Ceasefire

This week, host Dasha Burns is joined by Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) for a bipartisan conversation on the wars in Iran and Ukraine, the 2026 midterm elections, and their years serving in Congress.

Then, Republican strategist Doug Heye and Democratic strategist Karen Finney break down the week's top political stories, including developments in Washington, the campaign trail, and what to watch in the weeks ahead.

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Republican strategist Marc Short, top aide to President Trump in the first administration as well as former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, and Democratic strategist Don Baer, former White House Communications Director during the Clinton Administration, discuss the political news of the week including President Trump's primetime address, the Iran War and the upcoming midterms.

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Former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) and former National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) discuss the 2026 midterm elections, their experiences in Congress, and the issues they believe will drive voters this fall. Then, Republican strategist and former Trump White House Communications Director Mike Dubke joins Democratic strategist Adrienne Elrod, a senior advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign, to break down the week's top political stories and what they could mean for the months ahead.

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Panel: Thomas Jefferson (Bill Barker) & John Adams (Peyton Dixon) join host Dasha Burns to trace their extraordinary journey from co-authors of American independence, to political adversaries, to reconciled friends.

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Representatives Troy Downing (R-MT) and Hillary Scholten (D-MI) join us for a bipartisan discussion on the biggest issues facing Congress, including affordability, artificial intelligence, and funding for the war in Iran.

Then, Republican strategist Tricia McLaughlin, former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security in the Trump administration, and Democratic strategist Michael LaRosa, former press secretary to First Lady Jill Biden, break down the week's top political headlines and what they mean for Washington.

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Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by a foreign policy panel of Jamil Jaffer, who served in the White House Counsel's Office during the George W. Bush Administration, & held roles with the Department of Justice, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee & the House Intelligence Committee, and Dan Baer, former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for the Security and Co-operation in Europe during the Obama Administration.

Panel 2: A discussion of the top political news of the week with Republican strategist Alex Stroman, former RNC spokesperson & former executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party, and Democratic strategist Kevin Walling, former Biden 2020 & Harris 2024 campaign surrogate.

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Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by a foreign policy panel of Cliff May, Foundation for Defense of Democracies President & former Communications Director for the Republican National Committee, and Evelyn Farkas, McCain Institute Executive Director & former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia in the Obama administration.

Panel 2: A discussion of the top political news of the week with Republican strategist Alex Vogel, Chief Counsel to former Senate Majority Leader Bill First (R-TN) & former General Counsel for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Democratic strategist Dan Kanninen, former Harris-Walz Campaign Battleground Director.

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Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by former Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) & Rob Portman (R-OH) for a bipartisan discussion on their time in the Senate, the current state of U.S. politics, and issues likely to dominate the upcoming elections.

Panel 2: A discussion of the top political news of the week with Republican strategist Hogan Gidley, former Trump White House Deputy Press Secretary, and Democratic strategist Yemisi Egbewole, Chief of Staff to the Biden White House Press Office.

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Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by a foreign policy panel of Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmit, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Miltary Affairs during the George W. Bush Administration, and Nayyera Haq, former Senior Director of Cabinet Affairs during the Obama Administration & former State Department Spokesperson. 

Panel 2:  A discussion of the top political news of the week with Republican strategist John Feehery, press secretary for former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert, and Democratic strategist Meghan Hays, former special assistant and director of message planning for President Joe Biden.

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Host Dasha Burns leads bipartisan conversations on the top issues shaping Washington and the world.

In partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations, Senators Elissa Slotkin and Tim Sheehy — both veterans and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee — discuss America’s role on the world stage, the ongoing Iran conflict, and the growing economic and geopolitical competition with China.

Then, Republican strategist Alex Conant and Democratic strategist Mo Elleithee break down the top political headlines and the week’s biggest stories from Washington.

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