Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchReadback: Please let the financial policy reporters sleep
Vault co-author Brendan Pedersen talks about his insane week covering financial policy news, including Jay Powell and the CCCA. This story was featur…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
A broken plane and a leadership flub
House Republican leadership’s headaches are taking center stage after another floor loss. Plus, Jake and Anna dig into Congress’ trip to Denmark and …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Fly Out Day: How Virginia Sen. Kaine is battling Trump
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine sat down with Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer to take us behind the scenes of the war powers resolution, his latest meeting with…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Obamacare deal looks dead in the Senate
The Senate is headed into recess with no Obamacare deal in sight, raising doubts about reviving the enhanced subsidies. Jake breaks down why a deal i…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Wow, Congress is actually governing
Are appropriators finally getting their mojo back? Anna and Jake dig into signs appropriators may be clawing back power as the House advances biparti…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Trump is blowing up capitalism
President Donald Trump’s economic approach is sending shockwaves through Wall Street and corporate America. Jake and Anna discuss how Trump is changi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Can the Hill save the Fed?
President Donald Trump is escalating his fight with the Federal Reserve, opening a new front that’s rattling Republicans and testing the Fed’s indepe…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Readback: Waking up in Vegas with chips on my mind
Diego Munhoz breaks down CES in Las Vegas, including which lawmakers he spotted at the convention and the latest tech products. This story was featur…
2 months ago
Republicans stumble into 2026
It’s election year blues for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill. Anna and Jake break down Republicans’ rocky start to 2026, the growing GOP messaging mess a…
2 months ago
Fly Out Day: Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt on why the U.S. needs Greenland
Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt stopped by the Townhouse to chat with Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer to break down why he thinks the U.S. should pursue Gree…
2 months ago