The Lobby Shop

The Lobby Shop is back from a quick Thanksgiving break with the federal budget and immigration at the forefront of DC news. We welcome Todd Schulte, President of FWD.us, to the show to discuss the politics and history of immigration reform in the U.S. and what the future of the issue looks like for a post-Midterms America.

After last week's Nevada Blue Wave vs. Whole Foods Wave (ding!) feud between Josh and Liam, it was time to bring in a real Nevada politics expert: Jon Ralston, founder and editor of The Nevada Independent. #WeMatter

Our hosts debrief on the Midterm election and what the results mean for the next two years of politics in Washington. For a deep dive into industry-specific policy assessments of Midterm results, check out our episode published Wednesday that features the full audio of the PRG team's morning-after analysis webinar.

On the morning of November 7, the PRG team hosted the fourth installment of its award-winning post-election analysis series. Here is an enhanced version of the full audio, featuring the following topics and speakers: - An overview of the results by PRG Co-Heads Scott Segal and Dee Martin - An interview with Brian Wolff, Executive Vice President of Policy and External Affairs at EEI and former Senior Strategist to then-Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi - An environment and energy discussion with PRG Principal Anna Burhop and PRG Senior Counsel Christine Wyman - An infrastructure and tax discussion with PRG Principals Anna Burhop and Liam Donovan - A trade and product safety discussion with PRG Partners Paul Nathanson and Josh Zive and PRG Principal John Lee - A Congressional oversight and investigations discussion with PRG Co-Head Dee Martin and PRG Partner Josh Zive

Our guest this week is Sean Trende, Senior Elections Analyst at Real Clear Politics, and today it's all Midterms all the time (plus a bit of Halloween candy rankings and college basketball discussions).

This week we're joined by PRG co-head Scott Segal to discuss climate change and how it is likely to impact Midterm voting.

Josh sits down with Dee and Paul to discuss the events of May 9, 2017, the day President Trump fired the Director of the FBI, James Comey. The team recalls the chaos of that day, reflect on how the FBI and the Agents Association have done in the year since, and talk with a special guest calling from the road, FBIAA President Tom O'Connor.

At 12:01 am on Tuesday, May 1, the temporary tariff exemptions on nations that provide 76% of American steel and aluminum imports will expire. Our trade experts Josh and Paul are operating hour to hour as we wait for something from the White House to stay these exemptions - tune in to hear the latest.

It's been busy here in DC, but we're back to talk about the latest and biggest news coming from the Capital. On the docket for discussion today: this week's roll-out of #TariffsAreTaxes coalition to fight steel and aluminum tariffs, the "generic ballot" and what it tells us about Midterms, and a special 4/20 topic: federal decriminalization of marijuana.

Josh and Liam discuss the latest news on steel and aluminum tariffs and trade war threats as well as what these tariffs mean politically, specifically for the upcoming Midterms in November. We wrap up on the lighter topic of baseball season and breaking out binders of trading cards.