Are There Any Real Catholics in Congress?

In this Saturday archive edition of The Gist, Mike asks the question on everyone’s mind, or at least Tom Steyer’s: is Tom Steyer back? With Steyer rising in the California gubernatorial primary, Mike revisits his 2019 reaction to Steyer’s presidential campaign launch, including t ...  Show more

Today on The Gist, Mike asks whether everyone is a hypocrite, or whether hypocrisy has become so universal that the word barely functions. Graham Platner, Ken Paxton, Pete Hegseth, Susan Collins, and Jake Auchincloss all make appearances in a tour of political standards, double s ...  Show more

Saturday marks the 14th anniversary of the still somewhat embattled Affordable Care Act. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra joins host Julie Rovner to discuss the accomplishments of the health law — and the challenges it still faces.

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If the Senate's massive tax and immigration bill passes the House it will be the biggest cut to Medicaid since the program began and could fracture the GOP's 2024 base. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered ...  Show more

Pope Francis dies at the age of 88, and we examine the possible successors; economic waters remain choppy as the trade wars continue; and the Supreme Court slaps some of the Trump administration’s deportations.   Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https:/ ...  Show more

Liz Wheeler reacts to President Trump's highly entertaining interview with ABC News' Terry Moran. Has anyone delivered a better master class on dominating the legacy media than President Trump? Wait until you hear President Trump's quips this time! Liz follows up with more inform ...  Show more