The religious right has long played a very crucial part in the Republican party's base. We're seeing religious rights groups literally writing legislation that lawmakers are then bringing forward and in some cases passing. DeSantis has made focus on this kind of legislation, a big part of his agenda as governor.
In this installment of the podcast, the crew talks about what’s in the debt ceiling agreement, why polls on the debt ceiling have been straight-up contradictory and what could happen if the legislation isn’t passed by next Monday. They also discuss the significant increase in laws involving sexuality and gender in Republican-led states and what Americans think about them. And Galen speaks with senior writer Monica Potts about her new book, "The Forgotten Girls."
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