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Semafor’s Elana Schor joins to discuss major news from Washington this week including Sen. Cory Booker’s record-length speech, Trump’s tariffs, and a push for proxy voting in the House. Plus, why Trump’s tariff announcement might have an outsized impact on a small African nation, how to prepare for a potential recession, and the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball Final Fours are this weekend. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
A group of House Democrats is secretly crafting a fallback plan to avoid an economy-rattling debt default. The White House wants no part of it. Moderate Democrats in the Problem Solvers' Caucus have spent weeks constructing a break-glass deal with centrist Republicans in case the country goes all the way to the brink on the debt ceiling. As the summertime deadline for action approaches, they're worried a prolonged standoff could lead to fiscal disaster. Congress editor Elana Schor talks with Playbook editor Mike DeBonis about the plan and what she's watching for.
Politico Congress editor, Elana Schor, joins to break down the latest developments as Congress prepares to vote on the Build Back Better plan.
Infrastructure, reconciliation and debt ... oh my! POLITICO's Congress editor Elana Schor breaks down the latest from the Hill. Plus, Transportation Secretary Buttigieg warns some supply chain problems will persist into 2022. And Dr. Fauci tamps down concerns about the Covid booster review process. Elana Schor is POLITICO's Congress editor. Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
“If we miss this opportunity, God help us.” Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski. Two moderate senators smack in the middle — and on either side — of a split 50-50 Senate. On our first episode of Playbook Deep Dive, the two friends open up in a rare interview with POLITICO’s Burgess Everett. They get personal: about reconciliation, frustration over the Senate’s hurdles — even why Murkowski hogs the best fishing holes. And Manchin reveals a major endorsement, heard first on this show. Subscribe to our new weekly politics show, Playbook Deep Dive, wherever you listen to podcasts. Rachael Bade is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook. Burgess Everett is co-congressional bureau chief at POLITICO. Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio. Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is senior producer for POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Special thanks to Elana Schor, Anthony Adragna and Ben Lefebvre SHOW NOTES - Democrat Manchin backs Republican Murkowski's reelection, by Burgess Everett
“If we miss this opportunity, God help us.” Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski. Two moderate senators smack in the middle — and on either side — of a split 50-50 Senate. On our first episode of Playbook Deep Dive, the two friends open up in a rare interview with POLITICO’s Burgess Everett. They get personal: about reconciliation, frustration over the Senate’s hurdles — even why Murkowski hogs the best fishing holes. And Manchin reveals a major endorsement, heard first on this show. Subscribe to our new weekly politics show, Playbook Deep Dive, wherever you listen to podcasts. Rachael Bade is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook. Burgess Everett is co-congressional bureau chief at POLITICO. Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio. Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is senior producer for POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Special thanks to Elana Schor, Anthony Adragna and Ben Lefebvre SHOW NOTES - Democrat Manchin backs Republican Murkowski's reelection, by Burgess Everett
Elana Schor, Politico Congress editor, recaps the news out of Congress this week, including two bills the House passed on voting rights and policing, and more.
Progressive policy items, like police reform and voting rights protections, are moving through Congress, not to mention a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. On Today's Show:Elana Schor, Politico Congress editor, recaps the news out of Congress this week, including two bills the House passed on voting rights and policing, and more.
On today's episode, everything you want to know about the mysterious but powerful Senate Parliamentarian. Elizabeth MacDonough ruled Thursday that Senate Democrats would be deemed out of order if they include a $15 minimum wage in their coronavirus relief package. Congress editor Elana Schor and congressional budget reporter Caitlin Emma talk to host Scott Bland about the Senate's referee and this blow to the progressive agenda. Scott Bland is a politics editor at POLITICO. Elana Schor is a congress editor at POLITICO. Caitlin Emma is a congressional budget reporter at POLITICO. Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is senior producer for POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Elana Schor wrote an unhelpful article titled “Christianity on Display at the Capitol Riot Sparks New Debate” for the Associated Press (AP) on Thursday. It's a rambling piece of slumgullion ostensibly on “Christian Nationalism” that throws together equally unhelpful quotes from Christian leaders without once defining Christian Nationalism; or making distinctions between patriotism and “Christian Nationalism”; or between those who merely use Christian rhetoric and true Christ-followers; or between the rioters and the thousands of Americans—including many Christians—who were at the protest but had nothing to do with the riots. read more
Elana Schor wrote an unhelpful article titled “Christianity on Display at the Capitol Riot Sparks New Debate” for the Associated Press (AP) on Thursday. It’s a rambling piece of slumgullion ostensibly on “Christian Nationalism” that throws together equally unhelpful quotes from Christian leaders without once defining Christian Nationalism; or making distinctions between patriotism and “Christian Nationalism”; or between those who merely use Christian rhetoric and true Christ-followers; or between the rioters and the thousands of Americans—including many Christians—who were at the protest but had nothing to do with the riots. read more…
The President is publicly defending his trips to Ohio and Texas while a new video shows him bragging about his rally crowd size at an El Paso hospital. Plus, a Trump fundraiser is causing a lot of headaches for Equinox and SoulCycle. And no presidential campaign is complete without a trek back to Iowa for the state fair. Today's Panel: Toluse Olorunnipa with The Washington Post, Heather Caygle with POLITICO, Michael Shear with The New York Times, and Elana Schor with the Associated Press. Also on the Program: CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Jeff Zeleny, and Cristina Alesci.
From Medicaid expansion to ACA repeal, health care was on the ballot on Tuesday night. POLITICO's Rachel Roubein, Paul Demko and Adam Cancryn join Dan Diamond to discuss the key winners — and notable losers — and explain what to watch in Congress and the states in the coming months. READING MATERIAL Adam and Alice Miranda Ollstein looked at how Tuesday's results served as redemption for the Affordable Care Act. POLITICO's Burgess Everett and Elana Schor examined the Senate GOP's strengthened hand.
POLITICO congressional reporter Elana Schor and trade reporter Megan Cassella discuss what will happen if Democrats win control of the House next month — and what incentive the two sides will actually have to work together. Plus, Ben White wonders what to make of President Trump’s phantom tax cut idea.
Current CIA Director Mike Pompeo testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday to begin the confirmation process to become Secretary of State. Senators from both sides of the aisle asked him about his positions on the Iran Deal, North Korea and President Trump’s power to launch military strikes on the Assad regime without congressional approval. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is prepared to oppose and possibly derail Pompeo’s nomination. Elana Schor, congressional reporter for Politico, talks about the obstacles on Director Pompeo’s path to confirmation. Will he become our nation's top diplomat? Michael and Rick also talk about some of the tidbits we've seen of former FBI Director James Comey’s tell-all book.
Bill Press is out so Igor Volsky (CAP Action) is filling in. He welcomes Elana Schor, Wendell Potter and Marina Fang to discuss Al Franken's resignation speech, the 'what-about-ism' that Democrats need to avoid, Tarbell's mission to reveal who's really running America and the GOP's inability to crush Roy Moore - the entire Friday edition of the Bill Press Show!
Bill Press welcomes Kyle Kondik, Addy Baird and Elana Schor to discuss Donna Brazile's plan B for the Democrats in the 2016 election, a look at the polls one day before two big gubernatorial races, Todd Ricketts' cowardice in the face of unionization and the GOP's mission to get tax reform passed before Thanksgiving - the entire Monday edition of the Bill Press Show!
Bio Jason Resendez (@jason_r_dc) directs the LatinosAgainstAlzheimer's Network. LatinosAgainstAlzheimer's is the nation's first-ever coalition of Latino organizations focused on raising awareness of Alzheimer's disease within the Latino community. Previously, Jason served as senior manager of strategic partnerships at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). NCLR is the nation's largest Latino advocacy organization. Prior to NCLR, he served as the director of corporate relations and development at LULAC National Educational Service Centers Inc. (LNESC). LULAC is the nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization. Jason has written about Latino issues for national and regional media outlets. Those outlets include NBC News, Huffington Post, and the El Paso Times. He graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in Government. Resources UsAgainstAlzheimer's Slow Dancing with a Stranger:Lost and Found in the Age of Alzheimer's by Meryl Comer Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande News Roundup Researchers discover vulnerability in Wi-Fi protocol Researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium have discovered a vulnerability in the WPA2 protocol that secures most modern Wi-Fi connections. The researchers call the proof-of-concept exploit KRACK, or Key Reinstallation attacks. What it does is it tells devices connecting to the network to reinstall the network key and replace the password with all zeros. This lets in criminals to steal essentially anything off of your computer. The hack is particularly effective against Android and Linux devices, although other devices aren't immune. Further, websites encrypted with https protocol are also vulnerable. Fortunately, you can still install updates even if your device has already been hacked using this method. Dan Goodin explains in Ars Technica. Black and Hispanic lawmakers challenge tech companies on diversity, racist ads In closed-door meetings, the Congressional Black and Hispanic Caucuses met with Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg last week. According to Politico, the CBC blasted Facebook for allowing Russian operatives to place ads designed to stoke racial resentment. The ads were intended to sway the 2016 election in favor of Donald Trump. Additionally, the CBC challenged Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg about the lack of racial and ethnic diversity at the company. CBC Chair Cedric Richmond pointed to a persistent lack of staff and board diversity. Further, Sandberg met with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. In addition to the diversity CBC raised issues, CHC reportedly focused on recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the status of 700,000 Dreamers. Heather Caygle and Elana Schor report in Politico. Also, Olivia Beavers reports in the Hill that Pinterest has joined a growing list of companies including Facebook, Twitter and Google, that reported ads and content tied to Russia during last year's election cycle. Federal Election Commission seeks comment on online ad disclosure rules The Federal Election Commission has opened a rulemaking on disclosure rules for online political ads. Facebook and Google had both received exemptions from the existing rules during the 2012 election cycle. Comments are due November 9th. Harper Neidig reports in the Hill. Supreme Court will hear Microsoft privacy case The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case regarding whether U.S. law enforcement officials can obtain a warrant to access digital evidence stored abroad. The case against Microsoft is up on appeal from the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The Second Circuit had overturned a lower court decision upholding a warrant U.S. prosecutors served on Microsoft. The court issued the warrant for data stored on Microsoft's servers both in the US and in Ireland. Robert Barnes reports in the Washington Post. Supreme Court asks DOJ to weigh in on Apple case The Supreme Court has asked the Department of Justice to weigh in on whether the Court should hear a class-action against Apple. The case involves the 30% commissions Apple charges app developers to be included in the App store. However, customers--people who download the apps--are the ones bringing the class-action. Apple is saying the customers don't have standing since they're not the ones being charged the commission. Andrew Chung has the story in Reuters. Facebook has suspended rapper Lil B for race-related post Ali Breland reports in the Hill that Facebook has removed rapper Lil B for posting race related material. Google unveils job training initiative Google announced a job training initiative last week called Grow with Google. Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, said Google will be investing $1 billion over the next 5 years in the effort. The program will allow anyone to access training and professional certificates to improve their businesses.
Bill Press welcomes Jordan Fabian, Elana Schor and Travis Waldron to discuss Donald Trump's Sunday morning tweet-storm, what to expect from his speech at the UN, the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill and Florida's nursing home problem exposed in the wake of Hurricane Irma - the entire Monday edition of the Bill Press Show!
Bill Press is out so Igor Volsky (CAP Action Fund) is filling in. He welcomes Chris Lu, Elana Schor and Liz Kennedy to discuss the Washington Post's report that Donald Trump may attempt to pardon himself, the policies Democrats can rally around, the next steps for the GOP health care bill and the bogus claims made by Kris Kobach's voter fraud commission - the full Friday edition of the Bill Press Show!
Bill Press is out so Igor Volsky is filling in. He welcomes Elana Schor, Paul Singer, and Carolyn Fiddler to discuss Donald Trump's sexist attack on Mika Brzezinski, a new push from Ben Sasse to repeal Obamacare without a replacement, whether or not press briefings are necessary, and the issues Democrats should campaign on in 2018 - the full Friday edition of the Bill Press Show!
Bill Press welcomes Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI), Cameron Joseph, & Elana Schor for a full recap of James Comey's testimony including the lies Trump told about the FBI, a growing case for obstruction of justice, the rebuttal from Trump's personal lawyer, and the White House assertion that the president is not a liar - the full Friday edition of the Bill Press Show!
Bill Press welcomes Elana Schor, Jon Allen, & Pema Levy to discuss Rob Quist's loss in Montana's special election, additional support from Democratic leaders for a $15 minimum wage, what it will take for Democrats to win more Congressional seats, & Jared Kushner's new role at the center of the Russia investigation - the full Friday edition of the Bill Press Show!
Elana Schor, a congressional reporter for Politico, joins Rick and Michael to preview the populist economic agenda that the Democrats are set to unveil this summer. The guys also debate Sean Spicer's Holocaust gaffe in Tuesday's White House press briefing. Is this the straw that breaks the camel's back?
Bill Press welcomes Elana Schor, Neil King, & Annie Linskey to discuss FBI director James Comey's opportunity to debunk Donald Trump's wiretapping claims at his hearing today, how the Democrats plan to fight Neil Gorsuch's SCOTUS nomination, setting the facts straight on Trump's budget, and the latest on Elizabeth Warren's 2020 aspirations - all the big highlights from this Monday edition of the Bill Press Show!
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new regulations for CO2 emission reductions from existing power plants. The proposal requires states to implement the Agency’s Clean Power Plan. Proponents argue that it is an essential measure to protect vital natural resources; opponents argue that it will be massively costly and logistically difficult to implement (particularly given the timeframes required in the proposed regulations), and that it robs the states of their sovereign power. Our panel of experts will discuss the underlying legal authority for EPA’s proposal, the appropriate federalism model for regulation of CO2 emissions under the Clean Air Act, and the policy implications. -- This panel was presented on June 18, 2015, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC during the Third Annual Executive Branch Review Conference. -- Featuring: Mr. David Doniger, Natural Resources Defense Council; Mr. Mark W. DeLaquil, Baker & Hostetler LLP; Mr. Robert M. Sussman, Sussman & Associates; and Mr. Misha Tseytlin, West Virginia Attorney General's Office. Moderator: Ms. Elana Schor, Politico.