Political Theater: The numbers that define Congress

Political Theater: The numbers that define Congress

Jason Dick and Molly Reynolds discuss the Brookings Institution’s latest update to Vital Statistics on Congress, the recent resignations of two members of the House for alleged misconduct and whether the legislative branch is truly representative of the U.S. population. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Equal Time: Do Black women have solutions to what’s ailing American democracy? By Mary C. Curtis

Equal Time: Do Black women have solutions to what’s ailing American democracy? By Mary C. Curtis

When Black women show up – as election workers, activists, advocates, voters – they make a difference. So, when they step forward, why do they so often meet resistance, not just from opponents, but al...

30 Apr 42min

Political Theater: A White House Correspondents Dinner like no other

Political Theater: A White House Correspondents Dinner like no other

Jason Dick talks with George Condon, long-time White House reporter, historian and a past president of the White House Correspondents Association, about Saturday's White House Correspondents Dinner, p...

29 Apr 30min

Political Theater: ‘Shall I project a world?’ — ‘The Crying of Lot 49’ episode

Political Theater: ‘Shall I project a world?’ — ‘The Crying of Lot 49’ episode

Real estate magnates, secret societies, alternative means of communicating, psycheledic drugs used as therapy? It's not our world; it’s the world of Thomas Pynchon’s ”The Crying of Lot 49.”Jason Dick,...

23 Apr 51min

CQ Budget: Reconciliation picks up, again

CQ Budget: Reconciliation picks up, again

President Donald Trump has backed Senate Republicans' plan for two more reconciliation bills, the first of which would focus solely on immigration enforcement funding. CQ Roll Call's Aidan Quigley and...

13 Apr 23min

Equal Time: Mixing religion and politics in America. That isn’t new. What makes today different?

Equal Time: Mixing religion and politics in America. That isn’t new. What makes today different?

If the line separating church and state in America has not yet disappeared, it is certainly fading fast. The evidence? A Supreme Court willing to rule in favor of faith-based lawsuits; a Secretary of ...

2 Apr 45min

Political Theater: How much does the Homeland Security shutdown matter to the public?

Political Theater: How much does the Homeland Security shutdown matter to the public?

Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman wonder what members of Congress are doing on their two-week recess, coming as it does while the Homeland Security Department isn't being funded by Congress, as well as w...

2 Apr 23min

CQ Budget: GOP leadership schism

CQ Budget: GOP leadership schism

The House and Senate standoff over homeland security funding exposed a stunning disconnect between the top two Republican leaders. CQ Roll Call's Aidan Quigley and David Lerman discuss the clash over ...

30 Mar 23min

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