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CNN Political Director David Chalian discusses the gridlock in the government, why Republicans are sitting on their hands, why the President won't budge an inch, and why the Democrats have no reason to meet the Republicans halfway.

CNN Political Director David Chalian discusses President Trump's use of the bully pulpit to make his case for border wall funding ahead of his prime-time Oval Office address.

CNN Political Director David Chalian officially kicks off the 2020 election cycle with a breakdown of Elizabeth Warren's first trip to Iowa, Joe Biden publicly musing on whether to enter the race, and how progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will affect 2020 Democratic candidates.

CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash sits down with CNN Political Director David Chalian to discuss the historic 116th Congress, Speaker Pelosi, the politics of impeachment and the changing landscape of U.S. government.

Washington enters a new era as Democrats seize control of the House, electing Nancy Pelosi as House speaker. David Chalian breaks down the new makeup of the 116th Congress, including the record-breaking number of female members and other historic firsts.

Mitt Romney, who will be sworn in as a United States senator on Thursday, makes his senatorial debut by deeming President Trump's character unfit for office in a new op-ed. Is this an insight as to what we can expect from his tenure in Congress?

CNN Political Director David Chalian sits down with CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju to discuss the state of play as Congress and the White House drive the government towards a shutdown. They playback the moments that led up to this stalemate, from Trump's Oval Office meeting with Pelosi and Schumer, to Pence telling Republicans that Trump would sign a clean CR. Plus, they look into the murky future and try to forecast when and how the final shutdown will finally be resolved.

CNN Political Director David Chalian discusses the newly announced format for the Democratic presidential primary debate calendar, which will include 12 DNC-sanctioned debates, the first of which starting in June 2019.

CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down new reporting that Donald Trump is prepared to cave on border wall funding in the context of his famous "Build the wall!" campaign slogan, his on-camera Oval Office showdown with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, and the priorities of the new Democratic House.

CNN Political Director David Chalian asks: What's the one thing the President hinges all of his success on, and the one thing that Republican voters are becoming increasingly skeptical of (according to new CNN polling), and the one thing that could undermine the entire Trump presidency if it were to bottom out? It's the economy, stupid.