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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 208 : The Stalemate Continues
Legislative standoffs are nothing new at the Capitol, but the scope and scale of the current stalemate is as dramatic as it is head-scratching: the drama over…
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Episode 207 : Is the Left the New Power Block in Democratic Politics?
After a week of frenzy and public infighting - with Progressives holding firm and refusing to support the infrastructure bill and moderates pushing back on the…
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Episode 206 : Biden’s Economic Agenda in Peril
With progressive Democrats holding firm on domestic spending bills, moderates trying to trim the cost, and Republicans largely out of the action, lawmakers on…
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Episode 205 : Show Me the Money
Congress is headed for a high-stakes showdown over the debt ceiling. The federal government could run out of funding authority next month if the two sides…
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Episode 204 : 9/11: 20 Years Later
A solemn nation on Saturday marked two decades since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a milestone that came less than a month after President Biden…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 203 : Beltway Briefing Special Episode – New York: A New Era in Albany
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday, a week after State AG Tish James issued a scathing report detailing accusations of sexual harassment…
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Episode 202 : Ready, Set, Recess
A partisan stalemate is poised to drag out Senate efforts to advance the infrastructure bill for days, with GOP Sen. Hagerty (TN) vowing he will block attempts…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 201 : Finally, Bipartisanship in the Senate
On Wednesday, just days before the House left for its August recess, Senate Democrats and Republicans banded together to advance an infrastructure proposal -…
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Episode 200 : Special Edition : New York, New York
What happens in New York, the country’s largest and most diverse city, has national ramifications. What is the projected mayoral race winner Eric Adams’…
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Episode 199 : Progressive Populism
The Supreme Court on Thursday, by a 7-2 vote, left “Obamacare” intact and showed that the conservative majority doesn’t fall along partisan lines as much as…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 198 : Trump Redux?
President Biden is in Cornwall, England, where the G-7 annual economic summit began on Friday with a sense of new unity among the group and an endorsement of…
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Episode 197 : The Post-COVID Economy?
The U.S. appears to be trying to close the curtain on the pandemic, as COVID-19 cases continue to fall and increasing numbers of Americans are getting…
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Episode 196 : Culture Wars
Mask-wearing in the U.S. has become another flashpoint in the partisan culture wars. As a result, despite the recent change in CDC mask guidelines, which…
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Episode 195 : Biden’s Reality Check
A president who prides himself on choreography and planning faced a string of unexpected events last week that showcased the need for political agility: from…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 194 : GOP at a Crossroads
A months-long dispute over Republican principles among House leaders and across the broader GOP landscape is expected to culminate this week with a vote to…
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Episode 193 : The New "New Deal"?
On his 99th day in office, Joe Biden pitched an ambitious plan to reshape America in his first major address to Congress, striking a decidedly optimistic tone…
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Episode 192 : Special Episode: NYC Mayor’s Race
The June 22 New York City Democratic mayoral primary, which will likely determine the City’s next mayor, is now less than two months away. Two Republicans and…
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Episode 191 : Special Episode: Cannabis Legalization
In 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington made their states the first in the country to pass measures legalizing cannabis. At the time, 51% of registered…
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Episode 190 : Conscious Capitalism
For decades, corporations have steered clear of politics. Now, however, there's more of an expectation for big businesses to speak out and weigh in on…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 189 : The Era of Big Government is Not Over
On the heels of the just-enacted $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law, President Biden unveiled on Wednesday his $2 trillion infrastructure plan, a…
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Episode 188 : How to Talk to the Biden Administration
With President Biden’s cabinet confirmed, Public Strategies’ Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Kaitlyn Martin discuss how to talk to the Administration…
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Episode 187 : What's Going On in New York
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces growing pressure to resign in the wake of numerous allegations of sexual harassment. The allegations, which followed a…
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Episode 186 : The Rescue
On Thursday, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law, cementing the first major legislative victory of his presidency that will…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 185 : Biden to the Rescue?
Since January 20, there has been a noticeable change of style in Washington: in sharp contrast with the previous administration, the Biden White House has been…
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Episode 184 : Promise of Unity, Reliance on Partisanship
Public Strategies’ Howard Schweitzer, Patrick Martin, Matt Glavin, and Kaitlyn Martin discuss the contentious legislative negotiations over the proposed…
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Episode 183 : Return of the Old-School Political Scandal
As an unprecedented winter storm crippled the Lone Star state’s deregulated electrical grid and triggered mass outages - leaving millions trapped without heat…
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Episode 182 : Does Bipartisanship Matter?
In the midst of impeachment and the latest coronavirus relief package negotiations, Public Strategies’ Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Kaitlyn Martin…
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Episode 181 : Making Sense of the Biden Administration and GOP Power Dynamics
In the shadow of the former president, the GOP is struggling to find its footing, as it continues to wrestle with a deep cultural divide that has moved to the…
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Episode 180 : Grading Biden’s First 10 Days
Facing twin public-health and economic emergencies, racial justice, climate change, and other urgent and compounding crises, President Biden is working with…
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Episode 179 : Can Biden Bring the Nation Together?
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president on Wednesday amidst fear and uncertainty and facing a combination of overlapping and compounding crises. President…
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Episode 178 : The Crossroads of Biden and Trump
On January 20 – two weeks after a violent mob stormed the Capitol and one week after Trump became the first American president to be impeached twice, Joe Biden…
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Episode 177 : A Week That Shook the Nation: Where do We Go From Here?
January 6 will be remembered as one of the darkest days in U.S. history, when the unthinkable happened: an assault on the U.S. Capitol by a violent mob that…
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Episode 176 : Special Midwest Edition - Land of Lincoln and the Windy City
The State of Illinois and the City of Chicago are going through periods of profound political change. Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, both…
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Episode 175 : ‘Twas the Night Before the Election
‘Twas the Night Before the Election -by Howard Schweitzer 'Twas the night before the election when all through the land, Not a Trumpster was mailing, not even…
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Episode 174 : Back to the Future?
As members of the electoral college are convening in state capitals throughout the country to formally vote for the nation’s next president and vice president…
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Episode 173 : Is Trumpism Here to Stay?
In the 2020 elections, a polarized nation yielded a polarized outcome. On the one hand, Biden won more votes than any U.S. presidential candidate in history…
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Episode 172 : What Doesn’t Kill you Makes You Stronger
The grinding 2020 presidential election that rendered millions of Americans exhausted and frustrated represented a big test for our democracy, a test the…
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Episode 171 : What do Donald Trump and the Democrats have in Common?
The results of the 2020 presidential election, in which each candidate received more than 70 million votes, show that the nation remains deeply divided. As…
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Episode 170 : The People Have Spoken . . . Now What Does It Mean?
The polls have closed and the voters have cast their ballots, but the nation has yet to find out who the winner of the 2020 presidential election is. As…
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Episode 169 : What Happened Last Night? Making Sense of the 2020 Election Returns.
The 2020 election is still fluid. There are millions of votes left to be counted in the presidential race, including in key battleground states, and the…
The Beltway & BeyondEpisode 168 : Final Predictions
One of the most divisive and intensely personal presidential campaigns in contemporary history is coming to a close tomorrow. Public Strategies’ Howard…
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Episode 167 : Biden 1.0 — Looking Ahead to a Potential Transition and First Biden Term
Five days before the 2020 elections, Public Strategies Chairman Mark Alderman is joined by Patrick Martin - the group’s Midwest Director, Alex Campau - Health…
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Episode 166 : Trump 2.0 Part 2
Public Strategies CEO Howard Schweitzer is joined by Alex Campau, the group’s Health Policy Director, and Kaitlyn Martin, Government Relations Adviser, to…
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Episode 165 : Trump 2.0 Part 1
Public Strategies CEO Howard Schweitzer is joined by Alex Campau, the group’s Health Policy Director, and Kaitlyn Martin, Government Relations Adviser, to…
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Episode 164 :The Election and Moving the Country Forward with Congresswoman Robin Kelly
17 days before the 2020 election, Public Strategies’ Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Darren Collier are joined by Congresswoman Robin Kelly, who has…
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Episode 163 : ' A Vice-Presidential Reassurance?'
Howard, Mark and guest Kaitlyn Martin engage in a spirited debate about the consequences of the vice presidential debate, the direction of the country in a…
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Episode 162 : Illness and Election
Washington insiders and public policy strategists Mark Alderman and Howard Schweitzer are joined by friend Jerry Kilgore to debate the impact of Trump’s…
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Episode 161 : Supreme Court Confirmation and Questions About the Peaceful Transfer of Power
Yesterday, the day after a divided Washington came together to honor Justice Ginsberg, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court…
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Episode 160 : RBG and the Consequences for the Election
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court Justice and a liberal icon who dedicated her life to defying and dismantling institutionalized gender discrimination…
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Episode 159 : Is the Presidential Race Biden’s to Lose?
On the heels of Labor Day, when traditionally the most intense campaigning begins, Joe Biden continues to hold a lead over President Trump. A brace of new…
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Episode 158 : Conversation about Politics and Policing with Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA 15)
On today’s episode of Beltway Briefing podcast, Public Strategies’ Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Jim Schultz are joined by Congressman Eric Swalwell…
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Episode 157 : COVID-19 and the Conventions
More than 170,000 people in the U.S. have died from coronavirus. Beyond the terrible death toll, the pandemic has wrecked the economy and interrupted everyday…
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Episode 156 : Special Guest: Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA 9)
On today’s episode of Beltway Briefing podcast, Public Strategies’ Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Jim Schultz are joined by Congressman Dan Meuser, the…
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Episode 155 : Veepstakes
Public Strategies’ Howard Schweitzer and Mark Alderman discuss the current state of the 2020 presidential race and the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe…
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Episode 154 : President Trump's Handling of the Pandemic
In a matter of months, the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped our society and changed our entire way of life. President Trump has said over the weekend that the…
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Episode 153 : Where’s the Race Headed with 99 Days To Go?
99 days before the 2020 Voting Day, the public health and economic crises are emphatically far from over and political rifts are intensifying. How President…
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Episode 152 : Polls, Polls, and More Polls . . . What do They Mean?
As coronavirus cases climb, Trump’s poll numbers, stagnant for the first three years of his presidency, have largely evaporated. A double-digit advantage in…
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Episode 151 : Biden v. Trump
Amidst the dramatic changes that the U.S has undergone in the last four months, the 2020 presidential election remains ongoing. How the two presidential…
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Episode 150 : Not Your Typical Election Season
After three months of little public activity, and on the heels of a blockbuster week at the Supreme Court, both presidential candidates have launched their…
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Episode 149 : Confusion Heading into the Home Stretch
142 days before the 2020 Voting Day, the public health crisis is emphatically far from over, demonstrations against racial injustice continue to spread…