Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

With Covid-19 raging across the country for a full year, James and Al are joined by Pulitzer prize winning author and journalist Laurie Garrett to find out what we can expect going forward, and what our lives will look like in 2021 once the vaccine begins to get more widely distributed.  Then expert football analyst and senior producer at NFL Films Greg Cosell comes on to get us fired up about the Super Bowl this weekend and talk about recent developments in the game.  Who’s your pick?

Greg CosellTwitterNFL Match-UpNFL FilmsCo-Author of ‘The Games That Changed The Game’  
Laurie GarrettTwitterWebsiteCFR

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With Russia in upheaval, and our media not exactly sure how to cover the Biden Administration, Al and James are joined by former Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, and NPR’s David Folkenflik to take a look at how both will fare after the transition to the new presidency.  Can the media keep the Biden Administration honest while respecting the American people?  And will Russia fall to the wayside on its own or will more action be necessary?  No matter how things play out, Al and James don’t think the Republican party will be much help in the foreseeable future, but there’s always hope!

Michael McFaulTwitterWebsiteAuthor of ‘From Cold War To Hot Peace’  And Many Other Books
David FolkenflikTwitterNPRAuthor of ‘Murdoch’s World’Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
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In spite of the mayhem at the Capitol, the inauguration of Joe Biden and the transfer of power went smoothly, and James and Al are beginning to feel some optimism about the next four years...if the Democrats don’t screw it up!  Leon Panetta joins them to look at the domestic and international prospects for the new administration.  Then, Duke Law School’s legal mastermind Walter Dellinger comes on to look at the legal future for the Trump family and how the actions of the administration can be refuted and undone.  

Leon PanettaCenter For Strategic & International StudiesThe Panetta Institute For Public PolicyAuthor of Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in Times of War and Peace  
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With the Capitol garrisoned with troops and the passions of insurrection and the subsequent defense of the Union still cooling, Al and James examine the worrisome situation we find ourselves in going into the Biden inauguration.  The threat is evident, and so they are joined by expert on the militia and white power movements, University of Chicago Professor Kathleen Belew to look at how we got to this point, and national security expert and senior columnist for The Cipher Brief, WaPo Alum Walter Pincus to war game how best to handle the final days of the Trump Presidency.

Professor Kathleen BelewTwitterWebsiteUniversity of ChicagoAuthor of the Bring The War Home: The White Power Movement & Paramilitary America
Walter PincusTwitterThe Cipher BriefWashington Post
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2021 already promises to be as crazy as 2020, and Al and James are ready to game things out for you in their Politics War Room.  They’re joined on their first episode of the year by award winning pollster John Couvillon to take a look at the double Democratic victory in the GA Senate races and bask in the results.  Then, former Defense Secretary William Cohen comes on to game out the final days of the Trump Administration and how we might handle the ensuing chaos as the nation approaches the transition of power.  

John CouvillonTwitterJMC Analytics & PollingBlog
Fmr. Defense Secretary William CohenThe Cohen GroupThe Cohen InstituteCSISBooks by William
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With 2021 just around the corner, Al and James celebrate our scientists and first responders, and give us the inside scoop on who has power in the Democratic congress. Then they’re joined by author of Saint Makers, Joe Drape of @NYTSPORTS, to discuss some of the things we’ve seen in the cultural realms outside of politics-- updating us about the state of the modern church, before switching over to take on the way the pandemic has affected the sports industry.  Like many others, there is the fear that it won’t come back, but they are still fans rooting for a comeback!  More than anything, they look forward to figuring out how to bring our country back in 2021 with our great guests and listeners!

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Al and James welcome The New York Times National Security Correspondent David Sanger to analyze the recent Russian cyber attacks on our country and go through our possible responses, legislative and otherwise.  James is appalled we could let it happen, and all three wonder if our country is still secure.  Then, Al and James continue their annual holiday season tradition by bringing their wives Judy Woodruff and Mary Matalin on the podcast to end the year before the Politics War Room gears up for 2021!

David SangerTwitterAuthor of Confront and ConcealAuthor of The InheritanceAuthor of The Perfect WeaponThe Perfect Weapon HBOTrailer
Mary MatalinWebsiteAuthor of Love & WarAuthor of All’s FairAuthor of Letters To My Daughters
Judy WoodruffTwitterPBS NewsHour
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Texas and Trump have been rejected by the Supreme Court and things are starting to look like President-Elect Biden will sail smoothly into his inauguration.   Al and James discuss their support for most of his cabinet picks so far, even though they worry that the party needs to focus on shoring up support (not to mention the Senate) before swinging for the fences.  Then, they are joined by Ron Brownstein to shoot down any concerns about fraud overturning the election, and gaze into the future of Trump and the two parties, so we can be ready for what’s coming next.

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President Elect Biden’s cabinet is beginning to fill up, and James and Al have a lot to say on the subject.  And if the party wants to win both seats in the Georgia Senate run-offs, they would do well to listen!  Then, they are joined by Bloomberg columnist and author of Trump Nation, Tim O’Brien to give insight into the final machinations of the Trump White House and what we can expect from him going forward.  Luckily there is some optimism from historian and author of The Great Influenza, John Barry, when he helps us game out the next phase of our battle against COVID.

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It’s the election that never seems to end, but with President-Elect Biden putting together a cabinet and Trump’s legal challenges floundering across the country, Al and James are looking ahead to 2021.  Georgia maven Stephen Fowler joins the show to discuss the facts on the ground and his expectations for the Senate races there.  Then Senator Chris Dodd comes on to share his optimism for the Biden administration and his surprising hopes for bi-partisanship between Biden and McConnell.  The question is, will the country be able to move on with them?

Stephen FowlerTwitterPodcast: Battleground: Ballot Box 

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