We’re debuting a new format to The Lobby Shop this week, now featuring your three regular co-hosts Josh Zive, Liam Donovan, and Paul Nathanson. We’ll cover the latest DC news from three angles: diving into legislation and policy, understanding their context and politics, and the success/failure of the involved parties’ communications tactics. Our featured guest interview this week is with PRG’s latest and greatest intern, Taryn Taylor Brown.
Talking GOP Immigration Bills on Fox News
I joined Shannon Bream (filling in for Dana Perino) on Fox News Channel’s The Daily Briefing to discuss House legislative efforts and the broader immigration debate.
Liam Donovan on House immigration bills: "I don't know that there's a solution that gets 218 votes among Republicans alone. So a bipartisan solution is gonna have to be where this goes ultimately if they want to solve the problem." #DailyBriefing pic.twitter.com/MVkDJxfrfb
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 15, 2018
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The Lobby Shop Episode #53: Political Grab Bag
Josh and Liam reunite in The Lobby Shop for a look at what Liam has been up to for the last few weeks. We cover the cancellation of Congress’s August recess by Senate Majority Leader McConnell, the outlook of the Midterm elections, DC’s Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final, and more.
Deciphering Trump Tweets on BBC
I once again joined BBC‘s Anthony Zurcher along with Susan Glasser of POLITICO and Charlie Spiering from Breitbart News to decipher President Trump’s tweets for our friends across the pond.
Link here via BBC World Service, or listen to the full segment below.
Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter and his guests in Washington DC discuss the President Trump’s reactions to the Florida school shooting and calls for gun control, as well as the latest developments in the investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 US election.
The Lobby Shop Episide #41: Trade Wars: “Easy To Win”?
Josh, Liam, and Paul react to the tumultuous past 24 hours of on-again-off-again steel and aluminum tariff announcements from the Administration. We break down the context and history of the proposed tariffs and the President’s tweeted claims that trade wars are “easy to win.”