Roundup: Congress Works On Budget; Cabinet Me...

It was another busy week in the world of politics. We discuss record turnout among Democrats in Texas’ Senate primary, long airport security lines due to the partial government shutdown, and South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn’s decision to run for reelection at 85 years old.T ...  Show more

NPR reporters observed focus groups of 12 swing voters from Michigan. We discuss their thoughts on the war in Iran and what they wish President Trump would focus on.This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, and senior national political ...  Show more

As the U.S. government shutdown enters its second day, Democrats are trying to underline that the growing political fight is all about the rising cost of health care.

The New York Times journalists Margot Sanger-Katz and Shane Goldmacher explain why the Democrats are bet ...

Maria and Alice discuss the renewed quest to expel GOP Rep. George Santos after a damning Ethics Committee report citing his misuse of campaign funds to pay a variety of personal items, such as Botox, high end clothing and a weekend in the Hamptons. Plus- President Biden signs a ...  Show more

“There has been no detail that has come out that has been different than the four years we saw him do in office,” Slade Sohmer, editor in chief of The Recount, says on the latest episode of The New Abnormal. But no one knows image rehabilitation better than Ivanka Trump and Jared ...  Show more

The New Abnormal co-host Danielle Moodie was appalled at reports this week alleging a “physical altercation” between a Trump employee and Arlington National Cemetery official. Then, David Sirota, the founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, joins the pod to talk about their new ...  Show more