RealClearPolitics Podcast

Andrew Walworth and Carl Cannon discuss the politics of data centers and artificial intelligence, including Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s new Executive Order on stricter requirements for data center developers in the state. Also a PAC supported by the AI company Anthropic is spending millions on ads to support Republican candidates who advocate regulation of AI, including Florida Republican Senator Ashley Moody. Then, Tom Bevan joins the guys and Harmeet Dhillon, US assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, comes on to discuss election integrity and the Department’s plan to deploy 1,000 poll monitors nationwide in the 2026 midterms. Then lastly, they discuss the politics of the U.S. national debt, which topped $40 trillion for the first time this week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss Tuesday's primary results, including self-proclaimed DSA member Angie Nixon’s surprise victory in the Democratic senate primary in Florida and the results of Alaska’s ranked voting contest. Also, current Sen. Darlene Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman faced off last night in a debate for the South Carolina Senate GOP nomination. Then, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA), author of the new book, "No Prophets, the Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism", joins the guys to discuss what he sees as the “most dangerous political movement” in the United States and names House Speaker Johnson and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as among its leaders. Next, they discuss the legal battle between Disney/ABC and the Federal Communications Commission over what Disney claimes are violation of its first amendment rights. And finally, David Morens pled guilty to hiding federal records during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to cover up questions regarding the Wuhan Lab and the origins of the virus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon preview today’s primary elections in Florida and Alaska. Then, they discuss the growing opposition to Flock surveillance cameras and Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley’s defense of the company’s practices. They also cover Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s proposed 57 percent increase in passenger-vehicle highway tolls and GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey’s call to eliminate tolls entirely. Then finally, Nick Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute joins the guys to discuss President Donald Trump’s recent overtures to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, as well as Trump’s decision to scale back U.S. participation in South Korea’s current military exercises. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss the Democratic National Committee’s weekend meeting in Austin, TX and the internal struggle between traditional Democrats and the party’s emerging socialist wing. Also, they talk about the Democratic Socialists of America celebrating the 100th birthday of Fidel Castro just in time for tomorrow’s Florida Democratic primary. Then, they discuss the online fight between billionaire Mark Cuban and California Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) over the state’s proposed billionaire wealth tax. And, they chat about Governor Gavin Newsom and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer agreeing that “no one” wants to talk about Covid. Next, they discuss the apparent suicide of Jason Arday at age 41, who was the youngest ever Black professor at the University of Cambridge and was accused of plagiarism and lying about his background. And finally, they talk about a mother and daughter at Sunday’s WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream who were instructed by security to cover up the XX-XY t-shirts they were wearing in support of player Sophie Cunningham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Emily Jashinsky and RCP White House correspondent Carolina Lumetta discuss the resignation of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and the Administration’s request that the Supreme Court intervene to implement President Trump’s executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms. Next, Andrew, Tom and Emily discuss New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s response to questions about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) who recently remarked that “Woke 1” was “crazy.” Also, A former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested on charges that she oversaw secret payments to informants inside white supremacist groups, including one with whom she allegedly had a romantic relationship with at the time. And finally, they discuss the possibility of Paramount/Skydance leaving California to avoid the state’s anti-trust challenge to its merger with Warner Bros./Discovery. Also, incoming freshmen at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts will not receive grades for the first semester in order to “curb the mental health crisis unfolding among college-aged individuals.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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