Manu Raju (born February 9, 1980) is an American journalist who serves as the chief congressional correspondent at the news network CNN, covering the United States Congress and campaign politics.

[3] Before joining CNN, Raju was a regular guest on many networks and programs, including NBC's Meet the Press and CBS' Face the Nation.

[4] Raju has developed a reputation for finding out what politicians are discussing behind the scenes,[4] and broke major stories during the 2013 government shutdown and during Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's high-profile reelection race in 2014.

He extensively covered the GOP establishment's struggle with Donald Trump and broke big news in high-profile Senate races, including in New Hampshire.

CNN's report was criticized by Julian Assange, and Trump Jr. tweeted at Manu Raju, "I won't hold my breath for an apology, or for you to call out your puppet masters on the left that fed you BS knowing you would gleefully run with it without ever checking the other side".

[7][8][9][10][11][12] Raju broke a major news story in January 2017 when he detailed a stock trade that raised ethical and legal questions for Tom Price, President Donald Trump's Health and Human Services nominee.

[16] In August 2023, CNN announced that Raju would begin anchoring the Sunday edition of Inside Politics while maintaining his role on Capitol Hill.

He was given the award at the 2017 Radio and TV Correspondents Association dinner in Washington, where the host, Bobby Bones, credited his "tenacity" and "relentless" coverage.