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Back to SearchOctober 12, 2023: Don’t count Steve Scalise out just yet
Episode 1703
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise clinched the GOP’s nomination for speaker of the house Wednesday. But that doesn’t mean it’s a sure thing from he…
2 years, 10 months ago
October 11, 2023: Jordan and Scalise face-off for the Speakership
Episode 1702
At 10 a.m. Wednesday, Republicans will cast blind ballots for the person they want to be nominated to assume the Speaker of the House role left vacan…
2 years, 10 months ago
October 10, 2023: How the war in the Middle East is impacting Washington
Episode 1701
A weekend of carnage after Hamas launched an attack on Israel, and the country in turn declared war on Palestinian-populated Gaza, disrupted internat…
2 years, 10 months ago
October 6, 2023: Trump jolts speakership race
Episode 1700
Late Thursday night, former President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid to become speaker of the House — ending far-fetched speculation abo…
2 years, 11 months ago
October 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 months ago