CNN Political Briefing

The US and its allies appear to be shifting their strategy and rhetoric around the war in Ukraine to adopt much tougher language against Russia. CNN Political Director David Chalian explains how recen...

26 Apr 20228min

CNN has learned more about how former President Donald Trump’s inner circle worked to overturn the legitimate 2020 election in the lead-up and aftermath of January 6th. CNN Political Director David Ch...

25 Apr 20229min

New audio from the New York Times reveals bombshells about what House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was saying about former President Donald Trump in the days after January 6th. CNN Political Directo...

22 Apr 20229min

Tensions are high in Washington ahead of the expected roll back of a Trump-era border policy in May and the anticipated migrant surge at the southern border to follow. CNN Political Director David Cha...

21 Apr 20228min

Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has escalated his weeks-long feud with Disney and continues his fight against “woke culture.” CNN Political Director David Chalian explains the politics behi...

20 Apr 20229min

Multiple airlines and transit systems have made masks optional after a judge struck down the Biden administration’s transportation mask mandate. CNN Political Director David Chalian explains the confu...

19 Apr 20228min

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed JD Vance in the crowded Ohio Republican Senate primary. CNN Political Director David Chalian explains how Vance went from a Trump critic to a Trump fan, and ...

18 Apr 20229min

CNN has exclusive reporting on text messages sent between former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and two Republican Congress members in the lead-up to the January 6th insurrection. CNN Politic...

15 Apr 20229min