The Inscrutable Senator Kyrsten Sinema
During Sinema's brief time in office, she has gained a reputation for being particularly inscrutable. She is known for rarely holding town halls with constituents or taking questions from the press. Last week, five members of Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s Veterans Advisory Council publicly stepped down, calling her “one of the principal obstacles to progress.” The Takeaway talks to one of those members, Sylvia González Andersh, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, to get some more insight on Kyrsten Sinema.
Delays in Reconciliation Deal Hamper Biden's Trip to Europe
President Biden is traveling through Europe this weekend, for a trip that includes meeting with world leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Rome and the UN’s climate summit, COP26. Anthony Adragna, Congressional reporter for POLITICO and author of the Congress Minutes, POLITICO’s guide to what’s happening on Capitol Hill, joined The Takeaway to discuss.
The State of Black Women's Representation in American Politics
In 2021, there are a record number of Black women serving in state legislatures. More Black women than ever before contested for and won Congressional seats in 2020. But after the Governor of California appointed a man to fill the former Senate seat of Vice President Kamala Harris, there is now not a single Black woman in the U.S. Senate. For more on all this, The Takeaway spoke to Kimberly Peeler-Allen, a visiting practitioner at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University and co-founder of Higher Heights, a group focused on Black women’s political power as voters and representatives.
The Implications of Private Military Training Complexes in North Carolina
After the riots at the Capitol on January 6th, we learned that a number of the insurrectionists had received training at private, tactical training sites. Laura Flanders, host of The Laura Flanders Show, spoke to residents and council members in North Carolina who have seen these military complexes set up shop in their communities. Our host speaks with Laura and Christina Davis McCoy, secretary of the Hoke County NAACP about the rise in private military training sites, the greater implications, and what residents can do to keep them out of their backyards.
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A Look at the SCOTUS Nomination Fight
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death will Affect the Battle for the White House
Raising (Votes in) Arizona
How North Carolina's Electoral Process Is Unfolding
The Role of Political Disinformation in the Race for the White House
Whose Convention Resonated Best?
A Virtual Democratic Convention
Processing a New Kind of Election Night
Black Women Are Center Stage in 2020
In Pursuit of a Coronavirus Vaccine
The Path to November
Diagnosing Georgia's Primary Problems
An Unexpected Battle for the Senate
Remembering John Lewis
A Look at the Next Stimulus Package
North Carolina, Up For Grabs
How Cities Across the U.S. are Responding to Demands for Police Reform
What it's Like To Start A Career During The Coronavirus Pandemic
What a Surge in Absentee Ballots Means for November 2020
Politics with Amy Walter: A National Reckoning
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