Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLeader Look: Jeffries and Johnson
For our July Leader Look, Anna and Jake take a look at how Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have been doing.
Plus, Sen…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Creator Economy: Entertainment's New Era
Punchbowl News Policy Reporter Samantha Handler joins Max Cohen to discuss the ways content creators are disrupting how people consume media. They’re…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
House Dems are California dreamin’
Anna and Jake discuss California Democrats’ ambitious and potentially expensive plan to squeeze between five and seven more Democratic seats out of t…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Three Amigos vote no — again
The Senate narrowly advanced the White House’s $9 billion rescissions package late Tuesday night, but the bigger story: who opposed the procedural vo…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Future of Energy: The Players
Technology Reporter Diego Munhoz joins Anna to talk about some of the key individuals and institutions driving the energy sector for years to come.
…5 months, 4 weeks ago
Rescissions stalls
All eyes are on the rescissions package and what happens in the Senate this week. OMB Chief Russell Vought is set to meet with Senate Republicans tod…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
What Hakeem Jeffries is thinking
Anna and Jake discuss the latest on rescissions as President Trump places maximum pressure on Senate Republicans to support the White House-drafted p…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
The Readback: Approps take center stage
Portal author Samantha Handler takes you behind the scenes of the Senate drama over relocating the FBI headquarters. This story was featured in The R…
6 months ago
The Leader Look: Thune and Schumer
It’s Leader Look time! Anna and Jake discuss how Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are doing.
Plus, President Dona…
6 months ago
Funding wars begin
T-minus 82 days until the government-funding deadline and the appropriations process is getting messy. Anna and Jake discuss the latest developments.…
6 months ago