The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Traveling across Iowa during a whirlwind week of campaigning at the State Fair and beyond, David Axelrod spoke with candidates, organizers, and voters, whose first-in-the-nation votes will define the Democratic race. He heard directly from those voters on the issues that matter to them, what they think about the race and their role in the process. Interviews from the Iowa State Fair with 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Gov. Steve Bullock.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder joins David on the CNN edition of the Axe Files to discuss potential impeachment proceedings, his advice for 2020 candidates, the long-term implications of Trump's attacks on our institutions, and the arc of his historic career which ultimately led him to become the nation's first African American Attorney General.

Harry Reid, former U.S. Senator (D) from Nevada and Senate Majority Leader, sits down with David in Las Vegas, NV for a special televised edition of The Axe Files. In this extended version of the conversation, they talk about his tenure as Senate Majority Leader and how the role has changed under Mitch McConnell's leadership, Reid's unique relationship with Barack Obama, his take on Donald Trump and the impeachment inquiry, and much more.

Cindy McCain joins David for a special televised edition of the Axe Files on CNN to discuss President Trump and the state of the Republican party, her advocacy on human trafficking issues, the toll living a public life took on her and her family, and her mission to carry on the legacy of her husband, the late Senator John McCain