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Back to SearchDec. 10, 2021: Trump’s terrible Thursday, followed by Biden’s bad Friday?
Episode 1261
Thursday was a double-whammy for former President Donald Trump. First, New York state A.G. Tish James announced that she was suspending her campaign for governor and would instead run for reelection.…
Published on 4 years ago
Dec. 9, 2021: Why tongues are wagging inside the House GOP
Episode 1260
Former Rep. Renee Ellmers announced on Twitter Wednesday that she’s running for Congress again in North Carolina’s 4th district — and sent the House GOP gossip mill into overdrive.
Ellmers, you’ll rec…
Published on 4 years ago
Dec. 8, 2021: ‘The least bad deal’
Episode 1259
The idea started out promising, at least from the GOP’s perspective. Over the summer, Mitch McConnell surprised much of Washington when he drew a bright line on the debt ceiling, demanding Democrats …
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Dec. 7, 2021: Biden’s Whac-A-Mole Covid problem
Episode 1258
There’s still a lot we don’t know about the Omicron variant: It could be like Delta and current vaccines will offer robust protection. But there’s also a chance that Omicron could be vaccine resistan…
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Dec. 6, 2021: Return of the debt ceiling drama
Episode 1257
Congress’ holiday season theme of governing by crisis continues this week, as lawmakers return to Washington to address what could be the trickiest issue of the month: the debt ceiling.
House Democrat…
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Dec. 3, 2021: Crisis averted after conservatives cave
Episode 1256
Congress avoided a government shutdown after Senate conservatives dropped their demands to nix President Joe Biden's vaccine mandates in the funding bill — and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ga…
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Dec. 2, 2021: Symone says goodbye
Episode 1255
Symone Sanders, a senior adviser and chief spokesperson for VP Kamala Harris, “is expected to leave the White House at the end of the year,” Eugene Daniels, Chris Cadelago and Daniel Lippman reported…
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Nov. 30, 2021: How the continuing resolution stole Christmas
Episode 1253
Most people on Capitol Hill are kissing Christmas — or at least most of December — goodbye this year. “We could be in every weekend between now and Christmas, so … sorry,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow told r…
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Nov. 29, 2021: Dems’ dicey decision — Punish Boebert or not?
Episode 1252
The drama surrounding Rep. Lauren Boebert's Islamophobic comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar is about to heat up as lawmakers return from Thanksgiving recess this week. Sources tell us a faction of Democr…
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Nov. 23, 2021: Trump’s 2024 map
Episode 1250
Because we’re POLITICO, Marc Caputo has a story up this morning on Donald Trump's potential 2024 map. Granted, it’s not terribly surprising, centering on the five states that Joe Biden flipped in 202…
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