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NJ Daily managing editor Ledyard King looks ahead to when Congress returns from August recess and Senate correspondent Savannah Behrmann and Congress correspondent Casey Wooten join the podcast to recap what's on the to-do list for Congress and what could get left behind. They talk about the future of the Farm Bill, appropriations in the House, and what options are on the table to avoid a government shutdown.

In this episode, Hotline Editor Kirk A. Bado gets reporting dispatches from national correspondent Zac Weisz and gubernatorial races correspondent Mary Frances McGowan as they recap the latest happenings at the campaign trails and the polls. Weisz breaks down the Iowa scene ahead of the state's Republican presidential caucus in January. McGowan comes onto discuss Kentucky's Fancy Farm picnic and its importance as a campaign stop in the state and breaks down the failure of Issue 1 at the polls in Ohio.

In this bonus episode adapted from National Journal’s webinar series “Cook Catch Up,” Hotline editor Kirk A. Bado and Cook Political Report with Amy Walter founder Charlie Cook discuss another indictment for former President Trump and whether this could revive the campaigns of his longshot challengers like former Vice President Mike Pence. They also talk about whether Democrats are still willing to rally around President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health issues.

Hotline Editor Kirk A. Bado sits down with the authors of the Almanac of American Politics, Louis Jacobson and Richard E. Cohen, ahead of the August release of the 2024 edition of the Almanac. Listen as they discuss the process for creating the 2024 edition, what's new in this edition, and what could change in future editions.

In this bonus episode adapted from National Journal’s webinar series “Cook Catch Up,” Hotline editor Kirk A. Bado and Cook Political Report with Amy Walter founder Charlie Cook discuss another Trump indictment, debate stage gimmicks, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hitting the reset button on his campaign, and more topics of the week.

South Carolina has taken center stage in this year’s presidential Democratic nominating process and two South Carolina officials are running for president on the Republican side. Hotline Editor Kirk A. Bado decodes South Carolina's emergence in national politics with Charleston Post and Courier's senior politics reporter Caitlin Byrd. They talk the future of South Carolina politics, how the Tim Scott and Nikki Haley presidential campaigns are faring, and the varying politics across South Carolinian communities.

In this bonus episode adapted from National Journal's webinar series "Cook Catch Up," Editor-in-Chief Jeff Dufour talks to Cook Political Report with Amy Walter founder and National Journal columnist Charlie Cook discuss "Bidenomics" and why voters aren't convinced by it, whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Democratic presidential candidates could shake up the primary, and which Republican presidential candidates could be on the debate stage.

In this bonus episode adapted from National Journal's webinar series “Hotline Power Hour,” Hotline Editor Kirk A. Bado is joined by Hotline Associate Editor Hannah Thacker, NJ Daily Managing Editor Ledge King, and House races correspondent James A. Downs. Listen as they discuss the latest political intrigue on Capitol Hill, the recent Supreme Court ruling affecting redistricting, and more topics.

In this bonus episode adapted from National Journal’s webinar series “Cook Catch Up,” Hotline editor Kirk A. Bado and Cook Political Report with Amy Walter founder Charlie Cook discuss how former President Trump's rivals are reacting to the latest indictment news, the potential redistricting fallout of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act, and more topics.

With the debt ceiling bill passed, National Journal Editor-in-Chief Jeff Dufour brings on White House correspondent George E. Condon Jr. to discuss how President Biden could move forward from the budget negotiations onto the 2024 campaign trail. They also discuss how former President Trump plans to run his campaign despite his legal challenges.