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The Warning with Steve SchmidtHow Trump's Tariffs & Deportations Are Undermining Democracy | A Conversation with Ryan LizzaBetween his tariff wars and immigration actions, Donald Trump is destroying the rule of law in America. Steve Schmidt sits down with Ryan Lizza to discuss Trump's unlawful policies, judicial critiques of Trump's actions and the need for a pro-democracy movement.
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The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaJames Fallows on whether you should worry about getting on an airline flight tomorrowThis conversation will tell you everything you need to know about what’s going on with aviation safety right now—and how much the Trump administration is to blame.For more, check out Fallows’s new piece on the subject: “Pay Attention to What Happened in Newark.” Get full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-05-081h 00
The Telos News Podcast with Ryan Lizza“The Wednesday Warning” with Ryan LizzaThank you ann schneider, P. J. Schuster, Jeanne Elbe, Earl Brownlee, Laura Grossman, and many others for tuning into my live video with Steve Schmidt! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-05-081h 09
The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaJudge Michael Luttig on Trump's lawlessnessA very sobering conversation with Judge Luttig . More here, including an edited transcript. Thank you Baz, Glen Goodnough, Tamra Gallant, elizabeth, Amit Sen, and many others for tuning into my live video with Judge Luttig. Get full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-05-0751 min
The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaRyan Lizza and Lauren Harper discuss the memo that undercuts Trump’s deportation policyThank you Brian Beutler, Jeanne Elbe, J.J. Loughran, Jeffry Weidner, Mary Brohmer, and many others for tuning into my live video with Lauren Harper! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-05-0635 min
The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaRyan Lizza talks to Damon Linker about “the thinkers who set the stage for Trump the all-powerful”Thank you P. J. Schuster, Jeanne Elbe, ken jakub, Winter Brightly, Cristin McQueen, and many others for tuning into my live video with Damon Linker! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-05-061h 12
The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaRyan Lizza and Adam KlasfeldGet full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-05-0223 min
The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaChris Cillizza + Ryan LizzaGet full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-05-0151 min
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt100 Days Of Trump with Ryan Lizza
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James and Al unmask the disastrous impact of Trump’s first 100 days on our economy and democratic principles, call for a revitalization of America’s global leadership, and lay out the need for our media to push back against Executive Branch excesses before welcoming the founder of Telos.news, veteran D.C. journalist, Ryan Lizza. They discuss the legacy media’s struggle to cover Trump, the pernicious influence of the corporations dominating the media economy, how independent journalism can move our politics forward, and call out the censorship of the...2025-05-011h 19
The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaThe Laptop of MAGA Secrets—Now in Podcast Form!Yesterday, Telos News published its first big investigative piece: “Devin Nunes, Steven Biss, and the Laptop of MAGA Secrets.”I know it’s long, but much of the payoff is at the end, so I hope you can find the time to read it all.But if you’re like me, you probably also love podcasts and audiobooks and wouldn’t mind a convenient way to listen to the piece while you’re commuting or working out or running errands.We got you covered. We produced a new podcast version of the article, so just clic...2025-04-3056 min
The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaLive with The Contrarian’s fearless editor in chief, Jennifer RubinGet full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-04-3020 min
To The Contrary with Charlie SykesRyan Lizza: 100 Days of Trump 2.0Charlie Sykes is joined by journalist Ryan Lizza to unpack the first 100 days of Trump's second term and why much of the political media is failing to meet the moment. They discuss Lizza’s dramatic exit from Politico, the dangers of corporate media under pressure, and why journalists — and citizens — must rethink how they cover and confront this new era. Plus, they explore the chilling implications of government weaponization, surveillance, and the slow erosion of democratic norms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-04-2958 minThe Warning with Steve SchmidtTrump's War on Truth ---- And Who's Covering It | A Conversation with Ryan LizzaDonald Trump has always tried to silence his critics but, since returning to the White House, his intimidation tactics have increased. Steve Schmidt sits down with journalist Ryan Lizza to talk how Politico demanded an article be taken down because it was critical of Donald Trump.
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The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaLive With Ryan LizzaThank you Vicki L Trusselli, Leah Anderson, Jeanne Elbe, Maureen Drews, Christie Young-Ogren, and many others for tuning into my live video with Vicky Ward Investigates! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-04-2634 min
The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaSpecial Edition of The Jim Acosta Show with Rosie O’Donnell, Ryan Lizza, and Don LemonThank you Don Lemon, ROSIE ODONNELL, Ryan Lizza, Katharine Beckett Winship, Mark, and many others for tuning into my live video with ROSIE ODONNELL, Jim Acosta, and Don Lemon! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-04-241h 23
The Jim Acosta ShowSpecial Edition of The Jim Acosta Show with Rosie O’Donnell, Ryan Lizza, and Don LemonThank you Don Lemon, ROSIE ODONNELL, Ryan Lizza, Rebecca Gummere, Under the Covers, and many others for tuning into my live video with Ryan Lizza, ROSIE ODONNELL, and Don Lemon! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimacosta.substack.com/subscribe2025-04-231h 23
The Don Lemon ShowLEMON DROP | Don Lemon & Ryan Lizza on MAGA & the MediaDon sits down with journalist Ryan Lizza to dive into the current media landscape. How are media corporations responding to MAGA? Why are we still engaging in both sidesism? Join Don and Ryan to break it all down! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-04-2344 min
The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaDon Lemon and Ryan Lizza catch up on everything!Thank you Annee' deClouet, Maureen Drews, Rachel Speidel, sheena williams, Nicole Tampe, and many others for tuning into my live video with Don Lemon! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-04-2242 min
The Telos News Podcast with Ryan LizzaA conversation with Ryan LizzaThank you Taegan Goddard, Sherry Killam, Soso, Matthew Young, Helen K, and many others for tuning into my live video with Steve Schmidt! Join me for my next live video in the app.As you can see, there were some technical difficulties at the beginning, but, as always with Steve, this was an eye-opening and intense conversation. Get full access to Telos at www.telos.news/subscribe2025-04-221h 00
Cancel Me, DaddySexting with Mr. Brainworms (The Nuzzi/RFK Jr scandal)New York placed Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi “on leave” after the magazine Washington correspondent admitted to an inappropriate relationship with former presidential candidate RFK Jr.—sexting while covering the 2024 campaign.
This week, Katelyn and Christine discuss the unfolding media scandal with equal parts humor and smart analysis, drawing from each of their experiences as Washington reporters themselves. They turn their criticism to the media gatekeepers—WTF is wrong with all of the prominent journalists caping for Nuzzi with the enthusiasm she’s poured into tradfascs in her coverage and on the website formerly known as Twitter?
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Countdown with Keith Olbermann"THE RULES WERE YOU GUYS WEREN'T GONNA FACT CHECK!" - 10.2.24SERIES 3 EPISODE 40: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:46) SPECIAL COMMENT: JD Vance blew an otherwise substantial debate with one remark that will echo through the history of presidential campaigns the way the spoofing of Gerald Ford in 1976 by Chevy Chase did ("It was my understanding there would be no math.") Fact-checked once and only once by moderators Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan about the fact that the immigrants of Springfield, Ohio, are there legally, Vance seemingly summarized the entire premise of Trumpism - deceit and using it to hamstring a cowering media. He was terrified of...2024-10-0254 min
Playbook Deep DiveThe secrets of Jill Biden’s East WingFirst ladies are among the most powerful advisers in any White House and Jill Biden is no exception. On this episode of Deep Dive, host and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza is joined by NYT White House correspondent Katie Rogers, who recently published “American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden,” an authoritative account of how this century’s first ladies have influenced the nation. Ryan and Katie discuss Jill Biden and Melania Trump’s roles in staffing, campaigning, and policy decisions; sensitive items from their times in the White House, such as Me...2024-03-0845 min
USSC Briefing RoomPolitico’s Ryan Lizza and New York Magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi on US politics at the crossroadsThis is the second in a series of four panel discussions recorded from the United States Studies Centre’s inaugural Sydney International Strategy Forum. This episode is the “US politics at the crossroads” panel featuring:§ Ryan Lizza, Chief Washington Correspondent – Politico § Olivia Nuzzi, Washington Correspondent – New York Magazine § Associate Professor David Smith, Professor in American Politics & Foreign Policy – United States Studies Centre § Bruce Wolpe, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, United States Studies Centre§ Moderator: Victoria Cooper, Research Editor – United States Studies Centre A video recording of this episode is available on the USS...2023-11-2737 min
USSC Briefing RoomCovering presidents Obama, Trump and Biden with Ryan Lizza and Olivia NuzziWe are one year out from the 2024 US presidential election. If we ignore the actuarial possibilities or something that completely derails the polling reports we’re seeing, it will be a 2020 repeat of Trump v. Biden. But what are they like behind the scenes? Do their public personas match their private personas? How does this impact their 2024 campaigns? To discuss this, we interviewed Chief Washington Correspondent for Politico Ryan Lizza and Washington Correspondent for New York Magazine Olivia Nuzzi. Ryan’s reporting on President Obama won the White House Correspondents’ Association Aldo Beckman award and Olivia...2023-11-1633 minPlaybook Deep DiveWho’s really in charge? McCarthy, moderates, or the Freedom Caucus?It would be easy to look at the House of Representatives and assume that the members of the Freedom Caucus — and not Speaker Kevin McCarthy — are the ones who are actually in charge. But is that actually true? On this week’s episode of Playbook Deep Dive, host and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza talks with one of the top House moderates, Ohio Congressman Dave Joyce. Joyce is the Chairman of the Republican Governance Group, the pre-eminent faction for GOP centrists; and he’s also a senior appropriator, which means he’s one of the people who has to figure o...2023-09-1530 minPlaybook Deep DiveBehind the scenes at DHS with Alejandro MayorkasWhen Alejandro Mayorkas was tapped to run DHS – the now 20-year-old behemoth with 260,000 employees created in the aftermath of 9/11 – Mayorkas said that he was determined to be the Secretary of Homeland Security, NOT the Secretary of Immigration.How’s that going? Yesterday, Playbook co-author and Deep Dive host Ryan Lizza sat down with him on the sidelines of the Aspen Security Forum to find out.Mayorkas’s department is charged with preventing foreign and domestic terrorist attacks. It monitors threats from weapons of mass destruction, protects infrastructure and ensures we’re safe from cyber attacks. What m...2023-07-2137 minPlaybook Deep DiveHow Ron DeSantis went from GOP prom queen to MAGA wallflowerThis week, the rumors became reality as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott announced their long-awaited presidential campaigns. The contrast between the two events foreshadowed all of the big questions for next year’s Republican primaries.Tim Scott, who is a favorite among his senate colleagues — but who is mostly unknown outside of his home state and the Washington, D.C., fundraising circuit — preached optimism and unity while sharing the stage with his mother.Ron DeSantis, on the other hand, did something a little different. He announced his campaign on Twitter Spaces...2023-05-2651 minPlaybook Deep DiveAOC’s advice to Joe Biden on the debt limit showdownIn the last year, a lot has changed in Washington for progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).In 2021 and 2022, with Democrats controlling the House, she and her allies could block any piece of legislation if they held together. Their big fights were with moderate Democrats over how many trillions of dollars to spend on President Joe Biden’s agenda. And they had easy access to the White House with Ron Klain as Biden’s chief of staff.Now they are in the minority and far from the negotiating room where Joe Biden is tr...2023-05-1935 minPlaybook Deep DiveModerate Dem says Title 42 was Biden’s border blunderThis week, after years of criticism from immigration rights activists and many progressive Democrats, President Joe Biden has ended the use of Title 42. That’s the public health law that Donald Trump first used during the pandemic to expel millions of asylum seekers arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.Biden’s decision has drawn predictable outrage from Republicans. But perhaps more worrisome to the president is the growing list of critics from within the Democratic Party who are concerned that Biden’s border policies could trigger a humanitarian crisis and perhaps an electoral backlash. Rep. He...2023-05-1234 min
The TakeoutWhy Asa Hutchinson isn’t scared of Trump, Biden, or impossible odds
This week, we're offering our listeners 'a taste' of a podcast hosted by a friend of The Takeout, POLITICO's chief Washington correspondent Ryan Lizza!If you talk to Democratic strategists about the 2024 presidential election, there is a certain type of Republican nominee who they fear: Someone who knows how to speak in the language of inclusion; who can discuss abortion and guns without alienating suburban voters; who stands up to the GOP on some of the most fraught issues of the culture wars; who can argue that he or she has almost as much government experience as...2023-05-0947 minPlaybook Deep DiveWhy Asa Hutchinson isn’t scared of Trump, Biden, or impossible oddsIf you talk to Democratic strategists about the 2024 presidential election, there is a certain type of Republican nominee who they fear: Someone who knows how to speak in the language of inclusion; who can discuss abortion and guns without alienating suburban voters; who stands up to the GOP on some of the most fraught issues of the culture wars; who can argue that he or she has almost as much government experience as Joe Biden himself, but is still younger; who handled the pandemic in their state in a way that avoided some of the most unpopular decisions of...2023-05-0545 minPlaybook Deep DiveWhy this week’s media meltdown was years in the making – and what comes nextThis week in Washington – more so than anytime in Joe Biden’s presidency – the news has been all about… the news.To start, it’s the weekend of the White House Correspondents Association Dinner. But outside of the brunches and parties, a different type of media intrigue has been dominating politics. BuzzFeed News, the colossus of yesteryear’s viral reporting and the entity that published the infamous Steele Dossier about Donald Trump, announced that it was shutting down for good.On Monday, Fox News fired Tucker Carlson, their top-rated host. Within an hour, Don Lemon ann...2023-04-2850 minPlaybook Deep DiveWhite House PlumbersOn May 1, the hotly-anticipated HBO series White House Plumbers will premiere. The 5-episode series takes viewers along on a darkly funny ride with the fumbling ex-spooks and misguided “patriots.” E. Howard Hunt, played by Woody Harrelson and G. Gordon Liddy, played by Justin Theroux. The duo — along with some helpers — use any means necessary to secure the 1972 re-election of Richard Nixon, including breaking into the Democratic National Committee's headquarters at the Watergate Office Building. Of course instead of saving Nixon, Liddy and Hunt end up destroying his presidency.The show is a warped version of a buddy com...2023-04-211h 31Playbook Deep DiveDeSantis & the Florida speaker are just getting started. Here’s what’s next.This week, Florida’s statehouse cleared the way for Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign a six-week abortion ban. The man who shepherded the bill, House Speaker Paul Renner, joins Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza for this episode of Playbook Deep Dive. You might not know Renner’s name – but you definitely know his work:
A bill to ban surgeries and prescription treatments for transgender minors, which has passed the state Senate and Renner will soon push through the House
One of the most comprehensive new school voucher laws in the country
Legislation removing books with sexual content from Flo...2023-04-1442 minPlaybook Deep DiveHow Vivek Ramaswamy thinks he’s got Trump & DeSantis beatThe 2024 Republican presidential primary is off to a bit of a slow start.Donald Trump and former governors Nikki Haley and Asa Hutchinson have entered the race, but other likely candidates, such as Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence, are still sitting on the sidelines.Almost every Republican senator who flirted with the idea seems likely to pass, with the notable exception of Tim Scott, who’s been making stops in Iowa and New Hampshire.Into this vacuum has come Vivek Ramaswamy, who stated his intentions in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. He declared th...2023-04-0735 minPlaybook Deep DiveDonald Trump’s indictment: Our reporters dig into the repercussions for 2024Playbook Deep Dive host and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza gathers three of the best journalists in the POLITICO’s newsroom to break down the immediate questions of what Trump's indictment means. Joining him is Jonathan Martin, POLITICO’s Politics Bureau Chief; Meridith McGraw, who covers Trump for POLITICO; and Erica Orden, who is new to POLITICO and is one of the best legal reporters out there. All three have been breaking news on this story – and they’re on deadline. These are their thoughts about what has led to this moment and what will occur because of it.Ryan L...2023-03-3121 minPlaybook Deep DivePorn stars, felons, and spin doctors: Who will jurors believe in Trump’s case?Lanny Davis long ago established himself as the go-to operative in Washington when you’re in the middle of a PR crisis. He was famously the public face defending Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998. But today, 25 years later, he’s on the other side of a presidential sex scandal representing Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime lawyer and self-described “fixer,” who went to jail for a number of offenses, including his role in paying Stormy Daniels $130,000 in exchange for her not telling the media her account of an alleged affair with Donald Trump. Cohen is now...2023-03-2443 minPlaybook Deep DiveWhat Iran and China stand to gain from an Iraq AUMF repealOn Thursday, the Senate began to re-evaluate one of the most controversial episodes in American history: the Iraq war. After a generation of use and abuse, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling a vote to repeal the Iraq AUMF, or authorization for the use of military force, which has been a key underpinning for America’s so-called “forever wars” in the Middle East.But Stephen Hadley, the man who was the architect of many of the national security policies that the Iraq AUMF enabled, has something to say before Congress votes. Hadley was President George...2023-03-1732 minPlaybook Deep DiveAI is advancing faster than Congress. Here’s why that’s a bugLast November, when the artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT launched, an old science fiction question suddenly became very real: How long until the machines are smarter than the humans? It marked the beginning of a new era in technology – one that has enormous implications for the economy and the nation’s politics. On the Hill, members of Congress suddenly needed answers about the coming disruption. The expert they turned to for those was a video game developer from Southern California, Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.).Obernolte is, according to his peers, the guy you need to know on AI...2023-03-1028 minPlaybook Deep DiveFinnish Ambassador: Here’s the right way to poke the Russian bearThe war in Ukraine is just over one year old. There is widespread talk of a major spring offensive from both sides. War in Europe, once unthinkable, is now the new normal. But for one nation on Russia’s northern border, this feels like deja vu.Like Ukraine, Finland knows what it’s like to share a long border with Russia. The Finns have had Vladimir Putin as a neighbor, and they’ve been performing the same delicate dance of decoupling under his very watchful eye.Before his posting to Washington, Mikko Hautala was Finland’s ambass...2023-03-0335 minPlaybook Deep DiveHow to investigate the president, his predecessor & keep your jobUntil last month, Anthony Coley was Director of Public Affairs at the Justice Department and a Senior Adviser to Attorney General Merrick Garland. Coley was in the middle of some of the most extraordinary episodes at DOJ over the last two years: The appointment of two special counsels investigating one current and one former president.Responding to the drama around the investigation of the president’s son. Taking incoming from right-wing pundits saying Garland was protecting President Biden and left-wing pundits saying the attorney general was protecting former president Trump. And...2023-02-2444 minPlaybook Deep DiveWhat experts get wrong about Nikki Haley’s runNikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, and President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, is running for president. But not everyone on the right is impressed.In a brutal Valentine’s Day editorial, The Wall Street Journal said that there is “no clear rationale for her candidacy.” Over at The New York Times, the paper assembled 10 pundits to assess Haley’s candidacy, and the majority opinion was that she shouldn’t be taken very seriously. On this episode of Playbook Deep Dive, Rob Godfrey, a senior aide and spokesman for Haley when she was...2023-02-1747 minPlaybook Deep DiveHave China hawks flown the coop?In Washington, there is now a bipartisan consensus around being tough on China.This was happening even before the Chinese sent a spy balloon drifting across the United States. Last month, by a vote of 365-65, the House created a new “Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.”And with China hawks now dominating the thinking of both parties when it comes to Sino-U.S. relations, Deep Dive host Ryan Lizza decided to check in with Max Baucus, who is one of the leading voices warning that the hawk...2023-02-1037 minPlaybook Deep DiveWhy Kevin McCarthy thinks he’s already wonA small group of longtime Kevin McCarthy aides who decamped downtown to lobby are suddenly some of the most influential and sought-after people in Washington. They remain intensely loyal to the new speaker and serve as crucial sources of insight into his thinking and strategy.Ben Howard, now at the Duberstein Group, was McCarthy’s floor director. He was with him through all of the fraught moments of the John Boehner era, including in 2015 when Boehner retired and McCarthy lost out on securing his job. Howard saw up close how driven McCarthy was to get a second sh...2023-02-031h 04Playbook Deep DiveThe people of New Hampshire vs. Joe BidenWhat do you do when you are one of the guardians of your state’s most precious political and cultural institution — the very thing that defines New Hampshire — and the president you love and the party you’ve served your whole life, tells you to destroy it?To find out, we spoke to Ray Buckley. Buckley has served as the chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party since 2007 and he was involved in every New Hampshire presidential primary campaign since he was an organizer for Jimmy Carter.A big part of his job is protecting the stat...2023-01-2052 minPlaybook Deep DiveSen. Markey vs. Musk’s Twitter: The freed bird might get its wings clippedThere are some members of Congress who have famously struggled to understand the online world. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) prides himself on not only understanding the internet, but also for passing some of the key legislation that he likes to say helped lay the foundation for the digital revolution.More recently, Markey has been leading fights to enhance online privacy and regulate social media. So when Elon Musk took over Twitter recently, Markey was paying close attention to see what kinds of changes the richest man in the world might bring to the platform. The t...2022-11-1831 minPlaybook Deep DiveWeaponized (un)truths: Has the GOP ‘lost its mind’?Robert Draper's "Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind" focuses exclusively on the GOP during the crucial 18-month period after January 6 and vastly adds to our understanding of the Trump era. Far-right representatives Paul Gosar, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Matt Gaetz are part of a new breed of Republican party fighting with their GOP elders. The subtitle of Draper's book — emphasizing when, not how — Trump-inspired elected officials helped the former president solidify his grip over the Republican party is as important as understanding what has happened to the party.In this week's Playbook Deep...2022-10-2147 minPlaybook Deep DiveHow we predict electionsScott Bland is POLITICO’s national politics editor and leading all of POLITICO’s 2022 midterm coverage. To do it, he has a team of about 15 reporters around the country following campaigns. Despite the cooling temperatures, this is when people like Bland start to sweat. His job is to ensure readers and listeners aren’t surprised on election night — that POLITICO has considered and reported on all possible outcomes, including the outliers — those black swan scenarios with seemingly low probabilities. Not just the most likely ones, according to conventional wisdom.The specter of 2016 still haunts newsro...2022-10-1432 minPlaybook Deep DiveDream job disappointment: Testifying against TrumpSarah Matthews has a political resume similar to a lot of conservatives her age. At Kent State, she joined the College Republicans and made her first pilgrimage to the annual CPAC conference in Washington. Sarah interned on Capitol Hill for John Boehner and Sen. Rob Portman, both of Ohio. And then she got a job doing comms for Republicans on the Hill.But a few years later, in June 2020, she was working for Donald Trump. Like a lot of her colleagues, she was well aware of Trump’s flaws, but she agreed with his policies. When her me...2022-10-0753 minPlaybook Deep DiveGiorgia Meloni's Hard Right PlaybookLast Sunday, Italians voted for the most right-wing government since Benito Mussolini. The controversial politician leading the winning coalition, Giorgia Meloni, will become Italy's first female prime minister.Meloni has become a darling of sorts for many Republicans in America, who invited her to speak at this year's CPAC conference. The "Brothers of Italy," co-founded by Meloni in 2012, was a fringe party with neo-fascist roots. It rebranded itself in recent years as a socially conservative, ultra-nationalist party that's also a European voice in the growing trans-national culture wars.From a rooftop bar near central Rome...2022-09-3029 minPlaybook Deep DiveKara Swisher knows when to fold ‘emKara Swisher has hosted the annual Code Conference for the last twenty years. Recently she announced that this was her final year organizing and running the event, which concluded on Thursday in Los Angeles.At the final big panel on Wednesday evening, Swisher ended things where she started: with a conversation about Steve Jobs.She gathered the famous Apple designer Jony Ive and the widow of Steve Jobs — Laurene Powell Jobs — and the CEO of Apple — Tim Cook — who flew to Los Angeles for Swisher hours after unveiling the new iPhone 14 at Apple's headquarters in Cupertin...2022-09-0948 minPlaybook Deep DiveNew Jan. 6 witness: Trump had mystery call with PutinIf documentary filmmaker Alex Holder’s memory is accurate, Donald Trump was on the phone with Vladimir Putin just minutes after the news broke that the Russian president had dismissed Trump’s Hunter Biden allegations. Holder began filming former President Donald Trump in September 2020 during his campaign for reelection. In the runup to the election and continuing after they left office, Holder had extensive access to film and interview Trump, his inner circle and former Vice President Mike Pence. The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 recently sent a subpoena to Holder for raw footage related to interv...2022-06-2430 min
POLITICO TechPresenting Playbook Deep Dive: He defied Trump and still survived a GOP primaryThis week in the GOP primary for South Dakota’s at-large district, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) defeated a challenger from his right who claimed he wasn’t aligned closely enough with former President Donald Trump, even though Johnson agrees with Trump on many policies. Johnson’s vote for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attacks and his support for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to remain in House Leadership was cited as proof he is not an ally of the former president. Johnson also faced more than $500,000 in spending against him from Drain the DC Swamp PAC. He tells...2022-06-1045 minPlaybook Deep DiveHe defied Trump and still survived a GOP primaryThis week in the GOP primary for South Dakota’s at-large district, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) defeated a challenger from his right who claimed he wasn’t aligned closely enough with former President Donald Trump, even though Johnson agrees with Trump on many policies. Johnson’s vote for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attacks and his support for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to remain in House Leadership was cited as proof he is not an ally of the former president. Johnson also faced more than $500,000 in spending against him from Drain the DC Swamp PAC. He tells...2022-06-1044 minPlaybook Deep DiveWill the GOP control Congress for the next decade?There’s at least a few people in the Democratic establishment who have hope for the midterms. They’re the redistricting experts, people like Kelly Burton. She’s a long-time political operative and the president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, an organization that she leads along with other top party names like former attorney general Eric Holder. The NDRC is leading the Democrats’ charge against Republican gerrymandering during the 2022 redistricting cycle.So why are Burton and her counterparts so sanguine? Because for the first time since 2018, they are confident that redistricting and numerous legal battles are making t...2022-06-0326 minPlaybook Deep DiveWill ‘extremism’ fracture the GOP? Cheney vs. Trump in WyomingTrump-backed candidates have lost recently in Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina and Idaho. The biggest caveat about how the lessons of other states might apply in Wyoming is that in states where the Trump candidate lost, the non-Trump candidate was not anti-Trump. Rep. Liz Cheney’s political identity — at least, her identity on the national stage — is now defined by her criticism of the former president. The anti-Cheney effort in Wyoming has been led by Frank Eathorne, the Wyoming GOP chair and Trump’s most important ally in the state. Last weekend, Victoria Eavis of the Casper Star-Tribune and Rone Tempest...2022-05-2734 minPlaybook Deep DiveHaddad dishes on more than brunchThe White House Correspondents’ Dinner is back for the first time since 2019. Journalists, A-list celebrities and Washington’s power players will pack the cavernous ballroom at the Washington Hilton. That means brunch is back too. On this week’s episode, Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza gets a tour from Tammy Haddad at the site of her annual garden brunch, one of the most sought after invites of the weekend. Plus, insights from comedian and WHCD alum Elayne Boosler and Ed Solomon of Anthony's Tuxedos in Georgetown.Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Tammy Haddad is CEO...2022-04-2939 minPOLITICO TechPresenting Playbook Deep Dive: 'You only win if you fight': Will Gallego unseat Sinema?This week Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza is in Arizona to dig into a few big plotlines ahead of this year’s elections. Trump narrowly lost the state in 2020, Senator Mark Kelly – the Democratic incumbent – is one of the most vulnerable senators up for reelection this year and strategists are already looking at the 2024 Senate election to see who will run against Kyrsten Sinema. On this week’s Playbook Deep Dive Episode, Ryan joins Rep. Ruben Gallego for a long dinner and a few drinks. They discuss Gallego’s fraught history with Sinema, a potential campaign against her in 2024, the political...2022-04-2228 minPlaybook Deep Dive‘You only win if you fight:' Will Gallego unseat Sinema?This week Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza is in Arizona to dig into a few big plotlines ahead of this year’s elections. Trump narrowly lost the state in 2020, Senator Mark Kelly – the Democratic incumbent – is one of the most vulnerable senators up for reelection this year and strategists are already looking at the 2024 Senate election to see who will run against Kyrsten Sinema. On this week’s Playbook Deep Dive Episode, Ryan joins Rep. Ruben Gallego for a long dinner and a few drinks. They discuss Gallego’s fraught history with Sinema, a potential campaign against her in 2024, the political...2022-04-2228 minPlaybook Deep DiveBiden’s pollster on how to ‘not get our a---- kicked’ in midtermsIn the coming weeks and months, the Playbook team will be out covering the key districts and states that will decide the outcome of the midterm elections. This week, co-author Ryan Lizza was in Las Vegas to interview John Anzalone, who is best known as President Joe Biden’s pollster, but who is also a top adviser to Gov. Steve Sisolak, who is up for reelection this year. In Nevada, two of the Democrats’ biggest political challenges collide: Democrats’ Hispanic voter problem is their working-class voter problem.Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.John Anzalo...2022-04-1536 minPlaybook Deep DiveRo Khanna had some BBB advice for the president. Biden called it ‘homicide.’Congressman Ro Khanna is one of the most influential progressives inside the house democratic caucus. He represents California’s 17th district – a large chunk of Silicon Valley. It’s wealthy, influential and home to companies like Apple, Intel, and Cisco Systems.Today, Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza asks Representative Khanna what went wrong trying to pass Biden’s Build Back Better plan and what he thinks progressives’ influence on Biden has been. Khanna also suggests how Democrats can improve their prospects going into the midterms.Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Rep. Ro Khanna is...2022-04-0833 minPlaybook Deep DiveThink you understand suburban voters? Doug Sosnik has a 14-page memo betting otherwise.Doug Sosnik is a man whose deep dive political memos are considered essential reading in Washington. He's best known as a former senior adviser to then-President Bill Clinton. His latest memo dissects the new center of political power in America and argues that the most important battlegrounds are fought in the suburbs.Today, Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza has dinner with Sosnik to find out why he thinks a lot of conventional wisdom about the politics of American suburbs is wrong. Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Doug Sosnik is a political strategist a...2022-04-0127 minPlaybook Deep Dive'It's war and the enemy gets a vote’: The man advising BlinkenWhen you look at the major diplomatic events of the last thirty years, Derek Chollet has experienced them all. He’s worked with legends like James Baker, Strobe Talbott and Richard Holbrooke and served in some of the highest echelons of the White House, the Pentagon and the U.S. Department of State. From Bosnia to Syria — and now Russia — Chollet has helped to shape America’s approaches to its policy abroad.Today, Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza sits down with Chollet, who’s currently the Counselor of the Department of State, to dig into Foggy Bottom’s approach to...2022-03-2544 minPlaybook Deep DiveThe man fighting for Ukraine in DCEven as President Joe Biden has emphasized that the U.S. and NATO do not want to engage with Russia militarily, Congress has pushed the administration to take a hard stance against Russia through unprecedented financial and economic sanctions. In recent years, behind the scenes, lobbyists representing Ukrainian interests pushed for sanctions on the other combustible issue, gas. Tonight, Playbook author Ryan Lizza has dinner in downtown DC with lobbyist Daniel Vajdich, on his strategy, before the war, to help deter Russian aggression and protect Ukraine, and his thoughts on the potential fallout from being burned by lobb...2022-03-1136 minPlaybook Deep DiveAn insider’s look into Putin’s long gameMore than a week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated his military offensive. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rallied international support for a major resistance. And major Western powers have isolated Russia by imposing devastating economic sanctions that leave Putin without an obvious off-ramp.There is no end in sight to the war on the ground.But there’s another war being fought in parallel through news interviews, social media posts and open source data: the information war. And it’s happening well beyond Ukraine’s borders.Today...2022-03-0445 minPlaybook Deep DivePutin’s new war, inside and outIt’s an event that Russians, Ukrainians and the rest of the world have been thinking about, but one that many people didn’t think would actually happen: Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Tense warnings and attempts at diplomacy have been discarded, with airstrikes and resistance arriving instead. Today, Playbook author Ryan Lizza talks with two journalists — Nataliya Gumenyuk and Uliana Pavlova — about the events unfolding in Kyiv and along the Russian border right outside of the Donbas region.Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Natalia Gumenyuk is a reporter in Kiev.Uliana Pav...2022-02-2522 minPlaybook Deep DiveThe never-before-told backstory of Pence's Jan. 6 argumentFor most of his life, J. Michael Luttig has operated behind the scenes at the top of the conservative legal world. He started his career as a young aide at the U.S. Supreme Court, worked as an attorney in the Reagan White House, clerked for Judge Antonin Scalia before he was a legal icon, helped guide the appointment of two other Supreme Court justices, and was appointed to a federal judgeship by President George H.W. Bush.During Luttig’s time on the bench, one of his clerks was a young attorney named John Eastman. In re...2022-02-1831 minPlaybook Deep DiveThe Gen X activists upending Democratic politicsFor months, the parental backlash against school closings has dominated headlines and driven speculation about a brewing electoral wave for Republicans. But what if the parents are part of the deep-blue core of one of the most heavily Democratic cities in the country? That's exactly what's happening in San Francisco, as the political collision between a liberal school board and a group of angry, just-as-liberal parents is earning national attention for what it tells us about the shifting and complicated politics of pandemic parenthood.Today, Playbook author Ryan Lizza sits down with Siva Raj and Autumn Looijen...2022-02-1144 minPlaybook Deep DiveWhy Stephanie Cutter says Dems need a new SCOTUS strategyNow that Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, the Biden Administration is racing to select the perfect nominee to be his replacement. According to one Democratic strategist, the rules for confirming a Supreme Court justice have changed and Democrats need a new strategy. The confirmation of a justice is no joke — at best, it’s a wild and bumpy ride filled with intense vetting, “murderboards” and senatorial grillings. Each SCOTUS nominee is appointed a guide by the White House. Today, Playbook author Ryan Lizza joins Stephanie Cutter, co-founder of Precision Strategies and one-time ”sherpa” for Justice Sonia Sotomayor, to explain what it’s li...2022-02-0434 minPlaybook Deep DiveA former NATO ambassador gets inside Putin’s headMore than 100,000 Russian troops are mobilized along the Ukrainian border. What is Vladimir Putin’s ultimate goal? Today, Playbook author Ryan Lizza talks to former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker — who led Trump’s Ukraine negotiations — about how President Biden is responding to the Ukraine threat, and how he would counter Putin’s strategy. Plus, journalist Uliana Pavlova joins us from Moscow to describe the sentiment on the ground.Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Kurt Volker is the former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and special envoy to Ukraine.Uliana Pavlova is a freel...2022-01-2834 minPlaybook Deep DiveWhat Joe Manchin told Steve Clemons at dinnerSteve Clemons is a DC institution — an operator who connects some of the biggest power players in the Capitol. He also happens to be the confidant of the most powerful senator in Washington, Democrat Joe Manchin. Playbook author Ryan Lizza joins Clemons for breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown to dish on what's motivating Manchin behind the scenes, and what he might do next.Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Steve Clemons is Editor At Large of The HillKara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.Carlos Prieto is a...2022-01-141h 02POLITICO TechPresenting Playbook Deep Dive: “Meet DC’s “Lobbyist Hunter”“Somebody’s gotta do it. It might as well be me.” So says Ivan Adler, the “lobbyist hunter” who plucks D.C.’s most idealistic Hill staffers and turns them into K Street top dogs. POLITICO’s Hailey Fuchs and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza pry open the revolving door between the Hill and K Street — one of the most controversial but everlasting features of Washington’s underbelly.Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.Hailey Fuchs is a reporter at POLITICO covering money & influence in D.C.Ivan Adler is 'The Lobbyist Hunter' and an executive recru...2021-12-2727 minPlaybook Deep DiveJoe Biden's inflation whispererUnemployment is dropping and the economy, by many measures, is humming. But spiraling inflation is creating a serious drag on the economic recovery and hurting President Joe Biden's approval ratings. This week Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza chats with Jared Bernstein, a member of Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers, and POLITICO’s Kate Davidson about Build Back Better and the administration’s response to rising costs throughout the economy.Jared Bernstein is a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.Kate Davidson is the author of POLITICO's Morning Money.Ryan Lizza is a Playbo...2021-12-1722 minPOLITICO TechPresenting Playbook Deep Dive: The Biden family's secretsAfter seven Senate terms and three runs for president, Joe Biden has mastered his folksy image. But behind "the Delaware way" are secrets in Joe's family tree and son Hunter's foreign deals. National political correspondent Ben Schreckinger tells Playbook's Ryan Lizza about what he uncovered while investigating his book, “The Bidens: Inside The First Family’s Fifty-Year Rise to Power.”Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.Ben Schreckinger is a national political correspondent for POLITICO and the author of "The Bidens: Inside The First Family’s Fifty-Year Rise to Power."Adrienne Hurst is a produc...2021-12-0330 minPOLITICO TechPresenting Playbook Deep Dive: Kiss your swing districts goodbyeGerrymandering: Depending on where you stand, it’s either the cause of, or solution to, many of America’s political problems. Here’s what that fight looks like — from the outside looking in, and from the inside looking out. Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza dives into the subject with GOP strategist (and former gerrymanderer) Jeff Timmer, Common Cause North Carolina executive director Bob Phillips and Politico’s Ally Mutnick.Jeff Timmer is a senior advisor for the Lincoln Project.Bob Phillips is the executive director of Common Cause North Carolina.Ally Mutnick covers House campaigns and redistricti...2021-11-2634 minPlaybook Deep DiveKiss your swing districts goodbyeGerrymandering: Depending on where you stand, it’s either the cause of, or solution to, many of America’s political problems. Here’s what that fight looks like — from the outside looking in, and from the inside looking out. Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza dives into the subject with GOP strategist (and former gerrymanderer) Jeff Timmer, Common Cause North Carolina executive director Bob Phillips and Politico’s Ally Mutnick.Jeff Timmer is a senior advisor for the Lincoln Project.Bob Phillips is the executive director of Common Cause North Carolina.Ally Mutnick covers House campaigns and redistricti...2021-11-1934 minPOLITICO TechPresenting Playbook Deep Dive: The strategists who made the “Youngkin Republican”For the first time in 12 years, a Republican won the governorship in Virginia. And it wasn’t just any victory — to claim the seat, Glenn Youngkin had to beat Terry McAuliffe, former governor and Democratic royalty. In this special presentation of Playbook Deep Dive, Ryan Lizza digs into the narrow win with Youngkin campaign strategists Jeff Roe and Kristin Davison, and the mistakes they think McAuliffe’s campaign made. Plus, senior politics editor Charlie Mahtesian on the significant places Youngkin gained the most votes.Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Charlie Mahtesian is senior politi...2021-11-1228 minPlaybook Deep DiveThe strategists who made the “Youngkin Republican”For the first time in 12 years, a Republican won the governorship in Virginia. And it wasn’t just any victory — to claim the seat, Glenn Youngkin had to beat Terry McAuliffe, former governor and Democratic royalty. Ryan Lizza digs into the narrow win with Youngkin campaign strategists Jeff Roe and Kristin Davison, and the mistakes they think McAuliffe’s campaign made. Plus, senior politics editor Charlie Mahtesian on the significant places Youngkin gained the most votes.Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Charlie Mahtesian is senior politics editor for POLITICO.Kristin Davison was a camp...2021-11-0528 minPOLITICO TechPresenting Playbook Deep Dive: Meet D.C.'s 'Lobbyist Hunter'“Somebody’s gotta do it. It might as well be me.” So says Ivan Adler, the “lobbyist hunter” who plucks D.C.’s most idealistic Hill staffers and turns them into K Street top dogs. In this special presentation of Playbook Deep Dive, POLITICO’s Hailey Fuchs and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza pry open the revolving door between the Hill and K Street — one of the most controversial but everlasting features of Washington’s underbelly.Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.Hailey Fuchs is a reporter at POLITICO covering money & influence in D.C.Ivan Adler is...2021-10-2826 minPlaybook Deep DiveMeet D.C.'s 'Lobbyist Hunter'“Somebody’s gotta do it. It might as well be me.” So says Ivan Adler, the “lobbyist hunter” who plucks D.C.’s most idealistic Hill staffers and turns them into K Street top dogs. POLITICO’s Hailey Fuchs and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza pry open the revolving door between the Hill and K Street — one of the most controversial but everlasting features of Washington’s underbelly.Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.Hailey Fuchs is a reporter at POLITICO covering money & influence in D.C.Ivan Adler is 'The Lobbyist Hunter' and an executive recru...2021-10-1526 minPlaybook Deep DiveThe Biden family's secretsAfter seven Senate terms and three runs for president, Joe Biden has mastered his folksy image. But behind "the Delaware way" are secrets in Joe's family tree and son Hunter's foreign deals. National political correspondent Ben Schreckinger tells Playbook's Ryan Lizza about what he uncovered while investigating his book, “The Bidens: Inside The First Family’s Fifty-Year Rise to Power.”Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.Ben Schreckinger is a national political correspondent for POLITICO and the author of "The Bidens: Inside The First Family’s Fifty-Year Rise to Power."Adrienne Hurst is a produc...2021-10-0130 min
Short CircuitShort Circuit 190: A Crime a Day in PrisonMike Chase, author of “How to Become a Federal Criminal” and the man behind the @CrimeADay Twitter account, joins us to lay out the Eighth Circuit’s take on Congressman Devin Nunes suing people he doesn’t agree with. IJ attorney Diana Simpson then explains how an especially talented prisoner has won two cases at the Ninth Circuit over the cold turkey tactics of his jailers. Mike also relates to us some of his experiences representing prisoners and how they often have very meritorious claims.
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Coston v...2021-09-2300 minPlaybook Deep DiveBiden’s abortion clash with the Catholic ChurchWhat does it mean to be the nation’s second Catholic president? Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza talks with senior staff writer Ruby Cramer about how Joe Biden balances a very public role with the “private matter” of his faith at a time of deep division over abortion, and among the bishops in his own church.Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.Ruby Cramer is a senior staff writer at POLITICO magazine.Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio.Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.Jenny Ament is senior produc...2021-09-1031 minPlaybook Deep DiveThe first true foreign policy test of Biden's presidencyThe Taliban's return to power marks the first real foreign policy crisis of the Biden administration — and a rare moment of bipartisan criticism of Joe Biden. But will the bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan scramble American politics, or merely deepen long-building fissures across the political spectrum? On the right, attempts to save America's Afghan allies have resurfaced fierce divides over immigration and diversity. On the left, the pullout is reigniting a debate over the US's "forever wars." Playbook co-authors Rachael Bade and Ryan Lizza on Biden's political pitfalls.Rachael Bade is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.Ryan Li...2021-08-2023 minPlaybook Deep DiveVote-a-rama drama and the national debtNobody on Capitol Hill got much sleep this week. The Senate passed its infrastructure bill, stayed up all night in a vote-a-rama and provided foreshadowing for the set of fights yet to come. As Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza put it this week: “Threat of a government shutdown? Possibility of America defaulting on its loans? Dust off that Blackberry, fire off a manual RT, and put on some LMFAO. It’s feeling very 2011.” Ryan and POLITICO’s Jennifer Scholtes break down what’s ahead for Congress.Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.Jennifer Scholtes is budget and...2021-08-1333 minPlaybook Deep DiveThe Democratic ‘civil war’ in OhioThe Democratic establishment dealt a crushing blow to the progressive movement this week in Ohio, where tensions, bad blood and intraparty allegiances were on full display. What can we learn from a special congressional primary that quickly became a national spectacle? And what does it say about the direction of one of the most powerful political forces in Washington: the Congressional Black Caucus? POLITICO's Ally Mutnick performs an autopsy with Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza.Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.Ally Mutnick is campaigns reporter at POLITICO.Adrienne Hurst is a producer for...2021-08-0632 minPlaybook Deep DiveMcConnell, Oklahoma and the education culture warA century ago, a violent white mob razed the heart of Tulsa's thriving Black community. Now, Oklahoma — and Republicans on Capitol Hill — are swept up in a national culture war over how schools teach kids about racism and sexism. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has inserted himself into that battle. POLITICO's education editor Delece Smith-Barrow and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza delve into the tug-of-war, its implications for 2022, and how McConnell is turning what was once the subject of an occasional Fox News segment into a core piece of the Republican platform.Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITI...2021-06-0432 minPlaybook Deep DiveA GOP civil war? Don’t bet on itIf you’ve paid any attention to the news lately, you’ve probably heard this line: There’s a “civil war” raging within the GOP. Republican leadership is duking it out in the open after losing the White House, the House and the Senate; just this week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ousted his No. 3, Rep. Liz Cheney. On this Playbook Deep Dive, political analyst Jeff Greenfield digs into a contrarian argument with Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza: There is no civil war. This is a purge of anyone who isn't sticking to the party line — and it might actually strengthen t...2021-05-1431 minPlaybook Deep DiveMoney, MTG and the D.C. power machineRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has made a name — and recently, fundraised over $3 million — on becoming a political celebrity by oiling gears in the "outrage machine," promoting extremist beliefs and false conspiracy theories and bypassing establishment media and establishment Washington. In Congress, she may not have committee assignments, but she's got an increasingly valuable email list and a growing war chest. What her rise reveals about the power (or lack thereof) of the party’s traditional gatekeepers and the increasing nationalization of local races, featuring Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill), Playbook's Ryan Lizza, and POLITICO's Melanie Zanona, Michael Kruse, and Charlie Mahtesian...2021-04-3030 minPlaybook Deep DiveSen. Brian Schatz and why Senate Democrats are walking on eggshellsPOLITICO Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza interviews Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) to talk the next bill on the Democrats' agenda, whether or not Democrats will have to go around Republicans to get anything done and what his philosophy degree can tell us about this moment. Come for the policy, stay for the Kant*.*Actually it was the German poet Novalis (formally Georg Friedrich Philipp von Hardenberg) who said "Philosophy can bake no bread; but she can procure for us God, Freedom, Immortality." There's your trivia for the week.Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.2021-03-1924 min
Rent FreeLizza Ryan, D1 field hockey playerWe have our second interview with current Boston University fied hockey player Lizza Ryan. We talk to Liz about her local athletic career, what makes a good field hockey coach, how she navigated recruiting and transferring, and about her time with the United States U21 team. Another awesome interview, hope you guys enjoy!2021-01-2027 min
To Die ForEpisode 14: Podcast Blackout - Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter - Justice for George Floyd - Say Their NamesEMMETT TILL - MEDGAR EVERS - DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR - HENRY SMITH - JOHN CRAWFORD III - MICHAEL BROWN - EZELL FORD - DANTE PARKER - MICHELLE CUSSEAUX - LAQUAN MCDONALD - TANISHA ANDERSON - AKAI GURLEY - TAMIR RICE - RUMAIN BRISBON - JERAME REID - MATTHEW AJIBADE - JAMES N. POWELL JR. - FRANK SMART - NATASHA MCKENNA - TONY ROBINSON - ANTHONY HILL - MYA HALL - PHILLIP WHITE - ERIC HARRIS - WALTER SCOTT - WILLIAM CHAPMAN...2020-06-1408 minPlaybook Deep DiveThe protests — the political and the personalGuest host Eugene Daniels talks with chief Washington correspondent Ryan Lizza about the growing unrest and national protests — and what he's observed spending his nights outside the White House.Thank you to Ryan Lizza, Zack Stanton and Sarah Crump for audio used in this episode.Eugene Daniels is a political reporter for POLITICO.Ryan Lizza is chief Washington correspondent for POLITICO.Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Lea...2020-06-0533 min
The StakesBiden's Media Battle with guest Ryan LizzaAfter a hiatus, Honestly Speaking with Tara kicks off Season 2 with Politico's Chief Washington Correspondent Ryan Lizza. He discusses the Biden campaign's frustration with their media coverage, the role of "woke" twitter and the democratic field, and what it's like in the "spin room" after the latest democratic debate. Lizza also offers previously unknown details about his infamous 2017 late night interview with Anthony Scaramucci that ultimately led to his firing after only 10 days as White House Communications Director.Tara is back with her tell it like it is commentary on the political hot topics of the week...2019-09-171h 42
Hog PlanetEpisode 11- Auld Lame SyneWe will start with some weird stories from the last week of 2017. We’ll give you the lowdown on Melania’s brave battle against Andrew Jackson’s magnolia tree, the greater of two evil PAULs running for senator in Wisconsin, and another classic Cernovich self-own, this time on Reddit!.
In the pop culture corner, we’re finally done with Star Wars, so we are ready to move on to its polar opposite. We’re talking about Bright, Netflix’s brand-new inexplicable Will Smith buddy cop movie. Its $90 million budget and attempt to recast race relations as magical clashes have certainly generated a...2018-01-021h 23
Most Reliable Website Where You Can Find and Download Audiobooks in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureThe New Yorker, July 6th & 13th, 2009 Audiobook by Ryan Lizza, Ariel Levy, Malcolm GladwellListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://audiobookspace.com/freeTitle: The New Yorker, July 6th & 13th, 2009
Subtitle: Part 1 (Ryan Lizza, Ariel Levy, Malcolm Gladwell)
Author: Ryan Lizza, Ariel Levy, Malcolm Gladwell
Narrator: Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall
Length: 2 hrs
Language: English
Release date: 07-01-09
Publisher: The New Yorker
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Publisher's Summary:
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"Stonewall Plus Forty", by Hendrik Hertzberg: Obama and gay rights.
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
"Michael Jackson", by Kelefa Sanneh: Remembering the King of Pop.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
"The Contrarian", by Ryan Lizza: Sheila Blair's...2009-07-0102 min
Most Reliable Website Where You Can Find and Download Audiobooks in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureThe New Yorker, March 2nd, 2009 (Ryan Lizza, A. M. Homes, Adam Gopnik) Audiobook by Ryan Lizza, A. M. Homes, Adam GopnikListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://audiobookspace.com/freeTitle: The New Yorker, March 2nd, 2009 (Ryan Lizza, A. M. Homes, Adam Gopnik)
Author: Ryan Lizza, A. M. Homes, Adam Gopnik
Narrator: Todd Mundt
Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-25-09
Publisher: The New Yorker
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Publisher's Summary:
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"Voter, Beware", by Jeffrey Toobin: The Supreme Court takes on a civil-rights landmark.
THE FINANCIAL PAGE
"Nice Work If You Can Get It", by James Surowiecki: Wages, productivity, and the unemployment crisis.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
"The...2009-02-251h 55
Most Reliable Website Where You Can Find and Download Audiobooks in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureThe New Yorker, September 1st, 2008 (John Colapinto, Ryan Lizza, John Updike) Audiobook by John Colapinto, Ryan Lizza, John UpdikeListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://audiobookspace.com/freeTitle: The New Yorker, September 1st, 2008 (John Colapinto, Ryan Lizza, John Updike)
Author: John Colapinto, Ryan Lizza, John Updike
Narrator: Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall
Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-27-08
Publisher: The New Yorker
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Publisher's Summary:
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"Attack-Dog Days", by Hendrik Hertzberg: What Barack Obama is up against.
THE POLITICAL SCENE
"The Code of the West", by Ryan Lizza: What Colorado can teach the Democrats.
THE ANNALS OF RETAIL
"Stop, Thief!", by John Colapinto: Shoplifter beware.
BOOKS
"Max...2008-08-271h 54