Left Turn Ahead

We discuss the Des Moines Register's newest Iowa poll for the presidential race (2:58), the battle between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren (11:36), the whistleblower complaint over Trump asking Ukraine to help him attack Joe Biden (33:46), and other big headlines (51:10).

We discuss the Joe Biden and Julian Castro presidential debate aftermath (3:20), a new sexual misconduct accusation against Justice Kavanaugh (25:43), Trump firing John Bolton (30:46), and other headlines (31:44).

We recap the third Democratic presidential debate, which finally saw all of the qualifying candidates on one stage. Biden played defense, Castro got aggressive, Yang announced a bold initiative, and there were plenty of corny moments to fill three long hours of debate.

We discuss Donald Trump's newest primary challenger (4:02), the recent Democratic climate change town hall and climate change as a 2020 issue (16:45), and other big headlines relating to Tom Steyer, Trump & the Taliban, and Andrew Yang (35:20).

We discuss the next Democratic presidential debate lineup and the candidates who have dropped out (5:15), Biden's war story mix-up (15:41), Trump's tension with Fox News (28:47), August Power Rankings (41:08), and other major headlines (46:56).

The DNC makes some questionable decisions (1:32), election analyst Rachel Bitecofer questions the Party's electoral strategy (10:30), Trump embarrasses himself and the U.S. at the G7 (19:40), and we chat with Lori Coleman, Director of Digital Strategy of DemCast (43:56).

Trump convinced Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel to block two sitting Congresswomen from entering the country (1:22). We discuss Democratic voters' excitement over multiple candidates (12:46), fears of another economic recession (35:08), and other headlines (52:17).

We discuss how some in Congress are turning up the heat on impeachment (2:44), the Democratic presidential candidates at Iowa's Wing Ding Dinner (13:20), whether Beto O'Rourke should run for Texas Senate (20:54), and talk with international policy consultant Daniel Noroña about U.S.-Latin American relations and how the Trump administration has set us back (41:01).

We discuss the horrible mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio and the state of gun violence in this country (0:41), reveal our July Power Rankings (26:59), and talk with Jolt interim executive director and activist Antonio Arellano about engaging young Latinx voters and the issues important to them (38:29).

We break down the two nights of Democratic presidential debates. Sanders and Warren fended off battles with more moderate candidates on Night One, and Biden and Harris took some heat from Booker, Castro, Gabbard, and others on Night Two. We discuss who had good and bad nights, what the policy debates mean for the Democratic Party, and what the September debates might look like.

Robert Mueller testified before Congress (1:28), and we learned more about Russian attacks on our elections (10:30). We discuss Joe Biden's criminal justice reform plan and Cory Booker's pushback (23:15), Trump's racist remarks about Rep. Elijah Cummings and Baltimore (36:58), and other big headlines (50:42).

The next round of Democratic presidential debates are set (3:45). We discuss some interesting fundraising differences (21:06), Trump's Electoral College advantage (33:59), and other major headlines (50:24).

Nancy Pelosi and the Squad are at odds, and Trump targets these Congresswomen with racist tweets (4:18). We discuss Biden possibly losing some African-American support (20:06), Warren's new immigration policy and further plans (33:02), Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's resignation (42:42), and other headlines (48:22).

New polls and fundraising numbers are out for the Democratic presidential candidates (2:12). We discuss the possible overlap of voters for whom Warren and Harris might be competing (8:35), Trump's July 4th fiasco and improving approval numbers (17:27), and our June Power Rankings (34:09).

We wrap up our post-debate reactions (1:45), and discuss the age factor in selecting a Democratic nominee (14:24). The Supreme Court releases big rulings on political gerrymandering and Trump's census citizenship question (23:08), Donald Trump Jr. pushes racist comments about Kamala Harris (41:34), and other big headlines (54:08).

We recap the first two Democratic presidential primary debates! Warren and Castro had strong Night One performances, and things got heated between Harris and Biden on Night Two. We discuss our winners, losers, and big takeaways for the race to be the Democratic nominee.

We gear up for this week's first Democratic presidential primary debates (3:00) and discuss the latest on the crisis at the border (7:07). Joe Biden had a bad week (30:00), Pete Buttigieg has problems at home (46:54), and Andrew Yang has a plan for a universal basic income—sort of (58:23).

We break down the Democratic presidential debate lineup (4:23). Trump thinks it's cool to take foreign intelligence on political opponents (12:11), and he wants to make health care a big voting issue in 2020 (19:51). We talk to California Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva and Fullerton, California Mayor Jesus Silva about climate change, immigration, issues facing California, and how to jump into the political process (38:37).

The tariffs on Mexico are no more (5:35), and Joe Biden flip flops on the Hyde Amendment (9:21). We discuss how certain voters are thinking about Beto O'Rourke (27:34), possible 2020 battleground states (43:06), and other big news from the week (57:35).

Robert Mueller makes a public statement on the Russia & Trump investigation (5:21). We discuss abortion restrictions in Louisiana, Missouri & Georgia (17:08), Biden's policies and polling plateau (43:44), our May Power Rankings (48:47), new Democratic primary debate requirements (54:48), and other big headlines (59:46).