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Each weekday, Dana Bash and a panel of well-sourced reporters bring you the most important political stories of the day. On the weekend, Manu Raju kicks off CNN's Sunday morning political programming with Inside Politics Sunday. Dana and Manu get answers from the people making headlines, explain the political stories that matter, and report on how the news will impact you.

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Pivotal Patel Hearing
CNN Inside Politics
Sep 16, 2025

As today's show begins, FBI Director Kash Patel has been fielding questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for nearly three hours now, defending his handling of the investigation into the murder of Charlie Kirk, the Jeffrey Epstein case, and accusations of turmoil at the agency he runs. CNN's Evan Perez is following all of these developments and joins us live.