The Takeout with Major Garrett

Former Vice President Joe Biden has surged into the delegate lead while Senator Bernie Sanders says he's not going anywhere in the race for the Democratic nomination. Our political wisemen (and CBS News contributors) Terry Sullivan and Jamal Simmons join Major for fried chicken and beer at Astro Beer Hall in Washington, DC. Sullivan, a Republican, most recently managed Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign. Simmons, a Democrat, worked for Bill Clinton and advised Barack Obama's campaign and White House. 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

Public health expert and George Washington University professor Dr. Leana Wen answers your questions about Coronavirus. Join Major and Dr. Wen for lunch at Village Square Cafe in Baltimore. And while you're at it, WASH YOUR HANDS! 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

Hawk Newsome, chairman of Black Lives Matter-Greater New York, joins Major at The Lit. Bar in The Bronx. Newsome explains what the movement is all about and why he's "More like Malcolm and a lot less like Martin." The Lit. Bar opened nearly a year ago and is currently the only bookstore in The Bronx. 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

In 2016, Dr. Carla Hayden became the first African American and first woman to lead the Library of Congress, the largest such institution in the world. It catalogues and preserves more than 170 million items including books, movies, maps, recordings, and photos. Join us for breakfast in Baltimore at Village Square Cafe. 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

Economist, author and French horn aficionado Arthur Brooks is Major's guest this week at Henrietta's Table in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Brooks, the former head of the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute, explains his recent encounter with President Trump and why he believes contempt in politics is pulling the country apart. 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

House GOP Whip Steve Scalise joins Major at Matchbox on Capitol Hill to discuss the State of the Union, impeachment, the 2020 race and much, much more. Scalise, a Louisiana native, was wounded in the 2017 congressional baseball shooting. He explains his road to recovery and the voicemail he left his wife before being taken to the hospital. 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

Ohio Republican Jim Jordan joins The Takeout from his office in the Rayburn House Office Building to discuss the ongoing Senate impeachment trial of President Trump as well as the possibility of former National Security Advisor John Bolton testifying as a witness. Jordan also discusses the Ohio State University wrestling scandal and answers the biggest question of all: how come he never wears a suit jacket? 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

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) talks about the ongoing Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. Plus: fun and games from Karbach Brewing Company in Houston, Texas! 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

The Takeout hits the road with Congressman Dan Crenshaw, Republican from Texas. Crenshaw, a retired Navy SEAL, lost his right eye after being struck by an IED in Afghanistan. Join us for Crenshaw's unlikely journey from the military to the campaign trail to Saturday Night Live and Capitol Hill. We're at Karbach Brewing Company in Houston! 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

More of Major's conversation with Michigan Democrat Rep. Debbie Dingell, recorded over breakfast at The Dubliner on Capitol Hill. Dingell explains her approach to working across the aisle and, of course, the three threshold questions: Dingell's favorite movies, music and books. 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