The Assignment with Audie Cornish

CNN
Every Thursday on The Assignment, host Audie Cornish explores the animating forces of this extraordinary American political moment. It’s not about the horse race, it’s about the larger cultural ideas driving the conversation: the role of online influencers on the electorate, the intersection of pop culture and politics, and discussions with primary voices and thinkers who are shaping the political conversation.

Who’s Laughing in Trump’s Second Term?
00:34:03
A Wonk-Free Conversation About Tariffs
00:29:22
Can We Trust AI, or the People Building It?
00:39:37
College Arrests: “A Kind of Policy That Ends Democracies”
00:40:54
Is the Windy City Charting a Course for the Left?
00:31:06
Are College Athletes Cashing In and Killing the Game?
00:29:41
How DOGE Cuts May Affect Your Summer Vacation
00:30:00
Where Did #MeToo Go?
00:38:26
Why Elon Musk Wants You to Have More Kids
00:34:57
And the Oscar Goes to… the Best Campaign?
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