Podcast Episodes

July 15, 2022: Manchin delivers ‘crushing blow’ to Dem agenda

Episode 1401

Late Thursday night, Sen. Joe Manchin effectively killed any chance of major climate-related provisions making their way into Democrats’ reconciliation package. The West Virginian told party leaders …

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

July 14, 2022: A warm welcome abroad, but headline headaches at home

Episode 1400

Inflation hit a 41-year high on Tuesday, as the consumer price index accelerated to 9.1% in June. More from WSJ

That, in turn, affects what might be Biden’s last, best shot at a deal on reconciliation…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

July 13, 2022: An ‘unmistakable’ map to charges against Trump

Episode 1399

Clip of the day — CNN’s coverage of Tuesday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing gave way to one of the more surreal exchanges we’ve seen on cable news, as Jake Tapper and former national security adviser John…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

July 12, 2022: Jan. 6 panel zeroes in on Trump tweet

Episode 1398

Today at 1 p.m. Eastern, the House Jan. 6 committee “plans to make its most complex case yet,” write Nicholas Wu and Kyle Cheney: “that Donald Trump's words and actions influenced extremists and brou…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

July 11, 2022: Trump’s lawyer is talking to the feds

Episode 1397

Breaking — Kyle Cheney: “Former President Donald Trump’s attorney Justin Clark interviewed with federal investigators two weeks ago, the Justice Department revealed in a court filing early Monday mor…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

July 7, 2022: Biden critics press for more SCOTUS action

Episode 1395

Last year, the White House convened a bipartisan commission of legal experts and academics to study the Supreme Court and make recommendations on whether (and how) to reform it.

The resulting recommen…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

July 5, 2022: Exclusive: Footage from new Jan. 6 Trump docuseries

Episode 1393

First in Playbook — Playbook has obtained a trailer for Alex Holder's “Unprecedented,” the British filmmaker’s upcoming Discovery+ docuseries about the Trump family.

The two-minute-plus trailer, which…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

July 1, 2022: Why Dems are struggling with Biden

Episode 1392

If you want to get a full sense of why so many Democrats seem to be frustrated with President Joe Biden at the moment, here’s one piece you need to read: “Is Biden a Man Out of Time?” by The Atlantic…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

June 29, 2022: Jan. 6 panel may have found its 'smoking gun'

Episode 1390

It’s hard to imagine how Tuesday’s surprise hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee could’ve been more damning for President Donald Trump.

With vivid stories told in measured tones, Cassidy Hutchinson, …

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

June 28, 2022: What the Jan. 6 committee's star witness knows

Episode 1389

On Monday afternoon, the House Jan. 6 committee, which was supposed to be on a hiatus for the next two weeks, abruptly announced it would be holding a hearing today at 1 p.m. “to present recently obt…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago