State of the Union
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State of the Union is a news podcast hosted by CNN Podcasts. It has 390 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
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.
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Interviews with Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley; Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner
Rescue in Iran: A Tense International Conflict Unfolds
Interviews with White House Border Czar Tom Homan; Democratic Senator Andy Kim; Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace and Democratic Congressman Suhas Subramanyam
Interviews with White House Border Czar; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries; Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Leiter; Independent Congressman Kevin Kiley and Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
Interviews with US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz; Democratic Senator Cory Booker; Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Interviews with Republican Senator Thom Tillis; Democratic Senator Chris Murphy; Energy Secretary Chris Wright
Conflict in the Middle East: A New Era of Tensions
Exclusive Interview with Governor Gavin Newsom; Interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Interviews with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer; White House Border Czar Tom Homan; Democratic Governor Andy Beshear; Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin; Esptein survivors
Interviews with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries; CMS Administrator Dr. Oz; Governor Wes Moore
Interviews with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche; Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin; Republican Senator Ron Johnson
Interviews with Top Border Official Gregory Bovino; Democratic Senator Chris Murphy; New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill; Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt
Interviews with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey; Former Vice President Mike Pence; Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego
Interviews with: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem; Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
Interviews with Republican Sen. Tom Cotton; Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy; Republican Rep. Jim Jordan; Democratic Rep. Jim Himes
State of the Union Special: The Future of AI
Interviews with Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin; Republican Senator James Lankford
Twin Tragedies Shake the Globe
Interviews with White House Border Czar Tom Homan; Republican Sen. John Curtis; Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Trump: U.S. Will Block Immigration From “Third World Countries”
Interviews with Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett
Interviews with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene; Dr. Oz; Rahm Emanuel
Interviews with California Gov. Gavin Newsom; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy
Interviews with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries; Democratic Sen. John Fetterman
Interviews with Arnold Schwarzenegger; Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy; CNN’s Abby Phillip
Interviews with Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan; Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly; Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan
Interviews with Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan; Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly; Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan
Interviews with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker; National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett; Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego; Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Republican Congressman Buddy Carter
Interviews with Speaker Mike Johnson; Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen; Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
Interviews with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, SenatorJohn Fetterman, Senator Markwayne Mullin, Representative Jasmine Crockett
Interviews with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox; Republican Senator James Lankford; Democratic Rep. Sarah Elfreth and Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley
Interviews with Florida Surgeon General Joe Ladapo; Doctor Paul Offit; White House Border Czar Tom Homan
Interviews with White House Senior Director for Counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka; Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar; Ambassador Cindy McCain
Interviews with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Interviews with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff; Former Vice President Mike Pence
CNN Goes on the Road with Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders; Interview with US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin; Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Former BLS Commissioner William Beach
Rep. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, WH Budget Director Russel Vought and Dem. Sen. Mark Kelly
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett, US hostage envoy Adam Boehler and Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke
White House Border Czar Tom Homan, California Sen. Alex Padilla and Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear
Rep. Sen. Katie Britt and Dem. Sen. Mark Warner
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Dem. Sen. Adam Schiff and Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Former Vice President Mike Pence, California Sen. Alex Padilla and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
Rep. Nanette Barragán, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Markwayne Mullin and Sen. Ron Johnson
White House Budget Director Russ Vought, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chris Murphy
Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Michael Bennet
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Rep. James Clyburn, David Axelrod and Van Jones
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Dem. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, LaMonica McIver, and Rob Menendez, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu
Dem. Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Sen. Ron Johnson and Stephen A. Smith
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