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Special 🚨 Speaker madness episode
We tracked Liam down between media interviews to get his take on the historic vote last night that ousted Speaker McCarthy. Liam, Josh, and Paul discuss the tensions within the GOP and with Democrats leading up to the vote, who has put their hat in the ring to be the next Speaker, and what this all means for issues such as funding for Ukraine.
Listen to the full episode here.
I joined NPR‘s Morning Edition to discuss the aftermath of the historic vote to vacate the office of the Speaker, and what (and who) comes next for the House of Representatives.
NPR’s A Martinez talks to Republican strategist Liam Donovan about what it says about the state of the GOP when a small group of Republican rebels was able to topple the speaker of the House.
Listen to the full segment here.
I sat down with Steve Scully, host of The Briefing on SiriusXM’s POTUS channel, to discuss the shutdown that wasn’t, the Matt Gaetz show, the 2024 Senate outlook, and more.
Listen to the full clip here.
I joined Mike Warren of The Dispatch to discuss the likely government shutdown and the politics thereof.
Via The Dispatch:
GOP hardliners aren’t negotiating with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as government shutdown looms. Government Relations Strategist Liam Donovan joins The Dispatch to break down how we got here and:
-Ukraine’s funding
-Senate pushing a Continuing Resolution to stave off a shutdown
-McCarthy’s House resistance
-Gaetz pushing for a betrayalShow Notes:
This week I joined my old NRSC colleague Ron Steslow along with Andy Kroll from ProPublica and Romina Boccia from the Cato Institute to discuss the week in political news.
via Politicology:
While lawmakers argued over the federal budget, our national debt passed $33 trillion dollars this week.
On this week’s roundup, host Ron Steslow and guests Liam Donovan (Principal at Bracewell LLP), Andy Kroll (Investigative Reporter at ProPublica), and Romina Boccia (Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy at the Cato Institute) discuss why it’s significant and break down the fighting within the Republican party as they argue over a budget.
Then they break down how the auto worker strike has Joe Biden caught between two key democratic constituencies
They also discuss the migrant crisis in New York City and how it’s growing rifts in the Democratic party
Finally, they look at Biden’s defiance in the wake of a Federal Appeals Court ruling that said his Administration likely violated the First Amendment and his campaign’s alarming move to combat what it’s calling “political misinformation.”
Segments to look forward to:
(02:40) The Debt and the Budget fight
(31:31) The United Auto Workers Strike
(46:00) New York City Migrant Crisis
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