McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic, discusses how Vice President Mike Pence reconciles his religious beliefs and ambition with his political actions as President Donald
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Chris Matthews: Today’s Politics Through the Perspective of RFK
I spoke with Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s Hardball and author of the new book, Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit. Subscribe via iTunes or Google
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Preet Bharara: How to Flip a Witness
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who was fired by President Trump earlier this year, discusses the unfolding Russia investigation and how special counsel Robert Muller
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David Litt: Those Hopey, Changey White House Years
Obama speechwriter David Litt joins us for a conversation about his new book, Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years, A Speechwriter’s Memoir. As
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Joshua Green: The Storming of the Presidency
If you’re going to read one book on politics this summer vacation, it should be Devil’s Bargain – Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming
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Sen. Al Franken: “I Freed Up the Funny”
I spoke with Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) about Russia, Pres. Trump, health care — and which is more fun: Saturday Night Live or the U.S. Senate.
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Sidney Blumenthal: On Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton
Sidney Blumenthal, a key adviser to Bill and Hillary Clinton and the author of Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol.
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Tom Walker (a.k.a. Jonathan Pie): The Absurd Humor of Politics
I spoke with actor and comedian Tom Walker — more widely known as Johnathan Pie for his hilarious rants about the 2016 election — on
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Garry Kasparov: Why Trump Will Lose Playing Putin’s Dangerous Game
Garry Kasparov, the Russian political activist and chess grandmaster, joins us on Political Wire Conversations for a discussion about Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and their
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Norm Eisen: Is Donald Trump Above the Law?
Norm Eisen, an expert in government ethics and a Fellow at the Brookings Institution, is our guest on the latest episode of Political Wire Conversations.
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Celinda Lake: It Was Still the Economy, Stupid
Democratic pollster Celinda Lake talks to Chris Riback on Political Wire Conversations about what happened to her party in the 2016 election. Subscribe via iTunes,
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Neil Newhouse: The ‘Nose-Holder’ Election
GOP pollster Neil Newhouse talks to Chris Riback on Political Wire Conversations about what he sees as a quickly tightening presidential race. Subscribe via iTunes,
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