The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper - S4E8: Ben Sasse is Going Home: Lessons on Life and Death

Aired 2026-07-26 ยท 60 min

CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper returns with an intimate and deeply personal portrait of life, faith, and love in the face of mortality, through the eyes of former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, who is living with a terminal cancer diagnosis at the age of 54.In this special hour, Tapper, who has known and interviewed Sasse for more than a decade, travels to Sasse's beloved home of Nebraska to spend time with Sasse and his family as they navigate this uncertain, yet profound, chapter of life together. Their candid conversations explore how Sasse has approached the weight...

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