Podcast Episodes

May 10, 2022: Another primary day test for Donald Trump

Episode 1356

PRIMARY DAY: WHAT TO WATCH FOR — West Virginia and Nebraska hold primaries today. Like last week’s contests in Ohio, the action is mostly on the Republican side, and the main drama is about former Pr…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

May 9, 2022: Democrats go on offense over abortion

Episode 1355

Happy Monday. Get ready for yet another week dominated by the debate over abortion rights, as the impending decision expected to overturn Roe v. Wade sucks up all the oxygen in Washington. 

Two major …

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

May 6, 2022: Trump’s strange silence

Episode 1354

Overturning Roe v. Wade would be the culmination of  former president Donald Trump’s bid to remake the judiciary — the very reason that many social conservatives held their noses and voted for him in…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

May 5, 2022: The book J.D. Vance doesn’t want you to read

Episode 1353

J.D. Vance owes his GOP Senate primary victory in Ohio to two people: Donald Trump and Peter Thiel. Trump’s endorsement put him over the top in a crowded primary, while Thiel’s support — funneled thr…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

May 4, 2022: Poll: Voters back major SCOTUS reform after Roe bombshell

Episode 1352

On her first day back in public since testing positive for the coronavirus last week, VP Kamala Harris spoke to a crowd of abortion rights supporters at the EMILY’s List conference Tuesday evening. H…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

May 3, 2022: Breaking down Alito's Roe bombshell

Episode 1351

In his own words: “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including …

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

May 2, 2022: Team Biden eyes a new midterm strategy

Episode 1350

It’s May 2, just over six months until the midterm elections, which are generally a referendum on the president’s performance. President Joe Biden is in rough shape. Let’s look at how it happened, an…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

April 29, 2022: A late-breaking shift in next week’s Ohio primary?

Episode 1349

Most of the candidates chasing Ohio’s GOP Senate nomination have pledged allegiance to Donald Trump and beaten a path to Mar-a-Lago. But not state Sen. Matt Dolan. Instead, he’s poured millions of hi…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

April 28, 2022: Voters are not partying

Episode 1348

The enormous gap between the excitement in Washington about the return of the WHCA weekend and the ongoing anxiety of voters hit us hard this week as we watched focus groups of voters conducted by lo…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

April 26, 2022: ​​Republicans to Trump: Stay away from Twitter

Episode 1346

The news that Elon Musk is buying Twitter has thrown Washington into a tizzy over one major question: Will Donald Trump return to his old favorite social media platform and start tweeting again?

As it…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago