Biden Outlines Agenda To Boost the Middle Class
President Joe Biden delivered a speech geared toward a tax plan for the middle class. California had its recall election in which Governor Gavin Newsom beat out Republican frontrunner and recall candidate Larry Elder. The Takeaway hosts a politics roundtable with Dave Weigel, a national reporter covering politics for the Washington Post. Brendan Buck is a Republican strategist at Seven Letter and a former aide to Republican speakers of the House John Boehner and Paul Ryan. and Maya King, a politics reporter at Politico.
Political Power Struggle Continues in Haiti
Haiti is still struggling to recover a month after a major earthquake and storm hit the country and killed more than 2,000 people, with hundreds still missing. Meanwhile, Haiti is also dealing with a profound political crisis after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July. This week, that political struggle came to a new head when a prosecutor accused the current leader of the country, Prime Minister Ariel Henry, of being involved with the killing. The Takeaway was joined by Jacqueline Charles, Caribbean Correspondent for the Miami Herald to discuss the ongoing power struggle.
Why Larry Elder's Run Has People Talking About Black Republicans
Leah Wright Rigueur, author of The Loneliness of the Black Republican; Joe Watkins host of “State of Independence” and former aide to President George H.W. Bush; and Ron Christie, former special assistant to President George W. Bush, join us to discuss what Elder’s campaign means for Black Republicanism in the U.S., and the long and complicated history between Black Americans and the Republican party.
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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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