate goal has not changed: making the Arctic island part of the United States.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One year ago, Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation's 47th president. Since then, he's upended every part of Washington politics, both domestic and global. The most recent example of the latter: threatening America's most trusted allies.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump says nothing is off the table when it comes to Greenland and America's oldest allies are now forced to question everything about their centuries-old alliance with the US. He also complains to Norway for not bestowing the Nobel Peace on him.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Manu Raju and a panel of experts analyze the latest CNN poll results showing potential trouble for Republicans in the upcoming midterms. The discussion includes the impact of President Trump's policies and actions, such as tariffs on European allies and the charged situation in Minneapolis. The latest on the Senate races is also covered, featuring an interview with Democratic Senator Kirsten Gilli...

A brand new CNN poll about President Trump's first year back in office shows Americans giving him failing grades across the board. A majority of the country (58%) say the second Trump administration has been a failure, including two thirds of independents.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An Oval Office threat puts Minneapolis protesters on notice. The Democratic governor calls it an "occupation." Residents woke up to a city dealing with chaos after of a violent night of protest. The situation went from bad to worse after a federal agent shot a man in the leg during a targeted traffic stop.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show gets underway, a crucial meeting is taking place at the White House over the future of Greenland. VP JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are talking with the foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, Supreme Court justices are hearing arguments in two cases that could determine whether states could ban transgender athletes from playing in women's and girls' sports.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump's Justice Department opens a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell having to do with a multimillion dollar renovation project at the central bank's headquarters. The government's unprecedented action prompts an equally unprecedented rebuke from Powell.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Manu Raju explores the high tensions following the Minneapolis shooting and its labeling as domestic terrorism by the Trump administration. He discusses the consequences of such hastily drawn conclusions and gets insights from Minnesota Senator Tina Smith. The show also dives into President Trump's foreign policy ambitions, including a potentially contentious stance on Greenland, and assesses his...

From coast to coast, protests are erupting after an American citizen was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. It comes as another shooting involving a federal border patrol agent in Portland adds to the scrutiny over President Trump's immigration crackdown.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices