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1922 episodes transcribedVoters of color still overwhelmingly support Democrats, but Republican in-roads at the margins can have a big impact in states like Georgia, Florida,...
Even as Democrats see their support swell, they are still in real danger of losing control of the House to Republicans. The sitting president's party...
The Justice Department released a redacted affidavit justifying the FBI search of former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence. What's in it,...
The federal government will forgive federal student loan debt – up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for others who qualify. We...
Trump has gobs of money is his political action committees and as long as he's not officially running for office he can basically spend it however he...
The Biden administration concluded the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan a year ago this month. What has happened to the tens of thou...
Touting Biden's recent legislative achievements and decrying the Supreme Court's abortion decision, Democratic Senate candidates see opportunity just...
Pinellas County, on Florida's west coast, is unique: it backed the winning presidential tickets in 2012, 2016 and 2020, throwing support to Barack Oba...
November's midterms will be the first general election to use the new set of congressional maps drawn after the 2020 census. In Florida and Tennessee,...
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This episode is available to everyone, though on some platforms there may be a short delay in availability between the version for subscribers (which...
This episode is available to everyone, though on some platforms there may be a short delay in availability between the version for subscribers (which...
This episode is available to everyone, though on some platforms there may be a short delay in availability between the version for subscribers (which...
This episode is available to everyone, though on some platforms there may be a short delay in availability between the version for subscribers (which...
This episode is available to everyone, though on some platforms there may be a short delay in availability between the version for subscribers (which...
This week, the president all but secured the passage of his major policy priorities, oversaw a strike that took out a top terrorist, and got a strong...
"We are taking the lessons we learned in 2020, and we are going forward to make sure they never happen again, ever," said Cleta Mitchell, a Republican...
Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have opened the door to abortion restrictions in the state. Election turnout was incredibly...
