CONTROL
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CONTROL is a podcast hosted by Seven Letter’s Annalyse Keller and Mike Ricci, two veterans of Capitol Hill who now serve as communications strategists to Fortune 500 companies, non-profits and advocacy coalitions. Drawing on their experience in GOP congressional politics, the podcast seeks to look around the corner at the policy priorities and political dynamics that will define Congress.
The podcast series talks to experts who know the institution and helps explain the challenges and opportunities facing a divided Congress. Guests include subject-matter experts, journalists, former lawmakers, and political operatives, all with a keen insight into what is next for Washington. You can expect a new episode every Tuesday when Congress is in session.
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A Summer Sprint or Slog? Feat. Natalie Andrews
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Inside Reconciliation 2.0 Feat. Scott Wong
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May 19, 2026 |
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How Congress Broke the Appropriations Process Feat. Matt Glassman
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May 12, 2026 |
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Welcome to Hell Week Feat. Meredith Lee Hill
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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How Redistricting Is Rewriting the Midterms Feat. Ally Mutnick
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Back From Recess — and Buried in Business Feat. Reese Gorman
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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What Can Break the DHS Deadlock? Feat. Burgess Everett
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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The Senate Showdown Over the SAVE America Act Feat. Sarah Ferris
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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America Strikes Iran – How Will Congress Respond? Feat. Sabrina Singh
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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State of the Union: What’s on the Line? Feat. Sahil Kapur
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Can the Senate Break the DHS Funding Stalemate? Feat. Andrew Desiderio
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Inside the White House as the Government Shuts Down (Again) Feat. Shelby Talcott
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Shutdown Spiral: Minneapolis Rocks Capitol Hill Feat. Al Weaver
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Can the Appropriations Momentum Continue? Feat. Brendan’s Goodbye
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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The 2026 Forecast
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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2025: The Year Congress Lost Control Feat. Paul Kane
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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The Speaker’s Detractors Feat. Olivia Beavers
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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A House in Turmoil Feat. Former Rep. Patrick McHenry
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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The Shutdown is Over – What Did We Learn?
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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The Deal, the Drama, and the Future of the Filibuster Feat. Adam Jentleson
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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When Washington Stops Working Feat. Carl Hulse
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Nowhere on Shutdown, Nowhere on Appropriations Feat. Samantha Handler
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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A House GOPer’s Perspective on the Shutdown Feat. Rep. Kevin Kiley
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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How Does the Shutdown End? Feat. Mychael Schnell
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Russ Vought’s Power Play Feat. Phil Mattingly
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Shutdown Day: Lessons from the 2013 Showdown
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Deadlines, Deadlocks, and Disarray Feat. Igor Bobic
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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What is the Democrats' Shutdown Plan? Feat. Joel Payne, MoveOn
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Back from Recess, Staring at a Shutdown Feat. Ali Vitali
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Six Months of GOP Control of Washington Feat. Jonathan Martin
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Is a Shutdown Back on the Table? Feat. Katherine Tully-McManus
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Where Does the Freedom Caucus Go from Here? Feat. Matt Fuller
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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The Megabill’s Moment of Truth Feat. Eleanor Mueller
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Can the Senate Deliver Before the Fourth of July? Feat. John Bresnahan
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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What the Trump-Elon Breakup Means for Congress Feat. Dasha Burns
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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All Eyes on the Senate Feat. Burgess Everett
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Mike Johnson’s Make-or-Break Moment
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May 20, 2025 |
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Game Day in House Committees Feat. Zach Cohen
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May 13, 2025 |
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The Biggest Hurdle: Medicaid 101 Feat. Jonathan Burks
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May 06, 2025 |
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The Reconciliation Rubber Meets the Road
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Budget Battles & Backlash
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Another Make or Break Week for the GOP Feat. Laura Weiss
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Reconciliation Heats up and Democrats Melt Down, Feat. Liam Donovan
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Will Republicans Avoid a Shutdown? Feat. Nicholas Wu
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Congress Welcomes the Trump Show Feat. Chad Pergram of Fox News
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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The House’s Big Week is Here
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Reconciliation Collision Course Feat. Garrett Haake
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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After a Wild January, What Does February Have in Store? Feat. Rachael Bade
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Welcome to Trump’s Washington
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Confirmation Kick-Off Feat. Annie Karni
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Speaker Johnson Triumphs on the First Ballot – What’s Next for the MAGA Agenda?
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Steering Into the Holidays
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Reconciling the House and Senate Strategies, Feat. Manu Raju
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Parliamentary Inquiries feat. Tom Wickham
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Mike Johnson Walks Into the Ring feat. Hans Nichols
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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The Johns vs Rick – Who Will Lead the GOP?
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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The GOP takes CONTROL: What Just Happened and What Happens Next?
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Downballot 2024: Prediction Time
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Downballot 2024: The Republican Perspective feat. Jessica Anderson
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Downballot 2024: The Democratic Perspective feat. Doug Thornell
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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It May Be A Long December Feat. Jonathan Tamari
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Shutdown Threat Looms, Does the Senate Care Yet? Feat. Burgess Everett
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Congress Is Back, but How Long Will This Funding Plan Survive? Feat. Jake Sherman
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Where Did Appropriations Go Wrong? Feat. Former Speaker John Boehner
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Biden’s Out, Kamala’s In and Trump Picks Vance – What Now for Both Parties?
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Can Biden Hold the Hill?
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Prongs, Primaries and ‘Propriations
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Oversight Kicks Into Overdrive
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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The Spending Wars Have Begun
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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The Immigration Bill is Back – But Why?
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May 21, 2024 |
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Johnson Survives the MTV – What’s MTG’s Next Move?
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May 14, 2024 |
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Let the Chips Fall Where They May Feat. Andrew Solender of Axios
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May 07, 2024 |
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What Is Left For Congress The Rest Of The Year?
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: Johnson Gets Foreign Aid Done
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Is Now, Finally, the Moment for Foreign Aid?
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Total Eclipse of the Chair
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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The MTG MTV Emergency Pod
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Is Speaker Johnson Losing the Locker Room?
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Taking a Break from Shutdown Watch
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Life After Mitch, Feat. the Washington Post’s Paul Kane
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Shutdown Watch Kicks Into Overdrive
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Speaker Johnson Sets Up a Showdown with the Senate
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Assume Deal Dead? And Checking in on the House Election Landscape
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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The Border Deal Hangs By A Thread
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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The Laddered CR is Back! How Does the Government Get Funded? Feat. POLITICO’s Jen Sholtes
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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CONTROL Returns for Season 2, Shutdown Watch is Back Again
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Assessing the Start of the Johnson Speakership
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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And Then There Were Nine
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Can Anyone Get 217 Votes?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Back Where It All Began: No One in Control
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Debt Ceiling is Done, but is a Shutdown Next? Feat. Will Dunham
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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How to Whip the Debt Ceiling Vote Feat. Matt Bravo
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May 30, 2023 |
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Flying Close to the X Date Sun Feat. Former Treasury Official Ben Harris
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May 25, 2023 |
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Dreaming About the Debt Ceiling Feat. Ali Vitali
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May 18, 2023 |
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Can Congress Break The Debt Ceiling Deadlock? Feat. Phil Mattingly
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May 11, 2023 |
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Only Congress Can Avoid a Default Feat. Rohit Kumar
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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No Easy Answer: How Does the Debt Ceiling Get Resolved?
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Still No Speaker – Where Does the GOP Go From Here?
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Chaos Scenario: What Happens if the Speaker Vote Fails?
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Understanding Oversight and Investigations Feat. Mark Epley
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Dec 15, 2022 |