1. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Justices Thomas and Alito; What Must a Justice Disclose? Who Governs the Justices? (0:37)2. Congressional SAVE Act Controversy Explained; Can Noncitizens Vote in Federal and State Elections? (9:12)3. Quick Hitters: US Intelligence Uncovers Russian Assassination Plan, US Military to D ... Show More
Yesterday
What We Know About the Florida Learjet 60 Crash, Haley Stevens Endorses Mike Rogers, and More.
A Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida. We break down the ATC audio, what the crash video shows, and how aircraft icing can affect a plane. We also address two rumors spreading online: that the aircraft was shot down, and that what people saw fall ... Show More
37m 43s
Oct 29
Are Democrats Behind Sullivan's Campaign in Alaska? PLUS Pentagon's 90-Day Fortress/Doomsday Plan and More.
Today, we’re breaking down the Pentagon’s new FORTRESS initiative and its reported plan for major U.S. military bases to eventually sustain essential operations for up to 90 days without relying on the civilian power grid, water, fuel or communications. Then, we’re covering the l ... Show More
56m 4s
Oct 26
DOJ’s Alaska Senate Lawsuit Over Dan Sullivans, European Protests Explained, Musk Acknowledges Starlink Slowdown, and More.
The Justice Department is suing over Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, but what is it really asking the court to do if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses? We break down the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system, the fight over election certification, and ... Show More
51m 27s
Jul 2024
Hot Swap growing, donors revolt, President Kamala? SCOTUS breakdown: Immunity, Chevron, Censorship
(0:00) Bestie Intros! (5:51) Democrats and their donors are falling out; President Biden to resign? Will VP Harris be the nominee? (26:22) Cognitive decline coverup, Bestie strategy for Dems (34:38) SCOTUS clarifies social media moderation (47:06) SCOTUS overturns Chevron, limiti ... Show More
1h 23m
Apr 2024
Will the Supreme Court Grant Trump Immunity?
Tommy, guest host Alyssa Mastromonaco, and Strict Scrutiny’s Leah Litman break down the Trump team’s immunity argument at the Supreme Court, the latest with Idaho’s abortion ban, and why a New York court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s conviction. Plus, the Biden administration mak ... Show More
53m 55s
Nov 2024
Political HOT Topics
Listener Comments, Project 2025, presidential immunity, and what can Biden do before inauguration? This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum share some of the amazing comments we’ve gotten from you, our NLP fam, along with a replay of three of our best segme ... Show More
1h 14m
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
Aug 2023
Are Republicans About To Impeach Biden?
<p>Friend of the Pod Alyssa Mastromonaco joins Dan to discuss the latest impeachment madness from the Kevin McCarthy, the Right's plan to destroy government as we know it, and whether Trump miiiight be exaggerating about being more popular than Michael Jackson. Then, Hawaii Senat ... Show More
56m 36s