Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJohnson’s Ukraine dilemma
Speaker Mike Johnson faces some tough choices when it comes to how to proceed with funding aid for Ukraine. Plus: The AI Impact, a new project by Pun…
2 years, 1 month ago
Everyone’s mad at each other
Congress has left town, and everyone is mad. But not Anna and Jake, who go over the latest on Speaker Mike Johnson's future after Rep. Marjorie Taylo…
2 years, 1 month ago
House GOP leadership struggles on funding bill
The deadline to pass a funding bill is now hours away, and House GOP leadership is struggling as the whip count came in softer than they would’ve lik…
2 years, 1 month ago
The minibus is here
Washington has bet against Speaker Mike Johnson a lot. But if all goes according to plan, by Friday, Johnson will have cleared a massive hurdle in hi…
2 years, 1 month ago
Hurry up and wait: Bill text may slip to Thursday
The government is set to partially shut down Friday, and the text for the six-bill minibus still hasn’t been released yet. Plus: GOP senators who tri…
2 years, 1 month ago
We have a funding deal. What's next?
White House officials and top aides to the Big Four congressional leaders reached a deal on Homeland Security funding, so what happens now? Anna and …
2 years, 1 month ago
Homeland Security funding fight threatens spending deal
Anna and Jake discuss the funding fight on Capitol Hill as we enter yet another government shutdown week. Plus: The White House doesn't seem worried …
2 years, 1 month ago
A new era on Capitol Hill for Israel
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for new elections to replace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shaken up relations with the J…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Schumer squeeze
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer finds himself under pressure on three major fronts that are dividing his party. Plus: UNRWA funding emerges as a…
2 years, 1 month ago
The forever impeachment inquiry
Anna and Jake discuss the seemingly endless impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, and how some Republicans fear that there's no smoking gun. …
2 years, 1 month ago