Republican Party

Joe Biden has surpassed many people's expectations and had big legislative wins in his first two years. Rick and guest, Joe Trippi, discuss Biden's successes and the challenges ahead. And it seems this week's entry on the Enemies List has not taken Rick's advice to get their "shit together."

This week former Republican Bill Kristol joins Ken to discuss the Republican Party's evolution (devolution?) over recent years and the forces that allowed for this extremist change.

After spending the past week scrambling to defend Trump while attacking DA Alvin Bragg, Republican 2024 hopefuls have shot themselves in the foot instead of making a defiant stand against their most powerful opponent.

Republicans' efforts to weaponize the term "woke" have failed. It seems being "woke" aka practicing basic empathy is actually what Americans want to be.

So where are the rest of the 2024 GOP presidential primary contenders, and what's holding them back from getting in the fight? Rick is joined by Politico's Jonathan Martin to discuss the Republican presidential field so far, what it may look like in the future, and what those odds are for future challengers to the orange man.

They've learned nothing. The GOP is repeating the 2016 strategic mess that got Trump elected the first time. Reed and Rick write that Republicans are acting out the definition of insanity: doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

Why do Republicans spend so much time focusing on China and ignoring the atrocities of Russia? Rick talks about this and more with author, historian and Washington Post contributor Max Boot including the present state of the GOP. Rick has a Week In Review and this week's addition to The Enemies List.

Conservatives like Michael Knowles have made it clear that their goal is to erase trans people from existence - with GOP laws already attempting to forcibly detransition people in the south. Jen breaks down how to dissect this anti-trans rhetoric and weirdify it.

Trump recognizes the need to be the "Strongman" voice for his base and used his CPAC speech to echo Fascist leaders like Mussolini and Hitler.

Ken Harbaugh talks Lucas Kunce talks about why he thinks he's the right person to unseat "Corporate Country Club Republican" Josh Hawley in 2024 and why it's time Missouri voters turn their backs on Hawley.

Rick invites good friend Molly Jong-Fast back to talk CPAC and who wasn't there, and how will GOP nominee wannabes will handle it when Trump unleashes the lies and insults. Plus, Rick puts an antagonistic group on this episode's Enemies List.

Yes, DeSantis is a little dumpy and seems pretty dimwitted, but he's also dangerous and the perfect malleable vessel for the GOP writes Amee Vanderpool.

Nikki Haley 2024? Ha! Haley has received much-deserved scrutiny, some of the toughest from digital strategist Kaivan Shroff, Senior Advisor at the Institute For Education. Kaivan and Rick get into why Nikki will never be president. And one year into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rick has a message for Putin and the GOP. Of course, Rick also has a new name on the Enemies List - someone who could be one of the most dangerous people in America.

As Putin's fascist forces work to terrorize Ukraine, instead of finding condemnation, they find collaboration from America's right. We must combat fascism now, including the right's media propagandists like Tucker Carlson.

Today, Rick welcomes political writer and Niskanen Center VP, Brink Lindsey, to discuss the politicization of media by companies and politicians alike. And the train wreck in Ohio has politicians pointing fingers leading Rick to his new entry on The Enemies List.

Once a target, now a friend, Rick welcomes Anthony Scaramucci to this episode of The Enemies List. They discuss Anthony's new podcast, Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci, as well as FTX, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and other possible candidates and more. Plus, Rick wastes no time expressing his true feelings for this week's entry on The Enemies List.

Joe gives us all a reality check about the power of Trumpism and why Nikki Haley needs- to put it kindly - a whole lot of things to break her way to even be relevant. Joe and Alex also share the most insane question they've ever gotten - while wondering if it's from Trump himself.

Stuart Stevens warns those expecting the GOP to rise to the challenges it faces: there are too many lies that have been told for too long.

We haven't made it through the first month, and the mass shooting death count is already staggering. Victor Shi asks when is enough finally enough?

The links between Republicans in Congress, Lobbyists, and the Chemicals industry are sick, and they're making us sick, too.