‘The Insurrection Pivot’ —The Weekly Roundup
To join Politicology+, visit politicology.com/plus or subscribe in Apple Podcasts. On this weekly roundup, the ongoing immigration crisis, the legal and illegal corruption in Congress, and President Joe Biden’s insurrection pivot. This week’s panel: Ron Steslow Liz Gilbert Cohen (President of the 2020 Democratic National Convention) Liam Donovan (Principal at Bracewell LLP) Segments this week: (02:23) The border crisis (24:05) Congressional stock trading and Bob Menendez’s corruption charges (45:30) The Biden campaign’s pivot to Trump’s role in the insurrection [Politicology+] Is this the beginning of the end of DEI? Politicology+ is our private, ad-free version of this podcast, with subscriber-only episodes, strategy, and analysis. To join us there, visit politicology.com/plus or subscribe in Apple Podcasts. Send your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave a voicemail at (202) 455-4558 Follow this week’s panel on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://twitter.com/LPDonovan Check out Unusual Whales: https://twitter.com/unusual_whales Related reading: Segment 1: The Hill - House GOP to begin 2024 with focus on border | The Hill ABC News - Migrant encounters along southwest border reach all-time high of 302,000 - ABC News Fox News - Migrant encounters at southern border hit record 302K in December, sources say Fox News - Eric Adams says NYC is at ‘breaking point’ as he warns of another surge of migrants from Texas Chicago Sun Times - With Chicago’s migrant crisis worsening, Biden should step up Politico - Opinion | The Root Causes of Congressional Dysfunction - POLITICO Segment 2: Unusual Whales - The Unusual Whales Congress Trading Report for 2023 ABC News - Citizen watchdogs eye Congress' 'killing it' approach to stock trading - ABC News CNN - Sen. Menendez charged with receiving gifts from Qatar in new allegations in corruption scheme | CNN Politics Segment 3: Axios - Biden will target Trump in speech at war site on Jan. 6 anniversary Wash Post: Biden campaign amps up focus on Trump, starting with Jan. 6 speech - The Washington Post AP News - 2024 election: Biden will start the year at sites of national trauma | AP News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices