RealClearPolitics Podcast

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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Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Josh Kraushaar, editor in chief of Jewish Insider and a political analyst for Fox News Radio discuss the results of yesterday’s primary elections including South Carolina’s special election for the GOP senate nomination and the primaries for the governor’s race in Wisconsin. Next, they discuss New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani who is facing pushback over the rollout of the city’s new "pied-a-terre tax" and whether the NYPD would provide security for his wife’s upcoming trip to Lebanon and Syria. And finally, they discuss Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette’s recent podcast appearance where they discuss MAHA and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s diet, and new vaccine guidelines from the White House. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende discuss today’s primary elections including new polling from South Carolina’s special election for the GOP senate nomination. Also, the Wall Street Journal reports states are making efforts to clean up their voting rolls in anticipation of attacks by the Trump Administration this fall. Then, Peter Berkowitz, author Explaining Israel: The Jewish State, the Middle East, and America, joins Andrew and Tom to talk about the state of U.S./Israel relations in the wake of Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of the Trump Administration’s latest peace plan for Gaza. Also, Israel’s reaction to the new defense pact signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Then finally, Andrew, Tom and Sean discuss Hunter Biden’s recent appearance on Tucker Carlson’s podcast and the politics of the declining crime rate in America, as both Democrats and Republicans take credit for long-term downward trends in criminality. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and RCP contributor and attorney Richard Porter preview tomorrow’s key primary races in Wisconsin and Minnesota and look at tomorrow’s special election to name a Republican candidate to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina on this fall’s ballot. Next, they discuss Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez's (D-NY) remarks on the excesses of what she calls “Woke 1” and her Instagram stories that started this weekend describing the experience of freezing her eggs. Also, they talk about Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed distanced himself from streamer Hassan Piker’s remarks on America “deserving” 9-11. And finally, they discuss Todd Blanche’s confirmation as U.S. Attorney General and the WNBA forming a task force to determine who can play in the league following two former NBA players announcing that they want to join the 2027 WNBA draft. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon and RCP national correspondent Susan Crabtree discuss Tucker Carlson and the possible formation of a third political party, and how Democrats are closing ranks behind Abdul Al-Sayed since his victory in Tuesday’s Democratic senatorial primary. Then, J. Peder Zane of RealClear Investigations joins the crew to discuss Anthony Fauci’s presidential pardon and the origins of the COVID virus. Next, they discuss the introduction of the Right to Worship Act yesterday by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.). And lastly, they all deliver their “You Cannot Be Serious” stories for the week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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