Lanae Erickson (Senior Vice President for the Social Policy & Politics Program at Third Way) and James Lynch (Senior Director at Purple Strategies) join guest host Lucy Caldwell to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape:

(02:32) Pending legislation that could impact the midterms

(22:00) Trump’s QAnon Rally and Glenn Youngin stumping for Kari Lake

(39:00) Ron DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard Stunt and the very real immigration problems underneath

[Politicology+ Subscribers Only] The January 6th Committee returns next week for their last scheduled public hearing. We’ll break down what we expect to see happen, what the committee needs to demonstrate, and the news that Ginni Thomas has agreed to meet with the committee.  

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