The Dispatch Podcast

Steve and Jonah join Sarah to talk about Hunter Biden's plea deal, how it reflects on Joe Biden and:-Sarah's first tattoo?-Voters react to Hunter Biden's prosecution-The illusory Biden tapes-Trump's legally dubious Bret Baier interview-Will Hurd jumps into the race-Is RFK Jr. a sign that nature is healing?-Biden Administration foreign policy-Titanic submersible Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh McKoon won his bid to become chairman of the Georgia GOP. McKoon inherits fractured relationships and a storied past between elected officials. Join Dispatch Politics Reporter Audrey Fahlberg for his strategy on unifying Georgia’s GOP, which includes:-Grassroots activism and big donor capture-Working with Kemp-Staying neutral during primaries-Firing Joe Biden-Topics of concern for GOP voters: crime, inflation, America not leading on world stageShow Notes:-Watch: Audrey interviews Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon-Tuesday's Dispatch Politics newsletter with Audrey Fahlberg's Georgia reporting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Classified documents stored in a Mar-A-Lago bathroom will live in infamy, but it’s not the only intelligence scandal among politicians: Biden, Pence, and Hillary Clinton have also made headlines for their intelligence information.Peter Meijer joins Mike Warren to break down the security issues with these documents and:-There are levels to this - Classified, confidential, secret, top secret.-Peter’s surprising insight into classified info-Clinton, Biden, Pence, Trump: what they all have in common-Over-classification problem?-Online gamers and security clearances-Trumps says “No.”-Will Peter run again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah, Steve, and Jonah return to talk about Trump’s indictment in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Also:-Dispatch Editors: The GOP’s Trump Choice-But her emails-Conservatives should just say what they believe-Biden administration violates the Hatch Act-Pe-cahn or Pee-can-Biden’s estranged grandchild Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah invites Chris Stirewalt and Mike Warren on to analyze the state of the GOP primary field, as Mike Pence and Chris Christie officially join the race. Stay for the jocularity and:-RNC nominee “pledge”-Tim Scott vs. The View-House speakership fight-Stirewalt’s Shrimp Cocktail Crawl -Who destroyed the Kherson dam?-Tucker Carlson’s anti-semitic Twitter show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently secured another election victory, leaving many in the West to question the country's diplomatic future. Dispatch Reporter Charlotte Lawson speaks with Eric Edelman, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Finland, and under secretary of defense for policy, to explain what's happening under the country's longest serving leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GOP operative Mike Murphy discusses the chances of other candidates in the 2024 election, focusing on factors such as money raising, organizing, and messaging. The podcast explores the dynamics of the Iowa caucuses and the potential for emerging as an alternative to Donald Trump. It analyzes the importance of understanding the voter timetable and not solely relying on primary election poll numbers.

Sarah, Steve, and Jonah wonder if the Biden-McCarthy deal marks a return to politics as normal, whether Tim Scott's bachelorhood will play into the election, and more:-Nick Catoggio on DeSantis-Brian Riedl's debt-limit deal breakdown-Mike Pence in Iowa-Dresscode redux-Voters aren't happy with Biden... but they'll take him over Trump-God's chicken goes DEI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Price St. Clair walks us through the ongoing debt ceiling fight in an interview with Ben Ritz, Director of the Center for Funding America's Future at the Progressive Policy Institute. The two discuss the nuances of the issue, including:-Throwbacks to 2011-Trump "caps" or lack of-Likely (and worst case) scenarios-No paychecks?Show Notes-Watch: Price St. Clair interviews Ben Ritz on The Dispatch Podcasts YouTube channel-Ben Ritz profile at Progressive Policy Institute-Price St. Clair's Explainer for The Dispatch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OG roundtable returns with some rank punditry on the 2024 GOP field. But first, David returns from his Ukraine trip with insight on the war effort. Also:-DeSantis officially in the race-Tim Scott as the candidate we don’t deserve?-Politics of 14th amendment and debt ceiling-Jonah’s strong (and correct) opinion on restaurant dress codes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices