Interviews with White House Border Czar Tom Homan; Democratic Senator Andy Kim; Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace and Democratic Congressman Suhas Subramanyam
From State of the Union by CNN Podcasts
March 29, 2026 · 44 min
About this episode
The episode features discussions on the DHS shutdown, border security, and political debates surrounding military actions and protests.
On CNN’s State of the Union, White House Border Czar Tom Homan joins Jake to discuss the chaos at US airports and Congress’ failure to reach a deal to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Next, Democratic Sen. Andy Kim joins Jake to discuss what, if anything, Congress is doing to end the impasse after House Republicans blocked a Senate deal to end the shutdown. Then, Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, Democratic Congressman Suhas, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, and CNN Political Commentator Ashley Allison debate the failed DHS shutdown deal, President Trump weighing deploying US service members into Iran, and the “No Kings” protests. After, CNN’s Jeremy Diamond reports on Israeli settler violence in the West Bank and a frightening incident when Israeli troops violently detained him and his CNN crew there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Jake Tapper
Guests: Tom Homan, Andy Kim, Nancy Mace, Suhas Subramanyam
Topics covered
- border security
- government shutdown
- political debate
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Congress
- military deployment
Keywords
- border czar
- DHS shutdown
- Congress
- Israeli violence
- political commentary
- military deployment
- protests
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CNN, Department of Homeland Security
Places: US, West Bank
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