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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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Who Blinks First?
CNN Inside Politics
Oct 2, 2025

First: The shutdown stalemate continues, and Democrats say they have no plans to give up on their demands on health care. They claim voters are on their side, but is that true? We have results from a brand new poll asking just that. 

Plus: We have exclusive new CNN reporting on the president's point man on presidential power and how he plans to use the shutdown to slash the size of government even further. 

And: Another top federal prosecutor loses his job not because of anything he did wrong, but apparently because of a false accusation from a far-right activist.