Manu Raju
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Manu Raju
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Anchor and Chief Congressional Correspondent, CNN. “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju.” 8aET and 11aET Sunday. Rabid Chicago sports fan. Wisconsin Badger for life
Dem Sen. Andy Kim to me after Senate vote: “What just happened in the Senate chamber was an absolute disgrace. I can't stress it enough,” saying it’s “very profoundly disturbing” to see bill passed in chamber where McCain voted to block repeal. “I'm just really gutted right now.”
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Plan B is Plan A, Thune says, as shutdown poised to be the second longest in history and likely to go much longer
October 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The current state of shutdown politics
October 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
New — @insidepolitics 8aET/11aET: @CNN

— Trump’s plans to expand military in US cities
— John Bolton latest
— Firing officials to stamp out dissent
— Interview with Dem vying to take on Susan Collins in marquee race
— Which party has edge in gerrymandering war
— Newsom’s strategy
August 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
What Sen. Cory Booker told me about his party.

More at 8aET and 11aET on CNN’s “Inside Politics Sunday”

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August 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
New on “Inside Politics Sunday:” 8aET and 11aET on @CNN

The batttle for the House and new reporting on the Dem counterattack as Trump pushes to redraw TX lines to gain five GOP seats in the midterms.

“They’re trying to cheat to win,” Jeffries says of GOP.
More tomorrow:
July 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
When Senate passed big bill, Lisa Murkowski said: “This bill needs more work across chambers and is not ready for the president’s desk.” But House jammed it through.
Asked her if it was naive to think House would change it

“It was not naive to suggest that it could have happened.”
July 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The latest reporting from Washington, the campaign trail and around the world

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June 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
GOP frustration grows at Musk as he steps up his attacks and puts Rs on defensive amid deficit fears.
But moderates like Murkowksi wary of deeper cuts, as hardliners say they won’t accept less from Senate.
Senate Rs need to cut deeper, Chip Roy warns, “or the bill's dead.”
June 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM