Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

With our nation buffeted by everything from climate change to Covid, James and Al are joined by the incomparable activist and actress Jane Fonda find out how we all can become more involved on the issues most critical to our shared future.  Can President Biden rally us in time?  The consensus is yes-- so we might make it after all!  Get More From This Week’s Guest: Jane Fonda IMDB Twitter Facebook Instagram Website 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! THIS WEEK’S SPONSORS: GAINFUL GET $15 OFF YOUR FIRST MONTH OF PERSONALIZED PROTEIN POWDER WHEN YOU GO TO WWW.GAINFUL.COM/WARROOM.   IPVANISH GO TO WWW.IPVANISH.COM/WARROOM TO CLAIM YOUR 65% SAVINGS!

With the impeachment process ongoing and President Biden scrambling to right the wayward ship of state, Senator Doug Jones of Alabama joins James and Al to give his unique insight into the challenges that face the Democratic party and the country.  How difficult will it be to govern when we’re at each other's throats?  And is there hope for the more moderate among us once we get past Trump? Get More From This Week’s Guest: Senator Doug Jones Twitter Website Author of ‘Bending Towards Justice’ 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! THIS WEEK’S SPONSORS: IPVANISH  GO TO WWW.IPVANISH.COM/WARROOM TO CLAIM YOUR 65% SAVINGS! FUND-RISE  SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND INVESTORS HAVE BUILT A BETTER PORTFOLIO WITH PRIVATE REAL ESTATE. IT TAKES JUST A FEW MINUTES TO GET STARTED.  GO TO WWW.FUNDRISE.COM/WARROOM TODAY.  MAGIC SPOON  GO TO WWW.MAGICSPOON.COM/WARROOM TO GRAB A VARIETY PACK AND TRY IT TODAY! AND BE SURE TO USE OUR PROMO CODE WARROOM (THAT’S ALL ONE WORD) AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE FIVE DOLLARS OFF YOUR ORDER! 

With Covid-19 raging across the country for a full year, James and Al are joined by Pulitzer prize winning author and journalist Laurie Garrett to find out what we can expect going forward, and what our lives will look like in 2021 once the vaccine begins to get more widely distributed.  Then expert football analyst and senior producer at NFL Films Greg Cosell comes on to get us fired up about the Super Bowl this weekend and talk about recent developments in the game.  Who’s your pick? Get More From This Week’s Guests: Greg Cosell Twitter NFL Match-Up NFL Films Co-Author of ‘The Games That Changed The Game’   Laurie Garrett Twitter Website CFR Author of ‘The Coming Plague’ And many other books! 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! THIS WEEK’S SPONSORS: GAINFUL  GET $15 OFF YOUR FIRST MONTH OF PERSONALIZED PROTEIN POWDER WHEN YOU GO TO WWW.GAINFUL.COM/WARROOM! IPVANISH  GO TO WWW.IPVANISH.COM/WARROOM TO CLAIM YOUR 65% SAVINGS! BLINKIST  GO TO WWW.BLINKIST.COM/WARROOM, THAT’S ALL ONE WORD, TO TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS AND SAVE 25% OFF YOUR NEW SUBSCRIPTION.

With Russia in upheaval, and our media not exactly sure how to cover the Biden Administration, Al and James are joined by former Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, and NPR’s David Folkenflik to take a look at how both will fare after the transition to the new presidency.  Can the media keep the Biden Administration honest while respecting the American people?  And will Russia fall to the wayside on its own or will more action be necessary?  No matter how things play out, Al and James don’t think the Republican party will be much help in the foreseeable future, but there’s always hope! Get More From This Week’s Panelists: Michael McFaul Twitter Website Author of ‘From Cold War To Hot Peace’   And Many Other Books David Folkenflik Twitter NPR Author of ‘Murdoch’s World’ Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press 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! THIS WEEK’S SPONSORS: WORD FOREST  WORD FOREST IS OFFERING YOU 2500 COINS AND 500 GEMS WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD AND PLAY.  GO TO THE APPLE OR GOOGLE STORE AND SEARCH FOR WORD FOREST TO DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE TODAY. MAGIC SPOON GO TO WWW.MAGICSPOON.COM/WARROOM TO GRAB A VARIETY PACK AND TRY IT TODAY! AND BE SURE TO USE OUR PROMO CODE WARROOM (THAT’S ONE WORD) AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE FIVE DOLLARS OFF YOUR ORDER.

In spite of the mayhem at the Capitol, the inauguration of Joe Biden and the transfer of power went smoothly, and James and Al are beginning to feel some optimism about the next four years...if the Democrats don’t screw it up!  Leon Panetta joins them to look at the domestic and international prospects for the new administration.  Then, Duke Law School’s legal mastermind Walter Dellinger comes on to look at the legal future for the Trump family and how the actions of the administration can be refuted and undone.   Get More From This Week’s Panelists: Leon Panetta Center For Strategic & International Studies The Panetta Institute For Public Policy Author of Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in Times of War and Peace   Walter Dellinger Twitter Firm: O’Melveny & Myers Duke Law 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! THIS WEEK’S SPONSORS: FUNDRISE  SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND INVESTORS HAVE BUILT A BETTER PORTFOLIO WITH PRIVATE REAL ESTATE. IT TAKES JUST A FEW MINUTES TO GET STARTED.  GO TO WWW.FUNDRISE.COM/WARROOM TODAY.  BLINKIST  GO TO WWW.BLINKIST.COM/WARROOM, THAT’S ALL ONE WORD, TO TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS AND SAVE 25% OFF YOUR NEW SUBSCRIPTION.  WORD FOREST WORD FOREST IS OFFERING YOU 2500 COINS AND 500 GEMS WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD AND PLAY.  GO TO THE APPLE OR GOOGLE STORE AND SEARCH FOR WORD FOREST TO DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE TODAY.

With the Capitol garrisoned with troops and the passions of insurrection and the subsequent defense of the Union still cooling, Al and James examine the worrisome situation we find ourselves in going into the Biden inauguration.  The threat is evident, and so they are joined by expert on the militia and white power movements, University of Chicago Professor Kathleen Belew to look at how we got to this point, and national security expert and senior columnist for The Cipher Brief, WaPo Alum Walter Pincus to war game how best to handle the final days of the Trump Presidency. Get More From This Week’s Panelists: Professor Kathleen Belew Twitter Website University of Chicago Author of the Bring The War Home: The White Power Movement & Paramilitary America Walter Pincus Twitter The Cipher Brief Washington Post 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! THIS WEEK’S SPONSOR: MAGIC SPOON  GO TO www.MAGICSPOON.COM/WARROOM TO GRAB A VARIETY PACK AND TRY IT TODAY!  BE SURE TO USE OUR PROMO CODE WARROOM (THAT’S ONE WORD) AT CHECKOUT TO GET FREE SHIPPING.

2021 already promises to be as crazy as 2020, and Al and James are ready to game things out for you in their Politics War Room.  They’re joined on their first episode of the year by award winning pollster John Couvillon to take a look at the double Democratic victory in the GA Senate races and bask in the results.  Then, former Defense Secretary William Cohen comes on to game out the final days of the Trump Administration and how we might handle the ensuing chaos as the nation approaches the transition of power.   Get More From This Week’s Panelists: John Couvillon Twitter JMC Analytics & Polling Blog Fmr. Defense Secretary William Cohen The Cohen Group The Cohen Institute CSIS Books by William 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! THIS WEEK’S SPONSOR: BLINKIST  BLINKIST HAS A SPECIAL OFFER JUST FOR OUR AUDIENCE: GO TO www.BLINKIST.com/warroom, TO TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS AND SAVE 25% OFF YOUR NEW SUBSCRIPTION.

With 2021 just around the corner, Al and James celebrate our scientists and first responders, and give us the inside scoop on who has power in the Democratic congress. Then they’re joined by author of Saint Makers, Joe Drape of @NYTSPORTS, to discuss some of the things we’ve seen in the cultural realms outside of politics-- updating us about the state of the modern church, before switching over to take on the way the pandemic has affected the sports industry.  Like many others, there is the fear that it won’t come back, but they are still fans rooting for a comeback!  More than anything, they look forward to figuring out how to bring our country back in 2021 with our great guests and listeners! Get More From This Week’s Panelists: Joe Drape Twitter @NYTSPORTS NYT Sports Author of American Pharoah Author of Saint Makers And many other books! 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! THIS WEEK’S SPONSORS: MAGIC SPOON (00:22:44) GO TO www.magicspoon.com/warroom TO GRAB A VARIETY PACK AND TRY IT TODAY! AND BE SURE TO USE OUR PROMO CODE WARROOM (THAT’S ONE WORD) AT CHECKOUT TO GET FREE SHIPPING.

Al and James welcome The New York Times National Security Correspondent David Sanger to analyze the recent Russian cyber attacks on our country and go through our possible responses, legislative and otherwise.  James is appalled we could let it happen, and all three wonder if our country is still secure.  Then, Al and James continue their annual holiday season tradition by bringing their wives Judy Woodruff and Mary Matalin on the podcast to end the year before the Politics War Room gears up for 2021! Get More From This Week’s Panelists: David Sanger Twitter Author of Confront and Conceal Author of The Inheritance Author of The Perfect Weapon The Perfect Weapon HBOTrailer Mary Matalin Website Author of Love & War Author of All’s Fair Author of Letters To My Daughters Judy Woodruff Twitter PBS NewsHour 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! THIS WEEK’S SPONSORS: BETTER HELP (00:59:31) VISIT WWW.BETTERHELP.COM/WARROOM AND JOIN THE OVER 1,000,000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN CHARGE OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH WITH THE HELP OF AN EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL.

Texas and Trump have been rejected by the Supreme Court and things are starting to look like President-Elect Biden will sail smoothly into his inauguration.   Al and James discuss their support for most of his cabinet picks so far, even though they worry that the party needs to focus on shoring up support (not to mention the Senate) before swinging for the fences.  Then, they are joined by Ron Brownstein to shoot down any concerns about fraud overturning the election, and gaze into the future of Trump and the two parties, so we can be ready for what’s coming next. Get More From This Week’s Panelists: Ron Brownstein Twitter CNN National Journal The Atlantic 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! THIS WEEK’S SPONSORS: BETTER HELP  VISIT WWW.BETTERHELP.COM AND JOIN THE OVER 1,000,000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN CHARGE OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH WITH THE HELP OF AN EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL.