State of the Union

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

Episodes

Total: 326

Interview with Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Bob Corker on the shutdown and Trump's Syria decision; Interview with Kentucky Senator Rand Paul on his support of the President's Syria decision and the shutdown; Interview with incoming House Intel

2018/12/23

First, Jake sits down with Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Bob Corker to discuss the partia

Interview with Maine Senator Susan Collins on Healthcare and latest on the investigations into the President; Interview with incoming House Oversight chair Rep. Elijah Cummings on his investigative priorities; Panel breaks down judge's controversial Obama

2018/12/16

First, Jake sits down with Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins to discuss the Federal judge rulin

Interview with expected House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler on the latest Trump investigation developments; Interview with Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Mueller and Saudi Arabia; State of the Cartoonion: Trump's late night phone habits

2018/12/9

First, Jake talks to the expected head of the House Judiciary Committee Jerry Nadler about the Muell

Remembering George H.W. Bush with James Baker and Colin Powell; Interview with the Vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee Mark Warner; Interview with Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown on Trump's trade maneuvering; Journalists and former aides remember P

2018/12/2

First, Jake Tapper is joined by James Baker, President George H.W. Bush's best friend and former Chi

Interview with Iowa GOP Senator Joni Ernst; Interview with expected House Intelligence chair Adam Schiff; Panel with Rick Santorum, Jen Psaki, Bill Kristol, and Symone Sanders; Dana Bash's "Badass women" interview with Nancy Pelosi

2018/11/25

First, Dana Bash talks to the incoming Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, Joni Ernst ab

Interview with Iowa Senator Joni Ernst; Interview with the expected head of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff; Panel with Rick Santorum, Jen Psaki, Bill Kristol, and Symone Sanders; Dana Bash's "Badass women" interview with Nancy Pelosi

2018/11/25

Dana Bash talks to Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, the Incoming Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Confere

Interview with Arizona Senator Jeff Flake; Interview with former Georgia gov. candidate Stacey Abrams; Panel discussions with New Members of Congress Deb Haaland, Dan Crenshaw, and Chrissy Houlahan; State of the Cartoonion: HQ2 Hunger Games

2018/11/18

Jake talks to Arizona Senator Jeff Flake about the CIA assesment that the Saudi Crown Prince likely

Interview with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer; Interview with National Republican Senatorial Committee Cory Gardner; Interview with top House judiciary Democrat Jerry Nadler; How Trump's wild week is breaking from the norm

2018/11/11

First, Jake talks Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer about the ongoing recounts in Florida, heal

Interview with Georgia Democratic candidate for Governor Stacey Abrams; Interviews with RNC chair Ronna McDaniel and DNC chair Tom Perez ahead of Tuesday's election; Plus: key races to watch on Tuesday

2018/11/4

First, Jake talks to Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams about Trump's attacks on her, health-care policy

Interview with Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto on the horrific synagogue shooting; Interview with Congressman Adam Schiff; Interview billionaire Democratic donor Tom Steyer; Interview with former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci; a clos

2018/10/28

First, Jake talks to Pittsburgh mayor, Bill Peduto about the violent shooting at the Tree of Life sy

Interview with Tennessee Senator Bob Corker on Saudi Arabia's explanation for the death of Jamal Khashoggi; Interview with Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse on his new book; Interview with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti; State of the Cartoonion, Donald Trump

2018/10/21

Live from Tampa, Florida ahead of tonight's gubernatorial debate, Jake talks to Tennessee Senator Bo

Interview with Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Hurricane Michael and the missing Saudi Journalist; Interview with Democratic candidate for Georgia Governor, Stacey Abrams on reports of voter suppression in her race; Interview with Vermont Senator, Bernie S

2018/10/14

First, Jake talks to Florida Senator Marco Rubio about Hurricane Michael, the effects of climate cha

Interview with Maine Senator Susan Collins on her landmark Kavanaugh vote; Interview with Senate Judiciary Democrat Mazie Hirono; Interview with Ohio Governor John Kasich on Kavanaugh and the midterms; Melania's travels through Africa... but can't escape

2018/10/7

First, Dana talks to Maine Senator Susan Collins about her decision to vote yes on Kavanaugh and her

Interview with U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley; Interview with Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono on the Kavanaugh allegations; State of the Cartoonion: Is Donald Trump Making America Read Again?

2018/9/23

In this episode, Jake talks to the Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley about Brett Kavanau

Interview with Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Interview with Alabama Democratic Senator Doug Jones; Interview with former Special Counsel and author of the new book "Contempt" Ken Starr; Jake's take on Trump and Puerto Rico.

2018/9/16

In this Sunday's episode, Jake talks to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about the President's denial of the

Interview with Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum; Roundtable discussion with S.E. Cupp, Bakari Sellers, Tim Ryan, and Jan Brewer; Interview with South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and Former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman; A look at CNN'

2018/9/2

Guest host Dana Bash is joined by Mayor of Tallahassee and Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidat

Interview with President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani; Interview with former Governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe one year after Charlottesville; State of the Cartoonion, Donald Trump's swamp creatures

2018/8/12

In this Sunday's episode, Jake talks to former Mayor of New York and President Trump's attorney Rudy

Interview with former Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick; Interview with Republican Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ed Royce of California; State of the Cartoonion, Manafort's style on trial.

2018/8/5

Jake talks to former Governor of Massachusetts and potential 2020 candidate, Deval Patrick about rac

Interview with former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci; Interview with White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow; Interview with former mayor of New Orleans and potential 2020 candidate, Mitch Landrieu; State of the Cartoonian, Trump

2018/7/29

In this Sunday's episode, Jake follows the week's explosive development in the Trump-Cohen saga - fo

Interview with former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on Trump lawyer memo: Interview with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy; Interview with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland

2018/6/3

First, Dana Bash speaks with CNN senior legal analyst Preet Bharara about the recently released memo