The Tent

For only the third time in the nation’s history, the U.S. Senate began an impeachment trial of a sitting president—in this case, Donald John Trump. CAP Action’s Sam Berger joined Daniella and Ed to break down the proceedings of the trial’s opening days, which commenced without witnesses or documents from the Trump administration. Later, Daniella is joined by NARAL Pro-Choice America’s president, Ilyse Hogue, to talk about the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and protecting women’s reproductive rights.

While the Democrats running for their party’s nomination for president took to the debate stage for a final time before the Iowa Caucus, the impeachment process continued to march along in the halls of Congress. To talk about the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump and what’s at stake in the U.S. Senate, Ed and Daniella are joined by John Podesta the founder of CAP and CAP Action. They also discuss with him the return of Russian hackers as they attempt to influence the 2020 election.

This week on “The Tent”, Ed and Daniella return to discuss the start of a new decade that has begun on spectacular terms. To unpack the fallout from the death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and the latest with the impeachment process, Ed was joined by guest Mieke Eoyang, the Vice President for Third Way’s National Security Program. Our hosts also discuss the devasting bushfires in Australia, and the not as fun parts of the holiday season.

Happy New Year! To welcome the new decade and the impending 2020 primary season, we're revisiting an interview Daniella and Ed had last fall with Cornell Belcher following the November elections. They'll get into how the electorate feels about politics in America and what to expect heading into the general election year.

This week on "The Tent", we'll revisit an interview Daniella and Ed had with Stacey Abrams about the challenges Americans face to having fair elections and equal access to the ballot box.

This week on “The Tent,” the House of Representatives holds a historic vote on impeachment, even as Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and his Republican allies in the Senate promise to do everything in their power to derail any effort at holding Donald Trump accountable for his misconduct. Guest David Corn, Washington bureau chief at Mother Jones, joins us to discuss Wednesday’s vote and what comes next. Plus, we discuss two divergent stories in the ongoing battle over voting rights across the country.

The U.S. House of Representatives took a historic step this week unveiling two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. Daniella and Ed are joined in studio by their CAP Action colleague, Kelly Magsamen to break down the national security implications of Trump’s conduct. Plus, it was another busy news week with the release of the DOJ IG’s report on the origins of the Russia investigation and a big scoop by the Washington Post on the Afghanistan war.

On the campaign trail this week, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) made a shocking and early exit from the 2020 primary. Meanwhile, the House Judiciary Committee opened the next chapter of the impeachment inquiry while the President traveled to London for the latest NATO summit. HuffPost Washington Bureau Chief Amanda Terkel joins Daniella and Ed to make sense of Harris’s departure and how it could impact the race. They also get into the impeachment inquiry report from the House Intelligence Committee.

Get ready for those lively Thanksgiving conversations with guest Katrina Mulligan, managing director for National Security and International Policy at CAP Action, who recaps the past two weeks of impeachment hearings. We also discuss Trump’s meddling in the affairs of the US Navy and the implications of a federal court ruling that a former White House official must abide by a congressional subpoena. Plus, highlights from a conversation on criminal justice with Jackson, MS, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba.