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Is affordability a weak spot for Trump?
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- Is affordability a weak spot for Trump?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Fresh off Democrats' clean sweep of the 2025 off-year elections, the White House plans to refocus its political messaging on affordability, James Blair, the political director for President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and the RNC, told POLITICO in an exclusive interview on Wednesday.
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- A unified blue wave
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- From socialist victories to moderate landslides, Democrats across the spectrum found success by hammering one issue: the cost of living.
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- Democrats dominate around the country | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- If last night was any indication, Democrats may have regained some spark. The party pulled off wins in various races around the country. From Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s decisive win over Andrew Cuomo in the New York mayoral race to the more centrist Democrat victories in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races, the left came out on top. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House bureau chief Dasha Burns discuss what lessons—if any—the party as a whole can learn from the success.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
0:41 Democrats dominate election night
1:44 GOP panic behind the scenes
3:58 What Democrats’ wins really mean
5:14 How sost of living became the key issue
7:50 Trump’s take on the results
8:25 Can Republicans recover their voters?
9:52 Democrats win everywhere
10:39 The Left’s new star: Zohran Mamdani
11:31 Supreme Court showdown on Trump’s tariffs
15:12 Longest shutdown in U.S....
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- Behind the scenes of Zohran Mamdani's historic election night
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- POLITICO's Jeff Coltin takes us behind the scenes at Zohran Mamdani's election night watch party.
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- SCOTUS takes on Trump Tariffs: 3 things to watch for
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments for a pivotal legal showdown that could gut the tariff policy at the center of President Trump's economic agenda.
The justices must decide whether Trump was right to claim in April that a national emergency gave him the power to unilaterally impose trade tariffs on imported goods, upending decades of free-trade hegemony.
Our senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein breaks down what to watch for in the high-profile arguments.
The final ruling may not come for some time, but what happens if they're deemed illegal? Read our analysis of the risks -- at home and abroad -- at POLITICO.com
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- Races to watch on Nov. 4
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Tuesday is the first major electoral test of President Trump's second term.
Our national political reporter Lisa Kashinsky breaks down the five key races to watch on Election Day that will have a lot to say about the Trump effect.
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- Mamdani’s moment arrives
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- New York’s mayor’s race has taken a wild turn and all roads lead to Zohran Mamdani. With national attention, a divided Democratic Party, and even Trump weighing in, the city’s political drama has never looked like this.
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- How to watch Election Day like a pro | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Election Day is here and even though some of the races look predictable, plenty of questions abound: Will Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic socialist agenda carry him to victory in New York City over Andrew Cuomo, who received an eleventh-hour endorsement from President Donald Trump? How close will the margins be in the New Jersey governor’s race? Which other races should you be watching? Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns break down all the marquee matchups that could provide a glimpse into the midterms. Plus, the government shutdown is set to become the longest in U.S. history later today.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:26 Election Day rundown
01:46 The NYC mayor’s race heats up
02:06 All eyes on Mamdani
03:21 Trump backs Cuomo — seriously
03:57 What Mamdani’s rise means for the left
04:58 Virginia governor’s race
07:00 New Jersey too close to call
10:26 California’s redistricting g...
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- Federal workers' union leader: 'I need the government to open'
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Everett Kelley, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, has a message for Democrats: Open the government.
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- Federal workers' union president says he spoke to Dems after calling for shutdown end
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- After publicly calling for an end to the shutdown, Everett Kelley, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, talks about the status of his relationship with top Democrats.
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- Federal Worker Union President says Dems ‘made their point’ on shutdown
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Everett Kelley, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, spoke with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns on “The Conversation” one day before the government shutdown could become the longest in history, surpassing the 35-day mark.
Chapters:
00:00 Everett Kelley joins
2:33 How is this shutdown different?
4:10 Did Democrats misplay the shutdown?
6:22 Current relationship with Dem leadership
9:20 What is the Trump administration saying?
12:22 Message to Schumer and Jeffries
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- Playbook gets a puppy!
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Playbook has a new four-legged guest: Dasha’s puppy, Helly. At just 8 weeks old, he’s already making his podcast debut.
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- Crooked Media’s Jane Coaston on how Dems can win
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Crooked Media’s Jane Coaston talks to POLITICO's Dasha Burns about how Democrats can win in the midterms and beyond.
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- Election Day eve | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- There’s one day of campaigning left before Election Day in states like New York, New Jersey and Virginia for contentious mayoral and gubernatorial races, plus a redistricting referendum in California that will help decide control of Congress. The case on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs is before the Supreme Court this week — but Trump won’t be there. Plus, the government shutdown enters its 34th day, without a compromise in sight. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns walk through a big week in Trump’s Washington.
00:00 Intro
00:26 Meet Dasha’s new puppy 🐶
01:40 Election week in America
02:09 Governors’ races in Virginia & New Jersey
04:10 Obama hits the campaign trail
05:36 Spotlight on New York’s mayoral race
06:14 How Mamdani is shaking up politics
08:32 California’s redistricting gamble
10:14 Trump’s Supreme Court showdown on tariffs
14:...
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- Jane Coaston: Why I left the Libertarian Party
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Crooked Media’s Jane Coaston explains why she left the Libertarian Party.
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- Crooked Media’s Jane Coaston explains why she’s no longer a Libertarian | The Conversation
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Crooked Media’s host of the “What A Day” podcast Jane Coaston joined POLITICO’s Dasha Burns on “The Conversation” podcast for a chat about covering the news in today’s political climate, her evolution as a former Libertarian, political bandwagoning and the 2026 midterms.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Jane Coaston joins
6:22 Podcasting and media bubbles
10:22 Leaving the Libertarian Party
14:02 How are Dems doing?
17:32 Midterms predictions
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- Jasmine Crockett: Trump sees me as a threat
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Rep. Jasmine Crockett talks President Trump's attacks on her and fellow Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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- Jasmine Crockett agrees with MTG?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Rep. Jasmine Crockett talks about her "bestie" Marjorie Taylor Greene and the fight over health care premiums.
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- Crockett on her role as Dem firebrand
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- This week on The Conversation, Rep. Jasmine Crockett recalls the praise she got after her viral confrontation last year with Marjorie Taylor Greene — including high-fives from Maxine Waters and Nancy Pelosi.
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- Is Canada feeling the US government shutdown?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- POLITICO Ottawa bureau chief — and host of the Playbook Canada podcast — talk through the interesting way Canada is feeling the heat from the shutdown.
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- Trump and Carney's diplomatic dance | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have been off touring Asia, seeking to firm up partnerships and open up trade with countries across the region. While Trump has already returned home, Carney is wrapping up his sojourn soon. White House reporter Megan Messerly and Ottawa Bureau Chief — and host of the new Playbook Canada podcast — Nick Taylor-Vaisey walk through what each leader is expecting to come from their trip, plus the interesting way Canada is feeling the effect from the shutdown.
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- Jasmine Crockett on Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Her Own Party | The Conversation
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett joined POLITICO’s Dasha Burns on “The Conversation” podcast to discuss the ongoing government shutdown, her rise as a prominent figure within the Democratic Party and her potential Senate run.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:50 Jasmine Crockett joins
6:23 Marjorie Taylor Greene
9:35 Role within the Democratic caucus
15:15 MAGA boogeyman
18:15 Potential Senate run?
25:26 Fighting back and ruffling feathers
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- Did Trump forget about Greenland?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- POLITICO reporter Seb Starcevic discusses the state of affairs in Greenland — where officials are strengthening ties with the European Union in response to Trump's talk of buying the island early in his second term.
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- Back to nuke tests?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- A Truth Social post from President Trump claims the U.S. will resume nuclear tests. If true, it could upend 30 years of global restraint.
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- Will Rep. Jasmine Crockett run for senate?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is taking further steps towards launching a Senate campaign.
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- Trump goes nuclear | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Minutes before President Donald Trump headed into his long-awaited and widely watched meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he took to Truth Social to announce that the U.S. would “immediately” begin testing nuclear weapons. The U.S. has not conducted a test of nuclear weapons in more than three decades. But it’s unclear how much of a practical play this announcement by Trump was or whether it was largely wielded as a negotiating tactic with other nuclear powers. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns dig into the nuclear news, and the government shutdown that Trump is returning to today.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:25 – Asia trip recap
01:15 – Sudden nuclear announcement
02:59 – History of U.S. nuclear testing
03:39 – Global nuclear moves
04:30 – Russia’s super torpedo
05:51 – Madman diplomacy
07:11 – Trump’s Advisers & plans
08:02 – Strategic morator...
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- What will happen to SNAP benefits on Nov. 1?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Pressure mounts in the government shutdown fight as SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, will lapse for the first time in modern history at the end of the week.
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- Dem Rep. says Trump commits 'impeachable offenses' daily
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- "I think Trump commits impeachable offenses on a daily basis," Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) said in an interview with POLITICO's Jasper Goodman at 'POLITICO Policy Outlook: Cybercrime and Financial Innovation'.
"Impeachment at the end of the day is a political question," he added.
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- Democrats frozen out of ICE centers
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Our Kyle Cheney says ICE is telling Dem lawmakers they can't visit detention centers during the shutdown -- saying they don't have the money or staff and that the current law funding these facilities doesn't require it.
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- Trump: 'I'm not allowed to run' in 2028
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- While taking questions on Air Force One, President Trump appeared to put speculation about a possible 2028 run to rest.
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- South Korea trade deal at risk
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- President Trump’s final stop in Asia may not deliver the trade victory he’s looking for. Talks with South Korea remain unresolved as both sides struggle over key details of their deal.
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- What Trump had to say about South Korea and more | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump is winding down his trip across Asia. Today, he meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for what many are expecting will be thorny trade talks. But in a way, everything now is a precursor to the big finale of the trip: Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns walk through what to expect. Plus, eyes are fixed on Fed Chair Jerome Powell again for his interest rate announcement later today.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
0:52 Trump lands in South Korea
2:07 Prepping for China talks
3:29 Taiwan tension in the air
4:39 Gaza ceasefire and Trump
6:08 Third term chatter
8:27 Marines on US streets?
10:13 Fed and interest rates
11:45 Government shutdown update
13:29 Pentagon vs. Hollywood
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- Did Japan's new PM impress Trump?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Sanae Takaichi is Japan's first female prime minister, and she's brand new to the job. One of her first tasks? Impressing President Donald Trump with promises to invest in the U.S. economy so that he'll ease tariffs on Japan. POLITICO's Sophia Cai reports from Tokyo, as she travels across Asia alongside Trump.
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- Title
- Trump’s 'unstoppable' duo
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Trump hinted at potential successors during his trip to Japan, naming JD Vance and Marco Rubio as an “unstoppable” GOP duo for 2028.
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- Trump’s Asia trip heats up as the shutdown drags on | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump met with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the first time — with plenty of pomp — as he continues his trip around Asia. But while the president rubs elbows with dignitaries across the globe, Washington is facing day 28 of the government shutdown. Will lawmakers make any progress before the looming Nov. 1 cliff? Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns discuss.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
0:25 Trump lands in Japan
1:33 Meeting Japan’s first female PM
2:12 Vance-Rubio ticket talk
5:22 Baseball delays diplomacy
8:02 Trump preps for China talks
9:49 Shutdown & elections
13:29 California redistricting
16:01 Podcast stars ranked
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- On board Air Force One
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- POLITICO reporter Sophia Cai is currently traveling with President Trump all over Asia. She pulls back the curtain on what it's really like to fly on Air Force One.
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- Trump tariffs inspire best political Halloween costume
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- POLITICO's Megan Messerly shares the best Halloween costume she found for political junkies this year.
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- What the 2025 elections could tell us about 2026 | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Eight days remain until Election Day. Despite the off-year slate, a handful of races around the country are making headlines in tightening gubernatorial races and redistricting efforts.
Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House reporter Megan Messerly discuss what voting in Virginia, New York, New Jersey and California could tell us about how both parties are approaching next year’s midterms — and beyond. Plus, President Donald Trump is in Japan to meet with the new prime minister.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:03 Mamdani momentum
5:12 Do the GOP actually want Mamdani to win?
7:20 California redistricting fight goes to voters
11:17 US falls in world rankings on rule of law
12:18 Trump in Japan
16:54 Trump tariffs inspire hit Halloween costume
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- ‘Your Local Epidemiologist’ slams Trump on Tylenol
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Epidemiologist and public health professor Katelyn Jetelina on the impact of President Donald Trump's Tylenol warning for pregnant women.
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- Our healthcare system is on 'verge of collapse'?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Epidemiologist and public health professor Katelyn Jetelina warns the U.S. healthcare system is on the verge of collapse.
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- Rand Paul: Political violence not a right-wing problem
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) tells POLITICO's Dasha Burns he doesn't characterize political violence as a right-wing problem, and he details the violence he's seen and experienced at the hands of left-wing perpetrators.
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- Rand Paul slams Trump over Epstein files
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) tells POLITICO's Dasha Burns the White House "botched" the issue of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Paul pushes for transparency, citing the voters and public officials who argued for the release of the files from the campaign trail.
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- ‘Your Local Epidemiologist’ warns healthcare system is on verge of collapse | The Conversation
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- On this episode of The Conversation, epidemiologist and public health professor Katelyn Jetelina talks about running the top science Substack “Your Local Epidemiologist," what it’s like being a health communicator in the time of MAHA and why she thinks public health is nearing systemic implosion.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:10 Katelyn Jetelina joins
4:08 What's working (and not) for public health now
6:42 Erosion of public trust
8:01 Crusade against Tylenol for pregnant women
12:22 Impact of mass layoffs at CDC
15:51 What public health stories are on the horizon?
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- Rand Paul warns of 'farmageddon'
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blasts President Donald Trump's tariffs on China, warning POLITICO's Dasha Burns of an incoming "farmageddon" due to the administration's policy.
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- East Wing demolition kicks up protests
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Trump wants to add a 90k square foot ballroom to the White House and is taking down the East Wing to do it.
Watch our Heather Richards explain the project and the backlash.
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- Trade war on the line
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- President Trump heads to Asia for what aides call the riskiest foreign trip of his second term, with tensions high and a pivotal meeting with China’s President Xi on the horizon.
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- Why Trump’s Asia trip is risky business | The Playbook Podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump is headed to Asia later today for a trip filled with a host of meetings on the agenda. Most notably, Trump will meet in person with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week for the first time since 2019. Playbook’s Adam Wren and White House reporter Megan Messerly discuss what to expect, and what makes this trip the riskiest of Trump’s second term.
00:00 Intro
0:33 Trump heads to Asia
01:40 Why this trip’s a gamble
4:30 Can Trump land a deal in Asia?
6:02 Detroit’s Mike Duggan shakes up Michigan
7:00 Democrats’ identity crisis
9:19 Letitia James fights back
11:36 AI politics gets weird
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- Rand Paul pulls for Massie reelection in spite of Trump
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) tells POLITICO's Dasha Burns he will be with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) "every step of the way" as the GOP congressman runs for reelection in his state. Massie now faces a primary challenger supported by President Donald Trump — which Paul calls a "warning sign" for those opposing the president's views.
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- 'Frankly, they’re afraid’: Rand Paul warns of GOP unwilling to challenge Trump | The Conversation
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is known for being a firebrand when it comes to his conservative, small-government principles — and being a longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, despite taking issue with some of the president’s policies.
But he’s just about fed up with being what he says is the only Republican willing to stand up to Trump and his latest moves that Senator Paul says fly in the face of GOP principles and campaign promises.
In this week’s episode of The Conversation, Paul joins POLITICO’s Dasha Burns — just hours after he was snubbed from a presidential luncheon — to talk about this Republican fear of confronting Trump, supporting his Kentucky House colleague Rep. Thomas Massie, his concerns about the administration's latest foreign policy moves, the Epstein files and how a “farmageddon” may be on the horizon.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:58 Sen. Rand Paul joins
6:46 Is there private GOP dissent again...
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- Trump targets Russia's energy
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The U.S. imposes tough new sanctions on Russia’s biggest energy companies in Trump’s strongest move yet against Moscow.
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