Interviews with: Senator Lindsey Graham & Senator Amy Klobuchar

State of the Union

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🗓️ 23 April 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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First, Dana goes one-on-on with Republican Senator Lindsay Graham. He reacts to the US evacuation of American diplomats in Sudan amid escalating violence, as well as the SCOTUS ruling upholding access to abortion drug Mifepristone. Bash pushes Graham on whether he thinks abortion is a state or a federal issue. They also discuss Graham’s recent travels to the Middle East to push for an Israel-Saudi deal and whether the Saudi Crown Prince is once again "[playing] him like a fiddle" as Graham previously said after the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Next, Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar joins Dana to discuss the Supreme Court ruling and the future of the fight over abortion rights. They then discuss whether President Biden should negotiate with Speaker McCarthy to avert a debt default and if Senator Feinstein should resign from the Senate Judiciary Committee following her absence due to ill-health.Then, the panel discusses Florida Republicans snubbing Governor DeSantis to endorse Trump in 2024, as well as Biden’s expected reelection campaign announcement.Finally, Dana Bash and Wolf Blitzer take a deeply personal and emotional trip to Auschwitz for the March of the Living. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	But Democrats warned the abortion battle is far from over, as Republicans struggle to
0:19.8	find their message.
0:20.8	I'll talk to Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar,
0:26.3	and a duel over debt.
0:28.1	As the country barrels toward a potential default, pressure is building for both sides to make
0:33.3	a deal.
0:34.3	Can the U.S. avert an economic catastrophe?
0:42.7	Plus, rematch, as President Biden prepares to announce his re-election bid this week, Donald
0:48.2	Trump's GOP rivals are struggling to gain any ground.
0:52.2	Is 2024 going to look a lot like 2020?
1:02.2	Hello, I'm Danda Bashin, Washington, where the state of our union is beginning to feel
1:06.4	a lot like 2024.
1:08.8	President Biden is preparing to officially announce his re-election bid as soon as Tuesday,
1:13.4	four years from when he announced his last bid for the White House.
1:16.7	The long-expected announcement comes as his administration is celebrating a win, even
1:21.2	if a potentially temporary one on abortion.
1:24.8	After the Supreme Court moved to protect access to the abortion pill, Miffa Pristone, prompting
1:29.6	praise from Democrats and mostly crickets from Republicans.
1:33.5	The battle over abortion is shaping up to be a key campaign issue as the 2024 field
1:38.4	comes into focus.
1:39.6	We're also following breaking news this morning, late last night, President Biden announced
1:44.4	American diplomats and their families were safely evacuated by helicopter from Sudan's
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