Ep. 311: The 213th Democrat

Kate and Josh discuss Tom Suozzi’s win in the special election to replace George Santos, the Hur report heard ’round the world and Mike Johnson’s foreign aid pickle.

02.14.24 | 3:53 pm
Belaboring The Point: We Demand Debates

In which the University of Pennsylvania’s Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson changes the minds of Kate and TPM’s Nicole Lafond on the importance of debates.

02.09.24 | 10:02 am
Ep. 310: The D.C. Circuit Speaks

Kate and Josh discuss the immunity ruling, congressional Republicans’ biggest rake-step yet and an initiative to protect abortion rights out of Florida.

02.07.24 | 6:01 pm
Ep. 309: Crickets From The D.C. Circuit

Kate and Josh discuss the waiting game on Trump’s immunity, congressional Republicans’ scuttling of the border deal to help Trump and some hopeful signs from the Arizona Senate race.

01.31.24 | 5:12 pm
Belaboring The Point: Heed History’s Warning

Kate and TPM’s Josh Kovensky chat with professor Gerard Magliocca, an expert on the disqualification clause, about what to expect in upcoming Supreme Court arguments on booting Donald Trump from the ballot.

01.26.24 | 4:01 pm
Ep. 308: The First (And Maybe Last) Primary

Kate and Josh break down the New Hampshire primary results and crown a toady of the night.

01.24.24 | 4:10 pm
Ep. 307: The Hawkeye View Of Trump’s Glaring Weakness

Kate and Josh analyze the Iowa caucuses and what the results tell us about the rest of the primary season and beyond.

01.17.24 | 4:02 pm
Ep. 306: The Year Of Bonehead Decisions

Kate and Josh kick off 2024 by discussing oral arguments over Donald Trump’s immunity defense, eyebrow raising decision-making by Fulton County DA Fani Willis and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the upcoming early state primaries.

01.10.24 | 6:14 pm
Belaboring The Point: What If We’d Been Mean To Robert E. Lee?

Kate and TPM’s Josh Marshall talk with Professor Heather Cox Richardson about the state of American democracy and how we got here.

12.29.23 | 10:09 am
Ep. 305: The Case for Optimism

Josh and Kate discuss presidential immunity, the major Wisconsin maps ruling, and feelings of hope heading into 2024.

12.27.23 | 4:16 pm