
A sane, once-a-day update on today’s essential political news. Chronicling the daily shock and awe since 2017.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 115 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsPolitics | |||

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
In this episode: Trump signed the roughly $1.2 trillion spending package into law, ending the three-day partial federal government shutdown; the U.S. military shot down an Iranian drone after it “aggressively approach... more
Monday, February 2, 2026
In this episode: The partial federal government shutdown entered its third day after funding lapsed Saturday morning, and the House still doesn’t have the votes needed to pass the Senate-approved bill to reopen agencie... more
Thursday, January 29, 2026
In this episode: Trump and Senate Democrats said they reached a tentative agreement to fund most federal agencies through Sept. 30 while splitting Department of Homeland Security funding from the broader government s... more
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
In this episode: FBI agents executed a search warrant at Fulton County’s election facility near Atlanta, seeking records related to the 2020 election; Senate Democrats demanded new restrictions on ICE in any deal to... more
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