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Back to SearchOctober 5, 2023: Scalise, Jordan begin jockeying for the speakership
Episode 1699
With Kevin McCarthy dethroned, House Republicans are mired in a frantic search for someone to fill the leadership vacuum. On Wednesday, two big names…
2 years, 5 months ago
October 4, 2023: Speaker McCarthy lost his gavel. What comes next?
Episode 1698
For the first time in history, a Speaker of the House was ousted. Yesterday, Kevin McCarthy’s tumultuous time as Speaker came to an end after every D…
2 years, 5 months ago
October 3, 2023: What we know about California Senator-designate, Laphonza Butler
Episode 1697
Laphonza Butler is well known in Democratic circles. Her resume includes roles as a regent on the board of the University of California, president of…
2 years, 5 months ago
October 2, 2023: Gaetz v. McCarthy
Episode 1696
Capitol Hill is lurching from one crisis to the next. Congressman Matt Gaetz announced yesterday that he plans to file a motion to vacate against Spe…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 29, 2023: The final countdown (to shutdown)
Episode 1695
Barring something genuinely surprising, the federal government will shut down in a little more than 24 hours’ time, as House Republicans show no sign…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 28, 2023: The GOP primary debate enters its flop era
Episode 1694
As the 2024 GOP hopefuls gathered in California to debate, the barbs aimed at Donald Trump were more pointed, the elbows thrown at one another were s…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 27, 2023: Will any candidate close the Trump gap after the second Republican debate?
Episode 1693
Candidates vying for the Republican nomination for president will once again take the stage to debate tonight, this time in California. But Donald Tr…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 26, 2023: Silence is golden for Sen. Bob Menendez
Episode 1692
After a press conference that provided few answers about the federal charges leveled against him, Sen. Bob Menendez now must face a jury of his peers…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 25, 2023: Kevin McCarthy girds for battle with the hard right
Episode 1691
As the clock ticks down, Kevin McCarthy is still trying to wrangle his fellow Republicans toward avoiding a government shutdown. But there seems to b…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 22, 2023: The incredible shrinking House speaker
Episode 1690
A government shutdown appears inevitable as the clock winds down with little progress evident on the bills necessary to keep the government open. It’…
2 years, 5 months ago