Navigating Political Confirmations Amid Controversy

Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss the recent attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas and the policy challenges posed by domestic terrorism. They also talk about the start of the 119th Congress and the future of Mike Johnson’s speakership. Plus, a look at the upcoming confirmation hearings for Trump’s most controversial cabinet choices. Next, Carl Cannon talks with RCP Contributor J. Peder Zane about his latest RCP article on what legacy media can do right in the year ahead. And finally, Andrew Walworth talks to Geoffrey Pohanka, chairman of Pohanka Automotive Group and past chair of the National Automobile Dealers Association about how “range anxiety” affects the adoption of electric vehicles and how Trump’s policies may change the auto industry.