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Politics Podcast: How Should The Media Cover Stormy Daniels’s Story?

In a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday night, Stormy Daniels described the affair she says she had with Donald Trump before he was president. Daniels said she was threatened with physical violence if she went public with the story. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team debates how the media, and FiveThirtyEight in particular, should cover the allegations. […]

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Politics Podcast: What If Trump Fires Mueller?

Over the weekend, President Trump tore into special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. So the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew games out what would happen if Trump actually moved to fired Mueller. The team discusses possible congressional responses, public opinion and the effect on the midterms. According to Nate Silver, […]

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The GOP Should Be Freaking Out, Pennsylvania Edition

Democrat Conor Lamb appears to be the winner of Tuesday’s special U.S. House election in a district that voted for President Trump by 20 percentage points. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team discusses what the results in Pennsylvania’s 18th District mean for Republicans in the 2018 midterms. Spoiler: Not great, Bob! You can listen to the […]

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Emergency Politics Podcast: Tillerson’s Out. What Now?

With Rex Tillerson out at the State Department and CIA Director Mike Pompeo in line to replace him, President Trump’s Cabinet is undergoing its fifth major change. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team reacts to Trump’s historic turnover levels, debates what the departure means and discusses what comes next. You can listen to the episode by […]

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Politics Podcast: The Most Special Special Election Yet

The special election on Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, in the western part of the state, will put Republicans to the test in a part of the country that President Trump has made central to his message. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew discusses the candidates, expectations and political environment in what looks to be […]

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