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The "Stocking the Cabinet" Edition
Episode 291
President-elect Biden continues building his Cabinet, but his pick for defense secretary leaves some supporters cold. Administration officials drag t…
5 years, 10 months ago
The "You Get a Pardon and You Get a Pardon!” Edition
Episode 290
A top Iranian nuclear scientist is assassinated. Everyone gets pardons this Christmas! And the attorney general takes steps to ensure the investigati…
5 years, 10 months ago
"The First Day of the Rest of Our Lives (Revisited)" Edition
Episode 289
We're off this week for Thanksgiving, but we're bringing you back four years ago to reflect on the day after the 2016 election. What national securit…
5 years, 10 months ago
"The Firings Will Continue Until Morale Improves" Edition
Episode 288
President Trump fires the country’s top election security official because he won’t go along with his lies about a stolen election. Promising news ab…
5 years, 10 months ago
The "Peaceful(ish) Transfer of Power" Edition
Episode 287
Joe Biden is elected president, but Donald Trump refuses to concede, and the transition to a new administration is rocky. Attorney General Bill Barr …
5 years, 10 months ago
The "Still Counting" Edition
Episode 286
President Trump falsely declares victory and asserts the election was fraudulent. What havoc could he raise as states continue to count ballots? Some…
5 years, 11 months ago
The “Buckle Your Seatbelts” Edition
Episode 285
Americans head to the polls in the face of a virus and potential disruptions at polling places and beyond. Whoever wins next Tuesday, the period betw…
5 years, 11 months ago
The “That’s Rudy!” Edition
Episode 284
Rudy Giuliani finds himself at the center of a misbegotten effort to interfere in the 2020 election. American diplomats and intelligence officers com…
5 years, 11 months ago
The "Unmasked at Last" Edition
Episode 283
A Justice Department investigation into whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the identities of individuals from intelligence reports ends…
5 years, 11 months ago
The “Don’t Let it Dominate You” Edition
Episode 282
President Trump tests positive for the coronavirus and the White House becomes a hot zone. Justice Department officials were “a driving force” behind…
6 years ago