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Unbiased political analysis the way you wish still existed. Justin Robert Young isn't here to tell you what to think, he's here to tell you who is going to win and why. www.politicspoliticspolitics.com
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Indiana Redistricting DEAD. Does the WH Press Corps Need to Change? (with Matt Laslo)
The Senate’s vote to extend enhanced ACA subsidies was the clearest sign yet that congressional Republicans are fracturing as they head toward the mid...
Texas Shake-up: Crocket IN, Allred OUT! How Good Will 2026 Be For The Dems? (with Bill Scher)
Jasmine Crockett’s launch ad did exactly what it was designed to do: dominate the conversation. It’s a sparse spot — just Donald Trump’s voice calling...
January 6th Pipe Bomber Arrested? The Great 2026 Primary Draft (with Evan Scrimshaw)
I’ve long found the January 6 pipe bombs case particularly frustrating. Too serious to be forgotten, too mysterious to be ignored, we’ve had no answer...
Tennessee Special Election Explainer! Are House Members Facing Impending Dread?
The Tennessee 7th District special election is no ordinary off-calendar contest. It is a rare moment when a deeply red seat, long considered immovable...
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Crazy Resignation! Picking Top 2028 Democratic Hopefuls (with Gloria Young)
There’s no two ways about it — Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation came as a shock. She’s leaving Congress at the start of the year, which means Repu...
Trump's Rough Approval Ratings. The Ups and Downs of Our Economy (with JD Durkin)
Donald Trump’s approval ratings have entered their roughest stretch of his second term, with three separate polls showing him hitting new lows after m...
The Epstein Files Are Coming. How Politics is Adjusting to the AI Age (with Tom Merritt)
I came back from the UK expecting to ease into the week, and instead I walked straight into one of the wildest legislative twists I have seen in years...
The Winners and Losers of This Shutdown Fight (with Kirk Bado)
We’ve got ourselves a good old-fashioned legislative brawl over hemp. The Senate just shut down Rand Paul’s amendment that tried to strip out restrict...
Is This Shutdown Over?! Trump's Economy Makes Noise. Gavin's Victory Lap.
It looks like the longest shutdown in American history is on the verge of finally reaching its conclusion — and let’s be honest, it’s ending exactly h...
Do The Republicans Have a Problem? STOCK Act Violations and Dark Money (with Dave Levinthal)
It’s been building for weeks, but after this week’s election results, Republican infighting has officially hit a fever pitch.
It’s like any anxi...
Blue Wave! Thoughts on Virginia, New Jersey, NYC, and More
Well, what a night that was.
The 2025 off-year election came and went, and I don’t think anybody on the Republican side was quite ready for how...
A First-Hand Look at the Shutdown That Won't End (with Andrew Heaton)
I’ve seen my fair share of shutdowns over the years. Loud ones, quiet ones, dumb ones, strategic ones. But this one? This is just sad.
I spent t...
Is Trump's China Trade Deal a Disappointment? Digging Into the Shutdown Stalemate (with Gabe Fleisher)
Trump and Xi finally sat down for the first in-person meeting of this new administration, and I won’t lie — there was a lot of hype going into this on...
FINAL 2025 Election Predictions! Understanding Argentina's Libertarian Revolution (with Austin Padgett)
We’re just about a week out from Election Day, and I have to say, this is what I live for. These are the kind of stories that really scratch the itch...
MORE Graham Platner Oppo! What's George Santos Up To After Prison? (with Juliegrace Brufke)
This Graham Platner saga just keeps delivering. Every time I think we’ve hit the ceiling on oppo drops, the elevator dings and we’re in a whole new su...
Is Graham Platner Already Done in Maine? Shame and the Internet (with Josh Jennings and Andrew Heaton
It’s not every day that the most interesting story in American politics is a Senate primary in Maine, but here we are. This race, at least for now, ha...
A Radical Take on Reshaping the House. Breaking Down the Gaza Peace Deal (with Tom Joseph and Ryan McBeth)
Trump is once again talking about Vladimir Putin — this time setting up a meeting in Budapest to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. That’s according t...
Are the Democrats Blowing It in Virginia? (with Kirk Bado)
We’ve officially entered the phase of the shutdown where things stop being polite and start getting real. Missed paychecks are happening this week for...
Who Deserves Credit For This Gaza Peace Deal? The World Of Foreign Influence (with Kenneth Vogel)
A conversation with friend of the show Will Harris got my wheels turning. He pointed out something he was seeing in the UK press — Trump getting credi...
Gaza War Is Over?
Ceasefire in Gaza
President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, marking the beginning of a multi-phase peace process. T...
Are the Democrats Actually Winning this Shutdown? (with Bill Scher)
I want to start today by explaining why my audio sounds like garbage. I don’t have my usual mic — or my webcam, or laptop, or clothes — because everyt...
Why My Mom Boycotted My Podcast for a Year and a Half (with Gloria Young)
The Shutdown Senate Vote
The shutdown rolls on, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune has already said it is unlikely the Senate will vote this...
Shutdown Night Arrives! With Adams Out, Who Wins NYC? (with Evan Scrimshaw)
As I record this episode, we are on the edge — maybe already over it, by the time you read this — of a government shutdown. And I want to give you a b...
Are the Dems Going to Blink? Breaking Down Trump's TikTok Deal (with Tom Merritt)
The looming government shutdown — now just days away — has escalated dramatically. Russ Vought, Trump’s former OMB director and the key architect behi...
Is This Shutdown Guaranteed? Attending Charlie Kirk's Memorial (with Claire Meynial)
The government is shutting down. I guess I don’t know for sure, because it hasn’t happened yet, but… it’s happening. The clearest sign came early: Tru...
Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Off the Air. Digging Into NYC Mayoral Polls, Midterms, and More (with Michael Cohen)
Jimmy Kimmel is currently on indefinite leave from his late-night show after a string of events involving remarks he made about Charlie Kirk, a respon...
Charlie Kirk's Shooter Charged. IDF's Ground Incursion into Gaza (with Karol Markowicz and Ryan McBeth)
Utah prosecutors have charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The charges...
Let's Talk About Political Violence in America.
In the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I needed to sit down and talk with you — just you and me. This isn’t a guest-heavy episode, the...
Charlie Kirk Shot In Utah. Dead.
UPDATE: President Trump posts that Kirk is dead.
UPDATE: Initial suspect not the shooter. Suspected shooter fired from 200 yards away. Still at...
What's The Pre-Shutdown Vibe in DC? Breaking Down the Latest NYC Mayoral Fights (with Kirk Bado and Evan Scrimshaw)
A Trumpian Collision
Over the weekend, Donald Trump addressed a pretty strange situation involving a Hyundai plant in Georgia. ICE conducted a r...
Trump's Crime Ratings. RFK Gets Roasted. A Roadmap for Congress Through 2025 (with Jen Briney)
There’s a growing expectation that the National Guard will soon be deployed to Chicago. It hasn’t happened yet, but signs are pointing to it. Several...
Breaking Down Prop 50 Ads! Jumping Into the Democratic Primary Machine (with Dillon Fleharty)
The Prop 50 Messaging Blitz
Proposition 50 is one of the most nakedly strategic plays in this cycle. It exists for one purpose: to eliminate Cal...
How The Democrats Will Shutdown the Government. Taking My Diabolical Political Quiz (with Howard Mortman)
The Democratic National Committee just wrapped up its meeting in Minneapolis, and one of the big ideas floated behind closed doors was a midterm conve...
What's Going On With The Midterms? Talking Democrat Party Frustrations (with Amanda Nelson)
But I don’t want to focus on the Democrats right now. I want to focus on the Republican Party because one of the big things that’s going to shape the...
Gretchen Whitmer's Big Gamble and The Race to Redistricting (with Alex Isenstadt and Evan Scrimshaw)
Katie Porter's Surge in the California Governor Race
With Kamala Harris opting out of a gubernatorial run, Katie Porter is reaping the benefits....
What Maine's Primary Says About the Midterms. Breaking Down Energy Credits and Climate Change (with Alex Epstein)
Graham Plattner is running for Senate in Maine. He’s not a career politician. He’s not a household name. He’s a newcomer, and he’s coming in with the...
The 2025 News Stories that Just Won't Die (with Kevin Ryan)
A short update this week while I’m on the road. Trump will join European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, for an emergency v...
Is The Golden Age of Small Dollar Online Fundraising Over? (with Michael Cohen and Tom Merritt)
Netanyahu’s latest move isn’t subtle. He wants Israel to take full control of the Gaza Strip — dismantle Hamas, free hostages, and install a non-Hamas...
What Are Texas Democrats Thinking?! The Political Stories That Still Matter in 2025 (with Kirk Bado)
Texas is right outside my window. I live just a short drive away from the statehouse, and yet, I’m physically closer to it than most of the Texas Demo...
Who’s Taking On Jon Ossoff in Georgia? ’90s FEMA Conspiracies and the Modern World (with Josh Jennings)
Georgia’s back in play, and this time it’s John Ossoff’s seat on the line. Everyone remembers how both Senate seats flipped blue in 2020, arguably the...