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Back to SearchSeptember 20, 2023: The White House isn’t saving Kevin McCarthy
Episode 1688
As the clock ticks closer to a government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is struggling to pass a bill that would keep the government open, an…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 19, 2023: What we’re watching at UNGA
Episode 1687
With a number of other world leaders skipping the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, President Joe Biden has the opportunity to t…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 18, 2023: A slim chance for shutdown stopgap bill
Episode 1686
House Republicans spent the weekend trying to find common ground on a stopgap spending bill that could unite them against Democrats ahead of a potent…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 15, 2023: The UAW is on strike. Here’s why it matters.
Episode 1685
At midnight, the UAW’s roughly 150,000 members went on strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis — the first time ever that the union has ta…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 14, 2023: What Musk, Gates and Zuck told senators behind closed doors
Episode 1684
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerburg and other of heavy hitters from the tech world joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last night for a closed-door me…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 13, 2023: Inside McCarthy's impeachment inquiry
Episode 1683
Mere hours into the first day members of the House convened after August recess, Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced he would be opening an impeachment …
2 years, 5 months ago
September 12, 2023: What’s at stake amid House Republican infighting
Episode 1682
House Republicans are supposed to be taking up (and are expected to pass) a right-wing defense funding bill this week. But, head butting within the p…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 11, 2023: McCarthy faces tumult as the House returns
Episode 1681
When the House reconvenes after August recess tomorrow, Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be greeted in the Capitol by unhappy people, many of whom are mem…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 8, 2023: The McConnell-McCarthy relationship faces a key test
Episode 1680
As the House returns next week, the relationship between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell could face its greatest te…
2 years, 5 months ago
September 7, 2023: Biden’s big sales pitch to edge out China
Episode 1679
Today, President Joe Biden heads to New Delhi for the G-20 summit. The subtext of the trip? Convince countries that the U.S. is a better bet than Chi…
2 years, 5 months ago