RealClearPolitics Podcast

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss an email message sent out by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency asking federal employees to account for their last week’s activities. They also talk about Donald Trump’s decision to replace both the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the US Navy. Plus, the fight between the Trump White House and the Associated Press over naming the “The Gulf of America,” and the decision by MSNBC to cancel Joy Reid’s nightly show, which has been on the air for five years. Then finally, Tom Bevan talks with RealClearPolitics national correspondent Susan Crabtree about her reporting on the decision to name radio and social media star Dan Bongino to a high position at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss President Trump's orders to deport 137 alleged Venezuelan gang members, as well as the deportation of a Lebanese doctor with an H1B visa and a teaching position at Brown University. Is the clash between the courts and the White House on immigration policy coming to a head? They also talk about Donald Trump’s social media post challenging the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s pardons because they were signed by autopen. Plus, the cold war between the press and the White House continues at the Gridiron Dinner this past weekend and the upcoming White House Correspondents Dinner, two signature spring social events for the Washington press. Next, Andrew Walworth interviews Jeffrey Gedmin, president and CEO of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, on this weekend’s executive order cutting support for the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other public diplomacy organizations funded by the US government. And finally, Tom Bevan interviews Nicole Russell, columnist for USA Today, about the state of the US economy. She argues that inflation will cool, interest rates will drop and consumer confidence will return, all as a result of Trump’s policies. Image of Donald Trump courtesy of Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon and Sean Trende discuss President Trump's first cabinet meeting and the House's dramatic passage of a budget last night. They also look at Byron Donalds' chances to become Governor of Florida, Gavin Newsom's new podcast, and Jeff Bezos' announcement about the Washington Post Opinion Page. Next, Carl Cannon interviews Richard Porter about his RCP column on J.B. Pritzker's budget address comparing Trump and MAGA to Nazi Germany. And lastly, Andrew Walworth chats with James Robbins from the Institute of World Politics about US relations with Russia, China, and the future of nuclear proliferation.

Peace talks continue between Ukraine and Russia, even as Russia claims that Ukraine recently staged its first attack within Russian territory - a helicopter raid against an oil depot 22 miles from the Ukraine Border. At the same time, Vladimir Putin is working hard to keep information about the war from reaching the Russian people. Is the US doing enough to pierce what some now call “The Internet Iron Curtain?” And President Biden proclaimed March 31 Transgender Day of Visibility, embracing some of the issues identified by the LBGTQI community. Is this smart politics on the part of the White House? RealClearPolitics Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon, national correspondent Susan Crabtree, and White House reporter Phil Wegmann join Andrew Walworth on today’s RealClearPolitics Takeaway podcast.

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss French president Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Donald Trump, and two UN votes where the U.S. denied Russia was to blame for the war in Ukraine. They also talk about Vivek Ramaswamy's bid for the Ohio governorship and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo pondering entering the Democratic mayoralty primary in New York City, which would pit him against the city’s current mayor, Eric Adams. Plus, they also chat about Rachel Maddow and the future of MSNBC as it joins other Comcast cable networks that are being spun off into a new company. And, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says she has identified people behind leaks of ICE raids in the Los Angeles area. Then finally, Carl talks to historian and political scientist Liana Fix of the Council on Foreign Relations about the recent election results in Germany.