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Back to SearchMay 24, 2022: Trump’s day of reckoning in Georgia
Episode 1366
Another Tuesday, another massive set of primaries that will test Trump’s grip on the GOP.
Today’s most-watched state: Georgia. For the former president, the stakes could not be higher.
In the gubernat…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
May 23, 2022: Biden’s midterm window is closing
Episode 1365
A president’s first midterm election is both an enormous story and completely anticlimactic. It’s major news because there will likely be a dramatic shift away from the president’s party. It’s anticl…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
May 20, 2022: Trump’s real win-loss record
Episode 1364
Trump’s endorsement losses are starting to pile up.
Most of his endorsements have been in races where his anointed candidate faced little or no competition. Nobody would be impressed by a handicapper …
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
May 19, 2022: Dems’ face election year drag
Episode 1363
With Memorial Day recess around the corner and much of President Joe Biden's agenda still stuck on Capitol Hill, a sense of helplessness has settled in among some Democrats: The closer they inch towa…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
May 18, 2022: Takeaways from the biggest primary night of the year
Episode 1362
Sixteen months after Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill to try to stop the certification of Joe Biden as president, a prominent election denier in Pennsylvania inched closer to becoming the…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
May 17, 2022: 3 big storylines to watch in today's primaries
Episode 1361
Today is one of the most consequential primary days of the year, with nominating contests in five states — Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania — that will tell us a great deal ab…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
May 16, 2022: The West's new fear: What if Ukraine wins?
Episode 1360
Russia has faced a dizzying series of setbacks in its war with Ukraine over the last week:
Sweden and Finland are being fast-tracked into NATO membership, which means Russia will soon share an 810-mi…Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
May 13, 2022: SCOOP: Behind the McCarthy subpoena
Episode 1359
When GOP Rep. Liz Cheney decided to risk everything politically and serve on Nancy Pelosi's newly created Jan. 6 investigative panel in the spring of last year, she made something of a vow to herself…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
May 12, 2022: Why Democrats don't actually ‘control’ the Senate
Episode 1358
This week was another reminder that while Democrats “control” the Senate, they don’t actually control the Senate.
Covid relief was cut from the Ukraine aid bill. A national law to codify abortion pro…Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
May 11, 2022: Inside SCOTUS, and Trump's first 2022 loss
Episode 1357
Former President Donald Trump goes 1-for-2 on primary day in Nebraska and West Virginia.
And new reporting from inside the Supreme Court, via Josh Gerstein, Alexander Ward and Ryan, as the nine justi…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago