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The law is clear: Congress should get Trump's tax returns
Axelrod: Trump's comment on getting 'dirt' is part of no-rules philosophy
Former Obama senior campaign strategist, David Axelrod, talks to CNN's Jake Tapper about the president saying he would potentially accept information about his political opponents from foreign adversaries
A serious warning for Joe Biden
Gates recalls being considered to be Obama's running mate
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates tells CNN's David Axelrod how former Sen. Harry Reid once called him to ask if he would consider being President Barack Obama's running mate for the 2008 election.
The states Biden will need to flip for 2020
Ahead of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign announcement, CNN's John King looks at the electability of former the Vice President and some of the states Democrats need to turn blue to challenge President Trump.
O'Rourke felt frustrated with Vanity Fair cover quote
In an interview with CNN's David Axelrod, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke said he felt frustrated over the quote Vanity Fair chose to run on their cover of him.
O'Rourke: Trump is the arsonist who gets credit
In an interview with CNN's David Axelrod, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke criticized President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Axelrod: Trump badly miscalculated on the ACA
Jeb Bush reveals what he whispered to brother during funeral
Former 2016 GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush talks to CNN's David Axelrod about losing both his parents within a short period of time. For more on the Bush family legacy, watch "The Bush Years," Sundays at 10p ET.
Jeb Bush: Republicans ought to be given choice for 2020
Former 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said he thinks a Republican should challenge President Donald Trump in next year's election, arguing the party "ought to be a given a choice."
'Beto' and 'Bernie': The meaning of a single-name candidate
Elizabeth Warren on controversy: I shouldn't have done it
CNN's David Axelrod presses presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D) on why she identified as an "American Indian" on a law application in the 1980s.
Beto O'Rourke is driving the political class nuts
Kamala Harris' big challenge
Axelrod: Trump has boxed himself into a corner
The revealing words Trump said about Pelosi's trip
John Kerry slams Trump: 'Moment of shame'
David Axelrod talked with former Secretary of State and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, John Kerry, about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claim that the age of American shame is over.
Axelrod: Why Warren will be such a major player in 2020
Trump calls Rex Tillerson 'dumb as a rock'
President Trump lashes out at his former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson calling him "dumb as a rock" in a tweet following an interview Tillerson did with CBS where he called Trump "undisciplined."
Rahm Emanuel: Trump's making a big mistake
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tells CNN's David Axelrod that President Donald Trump's decision to immerse himself into special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation rather than separate himself from it is a mistake.
Rahm Emanuel: 'Last thing I think we need ...'
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel weighs in on the 2020 presidential election and former Vice President Joe Biden. CNN's David Axelrod has more.
Obama: Pelosi not best sound bite but very effective leader
In a wide ranging conversation former President Obama told David Axelrod that Democratic minority leader Nancy Pelosi who is seeking her second run as speaker is not the best public spokeswoman but a very effective politician.
Sotomayor: The 9 of us are now a family
Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells CNN's David Axelrod about the current state of the court and welcoming Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Democrats, think twice before you reject Nancy Pelosi

About

David Axelrod is a veteran of politics and journalism and the former chief strategist and senior advisor to President Barack Obama. He currently serves as director of the University of Chicago's non-partisan Institute of Politics and as the host of The Axe Files, a podcast jointly produced by CNN and his institute. Axelrod, a former political writer for the Chicago Tribune and media strategist behind 150 state, local and national campaigns, also is the author of The New York Times best-selling memoir, "Believer: My Forty Years in Politics."