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Episode #383: The End Of The Bush Era?

Posted February 23, 202201:01:14

Ross Ramsey of the Texas Tribune sets up Tuesday’s primaries, the first in the nation.  GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is...

Episode #382: Truth Or Consequences

Posted February 16, 202200:31:25

With the Senate tied at 50-50 and a crucial Supreme Court confirmation vote coming up, the last thing the Democrats wanted, politically, was to see...

Episode #381: Joe Gets His Court Pick, Maybe

Posted February 1, 202200:24:22

With Democrats holding on to their Senate majority until the rest of the year, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his resignation this week,...

Episode #380: War Hero, Senate Giant — The Man From Russell, Kansas

Posted December 29, 202101:02:12

Carl Hulse of the New York Times dissects the decision by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to oppose President Biden’s...

Episode #379: In The Middle Of Nowhere

Posted November 19, 202100:58:54

Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, author of the new book, “The Centrist Solution,” argues that the only way to get...