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Back to SearchJan. 17, 2023: Rep. Jim Banks leans into the culture war with Senate bid
Episode 1522
Today, ambitious Indiana Republican Rep. Jim Banks launches his bid to replace retiring GOP Sen. Mike Braun. (Watch his announcement video here.) The…
3 years, 3 months ago
Jan. 13, 2023: Joe Biden’s gift to Jim Jordan
Episode 1521
In a September interview with CBS’ Scott Pelley for “60 Minutes,” President Joe Biden blasted Donald Trump for taking sensitive classified materials …
3 years, 3 months ago
Jan. 12, 2023: Is Biden’s best defense a good offense?
Episode 1520
January is a time of new beginnings in Washington. A new Congress. A new Republican-led House. A new speaker, Kevin McCarthy. New investigations into…
3 years, 3 months ago
Jan. 11, 2023: Blake Hounshell, 1978-2023
Episode 1519
Most listeners to this show or readers of the Playbook newsletter didn’t know Blake Hounshell, but all of you were influenced by him.
He nurtured and …
3 years, 3 months ago
Jan. 10, 2023: Biden gets his own documents headache
Episode 1518
For President Joe Biden, it was an inconvenient discovery — and the potential source of considerable future political, if not legal heartburn. The Ju…
3 years, 3 months ago
Jan. 9, 2023: Speaker McCarthy's first governing test
Episode 1517
The rules package that will govern how the House operates this session is scheduled for a vote this evening. It’s shaping up as Speaker Kevin McCarth…
3 years, 3 months ago
Jan. 6, 2023: Unrest swells among McCarthy’s backers
Episode 1516
Around Christmas, Texas Republican Rep. Roger Williams’ wife suffered a medical emergency. This week, as she underwent treatment, her husband was eag…
3 years, 3 months ago
Jan. 5, 2023: Inside McCarthy's brewing speaker deal
Episode 1515
After spending the last 48 hours on life support, Kevin McCarthy's bid for the speakership is seeing a potential revival.
Following a rollercoaster of…
3 years, 3 months ago
Jan. 4, 2023: How long can McCarthy hang on?
Episode 1514
So how does this end? And how long will it take to end it?
Those are the questions towering over the new House Republican majority, which for the firs…
3 years, 3 months ago
Jan. 3, 2023: The House GOP’s epic game of chicken
Episode 1513
Welcome to the 118th Congress, the new Republican House majority, and one of the most unpredictable and potentially chaotic scenarios we’ve seen on C…
3 years, 3 months ago