POLITICO reporters cover the shooting in Virginia that wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others at a practice for the Republican congressional baseball team, megadonors gathering with President Donald Trump’s legislative director in the White House last week to rally support for the Trump agenda, and Republican Ed Gillespie’s tight margin of victory in the Virginia gubernatorial primaries Tuesday night. Show link: http://www.politico.com/podcasts/nerdcast Learn more about your ad cho...
Jun 16, 2017•44 min•Ep. 60
POLITICO reporters discuss the Comey Senate Intelligence Committee testimony, the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia and the special election runoff in Georgia. Show link: http://www.politico.com/podcasts/nerdcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 09, 2017•42 min•Ep. 59
POLITICO reporters tackle President Trump's first foreign trip, the $4.1 trillion dollar budget and the Montana special election results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 26, 2017•39 min•Ep. 57
POLITICO reporters break down the 3 huge, separate-yet-linked stories: Trump’s meeting with top Russian officials last week, former FBI Director James Comey's memo indicating that President Trump asked him to drop the investigation into Michael Flynn and the special counsel named to head up the investigation into ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia. Then, the group discusses how Congress is attempting to circumvent the media firestorm to tackle legislative items. Plus, the latest in the Mon...
May 19, 2017•44 min•Ep. 56
POLITICO reporters do a deep dive into President Trump's firing of FBI director James Comey - examining the implications for the bureau, why the president chose this moment and how Democrats are reacting. Then the group discusses the number of troops Trump’s military advisers are recommending he send to Afghanistan in a surge to help stabilize the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 12, 2017•42 min•Ep. 55
POLITICO reporters tackle the House's Obamacare repeal bill, Sen. Jim DeMint's sudden exit from the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation and rising number of congressional members calling it quits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 05, 2017•47 min•Ep. 54
POLITICO reporters discuss the White House's latest health care push, strategies for the administration's impending tax cut effort and the future of the Democratic party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 28, 2017•43 min•Ep. 53
On this week’s show, POLITICO reporters discuss more special elections happening across the country, President Donald Trump’s ideological flexibility — which was on especially strong display this week — and what things look like for his administration as its first 100 days come to a close soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 14, 2017•41 min•Ep. 51
POLITICO reporters discuss Democrat Jon Ossoff's fundraising in the Georgia special election, White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's departure from the National Security Council and GOP lawmakers' priorities for the rest of 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 07, 2017•44 min•Ep. 50
POLITICO reporters discuss the House Freedom Caucus's strategy going forward, the latest on Devin Nunes and his intelligence reports, and the impending Senate clash over Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2017•36 min•Ep. 49
POLITICO reporters discuss the Republican divide over Obamacare repeal in the House, Intel chair Devin Nunes' wiretap claims, and how global populism is taking shape in France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2017•47 min•Ep. 48
The POLITICO nerds discuss Donald Trump's approval rating according to a new Fox News' poll, the number of Senate Democrats that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch needs to avoid getting stuck in a filibuster and the number of National Security Council staffers who have been removed since the start of the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 17, 2017•42 min•Ep. 47
POLITICO reporters discuss the Republicans' strategy for passing a health care bill through the House, how the Trump White House is handling allegations of Russian ties, and how the new president is faring 50 days into the administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 10, 2017•46 min•Ep. 46
POLITICO reporters talk President Trump's joint sessions address, the Republicans' Obamacare repeal and replace strategy, and the future of the Democratic party following Tom Perez's DNC chair win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 03, 2017•43 min•Ep. 45
POLITICO reporters tackle President Trump's first address to Congress next week, the history of CPAC and the current role it serves in the Republican party, and the number of special elections on tap in the first half of 2017, mostly to fill seats left vacant by Trump Cabinet appointees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 24, 2017•48 min•Ep. 44
POLITICO reporters dive into National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's resignation after only 25 days, President Trump's 77-minute press conference and who's in the lead in the race to become DNC chair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 17, 2017•49 min•Ep. 43
POLITICO reporters discuss Saturday Night Live's satirization of the Trump administration, cabinet secretaries' controversial confirmations and Elizabeth Warren's quashed floor speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2017•47 min•Ep. 42
POLITICO reporters discuss Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, the immigration executive order and the protests that followed, and the GOP’s margin for error on the Betsy DeVos confirmation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 03, 2017•48 min•Ep. 41
POLITICO reporters discuss Donald Trump's first week as president, including his upcoming Supreme Court pick, illegal voting claims and how Democrats are planning on fighting back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 27, 2017•52 min•Ep. 40
POLITICO reporters discuss expected themes of Donald Trump's inaugural address, the lack of under-secretaries named at the Defense and State departments, how Congressional Republicans are grappling with healthcare reform, and Trump's favorability numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 20, 2017•47 min•Ep. 39
POLITICO reporters discuss BuzzFeed's decision to publish the Trump dossier, the biggest news to come out of Donald Trump's Wednesday press conference and Rex Tillerson's rocky hearing on the Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 13, 2017•48 min•Ep. 38
POLITICO reporters discuss the confirmation hearings hitting the Hill, PEOTUS's upcoming press conference and which Democrats voted against Nancy Pelosi for Speaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 06, 2017•42 min•Ep. 37
POLITICO reporters discuss Hillary Clinton's final vote count, Donald Trump's private security contracting, transition team vetting and the president-elect's unexpected off the record gathering in Mar-A-Lago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2016•37 min•Ep. 36
POLITICO reporters discuss the Electoral College confusion, how Donald Trump's favorability numbers will affect his presidency and the latest cabinet appointments - including Rex Tillerson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2016•47 min•Ep. 35
POLITICO reporters discuss Ivanka Trump's interest in environmental issues, the percentage of voters who had a more favorable view of Trump after the Carrier deal and how Democrats can begin to rebuild the party's leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 09, 2016•34 min•Ep. 34
POLITICO reporters discuss Donald Trump's cabinet picks thus far, the ratio of the president-elect's at-the-mic statements to tweets, hints of 2018 and what to expect from Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 02, 2016•42 min•Ep. 33
POLITICO’s Charlie Mahtesian, Scott Bland and Katie Glueck answer listeners' questions about the 2016 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 18, 2016•41 min•Ep. 32
POLITICO’s Kristin Roberts, Charlie Mahtesian, Scott Bland, Ken Vogel, Eli Stokols and Hadas Gold discuss what the pollsters got wrong and how the media should course correct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 11, 2016•53 min•Ep. 31
POLITICO’s Kristin Roberts, Charlie Mahtesian and Scott Bland react to the news that Donald Trump won the 2016 election, and dive into how the pollsters and media got it so wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 09, 2016•22 min•Ep. 30
POLITICO’s Kristin Roberts, Charlie Mahtesian and Scott Bland discuss the key counties to watch on Election Day, Donald Trump's path to 270, exit polls and Congressional race predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 08, 2016•34 min•Ep. 29
