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Episode #423: Dick Durbin’s 44 Years Of Service

Posted May 10, 202501:03:38

Chicago Tribune political correspondent Rick Pearson sums up the career of Dick Durbin, the Illinois Democrat who...

Episode #422: How Mitch McConnell Enabled The Party Takeover By Donald

Posted March 3, 202500:43:49

Joe Gerth, columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal, takes us through the long Senate career of Mitch McConnell,...

Episode #421: The Consoler In Chief

Posted February 6, 202501:00:30

Jeff Greenfield remembers how Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush consoled the nation during crisis...

Episode #420: Decency And Civility, Then And Now

Posted January 25, 202501:08:26

Donald Trump’s election opened up two Senate seats — in Ohio, where JD Vance was elected vice president, and in Florida, where Marco Rubio joined...

Episode #419: Trump Won, And His Cabinet Choices Prove It

Posted December 5, 202401:35:54

Republican strategist Terry Holt explains what happened on November 5th and dissects some of Donald Trump’s more controversial...