290: The War Room Council Convenes

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<strong>Watch </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIMaYVqnSs68BK1IapZNrImkfHwJEDOXy"><strong>Politics War Room</strong></a><strong> &amp; </strong><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIMaYVqnSs69pLbnSb_2FkHVAoIPznxsC&amp;si=LjHdxLBHye_bgi7d"><strong>James Carville Explains</strong></a><strong> on YouTube.</strong><br /><br />In this special New Year’s episode, James and Al welcome a panel of the country’s best and brightest composed of Jane Mayer, Pam Karlan, Roger Altman, George Stevens Jr., and Jill Abramson.  They discuss what to expect from Trump and the Republicans in 2025, the war for the soul of journalism, the best of pop culture, the state of the economy, the future of the rule of law, and much more.  Then, they take listener questions on the most pressing issues facing us in the year ahead and search for sources of hope going into 2025.<br /><br />Email your questions to James and Al at <a href="mailto:POLITICSWARROOM@GMAIL.COM">politicswarroom@gmail.com</a> or tweet them to<a href="http://www.twitter.com/@politicon"> @politicon</a>.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from!<br /><br /><strong>More from James and Al:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Get </strong><a href="https://politicon.attn.tv/p/z6Z/landing-page"><strong>text updates</strong></a><strong> from Politics War Room and Politicon.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Watch Politics War Room &amp; James Carville Explains on </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PoliticsWarRoomOfficial"><strong>YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID</strong> is streaming on Max!  You can also get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content by following James on Twitter <a href="https://x.com/JamesCarville?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@jamescarville</a> and his new TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@realjamescarville">@realjamescarville</a><br /><br /><strong>James Carville &amp; Al Hunt have launched the </strong><a href="http://www.politicswarroom.com/"><strong>Politics War Room Substack</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>Get More From This Week’s Guests: </strong><br /><br /><strong>Jill Abramson:</strong><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/jillabramson">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jill-abramson">NYT</a> | <a href="https://english.fas.harvard.edu/people/jill-abramson">Harvard</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jill-Abramson/e/B07PHSRLP1/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">Author</a>  <br /><br /><strong>Jane Mayer:</strong><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/JaneMayerNYer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/jane-mayer">The New Yorker</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jane-Mayer/e/B000APC6Q6/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1">Author of “Dark Money” &amp; Other Books</a><br /><br /><strong>Professor Pam Karlan:</strong><br /><a href="https://law.stanford.edu/directory/pamela-s-karlan/">Stanford Law</a> | <a href="https://www.justice.gov/archives/crt/staff-profile/former-principal-deputy-assistant-attorney-general-pamela-s-karlan">DOJ.gov</a> | <a href="https://law.stanford.edu/supreme-court-litigation-clinic/">Supreme Court Litigation Clinic</a><br /><br /><strong>Roger Altman:</strong><br /><a href="https://www.evercore.com/bios/roger-c-altman/">Evercore</a> | <a href="https://www.hamiltonproject.org/people/roger_c._altman">The Hamilton Project </a><br /><br /><strong>George Stevens:</strong><br /><a href="https://www.oscars.org/governors-awards/ceremonies/honoree-bio/george-stevens-jr">Oscars.org</a> | <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0828419/">IMDB</a> | <a href="https://www.georgestevensacademy.org/">George Stevens Academy</a> <br /><br /><br /></div>