When Senator Leahy laughed with Raul Castro

When Senator Leahy laughed with Raul Castro

On Tuesday, Leahy, who is retiring this year after representing Vermont in the Senate since 1975, released “The Road Taken,” an engrossing memoir that covers his long career, from his politically fraught vote against the Vietnam War to his account of rallying his fellow senators back into the chamber on Jan. 6 after they fled the mob that stormed the Capitol. In between, you meet dozens of politicians, Supreme Court Justices, presidents, world leaders, musicians, and Hollywood celebrities. Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is the president pro tempore of the United States Senate.Afra Abdullah is associate producer for POLITICO audio.Kara Tabor is producer for POLITICO audio.Brook Hayes is senior editor for POLITICO audio.Adam Allington is senior producer for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is executive producer for POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Sizing up the primaries and unpacking two nuclear relationships

Sizing up the primaries and unpacking two nuclear relationships

We talk about what unfolded in Tuesday night's primary elections, and then breakdown the next round of primaries we're gearing up for. Then, it's on to Iran and North Korea and all the ways they're in...

11 Mai 201831min

BONUS: The woman who connected Castro with the White House

BONUS: The woman who connected Castro with the White House

History forgot Lisa Howard, but we still see the implications of her work today. The story of how one pioneering female journalist used grit, determination and some intimate diplomacy to establish a s...

7 Mai 201839min

Nobody wants to be Trump's lawyer

Nobody wants to be Trump's lawyer

President Trump's new lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, shared some revealing news about the president during an interview with Sean Hannity regarding the alleged arrangement his former lawyer made with the adul...

4 Mai 201835min

Dr. Ronny Jackson drops out, Missouri midterms heat up

Dr. Ronny Jackson drops out, Missouri midterms heat up

It seems like we are destined to have at least one confirmation battle pending before the senate until the end of time. This week, we can thank Dr. Ronny Jackson, who has withdrawn his nomination to l...

27 Apr 201830min

Abe visits Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Nikki Haley and Election 2018

Abe visits Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Nikki Haley and Election 2018

It's been a very foreign-policy focused week for the White House. We bring you a breakdown of the big events that made headlines. Then we’ll talk about how the diplomatic world and corporate America h...

20 Apr 201830min

Nine months is a long time to be a lame duck

Nine months is a long time to be a lame duck

Paul Ryan announced that he'd be retiring after three years as Speaker of the House. Where does that leave republicans, and what about all that fundraising money Ryan rakes in? We get into both. Then,...

13 Apr 201832min

Scott Pruitt did 'the swampiest thing imaginable'

Scott Pruitt did 'the swampiest thing imaginable'

Scott Bland is back! This week, our host has returned, and somehow, no one left the White House. We're talking about the controversies surrounding EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, then shifting gears t...

6 Apr 201831min

Inside How Trump favored Texas over Puerto Rico

Inside How Trump favored Texas over Puerto Rico

In this episode, going in-depth on a POLITICO investigation that found disparities in how the federal government handled the responses to Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Maria. Plus, it was a quiet wee...

30 Mar 201832min

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