35 min listen
Nine months is a long time to be a lame duck
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Paul Ryan announced that he'd be retiring after three years as Speaker
of the House. Where does that leave republicans, and what about all that
fundraising money Ryan rakes in? We get into both. Then, Nancy Cook
catches us up on another whirlwind week at the White House. It was, in a
word: bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
of the House. Where does that leave republicans, and what about all that
fundraising money Ryan rakes in? We get into both. Then, Nancy Cook
catches us up on another whirlwind week at the White House. It was, in a
word: bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
Released:
Apr 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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