Each week The Intercept’s Washington, D.C. bureau brings you one important or overlooked story from the political world. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim and a rotating cast of journalists, politicians, academics and historians tell you what the rest of the media are missing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 17 hours 16 minutes
episode 11: Midterms Special: Who Won, Who Lost, and What Happens Next?
It wasn’t quite a blue wave, but the Democrats, while unable to win the Senate, took back control of the House for the first time since 2010.
episode 12: Why the Democrats Can (and Should) Impeach Trump
Donald Trump’s actions are exactly the kind that were declared impermissible in Nixon’s articles of impeachment.
episode 13: Trump’s Top Ten Lies and Why They Matter (with Daniel Dale)
In classic autocrat fashion, Trump wants Americans to accept that the only truth they need to worry about is the truth that comes straight from his mouth.
episode 14: The Senate Just Took a Major Step Toward Ending the War In Yemen
The Senate voted to advance a resolution withdrawing unauthorized U.S. military support for the war in Yemen.
episode 15: George H.W. Bush: The Inconvenient Truth
Mehdi Hasan and Glenn Greenwald unpack the darker side of George H.W. Bush’s legacy.
episode 16: Is This the Democrat Who Can Beat Trump in the Rust Belt in 2020?
Could Sen. Sherrod Brown, a left-wing, pro-labor Ohio senator, be the Democrats’ answer to Donald Trump in 2020?