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To access this week’s Politicology+ segment and unlock more exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plusDemocratic political strategist Tharon Johnson and Russian warfare writer and researcher Molly McKew join Ron Steslow to break down the top stories of the week:(02:15) Putin, Biden, and the Administration’s not-a-reset on Russia(25:52) Insurrectionists emboldened to run for Congress and the bottomless depravity of the GOP(53:53) The investigators investigating the Trump DOJ[+] The right’s political framing of the “lab leak” theory of COVID-19’s origins. Sign up now: https://politicology.com/plusIf you believe in our mission and want to help build Politicology, please contribute now at https://politicology.com/donateRolling Stone - The Forever Trump Movement Has Won https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-mccarthy-republican-party-critical-race-theory-1184610/Politicology 4-21-01: BOЯDEЯ CЯISIS with Molly McKew https://politicology.com/episodes/border-crisis-ukraine/Follow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/TharonJohnsonhttps://twitter.com/MollyMcKew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To unlock Politicology+, visit https://politicology.com/plusFor the first time since the 2020 election, George Conway, Jennifer Horn, Mike Madrid, and Ron Steslow—four since-departed co-founders of The Lincoln Project—reunite to discuss the most important political fight of their lives...and what comes next.In Part 1, the panel discusses their individual paths to The Lincoln Project, and how the fight to remove Donald Trump from office evolved and escalated throughout 2020.For Part 2 of this special series, unlock Politicology+ now: https://politicology.com/plusTo contribute to Politicology’s mission, visit https://politicology.com/donateFind the Lincoln Project co-founders on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/gtconway3dhttps://twitter.com/NHJenniferhttps://twitter.com/madrid_mike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Join Politicology+ now for an extended Roundup and more exclusive content - https://politicology.com/plusLucy Caldwell and Susan Del Percio join Ron Steslow to break down the top stories of the week:(01:36) What to make of the flashbang of bipartisanship on a massive tech-investment bill that just passed the Senate(20:27) Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, and the fate of the filibuster(43:11) Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to Central America and the message she delivered on immigrationTo contribute to Politicology, visit https://politicology.com/donateFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/lucymcaldwellhttps://twitter.com/DelPercioS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To unlock Politicology+, visit https://politicology.com/plusWhat does it mean to be “canceled?”Former Congresswoman Katie Hill joins Ron Steslow to discuss what is and isn’t “cancel culture,” how we should think about holding public figures accountable, why we have failed to find a mechanism for redemption, and her fight to close the legal loophole for “revenge porn.”Exclusively for Politicology+ subscribers: Following this conversation, Ron asks Katie about the details of her surprising (albeit short-lived) friendship with Matt Gaetz. To contribute to Politicology, visit https://politicology.com/donateFind Ron and Katie on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/KatieHill4CA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Politicology+ now for an extended Roundup and more exclusive content - https://politicology.com/plusWhat are Democrats prepared to do to save democracy? Former Lincoln Project Political Director Zack Czajkowski, 2020 DNC President Liz Gilbert, and Ron Steslow break down the urgent threats to our elections, our Republic, and our rights—and the steps Democrats must take to hold the line.(02:43) Crescendoing calls for urgent action and filibuster reform in the Senate after Republicans killed the bill to establish a January 6 commission, and the 100+ “Scholars of Democracy” from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Princeton, and other institutions sounding the alarm.New America’s Statement of Concern - https://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/statements/statement-of-concern/ (22:20) Absolutely bonkers myth of Trump’s impending reinstatement and Fmr. National Security Advisor Mike Flynn’s jubilance for a junta(35:38) What happened in Austin that temporarily held off the Texas GOP’s latest voter suppression efforts, and where the fight for democracy stands todayTo contribute to Politicology, visit https://politicology.com/donateFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/ZackCzhttps://twitter.com/_lizgilbert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To unlock Politicology+, visit https://politicology.com/plusHow can we ever hold truth to power if those in power don’t believe in truth? Former Ambassador Al Cardenas makes his Politicology debut alongside Susan Del Percio and Ron Steslow to break down the week’s most important stories.(01:42) Florida’s laughable new law limiting social media companies, and Governor Ron Desantis’ relationship with the fourth estate(19:04) The obstructed path forward for Biden’s infrastructure bill(29:33) “Big Lie” architects hoping to run the next electionTo contribute to Politicology, visit https://politicology.com/donate/Follow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/AlCardenasFL_DChttps://twitter.com/DelPercioS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Politicology+ now for an extended Roundup and more exclusive content - https://politicology.com/plus“Are we in a democracy?” Dr. Catherine Sanderson and Susan Del Percio join Ron Steslow to break down the week’s most important stories.(01:46) The showdown in Congress over a January 6 commission, and the hateful defense from the QAnon Shaman’s attorney(17:26) New developments in the ongoing investigations into the Trump Organization(33:15) Confusion around the new CDC guidance, and our emergence from COVID rules and ritualsPoliticology - March 10, 2021: Dr. Catherine Sanderson on Becoming Moral Rebels https://politicology.com/episodes/dr-catherine-sanderson-becoming-moral-rebels/To contribute to Politicology, visit https://politicology.com/donateFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/DelPercioShttps://twitter.com/SandersonSpeaks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Politicology+ now for an extended Roundup and more exclusive content - https://politicology.com/plusWhat kinds of calculations, pivots and sacrifices of personal integrity does it take to become a Trump Republican? In the first installment of Enemies of Democracy, Lucy Caldwell joins Ron Steslow to introduce listeners to the route Elise Stefanik took from moderate marvel to Trumpist capitulator, and how she forged a pernicious path to the upper echelon of Republican Party leadership.To contribute to Politicology, visit https://politicology.com/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Politicology+ now for an extended Roundup and more exclusive content - https://politicology.com/plusLiz Cheney’s ouster and the Republican Party’s leadership vacuum, Arizona’s bogus election audit, and the special interests spending millions on spam comments —Jon Boughtin, Lucy Caldwell, Lanae Erickson, and Ron Steslow break down the week’s most important stories.(02:21) What House Republicans’ ouster of Liz Cheney means for truth tellers in the Republican Party, notions of bipartisanship and Congress’ ability to govern(25:00) The bogus ballot audit in Maricopa County, Arizona, and what happens when partisan hacks get their hands on ballots(42:33) Revelations about manipulation of the public commenting for FCC’s net neutrality policies, and what it means when legitimate regulating tools are usurped and corruptedTo contribute to Politicology, visit https://politicology.com/donateFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/LanaeEricksonhttps://twitter.com/NewDemJonhttps://twitter.com/LucyMCaldwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices