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Episode #245: Counting Down to the Midterms

September 20th, 2018

The primaries — which began in Texas in March and ended last week in New York — have produced some interesting stories, fascinating characters and crucial matchups for November. NPR’s Ron Elving tells us what we …

Episode #244: 44 Takes On 45

September 13th, 2018

1:02:20

A lot of fireworks and pent-up anger last week during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. But, as Robert Barnes of the Washington Post points out, were any …

Episode #243: Super News for Berniecrats, Super Memories from Joe Lieberman

September 6th, 2018

52:48

One of the main complaints Democratic Party leaders heard from Bernie Sanders supporters in 2016 was the outsized influence of superdelegates — those elected officials and other party bigwigs who were automatic …

Episode #242: Senator, Maverick, Patriot

August 30th, 2018

1:01:03

We remember the life, career, and legacy of John McCain, the Arizona Republican senator who died last Saturday at the age of 81. We speak with four people who knew him well:

Mike Murphy was McCain’s chief strategist …

Episode #241: Left Turn in Mass., Right Turn in Fla., A Turnaround in N.Y.

August 16th, 2018

1:02:56

Chris Collins was a leading Republican congressman from New York, the first GOP House member to endorse Donald Trump in 2016. But his arrest last …

Episode #240: A Harbinger for November?

August 9th, 2018

53:51

The special congressional election in Ohio’s 12th District is still too close to call. But just the fact that a Democrat almost won this longstanding GOP bastion is enough for Nathan Gonzales, editor and publisher of …

Episode #239: Our Collusion Delusion Confusion

August 2nd, 2018

52:47

The “impeach Rod Rosenstein” effort is going nowhere, to no surprise, but that hardly means conservatives in the House Republican conference are backing down. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio is running to head up the party in …

Episode #238: Rohrabacher, Russia Backer?

July 26th, 2018

49:45

The victory of Democrat Conor Lamb in a solidly Republican House seat in Pennsylvania earlier this year brought national headlines. Could the same …

Episode #237: To Russia with Love

July 19th, 2018

54:30

The almost surreal news conference in Helsinki between President Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin was the big story of the week, and we’ve got it covered. Amanda Sloat of the Brookings Institution reviews Trump’s …

Episode #236: Kavanaugh Comes A-Courtin’

July 12th, 2018

52:30

President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to succeed Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court has given the president his second chance …

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