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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I joined my old NRSC colleague Ron Steslow along with Susan Del Percio and Liz Gilbert to discuss the first GOP presidential debate.

Via Politicology:

Did anyone land a successful punch at the Republican Debate? (And did it matter?) Our reactions to Trump’s interview with Tucker Carlson, and the new song that catapulted a relatively unknown country singer to conservative folk hero and progressive hate object status.

Join our host, Ron Steslow, as he explores the most important political news with guests Susan Del Percio (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert), Liam Donovan (Principal at Bracewell LLP) and Liz Gilbert Cohen (President of the 2020 Democratic National Convention).

Segments to look forward to:

(02:18) A deep dive into the first Republican primary debate, who won and who lost, Nikki Haley’s swipe at Donald Trump, and Vivek Ramaswamy’s annoying performance that could endear him to MAGA voters

(31:50) Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson counterprogramming the debate with a pre-taped interview where they discussed whether Trump’s political rivals would try to kill him and whether we’re heading toward a civil war.

(41:40) The little known Virginia country singer who was catapulted to conservative folk hero and progressive hate object status for the song “Rich Men North of Richmond”

[Politicology+] The continued legal troubles for Hunter Biden and how Joe Biden can respond to the Republican attacks.

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