Mallory McMorrow & Anna Eskamani

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson examines why Democrats are failing to register voters.Graham Platner details his run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine against Senator Susan Collins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

As The World Churns’ Andy Levy examines Trump’s authoritarian attack on John Bolton.California Governor Gavin Newsom details his redistricting response to Texas’s extreme gerrymander.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

NOTUS’ Evan McMorris-Santoro examines why Republicans are acting so irrationally. The Shadow Docket author Stephen Vladeck details the legality of Trump’s D.C. takeover.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) discusses her take on President Trump's signature tax legislation as Democrats are pushing back on cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits. She spoke to Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac ... Show More

Joe is joined by Jason Plummer, Illinois State Senator, joins to talk about Texas Democrats feeling to Illinois and New York to avoid a state GOP attempt to redraw legislative maps. How badly have Democrats gerrymandered Illinois? 

P.M. Edition for Oct. 9. More Americans identify as Republican than Democrats. WSJ reporter Aaron Zitner discusses what it might mean for the presidential election. And as millions of Florida residents brace for Hurricane Milton, the Journal’s Michelle Hackman explains how misinf ... Show More

Texas Democrats, in an attempt to block Trump's redistricting effort, shut down a special legislative session by fleeing the state. Texas State Rep. James Talarico joins the show to explain what happens now and why he and his Democratic colleagues believe that getting out of town ... Show More

Sources say Democratic donors are holding back big checks because of uncertainty about President Joe Biden's future. Life-threatening heat is gripping Texas as many people still don't have power. Doctors Without Borders are pulling their staff from a hospital in Sudan because of ... Show More

The man mistakenly deported is back behind bars in El Salvador's mega-prison after meeting with his senator from Maryland. Can this visit help him get home? Plus, students and faculty are in mourning at Florida State University after a mass shooting kills two and injures several ... Show More

On day two of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago the party is rolling out the big guns again to whip up support for their nominee Kamala Harris. However, the party will need to mobilize more than just loyalists if it's going to beat Donald Trump to the White House in N ... Show More

In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, the crew previews Election Day 2023, focusing on competitive statewide elections in two very Republican-leaning states — Kentucky and Mississippi. They also consider the value of a recent poll that asked whether we live in a "big, ... Show More

Matt Gaetz is out as Trump's attorney general pick after the mounting questions about past interactions with young women cost him the support of key senators. Nominated in his place: former Florida AG Pam Bondi. Meanwhile, House Republicans have decided their top priority is proh ... Show More

Fellas discuss Hack Madness, Congressional investigations into Biden and the latest animal news. Senator Joni Ernst joins the progrum for a conversation about the Iowa Caucuses. David McCormick from Pennsylvania talks about his new book, Superpower in Peril.