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McCarthy Fails To Unite GOP, Turns To Dems To Keep Government Open
Episode 1662
Speaker McCarthy, unable to marshal his conference, relied on Democrats to fund the federal government for another 45 days. The deal puts his job in …
3 years, 1 month ago
Roundup: Feinstein's Legacy, Shutdown, Biden And Democracy
Episode 1661
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, is dead at 90. The government is about to shutdown over intra-GOP disagreements. And Biden gave a spee…
3 years, 1 month ago
House Republicans, In Search Of A Crime, Launch Biden Impeachment
Episode 1660
The hearing focused on the business practices of his son's efforts and insinuations that, while serving as vice president, Biden used his office to e…
3 years, 1 month ago
Candidates Debated. But They Probably Still Can't Beat Trump
Episode 1659
Seven Republican primary candidates not named Donald Trump debated Wednesday night in the Reagan Library in California. There were some interesting p…
3 years, 1 month ago
Growing Public Support For Unions Helped Push Biden To Picket Line
Episode 1658
In what is likely a first, the sitting president of the United States joined a picket line. Biden made a brief stop in Michigan wearing a ball cap an…
3 years, 1 month ago
What Counts As An Official Act? Why Corruption Is Hard To Convict
Episode 1657
Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, is facing federal bribery charges. Federal agents found hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gol…
3 years, 1 month ago
Weekly Roundup: Shutdown Likely Because Of GOP Infighting
Episode 1656
Congress has left town as House Republicans infighting appears doomed to shutdown the government next week. And both Donald Trump and President Biden…
3 years, 1 month ago
Our Changing Democracy: Non-Partisan Primaries, Internet Voting
Episode 1655
Closed primaries — where only members of that political party can vote — are effectively the final say in the vast majority of House of Representativ…
3 years, 1 month ago
Trump Will Visit Striking Auto Workers, Reception Could Be Mixed
Episode 1654
The former president is evidently trying to shore up support with working class voters in Michigan. He narrowly lost the state in 2020.
The autoworker…
3 years, 1 month ago
Can Gov. Doug Burgum Introduce Himself In Time To Win The GOP Primary?
Episode 1653
The governor of North Dakota is running to be the Republican nominee for president after a long career in business and two elections to the governor'…
3 years, 1 month ago