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State of the Union

Hosted by CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, State of the Union features interviews with top newsmaker

Episodes

Total: 353

Interview with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke on white supremacy and gun control in the wake of the El Paso attack; Interview with Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan on the Mississippi ICE raids; Intervi

2019/8/11

First, Jake talks with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke who says that President

SPECIAL EDITION: 2020 Democratic presidential candidates discuss El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio mass shootings; Beto O'Rourke, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Tim Ryan.

2019/8/4

First, Jake talks to former Texas Representative Beto O'Rourke live from El Paso about the recent ma

Interview with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders on President Trump's attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings; Interview with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler on the Mueller hearing and impeachment proceedings; Interview wi

2019/7/28

First, Jake sits down with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders about Presiden

Interview with 2020 presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker on President Trump attacking democratic Congresswomen; Interview with Chairman of Homeland Security Committee Ron Johnson on Trump's continued twitter attacks and the ongoing crisis at the bor

2019/7/21

First, Dana talks with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker on President Trump

Interview with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Bill de Blasio on deportation raids in New York City; Interview with acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli on deportation raids; State of the Cartoonion on the

2019/7/14

First, Jake talks with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Bill de Blasio on the deportatio

Interview with Michigan Rep. Justin Amash on his recent departure from the Republican Party; former Vice President Joe Biden on his 2020 campaign; a look at women in US sports and the World Cup

2019/7/7

First, Jake Tapper sits down with Michigan Rep. Justin Amash to talk about leaving the Republican Pa

Interview with Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and CNN's Fareed Zakaria on President Trump's last minute Kim Jong Un meeting; Interview with 2020 Presidential candidate, Senator Amy Klobuchar on North Korea, Immigration, and Russian

2019/6/30

First, Brianna Keilar, filling in for Jake, talks with Fareed Zakaria and Director James Clapper abo

Interview with South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg on his 2020 campaign for President; Interview with former Congressman Beto O'Rourke on his 2020 campaign for President; State of the Cartoonion on the 2020 candidates carpooling on the campaign trail.

2019/6/16

First, Jake sits down with 2020 presidential candidate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg on President

Interview with Sen. Cory Booker on gun violence; Interview with acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan on immigration; Interview with House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn on impeachment; Interview with 2020 candidate Seth Moulton on post-traumat

2019/6/2

First, Jake interviews 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker on the mass shooting in Virginia

Interview with Sen. Kamala Harris of California on her 2020 presidential campaign; Political drama in "Veep" mirrors real-life DC

2019/5/12

Jake travels to Oakland, California for an exclusive one-on-one interview with 2020 presidential can

Interview with Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the economy and her 2020 presidential campaign; Interview with Sen. Cory Booker in Newark, New Jersey on his record as mayor and his 2020 presidential campaign; State of the Cartoonion on the feud between Trump and Bid

2019/5/5

First, Jake interviews Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota on the strong economy, her plan to

Interview with the President's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on the Mueller report's findings; Interview with Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to respond to Giuliani and dive into the legal implications of the report; Interview with 2020 candidate Congressman Ti

2019/4/21

First, Jake speaks with CNN's Nic Robertson about the terror attacks in Sri Lanka. Next, the Preside

Interview with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler on President Trump's recent controversial moves on immigration and the imminent release of the special counsel report; Interview with Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida on the President's b

2019/4/14

First, Jake talks with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler about Trump's offer to pardon

Interview with House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff on the special counsel report; Interview with White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Trump's pick for the Federal Reserve board; Interview with Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on his like

2019/4/7

First, Jake interviews the House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff about the pending relea

Interview with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler on the pending release of the main conclusions of the Mueller report; Interview with Senator Ted Cruz of Texas on the Russia investigation and President Trump's recognition of Israel's soverei

2019/3/24

First, Dana interviews House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler on what to expect from Attorn

Interview with US Ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown on the Christchurch terror attack; Interview with Rep. Rashida Tlaib one of the only Muslims in Congress on the rise of white nationalism and the President's response. Interview with 2020 candidate a

2019/3/17

First, Jake speaks with the US Ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown about the latest details on the

Interview with 2020 presidential candidate and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro on controversial comments from Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and his plans for slavery reparations; Interview with Texas Rep. Will Hurd on Presiden

2019/3/10

First, Jake interviews 2020 presidential hopeful Julián Castro about divisions in the Democratic Par

Interview with National Security Adviser John Bolton; Interview with Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner; Interview with Louisiana GOP Senator John Kennedy; Interview with Michigan Representative Justin Amash; State of the Cartoonion: Michael Cohen

2019/3/3

First, Jake sits down with the National Security Adviser John Bolton to discuss the fallout from the

Interview with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on American involvement with Venezuela and negotiations over North Korean denuclearization; Interview with Preet Bharara and Lisa Monaco on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation; State of the Cartooni

2019/2/24

First, Jake interviews Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the Trump administration's plans to hand

Interview with potential Presidential contender and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown; Interview with House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff on Trump's emergency and the latest Russia developments; Dana Bash takes a look at how women are shaping the political disc

2019/2/17

First, Dana Bash talks to Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown about the President's national emerg