More than 250,000 people in Georgia cast ballots on the first day of early in-person voting. In North Carolina, Democratic state Senate candidate Kate Barr isn't running to win, but to call out gerrymandering, the term for when states draw electoral boundaries to favor one party. Two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, arrived at the National Zoo in D.C., les ... Show More
Oct 2024
19 Days to Go: Early Voting, Dance Parties and Third Parties
<p>This week on the campaign trail, Donald Trump displayed bizarre town hall behavior, Kamala Harris pursued a strategy aimed at Black men, and the first wave of early voting offered a look at the energy of the electorate. Michael Barbaro sits down with the political reporters Li ... Show More
1h 13m
Dec 2021
Democrats finally show teeth, take on Texas bounty law
<p>Gavin Newsom moves to take on the Texas bounty law banning abortion, what the likely outcome will be and what other Democrats should do moving forward. Brian interviews the US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about the new omicron variant, the dangers posed by those who refuse ... Show More
44m 44s
Sep 2024
Republicans make fatal mistake in critical swing state
<p>Republicans make a fatal mistake by sticking with Mark Robinson as their gubernatorial nominee in North Carolina. Brian interviews the stars from The Apprentice, the movie that Trump sent legal notice to censor, Jeremy Strong & Sebastian Stan, about their reaction to Trump ... Show More
25m 20s
Jul 2021
Texas Democrats fight back
<p>Texas Democrats fled the state to block Republicans from passing a voter suppression bill and finally held a highly-anticipated meeting with Joe Manchin. Brian interviews one of the Texas Democrats himself, James Talarico, about his viral interview with a Fox News host, his re ... Show More
44m 33s
Aug 2025
California Strikes Back at Texas’ Power Grab
<p>Texas is about to gerrymander five new house seats, and California is ready to retaliate. Gov. Gavin Newsom says that his state will also redraw its congressional maps to create five new districts, effectively fighting fire with fire.</p><p>Laurel Rosenhall, who covers Califor ... Show More
28m 44s