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Podcast: CNN Inside Politics
Episode: Managing Expectations
Description: First: The White House and the Kremlin are gearing up for what could be a defining moment in global diplomacy, as both President Trump and Putin get a head start on tomorrow's psychological chess with new public comments this morning.
Plus: President Trump is ramping up his federal police takeover of Washington DC, putting more national guardsmen on duty and expanding the mission to round the clock enforcement.
And: Two political titans of the Obama years join us for a strategy session on the question plaguing their party: What is the Democrat's path back to pow...