Podcast Episodes

Oct. 4, 2021: How Democrats could still get it done

Episode 1215

Now that the dust has settled from last week’s drama on the Hill, let’s take stock of where things stand with President Joe Biden's core legislative agenda.

Oct. 31 is the new Sept. 30: Congress exten…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Another big day for Biden’s presidency: What to watch

Episode 1214

So much for that make-or-break Thursday vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Speaker Nancy Pelosi delayed the roll call just before 11 p.m. after a flurry of late-night meetings trying to stri…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Sept. 29, 2021: T-minus 24 hours — The view from the W.H.

Episode 1212

Tuesday was the day it became clear either:

A) President Joe Biden's legislative agenda is about to implode

or

B) Biden made serious progress toward a deal to salvage his agenda.

The public evidence poin…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Sept. 28, 2021: Pelosi and the Squad brace for a showdown

Episode 1211

The Democrats’ “two-track” process is no more. After weeks of linking passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package (BIF) to the party’s larger reconciliation bill, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told he…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Sept. 27, 2021: ‘Everything is hanging by a thread’

Episode 1210

Congress is three days out from a critical vote on a key plank of the president’s agenda — a massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure package (BIF) — and President Joe Biden and House Democratic leaders …

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Introducing Global Insider: Covid precautions and fears dominate Day One at the UNGA

Episode 1209

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Global Insider's Ryan Heath runs all over New York, capturing the madness of UNGA’s kickoff, accompanied by his sidekick, producer Olivia Reingold. Hear from Ryan’s go-to “…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Sept. 24, 2021: Pelosi plans to bring reconciliation to the floor next week

Episode 1208

Buckle up. That was the advice from Capitol Hill late Thursday night as news got out that Speaker Nancy Pelosi privately told her committee chairs that she does, in fact, intend to bring the reconcil…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Sept. 23, 2021: Inside the room of Biden’s talks with Dems

Episode 1207

Here’s the most important development that came from President Joe Biden's five hours of meetings with 23 legislators in the Oval Office on Wednesday, according to a senior White House official: “Mod…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Sept. 22, 2021: Pelosi’s toughest whip campaign

Episode 1206

Can the House get to 218 on the BIF?

That’s the big question on Capitol Hill after Speaker Nancy Pelosi made clear Tuesday her team would not delay a Monday vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill,…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Sept. 21, 2021: Double trouble for Biden

Episode 1205

Internal Democratic discord has wounded President Joe Biden’s massive social spending plan, raising the prospect that the package could stall out, shrink dramatically — or even fail altogether.

Myriad…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago