The Dispatch Podcast

Price St. Clair walks us through the ongoing debt ceiling fight in an interview with Ben Ritz, Director of the Center for Funding America's Future at the Progressive Policy Institute. The two discuss the nuances of the issue, including:

-Throwbacks to 2011

-Trump "caps" or lack of

-Likely (and worst case) scenarios

-No paychecks?

Show Notes

-Watch: Price St. Clair interviews Ben Ritz on The Dispatch Podcasts YouTube channel

-Ben Ritz profile at Progressive Policy Institute

-Price St. Clair's Explainer for The Dispatch

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The OG roundtable returns with some rank punditry on the 2024 GOP field. But first, David returns from his Ukraine trip with insight on the war effort. Also:

-DeSantis officially in the race

-Tim Scott as the candidate we don’t deserve?

-Politics of 14th amendment and debt ceiling

-Jonah’s strong (and correct) opinion on restaurant dress codes

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The Durham report points to serious problems in the FBI's investigation of Trump, but finds no criminal wrongdoing and recommends no systemic changes. Sarah, who worked in the White House during the Muller investigation, gives an insider's perspective, as Steve and Mike try to make sense of the fallout. Also:

-Biden and McCarthy inch towards a debt ceiling compromise

-Congress mulls AI regulations… But is the future already sealed?

Show Notes:

-Listen: Steve and Sarah interview Sen. Bill Cassidy on Entitlement Reform

-Watch: "Bill on the Hill" Cassidy

-Gov. Chris Sununu on The Dispatch Podcast

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Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy joins Sarah and Steve to talk debt and entitlements. The doctor gives a deadly prognosis for the country’s economic (and moral?) trajectory and breaks down what his office is proposing to do about it.

Show Notes:

-Subscribe to The Dispatch and watch an exclusive live Remnant with Jonah, Steve Hayes, and Chris Stirewalt

-Watch: Bill On The Hill

-Cassidy says Biden and Trump have ‘same plan’ on Social Security, ‘which is to do nothing’

-Social Security can be saved by investing it in the stock market, says Sen. Bill Cassidy

-Refusing to Reform Social Security Is a Plan — and a Bad One

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It's been a week for the former president: new polls showing him beating President Biden, an already notorious CNN town hall, and a verdict on the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit. Sarah, Steve, and Jonah gather to collectively sigh at the seeming inevitabilities of the 2024 race, the Biden family's international dealings, and the bipartisan hypocrisies about ethics in government. Also: will someone ever take the economy seriously again?

Show notes:

-Ben Shapiro's tweet about the CNN town hall

-Biden is losing in the polls

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Will he or won't he? Chris Christie joins David M. Drucker to talk about Bridgegate, his changing relationship with Trump, and what's next for the former governor.

Show Notes:

-Watch: David M. Drucker interviews Chris Christie

-Subscribe to The Dispatch and watch an exclusive live Remnant with Jonah, Steve Hayes, and Chris Stirewalt

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The inevitable David French joins Sarah, Steve, and Jonah to discuss the new Dune trailer... uh, I mean, this week's news, including:

-Drones over Moscow

-Is Kevin McCarthy "free at last"?

-Will we ever be able to discuss violent crime like adults? (Read Jonah's Wednesday G-File and despair)

-Is there hope for sane, centrist Senate candidates in '24? (Read Sarah's Tuesday's The Permanent Campaign and despair)

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Kevin McCarthy secured a bill raising the debt limit this week, sealing a crucial win for House Republicans. Liam Donovan, veteran government relations specialist, joins Mike to breakdown the strategy behind House leadership: from negotiations with the "Five Families" to Steve Scalise being a “bit player” for McCarthy.

Show Notes:

-Watch: Mike Warren interviews Liam Donovan

-Warren's Debt Ceiling article for The Dispatch

-Liam Donovan's Substack

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When the crystal-worshipping lady and the anti-vax guy are getting a quarter of the democratic vote while spending no money, the possibility of a real politician rising up to challenge Biden increases. Senior editor Mike Warren debuts on the pod to help Sarah and Jonah dissect Biden's announcement and whether the future of the GOP is more Pence or Tucker. Also, a knife-brandishing Jonah responds to critics of last week's swiftly-chilled hot takes.

Show Notes:

-Watch: Steve and Sarah interview Vice President Mike Pence

-Watch: Jonah brandishes knife

-Wednesday's G-File

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Fresh off the Federalist Society stage, former Vice President Mike Pence sits with Steve and Sarah to talk about his record on abortion, entitlement reform, and the evolution of the GOP under his former boss. The three debate policy issues with this non-candidate.

Show Notes:

-WATCH: full interview on The Dispatch Podcasts on YouTube

-Kentucky voters reject constitutional amendment on abortion

-Trump Presidency: A Final Assessment of the Trump Presidency

-Marlon Bundo's Day in the Life of the Vice President

-So Help Me God by Mike Pence

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