Who Wins After the Shutdown?
Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss how both Republicans and Democrats are claiming victory following the longest government shutdown in history, and they preview tonight’s House vote on reopening the government. Then, they talk about the new emails from Jeffrey Epstein about his involvement with Donald Trump which was released today by House Democrats, and the upcoming House vote on releasing the Epstein files. Plus, President John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg, who is best known for his social media posts, announced that he is running for Congress in New York’s 12th District in central Manhattan. And winding it up, Fred Ryan, director of the Ronald Reagan Center on Civility and Democracy and publisher and CEO of the Washington Post from 2014 to 2023, joins the guys to discuss the Justice Department’s decision to investigate the violence that broke out Monday on the Berkeley campus during an event sponsored by Turning Point USA, and what can be done to improve public dialogue about politics in general.
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Who Wins After the Shutdown?
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Who Wins After the Shutdown?
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Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss how both Republicans and Democrats are claiming victory following the longest government shutdown in history, and they preview tonight’s House vote on reopening the government. Then, they talk about the new emails from Jeffrey Epstein about his involvement with Donald Trump which was released today by House Democrats, and the upcoming House vote on releasing the Epstein files. Plus, President John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg, who is best known for his social media posts, announced that he is running for Congress in New York’s 12th District in central Manhattan. And winding it up, Fred Ryan, director of the Ronald Reagan Center on Civility and Democracy and publisher and CEO of the Washington Post from 2014 to 2023, joins the guys to discuss the Justice Department’s decision to investigate the violence that broke out Monday on the Berkeley campus during an event sponsored by Turning Point USA, and what can be done to improve public dialogue about politics in general. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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