CNN Inside Politics

Could one candidate's personal drama cost Democrats the Senate, or are we living in a scandal-be-damned political era? Democrats today are once again wrestling with what to do about Graham Platner, the populist firebrand challenging Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins in a must-win race for Senate control. At issue now are multiple news reports that Platner's wife told a campaign aide last year that her husband sent sexually explicit messages to other women early in their marriage. 

 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catch the latest political insights and behind-the-scenes reporting on Inside Politics Sunday with Anu Raju. From Trump's rollercoaster week to key Senate races, explore the corridors of power now.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal judge in Virginia is temporarily blocking the Trump administration's anti-weaponization fund, intended to pay Trump allies and supporters who claim they were wrongly targeted by the federal government. Our panel of reporters and analysts weighs on on that decision. 

Also on today's show: As today's show begins, former AG Pam Bondi has just finished testifying about her handling of the Epstein files. And she clearly tried very hard to throw Todd Blanche straight under the bus. 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the woman who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault and was awarded over $88 million. Federal prosecutors are now looking into whether Carroll committed perjury during a deposition related to those civil cases, when she said she didn't get any outside money for her lawsuit. Later, it was revealed that billionaire Hoffman paid some of her legal expenses. 

 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, President Trump is in the middle of a Cabinet meeting, which comes on the heels of Iranian state media reporting a peace deal with the US has been drafted.  

 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices