CNN Inside Politics

Republicans are shaking a bit in their cowboy boots after a Texas Democrat won a state senate district that President Trump won handily in 2024. While GOP leaders point to a snowstorm and subsequent low turnout as mitigating facts, it was still a 17-percentage-point win. One Texas Republican lawmaker tells Dana he is "100% concerned," while another says it's proof the GOP needs to organize to deliver turnout. 

 
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Dive deep into the political turmoil as we explore the dramatic shifts in ICE tactics and the high-stakes Senate race in Maine. Don't miss the latest insights from top political panelists!
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The Trump Administration takes new, aggressive steps against journalists as Attorney General Pam Bondi announces the arrests of former CNN anchor Don Lemon and Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort. Bondi says it's connected to a "coordinated attack" on a church in Saint Paul. The two accused "attackers" say they were merely doing their jobs. 

 
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Today's show begins as President Trump is holding his first Cabinet meeting of the year. It comes just hours after his border czar Tom Homan announced that ICE and border patrol agents are working on a plan to "draw down operations in Minneapolis."
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It's not every day that President Trump tries to turn down the political temperature, never mind tacitly acknowledge a signature isn't working. But there's broad recognition inside the White House from the top that the public is quickly turning on the administration's mass deportation operation.  

 
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