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Nov 15 2024 79 ep. 49 mins 74

Government Affairs Institute's Senior Fellows discuss current congressional politics.

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Post-Election Happy Hour Roundtable

Nov 15 2024 63 mins

Laura, Matt, and Josh review the 2024 Election, Congress and the 2nd Trump administration, recess appointments, leadership races in the House and Senate, the filibuster, and more.

Congress Two Beers In: Back to School Edition

Sep 09 2024 64 mins

On our latest podcast’s episode, Senior Fellow Mark Harkins talks with two college seniors to get the Gen Z perspective on our current state of politics. Mentioned material can be found at https://johnhaskell.substack.com/

Special Guests Matt Grossmann and Dave Hopkins

Jul 25 2024 53 mins

Josh and Matt talk with special guests Matt Grossmann, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University, and Dave Hopkins, Associate Professor of Political Science at Boston College, to discuss all the weird things happening with today’s political parties.

“Unprecedented”

May 01 2024 42 mins

Tune in for our latest podcast episode “Unprecedented” with Mark, Josh, and Matt.

2023 Year in Review & What’s to Come in 2024

Jan 03 2024 55 mins

Congress and appropriations reporter Jenn Shutt joins Laura to wrap up the year: appropriations, international supplemental funding, NDAA and what’s unprecedented, unusual -and usual- about this year. Shutt notes that the House has been “building the rollercoaster as they’re riding it”.

Speaker Johnson and the CR dilemma

Nov 10 2023 35 mins

Matt, Mark, and Josh discuss the Speaker’s election, the CR dilemma, and a few other odds and ends.

“I don’t know what’s going on but I object”

Oct 13 2023 38 mins

To quote Steny Hoyer, “I don’t know what’s going on but I object.” Matt and Josh discuss the House of Representatives in October 2023, the GOP speakership vote, Speakers Pro Tempore, and more.

Speakers and Special Rules with Tony Madonna

Sep 20 2023 54 mins

Mark and Josh talk with Professor Tony Madonna about Kevin McCarthy’s unusual speakership, among other things. Tony is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia and author of numerous studies of House and Senate procedure.

Post-Dobbs Politics in Congress with Michele Swers

Aug 04 2023 70 mins

Laura and Josh talk with Georgetown Professor Michele Swers about abortion politics after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and a bit of Nancy Pelosi’s speakership.

Why Congress with Philip Wallach

Jun 13 2023 78 mins

Matt and Josh are joined by special guest Philip Wallach from the American Enterprise Institute to discuss his new book, Why Congress.