It’s Casual Friday! Sam and Emma host Ryan Grim, DC Bureau Chief at The Intercept, to round up the week in news. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the Democratic Leadership’s abuse of Dianne Feinstein, the Supreme Court, Disney pulling their jobs from Florida, and Machaela Cavanaugh and Megan Hunt continuing to kill it on the Nebraska […]
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It’s News Day Tuesday! Sam breaks down the biggest headlines of the day. First, he runs through updates on the debt ceiling talks and whether Biden will cave, reports on the moral and political corruption of Rudy Giuliani, the release of the Durham report, the US Virgin Island’s case against Elon Musk, Erdogan’s election repression, the […]
Sam and Emma host Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon.com and Hullabaloo to discuss the stories of the week, including the Senate budget passed earlier this morning and the future of the GOP. And David Feldman joins us in the Fun Half and puts all his cards on the table. And in the Fun Half: the […]
Sam hosts Adam Jentleson (@AJentleson), former advisor to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, to discuss his new book Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy on how the filibuster negatively impacts American democracy. On today’s show: Democratic House member says GOP reps are telling him they fear for their lives if […]
Sam hosts author Rick Perlstein (@rickperlstein) to discuss the historic implications of yesterday’s riot at the Capitol and then Lizet Ocampo (@mlizetocampo), Political Director at People for the American Way discusses her work in Georgia, securing Democrats control of the Senate. On today’s show: Trump tells supporters you can’t take back your country with weakness, have […]
Happy New Year Majority Report listeners! The MR Crew is back for another year of political analysis and interviews you can’t get anywhere else! We’re back with the top stories as we race into 2021. On today’s show: Kelly Loeffler can’t say if she would or wouldn’t support NDAA, attacks Warnock on anti-war stance. Highlights of Trump […]
Sam hosts Digby (@digby56) of Salon.com and comedian Andy Kindler (@AndyKindler) to recap Trump’s return to the coronavirus White House, the foiled kidnapping plot in Michigan, and the rest of the week’s biggest stories. On today’s show: Trump won’t answer Hannity on whether he tested negative for Covid. Trump says they oscillated his mic in 2016, […]
Sam and the crew discuss the most important stories of the week including a deep-dive into Trump’s potential judicial nominees to fill Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s seat. On today’s show: Trump asks how Ilhan Omar is running “our country.” Rush Limbaugh excited about new justice says it could end Roe v. Wade and restore American values that made […]
Sam and the MR crew break down the news. On today’s show: Trump tells George Stephanopoulos that “herd mentality” will make the virus go away. Trump HHS Official Michael Caputo rages at his agency, predicts he’ll be killed by deep-state scientists. Sen. Chuck Schumer: “Today I’m calling on Secretary Azar to resign immediately.” Dawn Wooten, the nurse who blew […]
Sam hosts Princeton historian Julian Zelizer to discuss his new book, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party. Zelizer and Sam begin their conversation with Newt’s unconventional upbringing, including his marriage to his high school math teacher. Plus, his early entry into elected office […]
