This week, Bret sits down with Chief Political Correspondent at The Washington Examiner Byron York, Founding Editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI Resident Fellow Matthew Continetti and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page to discuss what comes next after the Senate passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus relief. The panel discusses how aspects of the bill were held up by moderate Democratic Senators, the future direction of the Republican Party and President Bide...
Mar 08, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 3
This week, Bret sits down with Political Editor of National Journal Josh Kraushaar, Washington Post Columnist and AEI Resident Fellow Marc Thiessen, and Democratic Strategist and Syndicated Talk Radio Host Leslie Marshall weigh in on former President Trump’s keynote CPAC speech and what it suggests about the leadership role he will play for the GOP in the future. The panel discusses how President Biden’s COVID-19 stimulus package faces a tough negotiation in the Senate, how Republicans have deli...
Mar 01, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 2
This week, Bret sits down with National Editor of The Cook Political Report Amy Walter, Co-Founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan, and Co-Founder of The Dispatch and Host of The Remnant podcast Jonah Goldberg discuss the narrow path forward for President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package. The panel discusses the political implications of the severe winter storm in Texas that left many without power, the mixed messaging from the White House on pandemic safety protocols...
Feb 22, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 1
This week, Bret sits down with Editor and CEO of The Dispatch and Co-host of The Dispatch podcast Steve Hayes, Founding Editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI resident fellow Matthew Continetti and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page discuss the political fallout of the second impeachment and how it may affect bipartisan efforts on COVID-19 stimulus. The panel also weighs in on the internal struggle within the GOP following the conclusion of the second impeachment of former Presid...
Feb 15, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 73
This week, Bret sits down with Anchor of Fox News @ Night Shannon Bream, Co-Host of Outnumbered Emily Compagno and Political Editor at National Journal Josh Kraushaar discuss how Democrats are moving forward with President Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan while handling a Senate impeachment trial. The panel weigh in on the growing support on the issue of reopening schools, the likelihood of a short impeachment trial in the Senate and what arguments we can expect to hear from the impeachment managers...
Feb 08, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 72
This week, Bret sits down with Editor and CEO of The Dispatch and Co-host of The Dispatch podcast Steve Hayes, Democratic strategist and syndicated Talk Radio Host Leslie Marshall and Co-founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan to discuss calls from Republican lawmakers for bipartisanship, as the Biden administration prepares to move forward with their COVID-19 stimulus relief bill. The panel also weighs in on the likelihood of Democrats using budget reconciliation versus opting for ...
Feb 01, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 71
This week, Bret sits down with Founder and CEO of Punchbowl News Anna Palmer, The Washington Post columnist and AEI Resident Fellow Marc Thiessen and Political Editor at National Journal Josh Kraushaar to discuss how the Senate will balance the Biden Administration's domestic agenda with former President Trump’s impeachment trial. The panel weighs in on the arguments Senate Democrats and Republicans are making when it comes to President Trump’s impeachment trial, what will become of President Bi...
Jan 25, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 70
This week, Bret sits down with Co-Founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan, Co-Founder of The Dispatch and host of The Remnant podcast Jonah Goldberg and former Founding Editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI Resident Fellow Matthew Continetti discuss the approaching Inauguration under strict security while an impeachment effort looms from Congress. The panel discusses why President-elect Biden may or may not support the impeachment effort of President Trump, what kind of suppo...
Jan 18, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 69
This week, Bret sits down with USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, Editor and CEO of The Dispatch and Co-host of The Dispatch podcast, Steve Hayes and former South Carolina Congressman and host of The Trey Gowdy Podcast, Trey Gowdy to discuss growing calls to impeach President Trump following last week’s Capitol Hill riot. The panel discusses the legality and ethics of social media giants suspending President Trump’s accounts and what challenges to unify the country President-elect Bid...
Jan 11, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 68
This week, Bret sits down with Anchor of The Story on Fox News Channel Martha MacCallum, National Editor of The Cook Political Report Amy Walter and Political Editor at National Journal Josh Kraushaar to discuss the state of the race one day from the Georgia Senate runoff elections. The panel discusses the dynamics of the Georgia runoff elections and which candidate voters appear to be leaning towards and they weigh in on how the Senate might operate if Democrats gain control or if Republicans m...
Jan 04, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 67
This week, Bret sits down with Washington Post columnist and AEI Resident Fellow Marc Thiessen, Democratic strategist and syndicated Talk Radio Host Leslie Marshall and Co-founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan to discuss COVID-19 stimulus relief and the Georgia Senate runoff elections. The panel weighs in on President Trump signing the COVID-19 stimulus relief bill and government funding bill and they weigh in on the possible problems the Democratic party will have in the future, ...
Dec 28, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 66
This week, Bret sits down with Senior Washington Correspondent for POLITICO Anna Palmer, Editor and CEO of The Dispatch and co-host of The Dispatch Podcast Steve Hayes and Founding Editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI resident fellow Matthew Continetti to discuss the latest $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus relief bill and what is next on the horizon for Congress. The panel discusses the congressional leadership negotiating a new stimulus bill, the difficulty Democrats and the Biden Adminis...
Dec 21, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 65
This week, Bret sits down with Political Editor at National Journal Josh Kraushaar, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page and Co-Founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan to discuss the future of the political landscape as the Electoral College votes to make the results of the 2020 election official. The panel discusses what to expect from the January 5th Georgia Senate runoff elections, which Republicans will become the future leaders of the GOP, how President-elect Biden’s ad...
Dec 14, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 64
This week, we revisit three panel discussions from the 2020 presidential campaign to hear their first impressions of how COVID-19 would impact the 2020 campaign. Bret and the panel discuss how the pandemic would impact the political landscape, how it may change voter priorities and how it would shift the dynamic of the 2020 presidential race overall. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 07, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 63
This week, we revisit three panel discussions from the 2020 presidential campaign to hear their first impressions of the Democratic primaries. Bret and the panel discuss the Democratic field going into the Iowa Caucus and the state of the race going into the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 30, 2020•17 min•Season 2Ep. 62
This week, we revisit two panel discussions from the 2020 presidential campaign to hear their first impressions of the presidential debates. Bret and the panel discuss the debate performances of then-candidates President Trump and former Vice President Biden and the panel forecasts the debates' impact on the 2020 race, two weeks before Election Day. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 23, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 61
This week, we revisit three panel discussions from early on in the 2020 presidential campaign to hear first impressions of the candidates. Bret and the panel discuss the chances and campaign strategies of then-candidates, President Trump, Senator Kamala Harris and former Vice President Biden. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 16, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 60
This week, Bret sits down with Political Editor at National Journal Josh Kraushaar, POLITICO Playbook Author Anna Palmer and Founding Editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI Resident Fellow Matt Continetti to react to the results of the 2020 presidential election and more. The panel discusses the potential impacts of the Trump campaign's challenge to last week’s election results, if control of the Senate may change as a result of the Georgia runoff election and how Republicans outperformed ...
Nov 09, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 59
This week, Bret sits down with Anchor of The Daily Briefing Dana Perino, Co-founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan and FOX News Politics Editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss the state of the 2020 presidential race just one day before Election Day. The panel discusses the likelihood of President Trump over performing in polls leading up to Election Day, what a potential President Trump victory or defeat would look like and the lasting impact COVID-19 will have on voters. Follow Bret on...
Nov 02, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 58