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The Beltway & Beyond
If you’re looking for a political podcast that goes beyond the national headlines, tune in to The Beltway & Beyond. Each week, a bipartisan group of former federal, state, and local elected officials, senior administration appointees, legislative staff, campaign strategists, and lobbyists from across the East Coast and Midwest share boots-on-the-ground perspectives on the issues shaping Washington and communities nationwide. We don’t just analyze politics—we live it. The Beltway & Beyond…
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The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 268 : DeSantis v. Trump
Gov. DeSantis made a trip to Washington, DC this week in a bid to rally congressional support, but his trip was overshadowed by a parade of new endorsements of…
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Episode 267 : Battles in and for the Senate
Dave McCormick, a former under secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs and a well-funded former hedge fund CEO, has released a new book and is…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 266 : From a New York Courtroom to the Taiwan Strait
Public Strategies’ Howard Schweitzer, Rodney Davis, and Patrick Martin ponder the legal and political implications of the former President’s arraignment. And…
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Episode 265 : A Looming Indictment and a Potential Ban
With the 2024 presidential election inching closer, the looming potential indictment of the former President dominated the news this week, alongside…
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Episode 264 : What’s Next for the Banks and Ronald vs. Donald
In what was a textbook case of classic bank runs, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed with astounding speed last weekend. Are these failures the…
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Episode 263 : How Strong Is Trump’s Grip on the GOP
With less than two years to go until the 2024 presidential election, reports are swirling about which public figures may throw their hats in the ring for what…
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Episode 262 : Beltway Briefing Special Episode: Chicago Mayoral Election
Last Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her re-election bid by failing to garner enough votes to make a runoff race. It was a stunning fall for a…
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Episode 261 : A Historic Visit on a Grim Anniversary
On President’s Day, after a clandestine journey involving a 10-hour train ride from Poland, President Biden made a surprise and historic visit to Ukraine, to…
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Episode 260 : The State of the Union Is…
On Tuesday night, President Biden delivered his second State of the Union address, and his first before a joint session of the newly divided Congress, with…
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Episode 259 : Sizing Up 2024 GOP Presidential Primary
Following a months-long speculation she might throw her hat in the presidential ring, Nikki Haley – a former U.S. ambassador to the U.N and former two-term…
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Episode 258 : Divided Government Returns
Since making concessions to his holdouts and winning a protracted Speaker’s race as a result, GOP leader McCarthy has appointed several Freedom Caucus members…
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Episode 257 : The Santos Controversy
Since winning a Long Island congressional seat last year, a flood of recent reporting has exposed George Santos as an alleged serial liar who embellished or…
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Episode 256 : Special Edition: CPS Welcomes Former Congressman Rodney Davis
In this episode, Public Strategies introduces Rodney Davis, a former five-term congressman representing Illinois’ 13th Congressional District, who has joined…
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Episode 255 : Historic Drama in the House of Representatives
After a chaotic week of harsh rhetoric, backstage maneuvering, and brinkmanship politics, Rep. Kevin McCarthy became the 55th speaker of the House on a…
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Episode 254 : ‘Tis the Season: Beltway Briefing Holiday Edition
Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, Patrick Martin, and Kaitlyn Martin wrap up this year’s Beltway Briefing podcast series as they reflect on key political and…
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Episode 253 : Outside-the Beltway Edition: State Perspectives on Midterm Elections
On November 8, voters across the country cast their ballots for governor, U.S. Senate, the House, and several down-ballot seats. Americans in 37 states also…
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Episode 252 : Looking Towards 2023
On Thursday night, the White House hosted the first state dinner of Biden’s presidency in honor of France, a key American ally. Joining President Biden and…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 251 : End of An Era: Speaker Pelosi Steps Down
Democrats’ strongest showing in a presidential midterm in the last two decades enabled them to retain control of the Senate. After more than a week of vote…
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Episode 250 : Takeaways from 2022 Midterm Elections (So Far)
The midterms were poised to usher in a “red wave” in the House and potentially the Senate, teeing up a heavily Republican U.S. legislature in 2023, based on…
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Episode 249 : Special Edition: New York 2022 Midterm Election Results
On November 8, New Yorkers cast their ballots for governor, U.S. Senate, the House, and several down-ballot seats. The results were consequential for both the…
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Episode 248 : What’s At Stake on Election Day
The 2022 midterm elections could be the most consequential in years. Every seat in the House of Representatives is up for grabs, as are 35 Senate seats and 36…
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Episode 247 : Beltway Briefing Special Edition: On Location in Tel Aviv
Public Strategies' Howard Schweitzer and Mark Alderman discuss Israeli business and politics directly from Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Episode 246 : Countdown to 2022 Midterm Elections
The 2022 midterms are around the corner, and there may not be a more consequential election than this one. From inflation to a possible recession, tax policy…
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Episode 245 : Nuclear Anxiety
Will Vladimir Putin use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, or elsewhere in the West? It’s not an idle question as the Russian dictator, who doesn’t believe in the…
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Episode 244 : How Should the Government Respond to Hurricane Ian?
Public Strategies’ Howard Schweitzer, Towner French, Kaitlyn Martin and Joe Hill discuss how President Biden and Governor DeSantis are managing the Hurricane…
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Episode 243 : What is the Outlook for the 2022 Midterm elections?
The 2022 midterms are around the corner, and there may not be a more consequential election than this one. From inflation to a possible recession, tax policy…
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Episode 242 : How the "Trump Effect" Will Play Out in Upcoming Elections
The 2022 midterm elections will be incredibly consequential. While it’s conventional wisdom that the House will flip to Republican control, 35 U.S. Senate…
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Episode 241 : American Politics Juxtaposed Against the Queen’s Death
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday at 96. Elizabeth’s broadly popular 70-year reign was widely considered a symbol of…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 240 : Ready, Set, Recess
Heading into August recess, Congress is on the cusp of delivering President Biden two back-to-back legislative victories: on Wednesday, after more than a year…
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Episode 239 : Is everything really broken?
Looking ahead at the critical midterm elections, perhaps no issue is likely to motivate Americans more at the polls than the state of their own finances. So…
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Episode 238 : Who will be on the Ballot in 2024?
Midway through the 2022 primary season, as the challenges facing the nation mount, there is growing speculation among both Democrats and Republicans that…
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Episode 237 : Beltway Briefing Special Edition: Primary Elections in Illinois and New York
June's primary calendar came to a close on June 28 with five states – including Illinois, New York, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Utah – holding key contests. In…
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Episode 236 : The Political Implications of the Bombshell Supreme Court Decisions
On Friday, in a 6-3 decision by a majority of conservative justices, the high court overturned the landmark 1973 precedent in Roe v. Wade, eliminating the…
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Episode 235 : Is There Any Way to Unite America?
On Wednesday, the Democratic-controlled House passed a broad set of gun-control measures, largely along party lines, making it a nonstarter in the evenly split…
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Episode 234 : All Eyes on Pennsylvania
The 2022 midterm elections are set to be historic, and Tuesday was the most dramatic night of the primary election season to date. Voters in five states…
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Episode 233 : Can We Reset?
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol issued five subpoenas this week for members of Congress. Meanwhile, geopolitical risks and…
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Episode 232 : Political Earthquake
The Supreme Court stands on the brink of striking down the landmark 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, and the news has hit the political world like an earthquake…
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Episode 231 : Forest and Trees
A barrage of divisive economic signals played a role in recent market turmoil. On Capitol Hill, politicians are pouncing on the numbers to support their…
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Episode 230 : Outside-the-Beltway Edition: Mayor Adams’ First 100 Days
Eric Adams - a former New York City police captain, state lawmaker, and Brooklyn Borough President -distinguished himself in the Democratic primary running on…
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Episode 229 : Justice Jackson
On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th justice, making her the first Black woman to join the Supreme Court. It was a…
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Episode 228 : Making Sense of A Disruptive World
The nine words about Vladimir Putin that President Biden ad-libbed in his speech in Warsaw last weekend seemed to imply the U.S. seeks regime change in Moscow…
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Episode 227 : A Historic Week in the Senate
On Wednesday, Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court moved forward with the conclusion of her confirmation hearings, which featured…
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Episode 226 : Congress Gets Job Done
The FY 2022 $1.5 trillion omnibus spending legislation moved at the congressional version of warp speed last week, passing the House less than a day after it…
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Episode 225 : Government Still Matters
On Friday, the U.S. moved to revoke “most favored nation” trade status for Russia, and ban imports of its seafood, vodka and diamonds, as it joined the EU and…
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Episode 224 : The State of the Union is…
On Tuesday, President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address at a precarious moment, after a year marked by continuing struggles with the…
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Episode 223 : World on Edge
Russia’s President Putin shook the world this week by sending troops into Ukraine and ordering its full-scale invasion despite fervent, months-long diplomatic…
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Episode 222 : Does Bipartisanship (Still) Matter?
Last week, on a nearly party-line vote, the House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022, a nearly 3,000-page legislation aimed at…
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Episode 221 : Are We Really So Divided?
As Democrats look ahead to what will be a challenging midterm election, the party is publicly and privately gauging how to handle the violent insurrection…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 220 : Looking for A Reset as Crises Mount
On Thursday, Justice Stephen Breyer announced that he will retire from the Supreme Court after nearly three decades on the bench, giving President Biden a…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 219 : Grading Biden’s First Year
President Biden took office a year ago, promising to tackle four crises that were roiling American life in 2020: fight the coronavirus, restore the economy…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 218 : Troubled Presidency?
After a year of promising to lower temperatures, seek unity and demonstrate competent leadership, President Biden has struggled. Unable to bridge the wide gap…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 217 : Have Americans Lost Confidence in Government?
Nearly two years into the coronavirus pandemic - with Omicron cases surging to record levels, hospitals overwhelmed, air travel disrupted, and widespread labor…
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Episode 216 : Beltway Briefing Holiday Edition
Build back … in 2022? Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) stunned fellow Democrats on Sunday when said he wouldn’t support his party’s ambitious climate and social…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 215 : How Will December End?
The Senate on Thursday voted to approve a one-time exemption to the filibuster on raising the debt ceiling, capping off a months-long fight over the nation’s…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 214 : How Will Government Respond to Omicron?
On Friday, President Biden signed legislation to fund the government at the previous year’s fiscal levels through February 18, giving lawmakers more time to…
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Episode 213 : Where Do We Go From Here?
Ahead of the holidays, President Biden has some good news to be thankful for: the House finally passed the cornerstone plan of his agenda, the social spending…
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Episode 212 : Inflation Fears and Biden’s Reality Check
President Biden will celebrate a victory tomorrow, signing the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. But as the President heralds his accomplishments, he…
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Episode 211 : A New GOP Playbook?
The results in Tuesday’s elections all but confirmed the Democrats’ tenuous control of government and promoted further soul searching among Democrats about…
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Episode 210 : All Eyes on Virginia
As President Biden gathers with G20 leaders in Europe to tackle Covid-19 vaccines, supply chain woes, corporate tax issues, and the climate crisis, his…
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Episode 209 : Deal or No Deal?
Racing to negotiate, Democrats scale back their plans to upgrade the nation’s social safety net and combat climate change. Ending the month of October without…