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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

2

Rescue in Iran: A Tense International Conflict Unfolds

3

Interviews with White House Border Czar Tom Homan; Democratic Senator Andy Kim; Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace and Democratic Congressman Suhas Subramanyam

4

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

5

Interviews with US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz; Democratic Senator Cory Booker; Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg

6

Interviews with Republican Senator Thom Tillis; Democratic Senator Chris Murphy; Energy Secretary Chris Wright

7

Conflict in the Middle East: A New Era of Tensions

8

Exclusive Interview with Governor Gavin Newsom; Interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

9

Interviews with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer; White House Border Czar Tom Homan; Democratic Governor Andy Beshear; Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin; Esptein survivors

10

Interviews with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries; CMS Administrator Dr. Oz; Governor Wes Moore

11

Interviews with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche; Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin; Republican Senator Ron Johnson

12

Interviews with Top Border Official Gregory Bovino; Democratic Senator Chris Murphy; New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill; Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt

13

Interviews with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey; Former Vice President Mike Pence; Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego

14

Interviews with: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem; Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey

15

Interviews with Republican Sen. Tom Cotton; Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy; Republican Rep. Jim Jordan; Democratic Rep. Jim Himes

16

State of the Union Special: The Future of AI

17

Interviews with Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin; Republican Senator James Lankford

18

Twin Tragedies Shake the Globe

19

Interviews with White House Border Czar Tom Homan; Republican Sen. John Curtis; Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth

20

Trump: U.S. Will Block Immigration From “Third World Countries”

21

Interviews with Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett

22

Interviews with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene; Dr. Oz; Rahm Emanuel

23

Interviews with California Gov. Gavin Newsom; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

24

Interviews with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries; Democratic Sen. John Fetterman

25

Interviews with Arnold Schwarzenegger; Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy; CNN’s Abby Phillip

26

Interviews with Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan; Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly; Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan

27

Interviews with Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan; Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly; Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan

28

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

29

Interviews with Speaker Mike Johnson; Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen; Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe

30

Interviews with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, SenatorJohn Fetterman, Senator Markwayne Mullin, Representative Jasmine Crockett

31

Interviews with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox; Republican Senator James Lankford; Democratic Rep. Sarah Elfreth and Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley

32

Interviews with Florida Surgeon General Joe Ladapo; Doctor Paul Offit; White House Border Czar Tom Homan

33

Interviews with White House Senior Director for Counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka; Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar; Ambassador Cindy McCain

34

Interviews with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

35

Interviews with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff; Former Vice President Mike Pence

36

CNN Goes on the Road with Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders; Interview with US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker

37

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin; Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Former BLS Commissioner William Beach

38

Rep. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, WH Budget Director Russel Vought and Dem. Sen. Mark Kelly

39

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett, US hostage envoy Adam Boehler and Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke

40

White House Border Czar Tom Homan, California Sen. Alex Padilla and Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales

41

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear

42

Rep. Sen. Katie Britt and Dem. Sen. Mark Warner

43

Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Dem. Sen. Adam Schiff and Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton

44

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Former Vice President Mike Pence, California Sen. Alex Padilla and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

45

Rep. Nanette Barragán, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Markwayne Mullin and Sen. Ron Johnson

46

White House Budget Director Russ Vought, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chris Murphy

47

Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Michael Bennet

48

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Rep. James Clyburn, David Axelrod and Van Jones

49

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

50

Dem. Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Sen. Ron Johnson and Stephen A. Smith

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