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Episode #172: AHCA, SCOTUS and LBJ

Posted March 30, 201700:55:43

With the failure to get the American Health Care Act enough votes to bring it to the House floor, Republicans have learned the difference between campaigning...

Episode #171: A Tweet, A Judge, And A King

Posted March 23, 201700:52:25

A busier week in Washington than usual, and Ken Walsh of U.S. News & World Report helps navigate us through it.  He starts with a House Intelligence...

Episode #170: Georgia On My Mind

Posted March 16, 201701:00:46

The sixth congressional district of Georgia was carried by Mitt Romney in 2012 by double digits; four years later, Donald Trump won it by just one...

Episode #169: From 6,088 Words (Washington) To 140 Characters (Trump)

Posted March 9, 201700:55:01

Another tweet, another firestorm.  This time, President Trump has declared, in a tweet and without any evidence, that Barack Obama had his offices...

Episode #168: A New Tone for Trump, A New Chair for Dems

Posted March 2, 201701:02:21

President Trump seemed to catch his critics off guard Tuesday evening, as he gave an address to a joint session of Congress that lacked finger-pointing...