The Senate

Senate Republicans are moving aggressively to confirm Trump’s unqualified nominees. We need to be just as aggressive showing them what a mistake that would be...NOW!

Simon Rosenberg joined Stuart Stevens for a fascinating, inspiring discussion of how we fight back and win against the MAGA Administration and its buffoons, grifters, disinformation spewers, sycophants, and all those who just generally want to dismantle America and separate us from our Western allies. Not so fast, Donald - we know you're the wannabe emperor with no clothes and we're pulling back the curtain.

Al From writes, "If the Senate abdicates it responsibility to confirm presidential appointments, the greatest fears of our founding fathers will have been realized"

With all the disinformation out there - what can we do? What's going on under the hood that has us optimistic about Pennsylvania? And Joe and Alex explain the swing voters that may cost Trump this fall. And Joe shares his latest on the Senate - including one race that might take many by surprise. And what's going on with the House? Plus, we get to your questions with less than 4 weeks to go.

Arizona is a GOP-leaning swing state, but Democrats are gaining, and it could swing Biden's way in 2024. Dem Senate candidate Ruben Gallego joins Rick to talk about his AZ race, the crazies who might run against him, and how he plans to win. And this episode's entry on the enemies list is an old name, but they're still near the top of the list.

Thomas Edsall joins Joe and Alex, to discuss his latest NY Times article about the GOP strategists carefully orchestrating how Republicans are expanding their use of government power.

Some things are so difficult and overwhelming that you don't even have a sense of where you should start. When this happens the best thing to do is always start at the beginning.

If Kevin McCarthy thinks being House Speaker will make Mitch McConnell follow his lead, he is crazier than his House GOP caucus.

Electing a 51st Democrat to the Senate doesn't just tip votes in the Senate, it reshapes committees and that is, in a word, huge. Victor Shi tells us why.