U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a threat from the Republican far right, despite Biden investigation. In Portugal, a small farming community hits back over a lithium project meant to fuel Europe’s green transition. What’s with the striking celebrities on the red carpet? Plus, the death toll in Libya rises as a desperate search for survivors continues. ... Show More
Nov 24
US-Ukraine, midterms, Chauncey Billups and DOGE
The U.S. and Ukraine continue to hammer out the details of a peace plan after Kyiv said the initial proposal was too much of a capitulation to Moscow. We look at President Trump's frenetic 2026 midterm strategy. And Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups is due in court, a ... Show More
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Sep 2023
Workers Are Striking And Americans Are Into It
Welcome aboard the Acela, listeners. Today on the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, we are taking a break from the campaign trail and heading to Washington, D.C., where there’s quite a lot going on. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced last week that Republicans are opening an ... Show More
1h 10m
Feb 2024
61. James Rubin: Working for Biden, American intervention, and the fight against Russian disinformation
“You took me to one side and said be very, very careful of these people, these neo-cons. Because they’re going to use this to do all sorts of stuff that you shouldn’t be involved in.”
What are the limits of foreign intervention? Do the American people still want their country to ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2024
6 AM ET: Haley's bad weekend, Zelensky's warning, AT&T's outage compensation & more
Nikki Haley has lost one of her biggest donors along with the South Carolina primary. Israel and Hamas could be getting closer to a deal and in the US, an active-duty Air Force member has set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy. Ukraine's President is warning that million ... Show More
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