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A year ago, Astead took “The Run-Up” listeners home for Thanksgiving.Specifically, he convened a focus group of family and friends to talk about the election and the question of Black people’s changing relationship to the Democratic Party.This year, he got the group back together ...  Show more

President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominees and major appointments — which have arrived quickly in the days since he won the election — are more than just a list of allies. The roster is a window into how he sees the mission of a second term.One priority will be immigration and bord ...  Show more

It may be a re-fight of the 2020 elections, but in this year's US presidential elections, the stakes feel much higher. And that's got a lot of Democrats worrying. This is the story of the backroom discussions going on trying to work out the answer to one question: is Joe Biden ...

At a crucial press conference which featured more troubling flubs, a defiant President Biden says he's staying in the race despite more calls from Democrats for him to pass the torch. Plus, new CNN reporting on private discussions between Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi about what ...  Show more

Joe Biden appears to be inching closer to a victory, but there wasn't a blowout for Democrats this election. Sam talks to New York Times national political reporter Astead Herndonabout what we know, what we thought we knew, and what the results could mean for the left moving forw ...  Show more

More calls for Joe Biden to bow out from Democrats as the president's team digs in to have him stay in the race. A new CNN poll shows Democrats may have a better chance of holding onto the White House with the VP at the top of the ticket. Hurricane Beryl tears through the Caribbe ...  Show more