Democratic Senator: We are skipping ‘very divisive & exhausting’ address to tell the story of a ‘rough year’ for Americans

Minnesota Senator Tina Smith joins Inside Politics to weigh in on her an her colleagues’ plans to skip President Trump’s State of the Union address, in favor of an alternate event “The People’s State ...

Anniversary of war in Ukraine is a recognition of resilience, says Ukrainian journalist

Bianna Golodryga speaks with Natalia Gumenyuk about her conversations with Ukrainians on they are faring after four years of war.

‘Plenty of time to change that’: Rep. Jim Jordan reacts to CNN poll showing Trump’s approval with independents at 26%

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan joins CNN’s Manu Raju on “Inside Politics” hours before President Trump delivers the State of the Union address. Pressed on Americans’ dissatisfaction with the state of the ...

Trump to address economy, tariffs and foreign policy in 2026 State of the Union address

President Donald Trump will deliver the 2026 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Follow for live updates ...

Judge declines to dismiss prosecutors from the case against alleged Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson

A Utah County prosecutor’s office will be allowed to continue building its death penalty case against Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, despite the defense’s claims that it mishandled a ...

Kash Patel’s use of the FBI jet sparks outrage. Here’s why he couldn’t travel to the Olympics any other way

Top officials at FBI headquarters were tracking the outbreak of violence in Mexico on Sunday after its military killed a drug cartel boss when social media erupted with viral images of Director Kash ...

‘This pain is indescribable": Father of Camp Mystic victim Lila Bonner joins CNN after new lawsuit

Blake Bonner, who lost his daughter Lila in the tragic flooding in central Texas last summer, joined CNN’s Pamela Brown with his lawyers to explain the latest legal action taken by the group of ...

Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee: ‘Possible cover-up’ over missing Epstein documents

Democratic Congressman Robert Garcia shares concerns over documents he says are missing that are connected to an Epstein survivor and questions for the Department of Justice. CNN’s Pamela Brown talks ...

Father of Georgia school shooter said ‘Santa Claus’ bought his son a rifle

Not long after his teenage son’s deadly rampage at a Georgia high school, Colin Gray explained to police why he bought the boy an AR15-style rifle, despite his son’s increasingly aggressive behavior ...

Cajun Navy Cmdr. helping in the search for Nancy Guthrie: ‘We’re driven on providing some closure to the family’

Josh Gill, the incident commander of the United Cajun Navy, joined The Situation Room’s Pamela Brown to share how the volunteer team is helping in the search for Nancy Guthrie and what he thinks about ...

First lady Melania and Donald Trump bringing separate guests to SOTU in break with precedent

First lady Melania Trump will bring guests to the State of the Union address representing her foster care and responsible AI platforms while President Donald Trump has invited his own set of guests – ...