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Back to SearchJan. 25, 2023: George Santos has $199 problems
Episode 1528
On Tuesday, Kevin McCarthy officially booted Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee. In a letter that was short on…
3 years, 7 months ago
Jan. 24, 2023: Rebranding rift guts Blue Dog Dem ranks
Episode 1527
Speaker Kevin McCarthy issued the new GOP roster for the House Rules Committee Monday, and he made good on his pledges to give his conference’s hard…
3 years, 7 months ago
Jan. 23, 2023: McDaniel in the lion’s den
Episode 1526
The biggest moment yet in the 2024 election cycle happens later this week in Dana Point, Calif., where RNC members will choose their next leader — an…
3 years, 7 months ago
Jan. 20, 2023: White House says, celebrate the Biden-versary!
Episode 1525
President Joe Biden was sworn in two years ago today. To mark the occasion, White House Comms Director Kate Bedingfield is sending congressional Dems…
3 years, 7 months ago
Jan. 19, 2023: Meet House Oversight’s new brawlers
Episode 1524
Just days after House Democrats announced impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump in 2019, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy faced an unwanted pre…
3 years, 7 months ago
Jan. 18, 2023: What McCarthy gave up, drafting DeSantis and more
Episode 1523
NBC’s Scott Wong and Kyle Stewart did the work on putting together a comprehensive list of where all of the antagonizers who slowed McCarthy’s ascens…
3 years, 7 months ago
Jan. 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 months ago