The Takeout with Major Garrett

The battle to confirm a Supreme Court justice is about to heat up in Washington just as the 2020 race for the White House enters the homestretch. Major talks to Carrie Severino, President of the Judicial Crisis Network, and Elizabeth Wydra, President of the Constitutional Accountability Center, about what's at stake this fall. This episode was recorded Thursday, September 24. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is Major's guest this week on The Takeout. Sanders new book, "Speaking for Myself," chronicles her time as President Trump's top spokesperson. She told Major if she were still in that role, she would not have advised the president to speak to Washington Post report and author Bob Woodward. Sanders also slammed former national security advisor John Bolton, whom she says is someone "who sometimes forgot that he wasn't the president." All that and more, this week with Major Garrett. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Top White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow joins Major to discuss the administration's response to coronavirus and the reporting in Bob Woodward's new book. Kudlow, a member of the White House coronavirus taskforce, explains what the White House would like to see in another economic stimulus package. Also, Kudlow weighs in on systemic racism in the United States and his personal struggle with substance abuse. Join us! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CBS Correspondent Mo Rocca joined Major Garrett this week to discuss his podcast and book "Mobituaries," his fascination with under-appreciated historical figures, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Julián Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former 2020 Democratic candidate for President, joined Major Garrett this week to discuss the Trump-Pence campaign's rhetoric against Black Lives Matter protesters around the country after yet another Black man, Jacob Blake, was shot by police in Wisconsin. Castro discusses the best ways Democrats can push back against the rhetoric that Vice President Pence used in his Republican National Convention speech, and how Democrats can win in the November 3rd general election. Secretary Castro also talked about the Trump campaign's use of the White House during the RNC, which in his opinion represented a clear violation of the Hatch Act. Plus: Major asks Castro if he would accept a potential cabinet position should Joe Biden and Kamala Harris win in November.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five states voted almost exclusively by mail before the global pandemic changed American life as we know it. Now, millions more will cast mail-in ballots this fall, even as President Trump attempts to undermine the process. Join Major for a tour around the nation as he talks to Secretaries of State from Washington, New Mexico, Michigan, Colorado and Iowa and Chris Krebs, the top federal official responsible for securing election infrastructure from cyberattacks.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democratic political consultant and commentator Paul Begala joins Major to break down Joe Biden's Veepstakes winner: Senator Kamala Harris. Begala and Major also talk about the differences in campaign strategies between Republicans and Democrats, and Begala shares his professional experience in helping Bill Clinton select Al Gore as his running mate in 1992. Plus, Begala discusses his new book You're Fired, which breaks down the best ways to defeat Donald Trump in the 2020 election.   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Secretary of Education John King joins Major to consider the risks and benefits of sending children back to school during a pandemic. King served as secretary under President Barack Obama and now leads The Education Trust. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Major talks with Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden about federal law enforcement in Portland and the agreement reached this week between his state’s Governor and the administration. As the Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee, Wyden also discusses where things stand with the ongoing coronavirus stimulus package negotiations, and his push for extended unemployment benefits.  Plus, Wyden weighs in on the administration’s coronavirus response, big tech, and prescription drug prices.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Illinois Democrat Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joins Major to discuss ongoing coronavirus stimulus package negotiations--where things stand, and what he believes is needed in the next bill. Krishnamoorthi also weighs in on the controversial tactics of federal agents in Portland, which he says may violate the Constitution, and the announcement that the administration will surge federal law enforcement to Chicago. Plus, Krishnamoorthi and Major discuss cancel culture, the 2020 election, and Joe Biden's potential Vice Presidential pick. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices