5,593 Pages: Congress Strikes Spending/COVID Deal
From direct payments for American households to mass transit, the Congressional relief package contains money for individuals and institutions affected by the coronavirus pandemic.This episode: politi...
21 Dec 202014min
Weekly Roundup: December 18th
A major hack of federal government computer systems appears to be state-sponsored espionage. And we talk through Joe Biden's latest cabinet picks.This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis,...
18 Dec 202027min
New Peril Of Local Office? Death Threats.
We talk through the apparent details of a pending COVID relief deal. And, local officials across the country are being rattled by threats of violence.READ: Congressional Leaders Near Deal On Roughly $...
17 Dec 202014min
Why People Don't Vote
For the eighty million Americans who didn't vote in November, government can feel distant. Non-voters tend to believe that things will go on just as they did before regardless of an election's outcome...
16 Dec 202014min
38 Days After Results Became Clear, Mitch McConnell Congratulates Biden
Joe Biden's victory in the presidential race became clear on Nov. 7th, 2020, the day the contest was called by the Associated Press. On Tuesday, thirty eight days later, Senate Majority Leader Mitch M...
15 Dec 202013min
Joe Biden Is Fed Up With Trump's Election Conspiracies
On the day electors around the country voted to confirm his victory, President-elect Joe Biden expressed his frustration, in a primetime speech, with the baseless election conspiracies spouted by Pres...
15 Dec 202013min
Electoral College Convenes; COVID Vaccine Administered
The electoral college votes today around the country. After Biden is officially elected, the results head to Congress where they will be finalized. And: the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine were...
14 Dec 202014min
Weekly Roundup: December 11th
The electoral college will cast ballots Monday, officially selecting Joe Biden as the president-elect. Trump and Republicans continue to attempt to overturn the will of voters. And, Joe Biden has sele...
11 Dec 202030min
