Shows
Ask a Pol drugsSen. Ashley Moody noncommittal on banking protections for marijuana companiesWho?Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL)* *Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s replacement in the United States Senate. ICYMI — don’t expect much ‘drug’ diplomacy… LISTEN: Laslo & Moody Ask a Pol asks:Do you know where ypou are on the SAFER Banking Act? Key Moody:“Something being proposed currently?” Sen. Ashley Moody replies. Yeah. It's the banking protections for cannabis firms. “Right,” Moody says. “But there are numerous versions floating around.”Ask a Pol drugs is a reader-supported publica...2025-04-2002 min
Ask a Pol uapsSASC Chair Roger Wicker: “I don't want to be quoted about drones”Who?Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) — Chair, US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) LISTEN: Laslo & Wicker Ask a Pol asks:Curious your thoughts on the Trump White House claim the FAA knows what's hovering over sensitive sites — especially after the Langley AFB incursion? Key Wicker:“Okay, let me give you a little background here,” Sen. Roger Wicker exclusively told Ask a Pol. Ask a Pol’s FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Sign up and get our latest exclusives 1st.WATCH: 60 Minutes ‘drone’ segment w/ Chair WickerSource: Y...2025-03-1903 min
Ask a Pol drugsCo-chair Joyce on why Cannabis Caucus hasn't met yet: “Why run our heads into the wall?"Who?Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) — Co-chair, Congressional Cannabis CaucusLISTEN: Laslo & JoyceAsk a Pol asks:What’s this we hear that the Congressional Cannabis Caucus hasn’t even met yet three months into this new Congress? Key Joyce:“No. We haven’t,” Rep. Dave Joyce exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “Well, let’s face it, what are going to put on the table at the moment? … Why run our heads into the wall, right?” CAMEO: Andy Harris “Say no to marijuana!” Rep. Andy...2025-03-1502 min
Ask a Pol drugsSen. Lisa Blunt Rochester's aide won't let the US Senator discuss marijuana policyWho?Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) LISTEN: Laslo & Blunt RochesterAsk a Pol asks:Where are you on SAFER Banking Act?Key Blunt Rochester:“Do you mind if I just follow up with you over email,” an annoyingly worthless aide interjects, cutting off her boss, Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester. ICYMI — 100 of 100 senators of 118th Congress on cannabis policyCaught our eye:Senator Blunt Rochester is cut off from speaking by her aide. Below find a rough transcript of Ask a...2025-03-0901 min
Ask a Pol cryptoMajority Leader Scalise on Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: "I want to get more details on this, obviously”Who?Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) — US House Majority LeaderLISTEN: Laslo & ScaliseAsk a Pol asks:What are your thoughts on this new Strategic Crypto Reserve?Key Scalise“I’ve been very supportive of the crypto industry,” Majority Leader Steve Scalise exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I want to get more details on this, obviously.” ICYMI — Hagerty’s new stablecoin billCaught our ear:“Let’s let them follow the same rules, you know, be a part of the same economic success as every oth...2025-03-0901 min
Ask a Pol uapsTop Dem on Secrets Task Force Garcia wants UAP disclosure: "public always deserves the truth"Who?Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) — Ranking Member, Task Force on the Declassification of Federal SecretsLISTEN: Laslo & GarciaAsk a Pol asks:What are you Democrats hoping to do with your slots on this new Secrets Task Force?Key Garcia:“I’m not interested in going down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories,” Rep. Garcia exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I’m interested in serious work based on evidence, facts and our ability to declassify important information. That’s what’s most important.”We’re FREEEEE! S...2025-03-0904 min
Ask a Pol uapsRobert Garcia named top Dem on Task Force on Declassification of Federal SecretsWho?Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) — Ranking Member, Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets**Ask a Pol’s pretty sure after our late morning interview with Garcia, his staff alerted Oversight Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly — who Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo already texted this question to last week… — of our questions on whether Dems were planning to boycott the Task Force, hence the announcement dropped shortly after this interview… LISTEN: Laslo & GarciaTask Force on Declassification of Federal SecretsAsk a Pol asked:When it comes to th...2025-02-2801 min
Ask a Pol uapsRep. Jim Himes says HPSCI's investigated UAPs "a lot," never JFK: "there’s a sh*t-ton on UAP"Who?Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) — Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee (HPSCI) LISTEN: Laslo & HimesAsk a Pol asks:Have you heard of this new Secrets Task Force with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)? Key Himes:“Oh my God. It’s like a full-on conspiracy theory subcommittee,” Rep. Himes exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I don’t know much about it, but, I think, you know, Ms. Luna is probably, is quite — just the right person for it.” ICYMI — Luna wants Grusch, Elizondo & AAROCaught our ea...2025-02-2701 min
Ask a Pol uapsOversight Chair Comer predicts new UAP, JFK & Epstein Task Force "will be the most interesting" at CapitolWho?Rep. James Comer (R-KY) — Chair, House Oversight Committee LISTEN: Laslo & ComerAsk a Pol asks:Did the idea to broaden the new Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets beyond UAPs come from you all or from Speaker Mike Johnson’s office? Key Comer:“It was conversations with [Rep. Anna Paulina] Luna, so this was something that she and I discussed,” House Oversight Chair James Comer exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I think it’s a worthy try.”Now, it seems like there’s some nervousne...2025-02-2103 min
Ask a Pol uapsUAP Caucus Co-chair Tim Burchett worries whistleblower Jake Barber's "a plant, just to steer us off"Who?Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) — Co-chair, Congressional UAP Caucus LISTEN: Laslo & Burchett Ask a Pol asks:Have you looked into this Jake Barber guy yet?Key Burchett:“If I tell ya I don’t and then I do, I apologize. There’s so many of these guys that are…” Rep. Tim Burchett exclusively told Ask a Pol. “I might have read something on that. And there’s just so many of these guy, and, honestly, I worry about it being a plant, just to steer us off another, you kno...2025-02-1702 min
Ask a Pol politicsSen. Tuberville supported Tulsi Gabbard, but never looked into Edward Snowden accusationsWho?Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) — Armed Services CommitteeLISTEN: Laslo & TubervilleAsk a Pol asks:Do you think Edward Snowden’s a traitor?Key Tuberville:“I don’t know a lot about that, so I’m not gonna comment on that,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville exclusively tells Ask a Pol.Subscribe for FREE for our latest! ICYMI — Tulsi Gabbard was pressed on Edward Snowden Caught our ear:You haven’t really looked it up since the accusations have been flying?...2025-02-1501 min
Ask a Pol drugsSen. John Fetterman bemoans cannabis movement losing "steam over the last couple years"Who?Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) — Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee LISTEN: Laslo & FettermanAsk a Pol asked:President Donald Trump tapped Terrance Cole from Virginia as his DEA nominee. He’s been anti-cannabis his entire life. How will that impact rescheduling? Key Fetterman:“It’s undeniable that the legal weed movement have taken, have lost some steam over the last couple years,” Sen. John Fetterman exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “And that’s disappointing, because it’s not controversial to anyone other than the extreme fringes.”Subscribe for fr...2025-02-1502 min
Ask a Pol uapsFAA didn’t approve NJ UAPs, Sen. Booker says: “I was told directly by officials that that is not the case”Who?Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) — Senior US Senator, New JerseyLISTEN: Laslo & BookerAsk a Pol asks:What do you make of the White House explanation that the FAA approved all of the ‘drones’ flying over New Jersey? Key Booker: “The fact is clear that there were drones being flown in ways that were not FAA approved,” Sen. Cory Booker exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “So I'm not sure exactly what they're talking about.” Subscribe for FREE and get Ask a Pol exclusives first...2025-02-1402 min
Ask a Pol cryptoRep. Maxine Waters on crypto: "Let the big billionaires fight it out"Who?Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) — Ranking Member, House Financial Services Committee LISTEN: Laslo & WatersAsk a Pol asks:I was following that crypto, de-banking hearing — what do you make of this new narrative from the GOP? Key Waters:“Well, like I said, I wasn’t gonna even deal with it, because they have refused banking to poor people and to working people,” House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters told Ask a Pol.Ask a Pol’s FREE! Subscribe to get our latest c...2025-02-1201 min
Ask a Pol uapsUAP Caucus member Burlison still hasn't listened to whistleblower Jake Barber's claims (unpaywalled)Who?Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — Congressional UAP Caucus LISTEN: Laslo & BurlisonAsk a Pol asks:Have you able to check out that new whistleblower Jake Barber’s allegations? Key Burlison:“I haven’t,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “No.” Ask a Pol‘s FREE. Pass it on.Promise made (we’ll let ya know when promise kept…)“I’ll look,” Burlison promises. Caught our ear:“The British* guy?” Burlison asks. I...2025-02-0901 min
Ask a Pol drugsFreedom Caucus Chair Harris plans to “have a talk with RFK Jr." about harms of marijuana; open to psychedelics thoughWho?Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) — Chair, House Freedom Caucus LISTEN: Laslo & Harris Ask a Pol asks:Do you have any thoughts…Key Harris:“Marijuana’s harmful,” Rep. Andy Harris told Ask a Pol. “I’ll have a talk with RFK Jr. I mean, the bottom line is, we should make sure that we keep Americans healthy by limiting the use of marijuana.” ICYMI — Laslo’s wire service, The LCB, first sold this to Marijuana Moment Caught our ear:What do you think of RFK Jr.’s s...2025-02-0801 min
Ask a Pol uaps“I'm trying to discover that myself," Rep. Carson on Trump’s role in Mike Turner's ousterWho?Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) — House Intelligence CommitteeLISTEN: Laslo & CarsonAsk a Pol asks:What do you make of Rep. Mike Turner being pushed out as House Intelligence Committee Chair?Key Carson:“My concern is that we have someone who is interested in providing checks and balances on governmental excess,” Rep. Andre Carson says. “As complicated as our founding fathers were, they were on the right track in creating three separate but equal branches.” ICYMI — Ask a Pol exclusive on ouster’s impact on UAPs…2025-01-1801 min
Ask a Pol uapsAfter "several" UAP briefings, Norman says conservatives want hearings "with some teeth"Listen for FREEEEEEE — just scroll down to body of post! Who?Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) LISTEN: Laslo & NormanAsk a Pol asks:Somebody told us to talk to you about UAPs — they said that you guys on the Republican Study Committee* had another good briefing or something on it? *From the RSC website: Key Norman:“Yeah. We’ve had several,” Rep. Ralph Norman exclusively tells Ask a Pol. Subscribe for FREEEEEEE for our latest to land in your inbox firs...2025-01-1203 min
Ask a Pol uapsRep. Andre Carson on UAP / drone investigations: "our adversaries are watching and listening"Ask a Pol audio is 100% free — just scroll down! Who?Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) — House Intelligence CommitteeLISTEN: Laslo & CarsonAsk a Pol asks:What do you make of the debate on the drones and this stuff?Key Carson:“It's an interesting debate. I mean, we've had briefings in the SCIF, and obviously they vary from the open hearing because it's a committee of jurisdiction,” Rep. Andre Carson* exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “But the challenge with the open hearings is that our adversarie...2025-01-0902 min
Ask a Pol politics"Yes," MTG says, she wants to make Jan. 6 a national holidayWho?Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)LISTEN: Laslo & Greene Ask a Pol asks:With the Jan. 6, 2021 anniversary Monday — I know your party wants to change the conversation on that in this new Congress — curious if you have any thoughts? Key Greene:“Oh, you mean, make it a national holiday?” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene exclusively tells Ask a Pol through a big grin. ICYMI — This interview first appeared in Raw Story!Caught our ear:Democrats say your party is trying to rewrite history by...2025-01-0401 min
Ask a Pol cryptoOusted Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown denies losing because of crypto spendingWho?Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) — Outgoing-Chair, Senate Banking Committee LISTEN: Laslo & Brown Ask a Pol asks:How big of a role do you think crypto played in your loss in November? Key Brown:“I lost because Harris lost the state by 11.5 points. I couldn't run ahead of that,” Sen. Sherrod Brown exclusively told Ask a Pol. “I ran 7.5 points ahead of her. I couldn't have done any better than that.” “Hey big spender…” “They put a lot of money in my race, but $220 million was put in...2025-01-0203 min
Ask a Pol drugsIf his amendment stays, Reed supports SAFER Banking, but “the question is whether they’re gonna take it out”Who?Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) — Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs CommitteeBonus listen!Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo spoke with Sen. Reed twice on marijuana policy. Scroll down to listen to both interviews and keep scrolling if you want to read the two Reed transcripts.LISTEN: Laslo & Reed IAsk a Pol asks (Interview I):Where are you on SAFER Banking Act — do you still want changes to that?Key Reed (Interview I):“I think we want it, but we don't want them to...2025-01-0101 min
Ask a Pol uapsUAP Caucus Co-chair Luna expecting new “era of transparency” from Trump’s teamAsk a Pol AUDIO IS FREE! Just scroll down. It’s embedded in post. Who?Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) — Co-chair, Congressional UAP Caucus LISTEN: Laslo & LunaAsk a Pol asks:With all the attention now on how vulnerable America’s skies are, why not ask for a UAP [unidentified aerial phenomenon] / UAS [unmanned aerial systems] Committee? Key Luna:“So that would be a Select Committee from the speaker. We asked for that,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “What I'm more int...2024-12-3002 min
Ask a Pol drugsIs Mitch McConnell why the SAFER Banking Act dies in Congress annually?Who?Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — Senate Minority LeaderLISTEN: Laslo & McConnellAsk a Pol asks:Do you oppose SAFER Banking Act?McConnell:Silence.Play the Tape: “Unrelated nonsense, like easier financing for illegal drugs, was kept out,” McConnell quietly exclaimed from the Senate floor in 2022 when he blocked the then-SAFE Banking Act from being tacked onto the National Defense Authorization Act — or NDAA. ICYMI — McConnell quietly killed SAFER again this yearBelow find a rough transcript of Ask a P...2024-12-2701 min
Ask a Pol uapsSen. Kaine says gov't in dark on drones: "we're shocked at the amount of stuff that they don't know"LISTEN for FREE: Just scroll down! Who?Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) — Armed Services Committee LISTEN: Laslo & KaineAsk a Pol asks:After the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence — or HPSCI — was given a classified SCIF briefing on the drones sightings over the east coast this week, do you all plan to ask for one in the Senate? Key Kaine:“We have a more in-depth briefing later this week — [Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark] Warner and I and the Virginia delegation on, ‘Okay, a year after...2024-12-2402 min
Ask a Pol politicsSen. Grassley schools Musk & DOGE: “It costs money to shut the government down”Who?Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) — President pro tempore of the United States Senate (3rd in line for presidency)LISTEN: Laslo & Grassley Ask a Pol asks:What do you make of House Republicans following President-elect Donald Trump’s lead and scuttling the bipartisan measure to fund the government because it doesn’t raise the nation’s debt ceiling? Key Grassley:“It costs money to shut the government down,” Sen. Chuck Grassley exclusively tells Ask a Pol.ICYMI — Laslo used this interview in a Raw Story featureCaught ou...2024-12-2202 min
Ask a Pol drugsMarkey refuses to sponsor SAFER Banking Act, even after supporting SAFEWho? Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) Bonus!Throughout the 118th Congress, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo has repeatedly asked Sen. Ed Markey about the SAFER Banking Act — which would protect his state’s recreational marijuana marketplace — but the senator never had an answer as to whether he supports it or even knows what it is. Scroll down to listen to two of those exclusives for FREE. Transcripts at bottom. LISTEN: Laslo & Markey I (5-23-2024)Ask a Pol asks (Interview I) — May 23, 2024 Why were you a sponsor o...2024-12-1103 min
Ask a Pol politicsRep. Raskin on Trump's FBI, DOJ reforms: "They want to make it seem as if it's somehow normal and bipartisan. It's not"Who?Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) — Ranking Member (ie, top Democrat), House Oversight Committee LISTEN: Laslo & Raskin Ask a Pol asks:Why do you want to be the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee and not the Oversight Committee come the New Year? Is all the action gonna be in Judiciary? Key Raskin:“Oh, I think it's going to be all over the place,” Rep. Jamie Raskin exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “The assault on the federal workforce and the professional civil service are likely to be headquartered in Overs...2024-12-0704 min
Ask a Pol drugsCruz: rescheduling marijuana is "disregard for the Constitution"Who?Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) LISTEN: Laslo & Cruz I (5-23-2024)Ask a Pol asks:What do you think of the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving on marijuana without an act of Congress?Key Cruz on DEA: “I think the Biden administration behaves like unaccountable executives with a disregard for the Constitution,” Sen. Ted Cruz exclusively told Ask a Pol. Ask a Pol drugs is a reader-supported independent news outlet. Please consider supporting us!LISTEN: Laslo & Cruz II (6-5-2024)SAFER Ba...2024-12-0601 min
Ask a Pol politicsRep. Larson embarrassed w/ 118th Congress: "not much by way of getting things done”Who?Rep. John Larson (D-CT) LISTEN: Laslo & LarsonAsk a Pol asks:How would you rate this Republican-led 118th Congress?Key Larson: “I don't think they've accomplished an awful lot,” Rep. John Larson exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “A lot of hearings and not much — not much by way of getting things done.” ICYMI — Interview first included in Matt Laslo’s Raw Story feature, “Dysfunction on display: Republicans complain Speaker Johnson is no Pelosi”Caught our ear:“You can see that within the co...2024-12-0304 min
Ask a Pol politicsGOP Rep. LaMalfa: "I can't brag on" my party's record this Congress, "I've been really cynical lately"Who?Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)LISTEN: Laslo & LaMalfaAsk a Pol asks:What is your pitch to voters for this election, given that the 118th Congress has been historically unproductive?Key LaMalfa: “After these two years? I'm having a hard time,” Rep. Doug LaMalfa exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I've been really cynical lately.”ICYMI — Interview first included in Matt Laslo’s Raw Story feature, “Dysfunction on display: Republicans complain Speaker Johnson is no Pelosi”On some Republican colleagues and voters:“When you ask...2024-12-0209 min
Ask a Pol politicsSen. Smith: Justice Roberts's reputation as moderate is "not really necessarily the case"Who?Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) LISTEN: Laslo & SmithAsk a Pol asks:What do you make of the recent New York Times reporting that Chief Justice John Roberts deftly worked in the background to steer pro-Trump Jan. 6, 2021 Supreme Court rulings on presidential immunity and appearing on the ballot?Key Smith: “It’s interesting how there's sort of this story out there that Roberts was like the moderator and the mediator. And the story would suggest that he, you know — that's not really necessarily the case,” Sen. Tina Smith exc...2024-11-3002 min
Ask a Pol politicsCornyn defends Justice Roberts and his influence on Jan. 6 casesWho?Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) — former Senate Republican Whip LISTEN: Laslo & CornynAsk a Pol asks:Have you seen the recent New York Times article about Chief Justice John Roberts and his influence on the Jan. 6 cases? The left is now saying he’s not the centrist they thought he was.Key Cornyn: [Supreme Court Justice from 1990 to 2009] “David Souter wasn't the guy that Republicans thought he would be either, so I don't find anything particularly remarkable about that,” Sen. John Cornyn exclusively told Ask a Pol. ICYMI...2024-11-2901 min
Ask a Pol uapsSen. Kaine on UAPs over Langley AFB: “We will be taking it up in the NDAA"Who?Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) — Senate Armed Services CommitteeCORRECTION: Intel hearing on Nov. 19th wasn’t on UAPsLast week, on Nov. 19th two classified Senate hearings overlapped with each other, both starting right at 2:30pm EST. Intel. Chair Warner led a classified Intelligence Committee hearing in the Senate Hart Office Building, which Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo —accidentally — staked out. The topic(s) discussed are not public. Separately and simultaneously, a handful of Senate Armed Services Committee members met with folks from AARO in the Office of Senate Security...2024-11-2703 min
Ask a Pol uapsCORRECTION: Intel Chair Warner: SCIF briefing “totally separate” from AARO hearingThis post has been updated to clarify a previous correction: On Nov. 19th two classified Senate hearings overlapped with each other at 2:30pm EST. Intel. Chair Warner led the Intelligence Committee hearing in the Senate Hart Office Building, which Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo accidentally staked out. The topic(s) discussed are not public. Separately and simultaneously, Senate Armed Services Committee members met with folks from AARO in the Office of Senate Security, ie the Senate SCIF (sensitive compartmented information facility). — Prof. Laslo Who?Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) — Chair, Senate Intelligence Committee L...2024-11-2601 min
Ask a Pol drugsSen. Hyde-Smith rebuffs SAFER Banking question after embracing "public hangings" in 2018Who?Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) LISTEN: Laslo & Hyde-SmithAsk a Pol asks:What do you think about the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana?Key Hyde-Smith: “I don't do the hallway interviews,” Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith told Ask a Pol. Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), slightly edited for clarity. TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Cindy Hyde-SmithSCENE: After voting on the Senate floor, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is making her way...2024-11-2401 min
Ask a Pol drugsBernie Sanders sees a path forward on SAFERWho?Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)LISTEN: Laslo & SandersAsk a Pol asks:Are you hopeful that the SAFER Banking Act will get passed? Key Sanders: “I am,” Sen. Bernie Sanders exclusively told Ask a Pol. ICYMI — Laslo knows where Bernie is on cannabis * Sanders Introduces Bill To End Federal Marijuana Ban (Laslo in VPR, 2015)** Fun Fact: Ages ago, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo covered Sanders for Vermont Public Radio for years. * Bernie Sanders’ Fully Baked Pot Plan (Lalso in Daily Bea...2024-10-1101 min
Ask a Pol politicsJamie Raskin says Dems have two 2024 objectives: Win & defend winWho?Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) — former select Jan. 6 committee member LISTEN: Laslo & RaskinAsk a Pol asks:Are you worried about the redux of Bush v. Gore-like constitutional crisis after the 2024 election?Key Raskin: “The Democrats have two main objectives, and one is to go out and win the election and the second is to defend the election,” Rep. Jamie Raskin exclusively tells Ask a Pol. ICYMI — Lawler & other Repubs vow to certify results Caught our ear:“We understand that Donald...2024-10-0501 min
Ask a Pol politicsJ6 Committee member Lofgren: GOP claims of illegal voting are "honestly delusional"Who?Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) — former select Jan. 6 committee member LISTEN: Laslo & LofgrenAsk a Pol asks:If they’re able to maintain their majority in the House of Representatives, are you nervous that House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans won’t certify the election if Kamala Harris wins? Key Lofgren: “I don't want to say ‘nervous.’ I am mindful that a majority of the Republicans voted to overturn the election,” Rep. Zoe Lofgren exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “That's kind of a chilling fact for the American constitut...2024-10-0502 min
Ask a Pol cryptoRep. Ritchie Torres calls Trump's new crypto venture a "scam"Who?Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) — House Financial Services CommitteeLISTEN: Laslo & TorresAsk a Pol asks:Any thoughts on the Trump family’s new crypto venture?Key Torres: “I would have to look at it as a scam,” Rep. Ritchie Torres exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “Everything that the Trump family touches should be presumed to be a scam, so it's embarrassing.”Caught our ear:“Just like there are crooks in the physical world, there are crooks in the crypto world,” Torres tells us. “It strikes me...2024-09-3001 min
Ask a Pol politicsSusan Collins defends Roberts as "a person of the utmost integrity"Who?Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) LISTEN: Laslo & CollinsAsk a Pol asks:Any thoughts on the recent New York Times article on Chief Justice John Roberts’s involvement in the Jan. 6 criminal case?Key Collins: “Even without having read it, I think extremely highly of him,” Sen. Susan Collins exclusively told Ask a Pol. “[I] believe him to be a person of the utmost integrity and dedicated to the independence of the courts.”This interview was first included in Matt Laslo’s Raw Story feat...2024-09-3001 min
Ask a Pol politicsSen. Welch: Roberts orchestrated "radical redirection" of SCOTUSWho?Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT)LISTEN: Laslo & WelchAsk a Pol asks:What do you make of the recent New York Times article on Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’s involvement in the Jan. 6 criminal cases?Key Welch: “He's been the major force in the erosion of the credibility of the Court,” Sen. Peter Welch exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “You know, he's a skillful backroom operator, but he has played a major role in the radical redirection of the Court.” Subscribe for FREE!!! ...2024-09-3004 min
Ask a Pol politicsNew Freedom Caucus chair threatens access when asked about Melania Trump’s careerWho?Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) — Chair, House Freedom Caucus LISTEN: Laslo & HarrisAsk a Pol asks:Are you gonna be reading former First Lady Melania Trump's new book?Key Harris: “I have kind of a lot of stuff on my plate right now to read that,” Rep. Andy Harris exclusively told Ask a Pol. ICYMI — Matt Laslo’s full article This interview was first included in Matt Laslo’s Raw Story feature, Melania Trump’s nude modeling makes Republicans blush — and threaten reporters ...2024-09-2903 min
Ask a Pol politicsMitt Romney's passing on Melania Trump's new bookWho?Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT)LISTEN: Laslo & RomneyAsk a Pol asks:Are you gonna read former First Lady Melania Trump's new book?Key Romney: “Oh no, probably won't be able to fit that one in, I'm afraid,” Sen. Mitt Romney exclusively tells Ask a Pol through a hearty laugh. Screengrab: former First Lady Melania Trump’s Instagram Sept. 18, 2024. Caught her Instagram post?“I heard about that, I didn't see it,” Romney told us.Below find a rough trans...2024-09-2901 min
Ask a Pol politicsMelania Trump's nude modeling makes Sen. Tuberville blushWho?Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)LISTEN: Laslo & Tuberville Ask a Pol asks:How much do you ‘appreciate the beauty of the human body?’ Key Tuberville: “I guess a lot of people — I don’t know,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I don't know how to answer that.” That's a question Melania Trump asks… Caught our ear:Have you seen her new book?“Nuh-uh,” Tuberville tells us.Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interv...2024-09-2901 min
Ask a Pol drugsMurkowski questions DEA role in rescheduling marijuana; still reviewing SAFER BankingWho?Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)LISTEN: Laslo & MurkowskiAsk a Pol asks:Any thoughts on the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — rescheduling marijuana?Key Murkowski: “Well, do I think that this is a discussion that is worthy of debate here? Yeah,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski exclusively told Ask a Pol. “But, is it the DEA that moves to reschedule it? Do you wait for more states to move towards legalization? I will tell you, it has caused issues of complexity.”SAFER Banking Act?“Personally, I think that we'v...2024-09-2906 min
Ask a Pol uapsSen. Roger Wicker denies targeting Schumer's UAPDA in NDAAWho?Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) — Ranking Republican, Senate Armed Services CommitteeLISTEN: Laslo & WickerAsk a Pol asks:We heard you have a problem with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s UAPDA amendment to the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) — any truth to that?Key Wicker: “I don't know where you would have heard that,” Sen. Roger Wicker exclusively tells Ask a Pol. ICYMI — UAPDA has a chance after the November elections Caught our ear:“What does that stand for?” Wicker ask...2024-09-2901 min
Ask a Pol drugsSen. Lindsey Graham: DEA rescheduling is "incentivizing more marijuana”Who?Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) LISTEN: Laslo & GrahamAsk a Pol asks:What do you think about the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana?Key Graham: “I'm not a real big fan of that,” Sen. Lindsey Graham exclusively told Ask a Pol at the US Capitol. “I'm not a big fan of them doing that — incentivizing more marijuana.”SAFER Banking ActHave you looked at SAFER Banking Act? “No, but I need to,” Graham said. “Because you have different states...2024-09-2801 min
Ask a Pol uapsSenate Leader Chuck Schumer refuses to answer Ask a Pol questions on his UAPDA in NDAAWho?Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — US Senate Majority Leader LISTEN: Laslo & Schumer Ask a Pol asks:Sen. Schumer what happened to your UAPDA amendment in the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act)?Schumer’s response: Schumer hears our question, says nothing — as Ask a Pol waits — and proceeds to slowly enter his government-issued Black SUV with the help of an officer on his detail. We can’t pester the Senate Majority Leader with UAP questions without the support of subscriber...2024-09-2701 min
Ask a Pol politicsSteve Scalise: Nancy Pelosi hasn't denied "she's the one who turned down the extra security" J6Who?Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) — House Majority Leader LISTEN: Laslo & Scalise Ask a Pol asks:Was former President Donald Trump correct in his presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris when he blamed former Speaker Nancy Pelosi for not securing the US Capitol ahead of the failed insurrection on January 6, 2021? Key Scalise: “Apparently, she's not denied that she's the one who turned down the extra security, which is a major issue,” Scalise exclusively tells Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo. “The Capitol would have been secured in a completely d...2024-09-2101 min
Ask a Pol politicsSelect Committee Chair Bennie Thompson: Pelosi never rejected National Guard on Jan. 6Who?Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) — Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland SecurityLISTEN: Laslo & ThompsonAsk a Pol asks:What do you think about House Majority Leader Steve Scalise saying that the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol would have gone differently if then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi hadn’t rejected the National Guard?Key Thompson: “I’m not aware she rejected the National Guard,” Rep. Bennie Thompson exclusively tells Ask a Pol politics. ICYMI — Laslo’s full reporting on Trump’s J6 claim in debateThis interv...2024-09-2101 min
Ask a Pol uapsIntel Chair Mark Warner unaware Gillibrand's planning a Senate UAP hearingWho?Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) — Chair, Senate Intelligence Committee LISTEN: Laslo & WarnerAsk a Pol asks:Any thoughts on this upcoming public Senate UAP — aka, UFO — hearing being planned by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)? Key Warner: “Let me do a little research, and I’d be happy to share my thoughts after I do that,” Warner exclusively tells Ask a Pol. ICYMI — Gillibrand wants Senate UFO hearing Caught our eye: Asked about incursions over Langley…Warner holds up a peace sign, turns...2024-06-2102 min
Ask a Pol uapsRep. Veasey: UAPs absent House NDAA markup (ANNOUNCEMENT: Burchett's back LIVE w/ Laslo THIS WEEK!)BREAKING ANNOUNCEMENT: He’s back! WHO: Congressional UAP Caucus Co-chair Tim Burchett ICYMI — Burchett was signaling YOU, fam! WHAT: LIVE Listening w/ Laslo & a Lawmaker session**Come with your own questions for the Congressman! WHERE: Ask a Pol’s Discord server WHEN: Details will be posted in Ask a Pol’s subscriber chat after Memorial Day SIGNUP: Subscribe to access to Ask a Pol’s VIP, Subscriber-Only event ...2024-05-2501 min
Ask a Pol uaps"I set her up," Rep. Burchett gushes after UAP Caucus tag teams Energy Sec. Granholm on UFOsWho?Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) — Co-chair, Congressional UAP Caucus**For the sake of speed, this is a partial post that’s free for everyone. After being forced to take last week off for a mini-health emergency, Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo’s had a disjointed week (why catch your Thursday flight to Cali when you can miss it and spend your first vacay day transcribing UFO copy in a swampy summer swamp? Que sera sera). We appreciate your understanding. LISTEN: Laslo & BurchettKey Burchett: “Oh, I set her up. I ask...2024-05-2403 min
Ask a Pol uapsReps. Matt Gaetz & Ro Khanna on UAPs & House NDAA markupAfter a week off for a mini-health emergency, Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo’s been a tad overwhelmed this week. We’re foregoing a transcript on these. TEASE: — “I’d like to see the provisions that didn’t survive conference last time survive conference this time,” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) exclusively tells Ask a Pol. The audio is below.Timing note: Both interviews took place around 2pm EST on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. NDAA UAP update coming: Wait for it (but, like, not in the excited sorta way…). 2024-05-2300 min
Ask a Pol uaps"It wasn't me" — HASC Chair Mike Rogers denies gutting Schumer's UAP amendmentWho?Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) — Chair, House Armed Services Committee (HASC) LISTEN: Laslo & RogersAsk a Pol asks:Do you know what happened to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's UAP amendment in the NDAA — National Defense Authorization Act — lat year? Was that you? Key Rogers: “No, it wasn't me working on it,” HASC Chair Mike Rogers exclusively tells Ask a Pol. Was it Rep. Mike Turner? “I don't remember,” Rogers tells us. “I really just don't.”ICYMI — Ask a Pol’s exclusive w/ HAS...2024-05-1001 min
Ask a Pol uapsHave you looked into David Grusch’s claims? "No," House Minority Leader Jeffries tells Ask a PolWho?Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) — US House Minority LeaderLISTEN: Laslo & JeffriesAsk a Pol asks:Have you looked into the claims of UFO whistleblower David Grusch at all?Key Jeffries: “No,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries replies to Ask a Pol. We put our faith in you and killed our paywall. Got us? Caught our ear:Have you looked into the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office — or AARO — at all? Seen their latest report? “I have no...2024-04-2501 min
Ask a Pol uapsRep. Grothman says 2nd public UAP hearing needed because "We don’t have the facts yet"Who?Glenn Grothman (R-WI) — Subcommittee chair, Oversight Committee LISTEN: Laslo & Grothman Ask a Pol asks:Any update on a second public UAP — aka UFO — hearing in the House Oversight Committee?Key Grothman: “No. We're gonna do something though,” Rep. Glenn Grothman exclusively tells Ask a Pol. ICYMI: Grothman chaired David Grusch hearing Follow-up:With the election drawing nearer and Congress’ plate full, is this issue falling off or because it's so bipartisan will it rise above election year politics? “No. We plan on do...2024-04-2100 min
Ask a Pol uapsRep. Andy Ogles says AARO SCIF briefing left him "unimpressed, as usual"Who?Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) — Congressional UAP Caucus LISTEN: Laslo & OglesAsk a Pol asks:How are you feeling after the AARO SCIF briefing?Key Ogles: “Unimpressed, as usual,” Rep. Andy Ogles exclusively tells Ask a Pol. Help a startup out? Consider chipping in to support our independent journalism — Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer! Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Andy Ogles (R-IN), slightly edited for clarity....2024-04-2000 min
Ask a Pol uapsUAP Caucus Co-Chairs Luna & Burchett (& Ogles) post-SCIF briefing "nothing burger”Who?UAP Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Luna & Burchett (& Ogles) Say what?“It was a nothing burger,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) tells Ask a Pol. “There’s no reason any of that stuff was told in a SCIF,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) tells Ask a Pol. “Other than to get us not to talk about it,” Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) told Ask a Pol. Please support our small band of independent journalists. SCENE: Upon leaving the SCIF, UAP Caucus Co-chairs Luna and Burchett look over at Ask a...2024-04-1804 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — Sen. Boozman fears crypto's a "systemic risk to the financial system of the country"Who?Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) — Ranking Republican, Senate Agriculture CommitteeAsk a Pol asked:What do you make of the SEC’s moves on crypto? Does that hurt the case you and others on the Senate Agriculture Committee are making that digital assets are commodities? LISTEN: Laslo & Boozman* *DEAD AIR ALERT: At :32 seconds into the interview, Laslo grants Boozman’s request to chat on background for roughly a minute, which we silenced out in our podcast. Sorry for the dead air! The senator asks to go back on the record...2024-04-0503 min
Ask a Pol uapsSen. Cantwell on slowing down House TikTok bill: "we are trying something a little more robust & long-term" on data privacyWho?Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) — Chair, Senate Commerce Committee Ask a Pol askedIs it frustrating that the only serious data privacy conversation we have on Capitol Hill in the past decade or so is on this rushed TikTok measure?Key Cantwell “Oh, I don’t know,” Cantwell replied. “I don’t think it’s the only…” “To hit the floor.” “Oh you’re saying…”“To hit the floor.”“I think the information age — with AI, ChatGPT coming around — everybody’s like, ‘Well, what’s in an algorithm? And wh...2024-04-0403 min
Ask a Pol aiSen. Cantwell on slowing down House TikTok bill: "we are trying something a little more robust & long-term" on data privacyWho?Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) — Chair, Senate Commerce Committee Ask a Pol askedIs it frustrating that the only serious data privacy conversation we have on Capitol Hill in the past decade or so is on this rushed TikTok measure?Key Cantwell “Oh, I don’t know,” Cantwell replied. “I don’t think it’s the only…” “To hit the floor.” “Oh you’re saying…”“To hit the floor.”“I think the information age — with AI, ChatGPT coming around — everybody’s like, ‘Well, what’s in an algorithm? And wh...2024-04-0403 min
Ask a Pol uapsVIDEO: Ask a Pol's Live Listening Session w/ Rep. Eric Burlison & Matt LasloWHO:Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — during a layover in Chicago Veteran journalist and Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo Ask a Pol subscribers!!! We’re seriously nothing without our braintrust of subscribers. Thank you, fam! WATCH: Laslo, Burlison & Ask a Pol subscribers Event sponsored by Ask a Pol subscribers! Video production, Colman Jones; audio, Ask a Pol. WHEN:Friday — March 22, 2024 Digital doors open at 7pm ESTStart time: 7:15WHERE:Ask a Pol’s Discord channel LISTEN...2024-03-231h 47
Ask a Pol uapsSen. Heinrich laughs off claim Gaetz & Luna were shown 'bodies' in UAP briefingAsk a Pol audio is FREE — go directly to our site (AskaPol dot com) & LISTEN. FREE. BACKGROUND: Who?Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) — Member of Senate Intelligence Committee LISTEN: Laslo & HeinrichAsk a Pol asks:In your classified briefings on UAPs, have you ever been shown ‘bodies’?Heinrich laughs “You know I can’t discuss classified briefings,” Heinrich tells Ask a Pol. “But, can you say that you haven’t been shown bodies?”“I think that’s a pretty safe assumption,” Heinrich repl...2024-03-1700 min
Ask a Pol uapsSen. Gillibrand on AARO's new, declassified UAP report: “Haven’t read it yet"PSA: Ask a Pol AUDIO IS 100% FREE! If you can’t access our raw interviews, try going directly to our site (Ask a Pol dot com). For. Free. Contact us if you still can’t access it.LISTEN: Laslo & Gillibrand Who?Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Ask a Pol asksHave you had time to check out that new, declassified AARO report yet? Key Gillibrand “Haven’t read it yet,” Gillibrand tells Ask a Pol. “I read the reports on what it said, but I don’t have it yet.”...2024-03-1600 min
Ask a Pol drugsSen. Tuberville sees some medical benefits in marijuana but "I’m not for legalizing it, no"PSST: All Ask a Pol AUDIO IS 100% FREE! If you can’t access our raw interviews, try going directly to our site (Ask a Pol dot com). For. Free. Contact us if you still can’t access it.Who?Sen. (Coach) Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) LISTEN: Laslo & TubervilleAsk a Pol asked:What’s your stance on marijuana?Key Tuberville: “I think it probably might help some people, you know, medically,” Tuberville told Ask a Pol. “But I’m not for legalizing it, no.” Caught our ea...2024-03-1600 min
Ask a Pol uapsSen. Tuberville sees some medical benefits in marijuana but "I’m not for legalizing it, no"PSST: All Ask a Pol AUDIO IS 100% FREE! If you can’t access our raw interviews, try going directly to our site (Ask a Pol dot com). For. Free. Contact us if you still can’t access it.Who?Sen. (Coach) Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) LISTEN: Laslo & TubervilleAsk a Pol asked:What’s your stance on marijuana?Key Tuberville: “I think it probably might help some people, you know, medically,” Tuberville told Ask a Pol. “But I’m not for legalizing it, no.” Caught our ea...2024-03-1600 minAsk a Pol drugsSen. Tuberville sees some medical benefits in marijuana but "I’m not for legalizing it, no"PSST: All Ask a Pol AUDIO IS 100% FREE! If you can’t access our raw interviews, try going directly to our site (Ask a Pol dot com). For. Free. Contact us if you still can’t access it.Who?Sen. (Coach) Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) LISTEN: Laslo & TubervilleAsk a Pol asked:What’s your stance on marijuana?Key Tuberville: “I think it probably might help some people, you know, medically,” Tuberville told Ask a Pol. “But I’m not for legalizing it, no.” Caught our ea...2024-03-1600 min
Ask a Pol drugsCory Booker on DEA rescheduling marijuana soon: “I have heard a lot about it”Ask a Pol AUDIO IS 💯 FREE – go directly to our site (Ask a Pol dot com) to listen or connect to your favorite podcast app. Who?Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) Ask a Pol’s big askHave you heard anything about DEA / Biden administration moving to reschedule marijuana? “I do not want to comment on that.”Key Booker“I have heard a lot about it,” Booker tells Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo. Rumor’s it might be April 15th — have you heard that?2024-03-1500 minAsk a Pol uapsCory Booker on DEA rescheduling marijuana soon: “I have heard a lot about it”Ask a Pol AUDIO IS 💯 FREE – go directly to our site (Ask a Pol dot com) to listen or connect to your favorite podcast app. Who?Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) Ask a Pol’s big askHave you heard anything about DEA / Biden administration moving to reschedule marijuana? “I do not want to comment on that.”Key Booker“I have heard a lot about it,” Booker tells Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo. Rumor’s it might be April 15th — have you heard that?2024-03-1500 min
Ask a Pol drugsRep. Lou Correa on Biden admin. & marijuana: "They gotta reschedule it absolutely"Who?Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA)Ask a Pol asks:“I hear that the DEA might move to reschedule cannabis next month. Have you heard that?”Key Correa:“No, but I hope that you’re right. I hope that that’s right. They gotta reschedule it absolutely,” Correa told Ask a Pol. “For a hundred different reasons. From the public safety perspective, from the societal perspective — that this should not be a criminal issue — and, of course, there are some medical properties to cannabis. Needs to be studied, and can you imagine the op...2024-03-1301 min
Ask a Pol drugsRep. Lou Correa on Biden admin. & marijuana: "They gotta reschedule it absolutely"Who?Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA)Ask a Pol asks:“I hear that the DEA might move to reschedule cannabis next month. Have you heard that?”Key Correa:“No, but I hope that you’re right. I hope that that’s right. They gotta reschedule it absolutely,” Correa told Ask a Pol. “For a hundred different reasons. From the public safety perspective, from the societal perspective — that this should not be a criminal issue — and, of course, there are some medical properties to cannabis. Needs to be studied, and can you imagine the op...2024-03-1301 minAsk a Pol uapsRep. Lou Correa on Biden admin. & marijuana: "They gotta reschedule it absolutely"Who?Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA)Ask a Pol asks:“I hear that the DEA might move to reschedule cannabis next month. Have you heard that?”Key Correa:“No, but I hope that you’re right. I hope that that’s right. They gotta reschedule it absolutely,” Correa told Ask a Pol. “For a hundred different reasons. From the public safety perspective, from the societal perspective — that this should not be a criminal issue — and, of course, there are some medical properties to cannabis. Needs to be studied, and can you imagine the op...2024-03-1301 min
Ask a Pol uapsSen. Rounds on Schumer UAP amendment to NDAA: “not a lot of activity on right now"Who?Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) — Senate Intelligence CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:“Are you working with Schumer and his team on amending your guys’ UAP amendment from NDAA [National Defense Authorization Act] last year?”Key Rounds:“Not a lot of activity on right now,” Rounds tells Ask a Pol. “The reality is that we’ll have to work with the House to find out what their concerns are and we’ll have to address that.”LISTEN: Laslo & RoundsContent posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original con...2024-03-1301 min
Ask a Pol drugsWill DEA rescheduling marijuana derail SAFER banking? Daines: "I don’t think so"Who? Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) Ask a Pol asks:“If the DEA moves, is that gonna imperil SAFE banking?”Key Daines: “I don’t think so,” Daines exclusively tells Ask a Pol.Caught our ear:“I did not support the ballot initiative in Montana for legalizing recreational marijuana,” Daines says. “I believe strongly in SAFE Banking — it’s a public safety issue — but I don’t support legalizing cannabis for recreational use.”Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward...2024-03-1000 min
Ask a Pol uapsSen. Cornyn calls 2023 NDAA declassification measure "pretty monumental"Who?Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) — candidate to replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP Leader Ask a Pol asks:“Any update on last year’s conversations on declassification?”Key Cornyn: “That’s pretty monumental. We haven’t had classification reform in, I don’t know, quarter century or more,” Cornyn told Ask a Pol. “It’s gonna take a little while to be implemented. But we’ve done something pretty important, and I’m proud of that work. But there’s still more we can do.”Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted...2024-03-0600 min
Ask a Pol uapsRep. Andy Harris accuses Biden admin. of "changing the FDA rules" on rescheduling marijuanaWho?Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)Ask a Pol asks:“What do you make of Democrats pushing Biden and the DEA to deschedule on their own?”Key Harris: “I just object to the fact that it’s done by changing the FDA rules that they have used to set the standard,” Harris exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “That’s a problem. That’s a real problem. “The FDA already has a credibility problem, now they brought politics into this issue also.”Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original cont...2024-03-0301 min
Ask a Pol drugsRep. Andy Harris accuses Biden admin. of "changing the FDA rules" on rescheduling marijuanaWho?Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)Ask a Pol asks:“What do you make of Democrats pushing Biden and the DEA to deschedule on their own?”Key Harris: “I just object to the fact that it’s done by changing the FDA rules that they have used to set the standard,” Harris exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “That’s a problem. That’s a real problem. “The FDA already has a credibility problem, now they brought politics into this issue also.”Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original cont...2024-03-0301 minAsk a Pol drugsRep. Andy Harris accuses Biden admin. of "changing the FDA rules" on rescheduling marijuanaWho?Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)Ask a Pol asks:“What do you make of Democrats pushing Biden and the DEA to deschedule on their own?”Key Harris: “I just object to the fact that it’s done by changing the FDA rules that they have used to set the standard,” Harris exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “That’s a problem. That’s a real problem. “The FDA already has a credibility problem, now they brought politics into this issue also.”Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original cont...2024-03-0301 min
Ask a Pol aiSen. Josh Hawley doubts Congress will act on AI deepfakes: “Tech companies, they always get their way here”Who?Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) Hawley’s asked So do you think there’s time this year for AI legislation?Key Hawley“Time? Yes. Willingness? No,” Hawley replies. “Tech companies, they always get their way here”“I don’t get it. I don’t understand why these companies, these tech companies, they always get their way here. It’s all the same people. It’s Microsoft. It’s Google. It’s Meta. And they always say: ‘We’re for guardrails’ but they never are. Unless they write them, and then if the...2024-03-0304 min
Ask a Pol drugsRep. Chuy Garcia on cannabis legalization: "It’s a get-out-the-vote rally cry”Who?Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL)Ask a Pol asks:“We’re not hearing much about cannabis these days… Ahead of November, should Biden — Democrats in the Senate are calling on the DEA to [reschedule]?”Key Garcia: “Absolutely. It’s a get-out-the-vote rally cry,” Garcia exclusively told Ask a Pol. “Yeah. Hell yeah! With young people. Others, too — old f*****s too!”Caught our ear: “It’s there to be seized on, man,” Garcia says. “Either party can run with it, but we should.”“Bragging rights.” “I saw Bob...2024-03-0201 min
Ask a Pol drugsEXCLUSIVE — Rep. Earl Blumenauer on DEA, Biden & SAFERWho?Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)Ask a Pol asks:“We didn’t see anything with SAFER? Or do you think the DEA is the root to go?”Key Blumenauer: “I think the DEA is the route,” Blumenauer exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “It’s more direct. The legislative process is very uncertain — more uncertain than ever — and the DEA strips it away, gets what we need in terms of tax and research.”Caught our ear:“It should be a no-brainer for the president. If you want to energize the yo...2024-02-2301 min
Ask a Pol uapsHPSCI member Dan Crenshaw: "There’s public interest in" declassifying Russian space intelWho?Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) – House Permanent Select Committee on IntelligenceAsk a Pol asks:“Curious about your thoughts on this classified… what Turner said should be declassified.”Clutch Crenshaw: “Yeah, I agree this should be declassified, and I can’t talk about it til it is,” Crenshaw exclusively told Ask a Pol. “There’s public interest in having that.”Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward, and, please, link to us.LISTEN: Laslo & CrenshawSub...2024-02-1600 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — Rep. Luna says UAP Caucus holding field hearing nextOn Wednesday morning Congressional UAP Caucus co-chairs Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and Tim Burchett (R-TN) met along with caucus member Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) to discuss how to best advance their ongoing investigation. After two classified SCIF briefings exploring the allegations made by UFO whistleblower David Grusch that frustrated members of the UAP Caucus, Luna says the trio decided it’s time to take their investigation on the road and hold a field hearing next. “I feel like we can get more done that way, and we can kind of direct it and be more...2024-02-0501 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — Senate Democratic Whip outsourced deepfakes to Klobuchar for 2024Who?Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) — Senate Majority Whip (ie #2 Senate Democrat) Ask a Pol’s ask:“Now that we’ve seen deepfakes deployed — you know, using Biden’s voice — in New Hampshire, do you think Congress is going to be able to address that ahead of November?” Key (and only…) Quote: “Gotta ask Amy Klobuchar. I think she’s got some proposals on that, deepfakes.” Interview helped inform this feature:‘Abuse’: Politicians are fretting about AI stealing their faces and voices, by Matt Laslo, 1-26-2024**I do dozens of...2024-01-2900 min
Ask a Pol aiEXCLUSIVE — Senate Democratic Whip outsourced deepfakes to Klobuchar for 2024Who?Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) — Senate Majority Whip (ie #2 Senate Democrat) Ask a Pol’s ask:“Now that we’ve seen deepfakes deployed — you know, using Biden’s voice — in New Hampshire, do you think Congress is going to be able to address that ahead of November?” Key (and only…) Quote: “Gotta ask Amy Klobuchar. I think she’s got some proposals on that, deepfakes.” Interview helped inform this feature:‘Abuse’: Politicians are fretting about AI stealing their faces and voices, by Matt Laslo, 1-26-2024**I do dozens of...2024-01-2900 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — Sen. Kevin Cramer on crypto: "I leave it up to somebody smarter, somebody else"Who?Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Ask a Pol’s ask:Matt Laslo’s always juggling numerous commissions that sometimes overlap in odd ways. This brief exchange with Cramer is meandering; a conversation, really. Laslo starts asking about the New Hampshire primary before he zeroes in on the Biden deepfake in NH, which then evolves into an AI conversation where Cramer uses crypto as a revealing example… Key Cramer quote: “Listen, it's like crypto: When I decide I'm not interested anymore — because I've got 1,400 other priorities — I leave it up to somebody s...2024-01-2803 min
Ask a Pol drugsEXCLUSIVE — Sen. Coons on migration and American's "voracious appetite for drugs & ... weapons"Who? Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) — Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ask a Pol asked: “What role do you think US drug policy plays in destabilizing Latin American and South America?”Clutch Coons: “I think the amount of weapons coming from the United States into Mexico and Central America is significantly destabilizing. A bipartisan group that I traveled with to Mexico City heard that directly from President López Obrador, and every meeting I've been in — whether it's Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rico or Mexico — we say to them, ‘you got to interdict more...2024-01-2801 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — Rep. Burlison live: Intel Chair Mike Turner was NOT in Grusch SCIF briefingIn tonight’s live Ask a Pol Q & A, Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) dropped the news that House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-OH) was not inside the David Grusch briefing in the SCIF last week, even as he left the area at the same time as members of the Congressional UAP Caucus. “I didn’t see him come in,” Burlison told Ask a Pol subscribers live on Discord in response to host Matt Laslo’s first question. “The press, all you all are gathered outside of those metal doors there.” “When you go down that hallway there’s...2024-01-1945 min
Ask a Pol uapsUPDATED — Intel Chair Mike Turner was not in David Grusch SCIF briefingTHIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT TURNER WAS NOT IN THE GRUSCH BRIEIFING, EVEN AS HE WAS IN THE SCIF (updated on 1-18-2024). House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence — or HPSCI — Chair Mike Turner has not been a public player in Congress’ ongoing UAP — did NOT attend last Friday’s classified SCIF (sensitive compartmented information facility) briefing. As the SCIF doors open and Turner’s silhouette slowly becomes clear trough the deceptively lit — simultaneously sun and florescent splashed — basement of the US Capitol, a gaggle of 10 or so reporters huddling outside the SCIF gently pounce on...2024-01-1300 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — Congressional UAP Caucus in dark ahead of Friday SCIF briefing on David GruschRep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) and other members of the Congressional UAP Caucus investigating UFO whistleblower David Grusch’s allegations are slated, once again, to enter a SCIF (sensitive compartmented information facility) this Friday, Jan. 12th. UAP Caucus Problem: They’re still being left in the dark. So, even as Burlison’s desperately hoping the Inspector General (IG) allows House lawmakers to read Grusch’s initial IG report, he exclusively tells Ask a Pol, he’s also preparing questions in advance in case lawmakers are stonewalled, again. Happy New Year? GOP debate night, so...2024-01-1101 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — Sen. Roger Marshall on UFO whistleblower David GruschBelow find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive — and short! — interview with Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) on UFO whistleblower David Grusch, slightly edited for clarity.LISTEN: Laslo & Sen. Roger Marshall *starts as crypto interview, then Laslo asks about Grusch at around 1:50mins.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Marshall (7-26-2023) Matt Laslo: “Random one. Have you heard of this UFO or UAP whistleblower?” Roger Marshall talks with staff outside the US Capitol. ML: “Have you heard of this UFO or UAP whistleblower?”Roger Marshall: “Sor...2023-12-3100 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — Election 2024: Incumbent Senators laugh off UFOs & David GruschEvery two years a full one third of United States Senators have to face voters back home, and 2024 is already shaping up to be a scorcher. But for the UFO community, it may prove a snoozer — or it may prove infuriating. Below find 10 newly released Ask a Pol exclusives with an array of senators on the ballot in 2024. We’ve also linked to our past content with the Senate’s most embattled incumbents. NEW EXCLUSIVES (audio and transcripts below): Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrasso (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sherrod Brown...2023-12-3000 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — "They’re fast movers, not slow movers,” Tim Kaine — & Rick Scott — on UFO sightings off East CoastThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.askapoluaps.comAs a former governor, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) knows there’s a lot of military activity off Virginia’s coast. He also knows there’s other activity off his state’s coast that the federal government can’t — publicly, at least — explain. “They’re fast movers, not slow movers,” Kaine exclusively told Ask a Pol. Florida, with its roughly 1,100 miles of coastline, is home to lots of sightings of UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, according to NASA, or UFOs), but you would...2023-12-2900 min
Ask a Pol uapsBurchett on whether McCarthy was juvenile: "His voice gets higher and higher as he talks. That’s a telling sign”Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) was a bit distracted today, after allegedly being sucker elbowed by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, but he still picked up my (second) call for my Raw Story piece on the temper tantrums being thrown on both sides of the US Capitol today. PLZ CLICK THROUGH SO PAYING CLIENTS SMILE!Still, I made sure to keep the time constrained congressman around for a quick question on whether or not there’s any word if UAP Caucus members will be able to read UFO whistleblower David Grusch’s classified inspector general comp...2023-11-1501 min
Ask a Pol uapsRAW AUDIO – Oversight Chair Comer on Select UAP Committee: "If it was voted on today, I would vote for it"WATCH: Friday evening, Matt Laslo was on Thomas Fessler's Disclosure Tonight where they played the World Premiere of Ask a Pol’s latest breaking exclusive with House Oversight Chair James Comer on the request for a Select UAP Committee. Watch here! This is the condensed (sans press corps) Comer interview. COMER CONDENSCED: RAW Q&A, w/ out Infotainment Network questions Subscribe for FREE. Feed us your questions and tips for other outlets to collab with! This is the entire uncut exchange. Comer starts and then ends his br...2023-09-1602 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — Sen. Kevin Cramer: "I just don't see how it can be terrestrial without us knowing it"While skeptical of UFOs, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) has many unanswered questions about “unexplained phenomenon going on out there.” The Armed Services Committee member even wonders whether the Pentagon, US military contractors or American adversaries are behind the uptick in UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, to NASA) sightings in recent years. “There are clearly unexplained phenomenon going on out there, but we don't know whether that's our technology, adversaries technology or whether it's terrestrial — I just don't see how it can be terrestrial without us knowing it,” Sen. Cramer tells Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo. “I just don’t.”...2023-08-1102 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — Sen. Lankford on David Grusch: “Can't go into much on it”Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) knows more about UFO whistleblower David Grusch than he’ll discuss publicly.Ask a Pol caught up with Lankford — a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee — on Tuesday, July 11 as he was leaving a rare all-Senators classified briefing held underground in the Senate SCIF (sensitive compartmented information facility). In fact, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says it was the first-ever classified Senators Only confab focused on artificial intelligence. Lankford passes dozens of reporters and is heading up some stairs on his way to the Senate floor as Ask a Pol’s M...2023-08-0606 min
Ask a Pol uapsEXCLUSIVE — Rep. Scott Perry: “It seems like they have a high degree of credibility"Ask a Pol caught up with Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), chair of the newly empowered House Freedom Caucus, during UFO whistleblower David Grusch’s testimony to the House Oversight Committee this week. As you’ll hear, Perry was traversing a skinny, old school escalator system tucked inside the Rayburn House Office Building, which is where the UFO hearing took place earlier this week. The escalator’s are tight, so Matt Laslo was recording from behind for most of it. Perry’s on the Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, which condu...2023-07-3001 min