Manu Raju

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Anchor and Chief Congressional Correspondent, CNN. “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju.” 8a/11aET Sunday. Rabid Chicago sports fan. Wisconsin Badger for life

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1Jan 25, '24Mitt Romney: “I think the border is a very important issue for Donald Trump. And the fact that he would communicate to Republican senators and congresspeople that he doesn't want u39.2×7.5M34k11k1.4k
2Nov 13, '24Asked Pelosi how she’s doing. “Terrible,” she said35.8×6.8M24k2k676
3Jun 4, '23Lauren Boebert claims that she skipped the debt limit vote as a “no-show protest” but in reality she tried to make the vote but missed it. Video here:31.6×6M31k4.6k658
4Sep 17, '25214-213, Nancy Mace’s resolution to censure Ilhan Omar fails in House18.2×3.5M34k1.4k539
5Feb 9, '23Sen. Mitt Romney, leaving a classified briefing on China, told us he believes the US made the right decision to wait and shoot down the suspected spy balloon — breaking with most R14.6×2.8M29k3k215
6Sep 11, '25AOC on Rs blaming D rhetoric in aftermath of Charlie Kirk murder “Look at the record. .. I don't think a single person who has dedicated their entire career to preventing gun safet13.2×2.5M79k7.6k2.7k
7May 9, '23Romney on Trump verdict: “He just is not suited to be President of the United States, and to be the person who we hold up to our children and the world as the leader of the free wo10.7×2.1M20k2k105
8Feb 12, '24Sen. John Fetterman not mincing words about Rand Paul who is objecting to moving quickly to final vote on $95 billion aid package expected to pass Senate by mid-week. “We're only h10.7×2M18k3.3k244
9Sep 30, '25New — Just saw Dem Rep. Madeleine Dean confront Speaker Johnson off House floor over CR, health care, recessing chamber, Trump’s speech. And on Trump’s AI video, Johnson says “it w9.4×1.8M25k4.4k1.6k
10Apr 2, '25To answer the question that I’ve heard many people asking, Cory Booker tells a group of us he didn’t have to go to the restroom over 25 hours because he hasn’t eaten since Friday a7.5×1.4M42k2.4k1.8k
11Jan 20, '25Former President Bill Clinton told me of his reaction to Trump’s speech: “I think you can figure it out for yourself.” Hillary Clinton smiled when I asked her about the speech. Bot6.7×1.3M31k1.9k552
12Nov 9, '20Biden’s current lead over Trump: Georgia - 10,621 votes Arizona - 17,131 votes Wisconsin - 20,539 Nevada - 36,186 votes Pennsylvania - 45,063 votes Michigan - 147,896 Bush’s 2000 l4.3×062k17k825
13Jan 14, '21After some Republicans balked at going through House metal detectors, Pelosi announces stiff fines. “The fine for the first offense will be $5,000 and $10,000 for the second offens4.3×074k11k211
14May 13, '21AOC says of MTG: “I used to work as a bartender. These are the kinds of people that I threw out of bars all the time.”4.2×081k8.1k236
15Jan 16, '20Sen. Martha McSally, a Republican facing a difficult election race, lashed out when I asked if she would consider new evidence as part of the Senate trial. “You’re a liberal hack -3.9×043k9.5k147
16Mar 9, '20Asked Pelosi if she thinks Trump should be tested after his interactions with Doug Collins and Matt Gaetz. Pelosi: “Tested for what?” me: coronavirus Pelosi: “Oh, I thought he shou3.7×063k9.5k255
17Dec 23, '22Pelosi, on the final day of the session this year, walking into the chamber. She says in response to McCarthy saying $1.7 trillion omnibus is “one of the most shameful acts” he’s s3.5×668k17k3k65
18Jun 27, '20Trump, who tweeted yesterday he canceled his NJ trip to ensure "LAW & ORDER is enforced,” just arrived at his Virginia golf club. It's the 271st time he has been at one of his 3.3×045k15k225
19May 3, '22Sen. Warren on the fact that the draft opinion was leaked. “Really? You think the whole issue is about a leak?” she told me. “This is about five extremist justices … at least two o3.0×056k7.2k310
20Jul 19, '22267-157, House approves bill to codify same-sex marriage. Forty-seven Republicans voted for it. All NO votes were Republicans.3.0×056k6.5k398
21Apr 16, '21Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert were the lone two members to vote against a bill that would reauthorize the National Marrow Donor Program, which matches bone marrow donor2.9×036k11k463
22Jun 15, '25The latest reporting from Washington, the campaign trail and around the world @InsidePolitics Sunday. This Sunday and every Sunday. 8aEt and 11aET on @CNN2.9×546k24327323
23May 25, '22Beto O’Rourke just interrupted Greg Abbott’s press conference — and heated confrontation ensues2.8×057k3.6k190
24Sep 30, '20Trump brings up Hunter Biden’s cocaine use. Biden looks at the camera and says he’s proud of his son who has overcome his drug problems.2.7×051k5.6k82
25Oct 8, '20“Tomorrow we are going to be talking about the 25th Amendment,” Pelosi says2.6×045k7.5k96
26May 3, '18In a matter of 48 hours, we’ve learned the president of the United States deceived the American public about his health in the 2016 campaign and about engaging in a scheme to pay o2.6×037k11k70
27May 3, '22Susan Collins: “If this leaked draft opinion is the final decision and this reporting is accurate, it would be completely inconsistent with what Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanau2.5×030k3.9k348
28Dec 12, '20Pelosi: “The 126 Republican Members that signed onto this lawsuit brought dishonor to the House.”2.5×047k4.6k65
29Mar 23, '22“Can you provide a definition for the word, woman?” Blackburn asks. Jackson: “Can I provide a definition? No, I can’t.” Blackburn: “You can’t?” Jackson: “Not in this context - I’m 2.5×049k4.2k192
30Jun 2, '20Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois, called Trump a “draft-dodging, wannabe tinpot dictator” who is perverting “the honor of our military” by threatening to use against Amer2.4×039k8.9k89
31Jul 19, '20WALLACE: You said our children are taught in school to hate our country. Where do you see that? TRUMP: I just look at – I look at school. I watch, I read, look at the stuff.2.4×038k6.8k291
32May 27, '21Had an unwelcome visitor try to crawl into my live shot earlier.2.4×042k3.2k700
33Feb 26, '21NEWS: Several Republicans in the House have skipped Friday's votes and enlisted their colleagues to vote on their behalf, signing letters saying they couldn't attend "due to the on2.3×033k9k252
34Oct 19, '20As Trump attacks Fauci and calls him a “disaster,” he was just awarded the National Academy of Medicine's first-ever Presidential Citation for Exemplary Leadership2.3×038k8k100
35Nov 9, '20Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: “Earlier today Senators Loeffler and Perdue called for my resignation. Let me start by saying that is not going to happen. The voters2.1×036k5.6k142
36Jan 7, '21First Hill Republican to call for the 25th Amendment2.1×039k4.9k192
37Feb 2, '21The House will vote tonight on a rule that will fine members who blow through the new metal detectors off the floor. $5000 for the first offense. $10,000 second offense. Deducted f2.0×038k4.8k49
38Feb 6, '18John Kelly on whether Trump has read the Schiff memo. “No, no. It is quite lengthy.” We are told it’s 10 pages.2.0×027k8.3k3
39Mar 5, '21The Senate Dems who voted against an effort to advance a federal minimum wage hike to $15 per hour: Manchin, King, Sinema, Carper, Coons, Tester, Hassan, Shaheen.2.0×026k7.9k275
40Sep 28, '18NEW: The American Bar Association calls on Senate Judiciary Committee to halt Kavanaugh proceedings until after the FBI completes a probe of the sexual assault allegations, effecti2.0×024k9.9k67
41Jan 7, '21NEWS - Pelosi calls for the resignation of the US Capitol Police chief and says the House Sergeant at Arms has told her he is submitting his resignation2.0×035k5.7k120
42Nov 8, '19After weeks of Republicans demanding that Schiff open up the doors and allow the public to see the impeachment proceedings, Trump says this morning: “They shouldn’t be having publi1.9×027k7.7k99
43Jan 22, '21Schumer rejects McConnell proposal to affirm to spare the filibuster as part of power-sharing deal. “Leader McConnell’s proposal is unacceptable - and it won’t be accepted.”1.9×034k4.5k81
44Mar 18, '20Sen. Bernie Sanders grew angry when asked about his campaign plans. During a gaggle with reporters in the Capitol, I asked Sanders about his timeframe for making a decision, and he1.8×025k3.8k243
45Feb 4, '22NEWS: Mike Pence: "President Trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn the election. The presidency belongs to the American people and the American people alone." Says "there's no1.8×031k4.7k181
46Mar 25, '22News: Manchin is a yes on Jackson, essentially ensuring her confirmation1.8×036k2.5k69
47Mar 23, '22“When does life begin, in your opinion” Kennedy asks. Jackson: “I don’t know. … I have a religious view that I set aside when I’m ruling on cases.”1.8×037k2.7k147
48Feb 13, '19Pelosi just reiterated this now, and said: "No" when asked if Omar would be removed from committees as GOP is demanding. "A newcomer member of Congress has apologized for her remar1.8×027k6.7k75
49Feb 3, '21Just asked GOP Rep. John Katko if he regrets his vote to impeach Trump. “Hell no,” he told me as he walked into the meeting.1.8×035k3.7k32
50Oct 16, '20Trump, in Florida, calls the Bidens “an organized crime family”1.7×019k3.2k47
51Dec 19, '17CNN POLL Presidential Approval Rating Dec of First Year Bush, 2001 86% Kennedy, 1961 77% Bush, 1989 71% Eisenhower, 1953 69% Nixon, 1969 59% Carter, 1977 57% Obama, 2009 54% Clinto1.7×018k9.3k0
52Mar 10, '2170-29, Senate advances Merrick Garland's nomination to be attorney general, overcoming Republican objections1.7×033k3.7k30
53Jan 26, '21Josh Hawley in this Congress has voted against all the Biden nominees and against the waiver for Lloyd Austin to serve as defense secretary. His lone two 'yes' votes so far have be1.7×024k6.6k125
54Nov 8, '20George W. Bush: “I just talked to the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. I extended my warm congratulations and thanked him for the patriotic message he delivered las1.7×032k3.7k60
55Jan 24, '20Vindman attorney responds: “That a member of the Senate – at a moment when the Senate is undertaking its most solemn responsibility – would choose to take to Twitter to spread slan1.7×024k6.9k47
56Sep 9, '20Biden to @jaketapper: “It was all about making sure the stock market didn’t come down, that his wealthy friends didn’t lose any money ... He waved a white flag. He walked away. He 1.6×025k6.2k77
57Jan 28, '21Peter Meijer, one of 10 House Rs who voted to impeach Trump, to @jaketapper: "It's just staggering how many folks continue to either try to paper over what happened, try to move on1.6×029k4.9k97
58Mar 17, '22424-8, House easily passes bill to revoke Russia’s normal trade status, sending bill to Senate. The lone NO votes: Boebert Massie Gaetz Biggs Greene Bishop Roy Grothman1.6×019k6.1k256
59Apr 19, '20Asked about the president’s latest attacks on her, Pelosi says on ABC: “I don’t pay that much attention to the president’s tweets against me. As I’ve said, he’s a poor leader. He’s1.5×027k4.6k48
60Jul 14, '20CDC Director Robert Redfield: “I do think the fall and the winter of 2020 and 2021 are going to be the probably one of the most difficult times that we experienced in American publ1.5×019k7.1k251
61Jan 17, '21Graham says of Biden: “If you don’t stand up against the impeachment of Donald Trump after he leaves office, you’re an incredibly weak figure in American history. President Trump i1.5×019k2.7k149
62Jul 21, '22As he was walking on an elevator yesterday, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio told me that a vote on a bill to codify gay marriage was a "stupid waste of time." But when he said that, there was1.5×026k3.5k289
63Aug 7, '21Senate breaks filibuster to advance $1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The vote was 67-27.1.4×027k3.2k83
64Dec 14, '19Vindman attorney responds: “My client has seen war, and has sacrificed greatly for our country. He has said nothing publicly but for statements made pursuant to a subpoena. He dese1.4×020k5.9k64
65Dec 7, '18People who have been convicted or pleaded guilty since Trump became POTUS -- Trump's personal attorney -- Trump's former campaign chairman -- Trump's former WH national security ad1.4×017k6.5k153
66Dec 21, '20Pelosi wouldn’t answer my question about why the $900 billion deal is more acceptable to her than the $1.8 trillion offer Mnuchin made to her this fall.1.4×020k3.4k198
67May 24, '21Mitt Romney, who had expressed some reservations of the Jan. 6 commission bill, just told me he would be a YES if the bill came forward for a vote. “I would support the bill.”1.4×026k2.8k30
68Nov 9, '21“In any other job in America, if a coworker made a video killing another coworker, that person would be fired,” Reps. Dingell, Joe Neguse, Lieu, Cartwright say in a statement, call1.4×024k4.1k57
69Mar 26, '21Sen. Warnock just visited jailed state Rep. Park Cannon, who was arrested at the Georgia state Capitol, per his office1.4×025k3.5k56
70Feb 4, '21Pelosi says impeachment trial will test whether the Senate is a body of “courage” or “cowards”1.3×024k3.1k20
71Jan 6, '20NEW: Pelosi sends letter to colleagues: “This week, the House will introduce and vote on a War Powers Resolution to limit the President’s military actions regarding Iran.”1.3×022k4.4k45
72Jan 3, '19Pelosi on vacationing during shutdown. “The fact is we all stood ready and told our members we would give them 24 hours’ notice to be where they need to be. The president may not k1.3×022k3.9k18
73Jan 7, '21#BREAKING: Pelosi says time for 25th Amendment for Trump for “seditious act,” if not Congress may impeach1.3×023k3.4k42
74Feb 13, '21GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy: “Our Constitution and our country is more important than any one person. I voted to convict President Trump because he is guilty.”1.3×024k3.2k44
75Apr 26, '20“Disinfectant in the body - you know what they call that? They call that embalming - that’s the medical term,” Pelosi says to @jaketapper on @CNNSotu1.3×022k4.2k74
76Sep 24, '20“I’m getting killed financially,” Graham says on Fox of his Senate race1.3×020k2.2k24
77Aug 16, '18American Legion to WH: “Until such time as we can celebrate victory in the War on Terrorism and bring our military home, we think the parade money would be better spent fully fundi1.3×017k6k24
78Dec 9, '20Sen. John Cornyn, the senior GOP senator from Texas, is critical of his state’s lawsuit challenging the election results in several battleground states, telling me: "I frankly stru1.3×021k2.7k118
79Feb 18, '21Cruz’s office has not responded to photos on social media showing him traveling to Cancun. They haven’t confirmed or denied anything yet, not responding since last night. Comes as 1.3×021k3.8k48
80Jun 4, '18Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley just told me this: “If I were president of the United States and I had a lawyer that said I could pardon myself, I think I would hire a new1.2×018k5.3k17
81Feb 27, '22Mitt Romney: “And you know, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar, I don't know them, but I'm reminded of that old line for the Butch Cassidy the Sundance Kid movie where one chara1.2×022k3.1k131
82Nov 9, '20Arizona: Biden up nearly 17K votes Georgia: Biden up 10,353 votes Pennsylvania: Biden up 43K votes1.2×022k3.3k64
83Mar 25, '20Schumer office said he has secured a provision in the agreement that will prohibit “businesses controlled by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and heads of Execut1.2×020k3.8k67
84Aug 1, '19Speaker Pelosi, responding to Trump’s attacks on Baltimore, says: “So the president - this comes as no surprise - really doesn't know what he's talking about. But maybe you could a1.2×019k4.4k51
85Dec 20, '20Romney tells @jaketapper that GOP has “strayed“ from its core values. “I don’t see us returning to that for a long time. As I look at the 2024 contenders, most of them are trying t1.2×021k2.7k136
86Jul 28, '21A witness told me they saw GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert throw a mask back at a floor staffer when she was offered one while trying to walk onto the floor maskless. Members can now be fi1.2×020k3k47
87Apr 28, '21DC Metro Police officer Michael Fanone, who was brutally attacked by the mob on Jan. 6, said on @CNNTonight: “It’s been very difficult seeing elected officials and other individual1.2×020k4.4k71
88Feb 9, '21Sens. Collins, Cassidy, Murkowski, Romney, Sasse, Toomey all vote with Democrats on the constitutionality question1.2×022k2.6k74
89Oct 6, '20On a Democratic call, reacting to the President abruptly breaking off stimulus talks, Speaker Pelosi questioned whether Trump taking a steroid was impacting his thinking, according1.2×019k3.7k40
90Jun 29, '22Ketanji Brown Jackson will become a Supreme Court justice at noon tomorrow when she’s sworn in, court announces1.1×023k1.8k31
91Jun 20, '20Jerry Nadler on Berman firing as US attorney for the SDNY: “The House Judiciary Committee will immediately open an investigation into this incident, as part of our broader investig1.1×018k4.2k32
92Mar 16, '22Schumer: “The bewildering incongruity between falling oil prices and rising gas prices smacks of price gouging … The Senate is going to get answers, and that's why we will be calli1.1×018k3.4k59
93Jun 22, '21NEWS: Pelosi just announced to Democrats that she will create a select committee to probe Jan. 6 attack, per two sources familiar1.1×019k2.5k42
94Sep 18, '20“If Fauci says the vaccine is safe, I take the vaccine,” Biden says. “We listen to the scientists - not to the president.” #BidenTownHall1.1×019k3.3k37
95Feb 26, '20Just asked Nancy Pelosi her reaction to President Trump saying coronavirus is under control. “ I don’t think the president knows what he’s talking about - once again.”1.1×018k3.7k19
96Dec 18, '19Wow - After Gohmert spoke, Nadler said: “I’m deeply concerned that any member of the House would spew Russian propaganda on the floor of the House.” Gohmert starts yelling1.1×017k3.5k77
97Jan 4, '22Schumer calls Jan. 6 the "final bitter act of the worst president in modern times"1.0×019k2.2k33
98May 14, '21“This is a woman that’s deeply unwell. And clearly needs help. And her kind of fixation has lasted for several years now. At this point I think the depth has raised concerns for ot1.0×019k2.2k71
99Apr 4, '22Murkowski is a YES on Jackson. Second Republican to back her1.0×020k1.4k21
100May 10, '2250-49, Senate Democrats overcome filibuster for Lisa Cook to serve on the Federal Reserve Board. She is expected to be confirmed tonight and would be the first Black woman to be a 0.9×018k2k31
101Jan 21, '2184-10, Biden gets his first nominee confirmed: Avril Haines as Director of National Intelligence0.9×019k1.5k25

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