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Back to SearchHow the UAW strike swallowed Biden, Trump, and the 2024 campaign
Episode 432
The center of presidential politics this week was the swing state of Michigan. Trump won the longtime Democratic stronghold in 2016, and Biden won it…
2 years, 6 months ago
Katherine Clark names the Democrats’ price to save Kevin McCarthy
Episode 431
After losing a series of votes this week to avoid a government shutdown, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has effectively lost his majority. On th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Who’s really in charge? McCarthy, moderates, or the Freedom Caucus?
Episode 430
It would be easy to look at the House of Representatives and assume that the members of the Freedom Caucus — and not Speaker Kevin McCarthy — are the…
2 years, 6 months ago
Revelations about Biden’s White House from the first inside account
Episode 429
What makes President Joe Biden?
We’re all pretty familiar with Vice President Biden and Senator Biden. But in his latest iteration as commander-in-chi…
2 years, 7 months ago
Behind the scenes at the GOP debate with Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier
Episode 428
On Wednesday night, eight Republican presidential candidates gathered in Milwaukee for the first GOP primary debate.
There was a lot on the line for e…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Doug Burgum plans to disrupt the GOP debate & scale his campaign
Episode 427
This coming Wednesday, something big is happening in Milwaukee: the first Republican presidential debate.
On this week’s episode of Playbook Deep Div…
2 years, 7 months ago
How to beat Trump in Iowa – and survive the state fair
Episode 426
This week, almost every Republican running for president is headed to the Iowa State Fair, famous for its fried Twinkies and statues of farm animals …
2 years, 7 months ago
What American leaders don't get about the new Europe
Episode 425
In 2023, there are two Europes: the Europe of the museums and the beaches – and the real Europe as lived by its people. And that Europe has changed d…
2 years, 8 months ago
What Republicans, Democrats, and the Pentagon don’t want to hear about the NDAA
Episode 424
This week, the action in the Senate was all about the annual defense authorization – the NDAA. Usually, the argument about what goes into this enormo…
2 years, 8 months ago
Behind the scenes at DHS with Alejandro Mayorkas
Episode 423
When Alejandro Mayorkas was tapped to run DHS – the now 20-year-old behemoth with 260,000 employees created in the aftermath of 9/11 – Mayorkas said …
2 years, 8 months ago