Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

James and Al pay tribute to legendary journalist Dan Balz, examine the state of the country, analyze Trump’s performance so far, and announce the top vote-getter for the title of the most dangerous member of the administration.  Do you think you know who it is?  Then, they welcome Shane Harris of The Atlantic to discuss the battle between Trump and the intelligence community.  They look at the validity of the Steele Dossier, his multiple impeachments, and game out what comes next.  They also review the political impact of 47’s failure to release the Epstein files, and break down the effects that it has on the MAGA base. The ‘Most Dangerous In The Trump Administration’ Survey Results  GRAPH 1 GRAPH 2 Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial  More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: The Golden Age Check Out Kimberly Atkins Stohr’s New Politicon Podcast: Justice By Design Get More From This Week’s Guest:  Shane Harris: The Atlantic | Website | Twitter | Chatter Podcast | BlueSky | LinkTree | Author Please Support Our Sponsors: Miracle Made: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to TryMiracle.com/warroom and use the code WARROOM to claim your FREE 3-PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Trust & Will: Trust & Will can help you take control of protecting your family’s future. Go to trustandwill.com/WARROOM for 20% off.  Fay Nutrition: Listeners of Politics War Room can qualify to see a registered dietitian for as little as $0 by visiting FayNutrition.com/WARROOM

VOTE FOR THE WORST OF THE TRUMP ADMIN James and Al exciorate the Republican controlled government for passing Trump’s insane budget, tear into the lackeys supporting the regime, and call upon you to vote in the attached survey to decide who is truly the worst of the worst in the Trump era.  Then, they welcome Josh Dawsey from the WSJ and author of “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America” for a deep dive into the inner machinations of a Democratic party that seemed to be willing to keep Biden in power at all costs.  What will it take to protect the party from its worst impulses as it picks a candidate going into 2028? Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial  More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: The Golden Age Check Out Kimberly Atkins Stohr’s New Politicon Podcast: Justice By Design Get More From This Week’s Guests:  Josh Dawsey: X | WSJ | AJI Fellowships | WaPo | Author Please Support Our Sponsors: Beam: Sleep better with Beam’s best-selling Dream Powder and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com/warroom and use code: WARROOM Zbiotics: Get back into action after a night out with 15% off your first order of Zbiotics when you go to zbiotics.com/pwr and use code: PWR Royo: Go to eatroyo.com and use our promo code PWR for 20% OFF!

VOTE FOR THE WORST OF THE TRUMP ADMIN James and Al castigate our corporate masters and the oligarchs in control of Fox before welcoming historian Joseph Ellis to celebrate the founding and tell some of its finest stories.  They discuss the legacy of our earliest politicians, explain why July 2nd is a better date for a national holiday, and whether our democracy will continue to survive over the course of future generations.  Then they welcome award-winning filmmaker Eva Orner to continue to expose the SA scandal at Ohio State, and examine how we treat university students and men in sports when they need us most. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial  More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: The Golden Age Check Out Kimberly Atkins Stohr’s New Politicon Podcast: Justice By Design Get More From This Week’s Guests:  Joseph Ellis: Mt. Holyoke College | Website | Author Dr. Eva Joseph Ellis: IMDB | Ducere Business School Please Support Our Sponsors: Fay Nutrition: Listeners of Politics War Room can qualify to see a registered dietitian for as little as $0 by visiting FayNutrition.com/WARROOM Miracle Made: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to TryMiracle.com/warroom and use the code WARROOM to claim your FREE 3-PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF.

VOTE FOR THE WORST OF THE TRUMP ADMIN James and Al welcome Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy to lay out the implications of our attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, explore the risk of blowback in the face of regime change, and investigate the role of Israel and our domestic MIC in our foreign policy.  They also examine the threats Trump’s budget bill poses to the country, particularly those who rely on social programs.  Then, our hosts discuss Mamdani’s win in the NYC Mayoral primary, and what his triumph over former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo means for the future of the party and who its voters will ultimately support. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial  More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: The Golden Age Check Out Kimberly Atkins Stohr’s New Politicon Podcast: Justice By Design Get More From This Week’s Guest:  Senator Chris Murphy: Twitter | Website | Senate.gov Please Support Our Sponsors: 3 Day Blinds: For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to 3DayBlinds.com/warroom Miracle Made: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to TryMiracle.com/warroom and use the code WARROOM to claim your FREE 3-PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF.

Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial James and Al castigate Trump’s narcissistic military parade and contrast his authoritarian impulses with the protestors standing up for democracy.  Then, they welcome Iran expert, Professor Vali Nasr, to discuss Iranian-US relations, Israel’s attacks, and the staying power of the Ayatollah’s regime.  In their conversation, they explore the potential responses we might see following attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, how things got to this point, and if there is any potential for a deal under Trump.  They also look at the consequences of a drawn-out war with a large, militarized country, and what it would take to finally have normalized relations. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: The Golden Age Check Out Kimberly Atkins Stohr’s New Politicon Podcast: Justice By Design Get More From This Week’s Guest:  Professor Vali Nasr: Foreign Affairs | Twitter | State Department | Johns Hopkins SAIS | Author Please Support Our Sponsors: Royo: Go to eatroyo.com and use our promo code PWR for 20% OFF! Trust & Will: Trust & Will can help you take control of protecting your family’s future. Go to trustandwill.com/WARROOM for 20% off.  Quince: Get 365-day returns and free shipping on high-quality, stylish, and affordable clothing you’ll wear for years to come when you go to quince.com/warroom Naked Wines: To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to nakedwines.com/warroom and use code WARROOM for both the code and password. 

Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial James and Al dissect the political forces engaged in the battle for L.A. being waged between California and the Trump Administration, exposing the authoritarian tactics deployed against MAGA’s political opposition.  Then, they welcome Financial Times Editor Ed Luce to discuss the legacy of Zbigniew Brzezinski by comparing his diplomatic approach to that of Henry Kissinger, and reviewing the aftermath of the West’s Cold War policies.  While exploring their relationship, they weigh the lessons that can be learned from their historic interactions and how they might influence the future of global security and international relations. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: The Golden Age Check Out Kimberly Atkins Stohr’s New Politicon Podcast: Justice By Design Get More From This Week’s Guest:  Ed Luce: Financial Times | Twitter | Author of “Zbig" & Many Other Books Please Support Our Sponsors: Zbiotics: Get back into action after a night out with 15% off your first order of Zbiotics when you go to zbiotics.com/pwr and use code: PWR Fay Nutrition: Listeners of Politics War Room can qualify to see a registered dietitian for as little as $0 by visiting FayNutrition.com/WARROOM

Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial James and Al celebrate the daring attack by Ukrainian forces against the Russian Air Force and put Trump through the wringer for his treatment of vets and the military while neglecting our allies.  From there, they look at how Democrats can take advantage and welcome journalist Evan Osnos.  Together, they expose the perils of wealth inequality in our new Gilded Age, explore what the policies addressing current class imbalance would look like, and discuss how to take power back from the oligarchy when people like Elon are seemingly being given the keys to the castle (or at least the White House). Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: The Golden Age Check Out Kimberly Atkins Stohr’s New Politicon Podcast: Justice By Design Get More From This Week’s Guest:  Evan Osnos: Twitter | The New Yorker | Brookings Institution | Website | Author Please Support Our Sponsors: Magic Spoon: Get $5 off your next order of delicious protein-packed Magic Spoon at magicspoon.com/warroom Beam: Sleep better with Beam’s best-selling Dream Powder and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com/warroom and use code: WARROOM Harvest Hosts: For 20% off your order, head to HarvestHosts.com and use code WARROOM  

Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial James and Al welcome former Harvard University President and U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers to defend the university system against Trump and his attacks on science, offer the system some tough love by laying out the policies that have lowered their public perception, and explain why their actions contribute to the extreme reputation of Democrats.  They also highlight how the economy has historically performed far better under liberal administrations and the ways Trump’s corruption undermines his political legitimacy.  Then, James and Al discuss optimizing messaging for 2026 and why the media should investigate Trump’s apparent cognitive decline. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: The Golden Age Check Out Kimberly Atkins Stohr’s New Politicon Podcast: Justice By Design Get More From This Week’s Guest:  Fmr. US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers: Twitter | Harvard | Website | World Bank | US Dept. Of Treasury Please Support Our Sponsors: 3 Day Blinds: For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to 3DayBlinds.com/warroom Naked Wines: To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to nakedwines.com/warroom and use code WARROOM for both the code and password.  NPR: Tune in and listen now to the NPR Politics Podcast, only from NPR – wherever you get podcasts.

Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial James and Al give their take on the growing news surrounding Biden’s health problems in the final days of his presidency and reemphasize why they were calling for a fresh face to represent the party before welcoming Congressman from PA, Brendan Boyle.  They discuss the dangers of the Republican budget, lay out its failure to constrain costs in light of DOGE cuts, and highlight how it has also ignored the desires of the Republican electorate.  Then, they delve into the best action items that Dems can focus on going forward, celebrate Philadelphia’s sports teams, and look at the bigger picture surrounding the intersection of sports and politics.  Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: The Golden Age Check Out Kimberly Atkins Stohr’s New Politicon Podcast: Justice By Design Get More From This Week’s Guest:  Rep. Brendan Boyle: Twitter | House.gov | Website | FaceBook | Instagram Please Support Our Sponsors: Fay Nutrition: Listeners of Politics War Room can qualify to see a registered dietitian for as little as $0 by visiting FayNutrition.com/WARROOM Quince: Get 365-day returns and free shipping on high-quality, stylish, and affordable clothing you’ll wear for years to come when you go to quince.com/warroom DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you text WARROOM to 64000. Message and data rates apply. 

Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial James and Al call out how Trump continues catering to authoritarians around the world and stand up for diversity-focused policies in the military and civil service before welcoming Independent Senator from Maine, Angus King.  They discuss the dangers of Trump’s guardrail-free presidency, looking at whether the administration will protect Medicaid for the millions of Americans who rely on it, the effect of DOGE on government spending, and how the new administration’s priorities affect the coming budget battle.  They also examine if Trump’s foreign policy reflects our national priorities and explain the impact of his changes on the future of international relations. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: The Golden Age Check Out Kimberly Atkins Stohr’s New Politicon Podcast: Justice By Design Get More From This Week’s Guest:  Senator Angus King: Twitter | Senate.gov | Campaign Site  Please Support Our Sponsors: Harvest Hosts: For 20% off your order, head to HarvestHosts.com and use code WARROOM   Miracle Made: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to TryMiracle.com/warroom and use the code WARROOM to claim your FREE 3-PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Zbiotics: Get back into action after a night out with 15% off your first order of Zbiotics when you go to zbiotics.com/pwr and use code: PWR