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 Maj 201839min
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 Maj 201835min
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 Ronny Jackson, who has withdrawn his nomination to l...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
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
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 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
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 Mars 201832min
Democrats Unfriend Facebook
On the show this week, it's Facebook's future in Washington, a Senate race in West Virginia and questions asked by Politico readers. Plus, Charlie gets some "Deer Hunter" closure. Learn more about yo...
23 Mars 201831min
