The Dispatch Podcast

At long last in the same room, Sarah, Steve, David, and Jonah debate whether the conversation around abortion is changing, why it doesn't feel like Republicans are out of power, and whether lawmakers will ever do the right thing on border security. Plus: Sarah offers a troubling glimpse of the gents' problematic footwear.

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The rapid developments in the Justice Department’s investigation of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago may be hard to follow, but not to worry, Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and Declan are here to clarify and discuss. Plus: a look at the long-term impact of COVID-19, and the internal battles as both parties look to the midterms.

Show Notes:

-TMD: How Sarah Palin Lost Alaska’s House Special Election

-The Dispatch: Trump Is Hurting the GOP’s Midterm Prospects

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This week saw the Justice Department disclose new evidence that the former president and his legal team likely sought to conceal classified documents from investigators. Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and Declan are here to discuss. Plus: Alaska says no to Sarah Palin, and how should we view Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy?

Show Notes:

-TMD: Trump Team Likely Sought to Conceal Classified Documents From Investigators, DOJ Says

-The Sweep: How Will Abortion Play in the Midterms?

-G-File: Grading Gorby on a Curve

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Steve is joined by Mark Leibovich to discuss his new book Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission. How did the Republican Party get to its present predicament? Leibovich gives us his eyewitness account of how the former president transformed Washington, and a major American political party.

Show Notes:

-Thank You for Your Servitude by Mark Leibovich

-Leibovich’s page at The Atlantic

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President Joe Biden announced a plan to provide tens of millions of Americans with student loan debt relief. The fallout was swift. Our hosts are here with their reactions. Plus:  Jonah, David, and Declan discuss the results of this week’s primary elections.

Show Notes:

-TMD: Biden’s Base Gets a Student Loan Gift

-The Dispatch: The GOP Is Shrink-Wrapping Itself Around Trump

-The Dispatch: Tim Ryan Keeping the Pressure on J.D. Vance in Ohio

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This week's Dispatch Live, which is a weekly live stream for Dispatch members only, ran into some issues because Substack was completely down on Tuesday. So, because most members did not get to hear it we are offering it in its entirety as The Dispatch Podcast. If you're not a member of The Dispatch and liked what you heard here, click the link below to join so you can tune into Dispatch Live weekly on Tuesdays at 8pm ET.

In this episode, David, Declan, Andrew, and Audrey discuss the Senate GOP candidates for the midterm elections, the latest in the Mar-a-Lago search, and the chances of DeSantis 2024.

Show Notes:

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Rep. Liz Cheney lost her re-election bid to her Trump-backed primary challenger in the Wyoming Republican primary on Tuesday. Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the result, and share their thoughts as the primary season wraps up. Plus: What’s the latest from Ukraine? Our hosts discuss the state of the conflict.

Show Notes:

-The Dispatch: Liz Cheney: ‘There Is Actually Precedent for ... Vice Presidents to Testify’

-The Dispatch: Choosing to Lose

-The Sweep: Warning Signs for the GOP’s Senate Hopes

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On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. Scott Lincicome, director of general economics at the Cato Institute, joins Declan to help us better understand the legislation. What’s actually in the law? How questionable is the budget math?

Show Notes:

-Uphill: Breaking Down the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

-Read Declan in The Morning Dispatch

-Read Scott in Capitolism

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It was a busy week for the former president, the FBI searched his home at Mar-a-Lago, he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in a New York deposition, and Attorney General Merrick Garland moved to make public the legal authorization for the FBI’s search. Sarah, Jonah, and David are here to discuss the fallout. Plus: Our hosts have new inflation numbers, and primary results to chew on.

Show Notes:

-TMD: The FBI Raids Trump’s Home

-French Press: Thinking Through the Trump Search

-G-File: Yearning for a Banana Republic

-Stirewaltisms: Of Presidents and Precedents

-The Dispatch: A Tale of Two GOP Responses to the Trump Search

-TMD: A Hint of Inflation Relief

-The Dispatch: Trump-Endorsed Tim Michels Prevails in Wisconsin Gubernatorial Primary

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Sarah and David get together for this special Advisory Opinions crossover episode to discuss the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago on Monday. What does it all mean? How does a federal investigation of a senior official work, and what happens next? Plus: some possible theories and explanations that might shed some light on the events of yesterday.

Show Notes:

-TMD: The FBI Raids Trump’s Home

-Andy McCarthy in National Review: ​​The FBI’s Mar-a-Lago ‘Raid’: It’s about the Capitol Riot, Not the Mishandling of Classified Information

-Marc Elias Twitter thread

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