C-SPAN adds CeaseFire to non-partisan lineup

Published July 31, 2025 10:49am ET



It’s been 42 years since CNN brought political dueling to TV with the fiery Crossfire, changing televised panel debates from cerebral discussions to shouting matches.

Now in a bid to restore “honest and civil” political talk in Washington, the non-partisan C-SPAN is debuting CeaseFire, a new weekly show aimed at highlighting areas of common ground in the divided capital.

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