Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike and Trey open the show with a look at final negotiations over the latest COVID relief legislation, in which centrist Senate Democrats – Joe Manchin in particular – forced significant revisions to the House-passed measure. Next, they discuss H.R. 1, the “For The…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike talks with Brown University political scientist James Morone about his latest book, Republic of Wrath: How American Politics Turned Tribal, from George Washington to Donald Trump. Topics they cover include: the history of partisan conflict how our current conflicts are different states as…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS The show opens with Mike asking Jay to help him understand how Mitch McConnell’s pledge to “absolutely” support Trump if he’s the 2024 Republican nominee squares with McConnell’s blistering denunciation of Trump in the aftermath of the Capitol takeover. Mikes sees it as McConnell…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike and Jay talk with Congressman Rob Wittman (R, VA-1), second ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, about the growth in Chinese military strength (they now have the largest navy in the world), the threat posed by China to US interests, Taiwan,…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Trey and Ken talk about the ongoing Republican Civil War between McConnell and Trump and what it means for the future of both the Republican and the Democratic Parties. Then the pair take up the remaining legal fallout for former President Donald Trump after…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike, Jay, and special guest-star Olivia talk about week one of Impeachment 2, does the forgone conclusion mean we get a political show trial rather than a deliberative hearing? Then, is there really any chance of moderate (or more accurately non-Trump Republicans) forming a…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike and Jay open the show with a discussion of the latest COVID stimulus talks, including their views on the competing proposals and whether or not either side is negotiating in good faith. Next is a look at the votes on Marjorie Taylor Greene…
In this week’s episode Trey and Ken discuss Trump’s historic second impeachment Senate proceedings, the organization of a divided Senate, the importance of Senator Leahy’s health, and finally a heated discussion of executive actions, Biden’s executive actions, and the role of executive actions in a Madisonian Constitutional system. The Politics Guys on Facebook | Twitter…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS In this extended-length episode (it was a big week), Mike and Jay discuss the Biden inauguration, the mass protests that didn’t happen at state capitols, and a flurry of executive actions on the pandemic, immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, and rollbacks of Trump administration orders and…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS On this week’s show, Mike is joined by both Kristin and Jay as they discuss the Capitol Riot and some of the issues stemming from last week’s news, including the reactions of Republicans, the fallout for President Trump, and the implications for national security….