Anchor, THE ARENA, 4pm ET weekdays @TheArenaCNN. @CNN Chief National Affairs Analyst. Always reporting.

Joined January 2008
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“I believe the prices are transitory,” says the Treasury Secretary 🤔
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WATCH: As candid a convo about the Democratic Party autopsy as you’ll see on TV, from a Dem who has seen everything there is to see of national political campaigns —>
I’ve seen more thorough autopsies from the local coroner’s office. This DNC autopsy report has nothing to do with how to win a race. But if you want a roadmap for how to lose one, it’s probably useful. Winning isn’t as complicated as it looks. Candidates who can appeal to a broad coalition of Democrats and Independents, who know how to communicate why they’re running and why that matters to voters — that was the secret sauce behind Bill Clinton and Barack Obama’s electoral and reelection successes. It was also the formula that helped Nancy Pelosi become Speaker. The last three presidential elections were decided by roughly half a million voters across seven states. We need candidates who know how to win those states and earn the confidence of those swing voters. It’s that simple. And you won't find the combination to that lock in this autopsy report.
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.@kasie w/ CNN Senior Political Commentators @davidaxelrod @DavidJUrban Today's senseless violence in San Diego 5.18.26 450 pm ET
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Anybody could have seen this coming. Finally Big Tech is being held accountable for the damage it’s done to our adolescence. The jury tells you where public opinion is. No time to rest on our laurels. Now it’s time to take it to the next step. Congress has to act and ban social media for kids under the age of 16. It’s either the adults or the algorithms that will raise our children. Let’s make the right choice. nytimes.com/2026/03/25/techn…
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Breaking down the latest on Iran through Occam’s razor—today with @kasie on @CNN.
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With @TheArenaCNN, @kasie Hunt has created a power hour for CNN, often the network's highest-rated hour--by mixing breaking news with the pivot to the analysis of the day's news that dominates prime time: forbes.com/sites/markjoyella…
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Really enjoyed this conversation with @Forbes @standupkid about @TheArenaCNN — hope you’ll read!
“I feel like I’m doing a show that’s really authentic to me… from the big decisions to the little ones.” @kasie talks with @Forbes about the first year of @TheArenaCNN, its momentum, and how innovations like the 'Text Chain' are core to the show's DNA. bit.ly/4d5ikUK
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I joined @kasie Hunt on @CNN to discuss the complex matter of what is an "imminent" nuclear threat, the prospects for a diplomatic solution in Iran and the economics of the war.
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3:35 pm: The tornado watch set to run until 7p was cancelled early. Risk of tornadoes much diminished after midday showers/storms. Not impossible another watch comes later, and not entirely out of the woods until a front passes. Damaging wind gusts may accompany front late evening. Still have to watch for some atmospheric spin, too. HRRR simulated radar snapshot at 9p shown.
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Thank you @bradonmessage— really appreciate your contributions to the show! Here’s to more in year 2! 🥂
Today marks the one year anniversary of The Arena, hosted by ⁦@kasie⁩ Hunt. It’s a darn good show b/c she’s a darn good host & I’ve been proud to be a regular on her rotating panels. And ratings show the word is getting out…
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Would be incoming House Oversight chair if Dems retake the House… @RepRobertGarcia
.@RepRobertGarcia tells @kasie that he has "no idea" why neither the Biden nor the Trump DOJ interviewed Les Wexner about his Epstein ties. "Merrick Garland should be answering some of these questions," he says.
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In honor of America’s 250th birthday, I am pleased to provide an exquisitely reproduced and beautifully framed copy of the Declaration of Independence for every state house in America. I am excited to work with @NatlGovsAssoc to enable people throughout the country to see an exact replica of the original Declaration where they can read the most famous sentence in the English language: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” #America250
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“George Washington’s humility in giving up power willingly remains among the most consequential decisions and important examples in American politics,” former President George W. Bush writes @TheBushCenter
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Read the remarkable essay in full open.substack.com/pub/inpurs…

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My analysis from Munich—  Many of the Democrats who came to the Munich Security Conference this weekend want to be president. But even if one of them can win the White House in 2028, they may find they can no longer claim the title every American president since the 1940s has borne: leader of the free world. cnn.com/2026/02/16/politics/…
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JOIN US — 4pm ET / 10pm CET — @SenMarkKelly is on the world stage at the Munich Security Conference as the DOJ and DOD are trying to punish him back home for his video urging troops not to obey illegal orders — he’s LIVE in @TheArenaCNN
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JOIN US 4pm ET / 10pm CET— The Arena @CNN goes global — @CAgovernor joins me from the Munich Security Conference with so much at stake for the free world — and the 2028 campaign already looming large
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Former Pence chief of staff Marc Short pointed out the below set of facts @TheArenaCNN yesterday reuters.com/fact-check/us-ca…
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
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.@RepMikeLawler yesterday on The Arena...and today in the New York Times nytimes.com/2026/01/27/opini…
.@RepMikeLawler tells @kasie that the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti "absolutely should not have happened," and that the removal of Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino from Minneapolis is "a positive step."
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I waited to talk about Minneapolis - to see the videos in full/different vantage points & because instant commentary so often goes wrong. I couldn’t say it any more clearly than @kasie did here. What happened was tragic and unnecessary. Do not look away. instagram.com/reel/DT_Y9yzk2…
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