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The Arena with Kasie Hunt
Kasie Hunt brings key players into the arena for sharp analysis and panel discussion on the latest news in politics and culture.
A source tells CNN the Pentagon has prepared 1,500 active duty troops for a possible deployment to Minnesota. A potential standoff emerges between Minnesota state police and the state’s mobilized National Guard.
Jan 20, 2026
Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as new arrests are made in Minneapolis amid anti-ICE protests. Rep. Jason Crow weighs in. New CNN polling shows tough numbers for President Trump one year into his second term. Venezuela’s opposition leader gifts Trump her Nobel Peace Prize.
Jan 17, 2026
Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about the escalating tensions in Minneapolis, as well as the DHS Secretary's suggestion that everyone in the U.S. should be prepared to "validate" their identities to ICE. Reps. Dan Goldman and Michael McCaul react. Plus, the White House dismisses Trump's suggestion that the 2026 midterms be canceled as a "joke."
Jan 16, 2026
Kasie Hunt talks to the panel as ICE confrontations with Minneapolis protesters appear to escalate. Ret. Admiral James Stavridis discusses Trump's continued threats against Iran. The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, weighs in with his predictions. Plus, the panel reacts to President Trump giving the middle finger to an autoworker in Michigan.
Jan 15, 2026
Kasie Hunt talks to the panel following the resignations of at least six federal prosecutors in Minnesota amid alleged pressure from the Trump administration over the Minneapolis ICE shooting probe. Senator John Fetterman weighs in.
Jan 14, 2026
Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about Minnesota's new lawsuit against the Trump administration over its widespread immigration operations. Plus, Trump's DOJ opens a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Jan 13, 2026
Kasie Hunt talks to law enforcement experts about what they see in a newly obtained video taken by an ICE agent showing the pivotal moments surrounding the fatal shooting of Renee Good. The panel discusses. Democratic Congressman Rep. Robert Garcia weighs in. Plus, Rahm Emanuel reacts to President Trump's assertion that his "own morality" is the only limit to his global power.
Jan 10, 2026
Kasie Hunt talks to CNN's Laura Coates and Omar Jimenez who are live in Minneapolis on the scene of clashes between protesters and authorities following the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent. Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin and Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan weigh in.
Jan 9, 2026
Kasie Hunt talks to law enforcement experts and the panel as new details emerge in the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent. Senators Mark Kelly and John Kennedy weigh in.
Jan 8, 2026
Kasie Hunt talks to the panel about what the White House's new statement about possibly acquiring Greenland means in light of Trump's Venezuela operation. Sen. Chris Murphy weighs in. Plus, Rep. Jason Crow reflects on the fifth anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
Jan 7, 2026
