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Back to SearchNov. 4, 2021: For Dems, it’s ‘2009 all over again’
Episode 1237
Following an embarrassing election night for Democrats, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her caucus have redoubled their efforts to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill (BIF) and Build Back Better package…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Nov. 3, 2021: Let the Democratic freakout begin
Episode 1236
New Jersey’s gubernatorial race is still too close to call as you wake up this morning. With 88% of the expected vote in, incumbent Phil Murphy is trailing Republican Jack Ciattarelli by just over 1…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Nov. 1, 2021: It’s zero hour for Virginia and Build Back Better
Episode 1234
Could prescription drug pricing reform make it into the reconciliation bill after all? Senate and House Democrats and the White House came close to reaching a deal on the issue Sunday, report Burgess…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Oct. 29, 2021: Why Joe Biden already won
Episode 1233
To say Thursday was a roller coaster for President Joe Biden's agenda wouldn’t do justice to how truly head-spinning the day was. The White House releases a Build Back Better (BBB) deal backed by Man…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Oct. 28. 2021: A worst-case scenario for Biden
Episode 1232
A senior White House official recently described the reconciliation negotiations as a “nine-way teeter-totter.” Wednesday was a good example.
Ever since Sen. Kyrsten Sinema nixed the party’s plan to r…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Oct. 27, 2021: Except for every sticking point, Dems are close to a deal
Episode 1231
President Joe Biden was hoping to announce a deal on his legislative agenda before he heads to Europe on Thursday. But it’s Wednesday already, and so far this week, it’s been two baby steps forward, …
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Oct. 26, 2021: Biden’s new problem on the left
Episode 1230
President Joe Biden might be finally homing in on a deal with Sen. Joe Manchin, but a sense of discontent is starting to bubble up among progressives on the Hill, and it threatens to impede what the …
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Oct. 25, 2021: The 9 most important days of Biden’s presidency
Episode 1229
The next nine days are the most important of Joe Biden’s young presidency: He needs to rescue his legislative agenda in Congress, rescue his party’s political candidates in two states and rescue Amer…
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Oct. 22, 2021: The rundown on reconciliation
Episode 1228
Taking questions at a live town hall in Baltimore, Biden got into the nitty-gritty of the reconciliation negotiations, speaking about his mix of frustration with and respect for Sens. Joe Manchin (D-…
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Oct. 21, 2021: The backstory on David Corn’s Manchin scoop
Episode 1227
The Joe Manchin news that shook Washington on Wednesday was David Corn’s report in Mother Jones that the West Virginia senator is considering motoring his houseboat out of the Democratic dock:
“In rec…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago