Hosted by CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, State of the Union features interviews with top newsmakers on politics and policy -- covering Washington, the country and the world.
Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick tells CNN's Jake Tapper about his experience in the front row of the rally where Donald Trump was shot and injured in an assassination attempt.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Turner tells CNN's Jake Tapper "our focus needs to be on national unity as we move forward in this election."
Jake Tapper is CNN's chief Washington correspondent, anchor of "The Lead with Jake Tapper" and co-anchor of "State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash."
Dana Bash is CNN's chief political correspondent and co-anchor of "State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash", the network's Sunday morning newsmaker show.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Turner tells CNN's Jake Tapper "our focus needs to be on national unity as we move forward in this election."
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Turner tells CNN's Jake Tapper "our focus needs to be on national unity as we move forward in this election."
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy tells CNN's Dana Bash that Biden "needs to do more" to reassure voters and says "this is going to be a really important and vital week for the country and for the president."
Sen. Marco Rubio tells CNN's Dana Bash that he has "heard nothing" about whether he will be asked to serve as Donald Trump's running mate in the 2024 election.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi tells CNN's Dana Bash that "there's nothing as well as just as Joe Biden getting up and taking the ball over the finish line. Something else could be chaotic."
Top Biden ally Rep. James Clyburn tells CNN's Dana Bash "I do not believe that Joe Biden has a problem leading for the next four years, because he's done a great job of leading for the last three-and-a-half years."
On CNN's State of the Union with Jake Tapper, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy downplays polling showing President Biden underperforming Democratic Senate candidates in key states.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells CNN's Dana Bash that "what we would much prefer to see is a ceasefire where the hostages come out peacefully. That is available. Israel has said yes to it. Now Hamas needs to say yes to it."
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tells CNN's Dana Bash that "this is a high-stakes election where you have got someone who flouts the law and cheats and just got caught, and someone who has, over the course of his lifetime, made serving the public the only thing that he is focused on."
CNN's Kasie Hunt presses RNC co-chair Lara Trump in a wide-ranging interview after her father-in-law Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying business documents.
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff tells CNN's Kasie Hunt that "this is clearly Donald Trump once again inciting violence" after Trump warns of a "breaking point" if he is sentenced to jail time.
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu joins CNN's Kasie Hunt to discuss Donald Trump's felony convictions, the state of the Republican party and the 2024 presidential race.
CNN's Dana Bash asks Trump VP hopeful Sen. Tim Scott about Trump's false claim that the FBI was "locked and loaded, ready to take me out" during its 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago in the classified documents case. The FBI said the same language appeared in the order to search President Biden's home.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tells CNN's Dana Bash that "we maybe didn't understand the threat that was coming, that we thought that Roe was going to protect us."
Author of the new book "Profiles in Mental Health Courage" former Congressman Patrick Kennedy tells CNN's Dana Bash: "There is no other choice than Joe Biden."
Senator John Fetterman tells CNN's Jake Tapper "I do believe that Joe Biden is going to carry" Black voters by wide margins in November, but the election is "going to be very close."
Former HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson joins CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss President Biden and Donald Trump's records with Black Americans ahead of the 2024 election.
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett tells CNN's Jake Tapper that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comment about her eyelashes was "buying into a racist trope."
Potential Trump VP contender Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota joins CNN's Jake Tapper after joining Donald Trump for an event at Mar-a-Lago amid potential vice presidential speculation.
Biden campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu tells CNN's Jake Tapper that Biden "understands that people have a right to protest, but they have to do so peacefully," adding "the president has been very clear about this."
University of Florida President Ben Sasse tells CNN's Jake Tapper that "we just don't negotiate with people who scream the loudest" amid protests over the Israel-Hamas war on campus.
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders tells CNN's Dana Bash that antisemitic incidents at protests should be condemned but says "we do have to pay attention to the disastrous and unprecedented humanitarian disaster" in Gaza.
Asked by CNN's Dana Bash about Trump's threat to put tariffs on all foreign imports, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says that trade relationships with international allies must be "strengthened" and "deepened."
Democratic Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles tells CNN's Dana Bash that "people are willing and ready to leave the streets" and "we have destroyed the myth that people choose to be on the streets and that they won't leave."
Republican Gov. Kristi Noem tells CNN's Dana Bash, "If my choice is between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, every single day of the week, yes, I will support Donald Trump."
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker downplays RFK JR qualifying for the ballot in Michigan, telling CNN's Dana Bash it will "have little effect on the ultimate result."
Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Marco Rubio tells CNN's Jake Tapper that he expects Israel to respond to Iran's attack and that it won't ask for US help.
Republican Sen. JD Vance tells CNN's Jake Tapper that "when you're stretched too thin, you have got to focus, and you have got to rebuild your own country."
White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby tells CNN's Jake Tapper that Iran's attack on Israel "truly was unprecedented" but says the White House doesn't believe it's the start of a broader war in the region, "nor do we believe it has to be."
Top Biden ally Sen. Chris Coons tells CNN's Jake Tapper that "we should take a breath and analyze what the consequences might be of an attack back on Iran by Israel or of any other escalation."
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tells CNN's Jake Tapper that "we can't have the region assume that you can shoot 330 rockets to Israel and get away with it."
Ret. Gen. David Petraeus tells CNN's Jake Tapper that the Iranian attack on Israel was "unprecedented" and "I think Israel will have to take some action in response."
Former Obama Director of National Intelligence James Clapper tells CNN's Jake Tapper that Iran's attack on Israel is a "very profound event" but believes Iran doesn't actually want a wider war in the region.
CNN Senior Political Commentator David Axelrod, CNN Political Commentator Kristen Soltis Anderson, CNN Political Commentator Ashley Allison and CNN Senior Political Commentator David Urban react to the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, Democratic Strategist Doug Thornell and CNN Political Commentator Shermichael Singleton join CNN's Dana Bash to discuss the make-or-break moment facing President Biden and his re-election campaign.
Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, Democratic Strategist Doug Thornell and CNN Political Commentator Shermichael Singleton join CNN's Dana Bash to preview Trump's looming VP announcement at next week's Republican National Convention.
CNN Political Commentators Ashley Allison, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Kate Bedingfield, and Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings spar over the fallout from President Biden's debate performance this week.
Ashley Allison, Scott Jennings, Ashley Etienne and Shermichael Singleton join CNN's Jake Tapper to break down Donald Trump's message to Black voters in Michigan.
Ashley Allison, Scott Jennings, Ashley Etienne and Shermichael Singleton join CNN's Jake Tapper as First Lady Jill Biden tests a new message on her husband's age.
California Rep. Ro Khanna, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, CNN Political Commentator Karen Finney and Former Trump Campaign Deputy Communications Director Bryan Lanza join CNN's Dana Bash to discuss who Donald Trump should pick for Vice President and the current state of the 2024 election.
Massachusetts Representative Jake Auchincloss, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings and CNN Political Commentators Kristen Soltis Anderson and Bakari Sellers join CNN's Kasie Hunt to discuss the fallout of Donald Trump's felony convictions.
Republican Strategist Brad Todd and CNN Political Commentators Bakari Sellers, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ashley Allison join CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss Joe Biden's push to appeal to Black voters, the state of the 2024 race and the latest scandal from a Supreme Court Justice.
Former Sen. Scott Brown, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, CNN Political Commentator Karen Finney and CNN Political Commentator Ashley Allison join CNN's Dana Bash to discuss how the campaigns for President Joe Biden and Donald Trump can respond to RFK Jr.'s growing popularity.
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, CNN Political Commentator S.E. Cupp and CNN Senior Political Commentators David Urban and Ana Navarro join CNN's Dana Bash to discuss the jokes and jabs of the 2024 White House Correspondents dinner.
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings and CNN Political Commentators Jamal Simmons and Kate Bedingfield join CNN's Dana Bash to discuss the current state of the House Republican party and the threats to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings and CNN Political Commentators Jamal Simmons and Kate Bedingfield join CNN's Dana Bash ahead of President Biden's speech in Florida.
California Rep. Ro Khanna, Former Republican nominee for US Senate in Washington Tiffany Smiley, 2021 Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Producer Stephanie Cutter and CNN Political Commentator Shermichael Singleton join CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss the 2024 race.
Former Rep. Barbara Comstock, Democratic Strategist Doug Thornell, Former Special Assistant to President Trump Marc Lotter and CNN Political Commentator Karen Finney join CNN's Dana Bash to discuss Donald Trump sharing violent imagery online.
Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings and CNN Political Commentators Ashley Allison and Kate Bedingfield join CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss President Joe Biden's State of the Union address and Sen. Katie Britt's Republican response.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Michigan State Senate Majority Whip Mallory McMorrow, Republican Strategist Doug Heye and CNN Political Commentator Karen Finney join CNN's Dana Bash to discuss the countdown to Super Tuesday and the state of the 2024 presidential race.
Former Presidential Candidate Asa Hutchinson, Democratic Strategist Adrienne Elrod, CNN Political Commentators Kristen Soltis Anderson and Ashley Allison join CNN's Dana Bash to discuss Donald Trump's landslide win over Nikki Haley.
CNN Political Commentators Kate Bedingfield and Karen Finney, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings and Republican Strategist Matt Gorman join Jake Tapper to discuss the upcoming South Carolina Republican primary.
Democratic California Representative Ro Khanna, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, CNN Political Commentator Alyssa Farah Griffin and Democratic Strategist Adrienne Elrod join CNN's Jake Tapper discuss one of Joe Biden's biggest political weaknesses with voters: his mental fitness.
Democratic California Representative Ro Khanna, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, CNN Political Commentator Alyssa Farah Griffin and Democratic Strategist Adrienne Elrod join CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss the fallout from Trump's inflammatory remarks.
CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, CNN Political Commentator Ashley Allison, Republican strategist Doug Heye and Chief Adviser to Bernie Sanders Faiz Shakir join CNN's Dana Bash to break down Biden's support among primary voters in South Carolina.
CNN Political Commentator Bakari Sellers, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell and Former DeSantis Deputy Campaign Manager David Polyansky join CNN's Dana Bash to talk about Donald Trump's last GOP presidential opponent: Nikki Haley.
Counting down to the New Hampshire primary CNN Political Commentator Karen Finney, Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar, and Republican Strategists Amanda Carpenter and Brad Todd join CNN's Dana Bash to break down a new CNN GOP poll where Trump's lead over Haley widens.
CNN Political Commentator Karen Finney, Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar, and Republican Strategists Amanda Carpenter and Brad Todd join CNN's Dana Bash for a first look at a new Joe Biden campaign ad on abortion.
Hours before the start of the 2024 primary race in Iowa, CNN Political Commentators Bakari Sellers, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Kate Bedingfield and CNN Senior Political Commentator David Urban join CNN's Jake Tapper to break down a closely-watched poll.
CNN's Jake Tapper, in partnership with FactCheck.org, looks at statements made by President Trump about Iran and former President Barack Obama in his speech following Iran's attack on the Iraqi air base that housed US troops.
CNN's Jake Tapper, in partnership with FactCheck.org, looks at President Trump's claims about the Department of Justice Inspector General's report on the investigation into his campaign.
CNN's Jake Tapper, in partnership with FactCheck.org, looks at statements made by Rep. Jim Jordan that the GOP says clear President Donald Trump of wrongdoing.
CNN's Jake Tapper, in partnership with FactCheck.org, looks at claims made by President Trump about impeachment, China, healthcare and more at a rally in Louisiana.
CNN's Jake Tapper, in partnership with FactCheck.org, looks at claims made by President Trump after the raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
In this week's State of the Cartoonion Jake Tapper explores the dances Sean Spicer could incorporate into his repertoire after his appearance on 'Dancing with the Stars'.
Now that the Ambassador to the UK is out over his controversial Trump comments, Jake Tapper imagines who President Trump would most like as a replacement