Interviews with: White House hostage negotiator Roger Carstens, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Legislative Affairs Director Louisa Terrell

State of the Union

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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First, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens joins Dana to discuss the trade to free Brittney Griner and his efforts to bring Paul Whelan home from Russia. Next, Sen. Bernie Sanders weighs in on Sen. Krysten Sinema's split with the Democratic Party to register as a political independent. Then, our panel debates the significance of Sinema's surprising decision, as well as Kevin McCarthy’s struggle to lock down support to become Speaker of the House. Finally, in our latest installment of "Badass Women of Washington," meet President Biden's Director of Legislative Affairs Louisa Terrell, who's charged with pushing the president's agenda in Congress. 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	Homecoming, WNBA star Brittany Griner is back after a prisoner swap for a notorious Russian
0:12.0	arms dealer.
0:13.2	Welcome home Brittany.
0:14.4	What does this mean for future negotiations?
0:16.7	I'll speak to Roger Carstens, the U.S. Special Envoy for hostage affairs who brought Griner
0:22.4	home.
0:23.4	Vogue County, Senate Democrats celebrate a big win, and a potential setback.
0:30.2	I have registered as an Arizona Independent.
0:32.8	How will this play out in the new Congress?
0:35.3	Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is here exclusively, plus power player.
0:40.2	She's the woman helping President Biden strike congressional deals.
0:43.6	I see my job and thinking of the job really is kind of a conductor.
0:47.9	How will she work with the Republican House majority?
0:51.0	The White House director of legislative affairs, Luisa Terrell, coming up.
0:58.0	Hello, I'm Dana Bash in Washington, where the state of our union is, thankful, thankful
1:08.1	that an American detained in a Russian penal colony is finally home.
1:12.8	You're looking at new pictures of Brittany Griner, the WNBA superstar who touched down
1:17.4	on American soil early Friday morning.
1:20.2	She reunited with her wife, Sherrell, and was taken immediately for a medical evaluation.
1:25.8	President Biden celebrated her return and now faces questions about his decision to trade
1:30.8	convictant Russian arms dealer Victor Boot in exchange for the WNBA star.
1:37.3	And the American left behind in Russia, Paul Wielin, who has been held prisoner there
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