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  • David Axelrod
    CNN Senior Political Commentator

    David Axelrod, a former senior advisor to President Obama, is director of the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics and host of The Axe Files podcast

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  • TAMPA - JUNE 29: U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden talks with U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, before dinner, at his home at U.S. Central Command June 29, 2010 in Tampa, Florida. Petraeus has replaced Gen. Stanley McCrystal as commander of the U.S. and NATO Forces in Afghanistan. (Photo by David Lienemann/The White House via Getty Images)

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    CNN panel reacts to Biden speech on Afghanistan exit

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  • HIALEAH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 05: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks as House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) listens during a press conference held at the Assault Brigade 2506 Honorary Museum on August 05, 2021 in Hialeah, Florida. The politicians addressed the media on their desire to see America push for democracy and freedom in Cuba and throughout Latin America. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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  • WASHINGTON, DC June 24, 2021: US President Joe Biden and United States Senators following a meeting regarding infrastructure negations at the White House on June 24, 2021. Biden invited Republican and Democratic senators to discuss the infrastructure plan. The meeting included: Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA). (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

    The Washington horror movie that could have a happy ending

  • A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on November 10, 2020, as the high court opened arguments in the long-brewing case over the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, under which then-president Barack Obama's government sought to extend health insurance to people who could not afford it. - President Donald Trump's outgoing administration took aim in the US Supreme Court Tuesday at razing the "Obamacare" health program his predecessor built, a move which could cancel the health insurance of millions in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

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    Axelrod: Cheney believes this is a crisis for the GOP

    CNN's David Axelrod joins New Day to talk about Liz Cheney's (R-WY) comments from The Axe Files on Republican house members voting against impeachment out of fear for their own safety.