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Presidential hopeful and former Vice President Joe Biden made waves by inviting several Republicans, including former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, to speak during the Democratic National Convention, showcasing a broad coalition of support. Former first lady Michelle Obama headlined the first night. GUEST: Mayor Pete Buttigieg Start Here, the daily news podcast from ABC News: https://bit.ly/2Y8Cu8U FiveThirtyEight Politics, nightly reaction and analysis: https://bit.ly/2DXwwB4   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the COVID-19 era, political conventions are going to be very different. With the Democratic convention starting up this week, Democrats will seek to show the country their vision of the next few years -- while remaining socially distant. Guest: Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The safest choice made history. Former Vice President Joe Biden may have landed where he started, but he ends his running-mate process having traveled a far-reaching distance -- for his campaign and perhaps for a country that has never before had a woman of color on presidential ticket. Senator Kamala Harris was in many ways the obvious choice for Biden in a campaign shaping up like this one. Still, her selection wasn't inevitable. Guests: Jen Psaki & Yvette Simpson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump is offering bundles of conflicting messaging and misinformation -- contradicting medical experts, political professionals and even himself on issues as varied as the importance of testing and the reliability of voting by mail. The president's remarkable interview with Axios' Jonathan Swan offered insights into how he digests and spins information. Guest: Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump has confirmed that during a recent call with Russian president Vladimir Putin, he did not discuss intelligence reports that Russia had offered bounties to the Taliban for the killing of American soldiers. Meanwhile, Joe Biden is under increasing pressure to select a woman of color as his vice president. Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth is said to be under consideration for the number two spot.  Guest: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The remarkable federal crackdown playing out in Portland, Oregon - with threats of much more to come in other cities - speaks more to President Donald Trump's reelection strategy than anything surrounding his COVID-19 response at the moment. Trump has taken the protests that have played out in Portland for weeks and sought to portray them into a direct threat to the nation. Guest: Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a recent op-ed, outgoing president of the White House Correspondents Association and co-host of this podcast, Jonathan Karl said, "the merits of the [White House] briefings over the years can be debated, but I think the White House spokesperson has an obligation to regularly answer questions about the policies and pronouncements of the executive branch. The White House press secretary’s job differs fundamentally from that of a spokesperson for a candidate or political party. The White House press secretary serves at the pleasure of a president but is also a public servant whose salary is paid by taxpayers. The job is to inform the public: to be an intermediary between the president and a press corps the public relies on for information. Guest: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're seeing huge fundraising numbers in many down-ballot races, Kanye West says he's running for President of the United States, and when it comes to the nation's coronavirus response, President Trump says he didn't listen to his experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci. Guest: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Vice President Joe Biden makes an appearance on the campaign trail, and political consultant Frank Luntz evaluates the effectiveness of President Donald Trump's messaging in the presidential race so far. Sen. Tim Scott shares his stance on police reform and whether he will run for president in 2024. Guests: Frank Luntz and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Election day might be over in Kentucky and New York, but now the real wait begins for results. Some of the outcomes, expected next week, might just reflect how much the country is shifting to meet the moment. But behind the delays is record turnout, since counting all the mail-in ballots takes time. Guest: ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent, Mary Bruce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly three weeks after the death of George Floyd, Trump on Tuesday met with American families who have also had loved ones killed by police officers. In signing his executive order, he made it clear that there is overwhelming support for some policing reforms, such as the banning of choke-holds in most incidences. Guest: Dr. Leah Wright Rigueur, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and ABC News contributor Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Never one to let a wild conspiracy theory pass him by, President Donald Trump Tuesday stoked division online, while otherwise removing himself from the national conversation taking place in local governments and living rooms coast-to-coast. Hours before George Floyd was to be laid to rest, Trump made an unfounded allegation against a 75-year protester who was pushed by police in Buffalo, New York, last week during a protest and remains hospitalized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up until Wednesday evening, former Defense Secretary James Mattis has stayed mostly silent since resigning from his post in December 2018. But triggered by the "unfolding events" in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of a white cop, the nation's once top military official released an extraordinary and highly critical rebuke of his former boss. Guests: ABC's Rachel Scott and Martha Raddatz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First, President Donald Trump sees no reason there can't be a convention with "full attendance" this summer and he also sees "no way" that election results can be trusted this fall. Then, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joins the podcast to share her views on the President's leadership style as well as some very personal stories from her new book, "Daughter of the Heartland." Guest: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), author of "Daughter of the Heartland" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump has never needed an excuse to go after his predecessor. New dynamics are complicating those attacks. Former President Barack Obama is starting to respond and he’s not alone. Guest: Kate Andersen Brower, author of "Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A nation headed in different directions in the midst of a pandemic has a political climate where events may as well be popping up in alternate realities. The reopening debate is breaking along red-blue cultural divides. Guest: Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two big things are happening at the same time. A scared nation is in the midst of a terrible public-health crisis with no end in sight, while a restless nation pushes toward resuming life as we once knew it. To those ends, President Donald Trump told ABC News that he'd rather be a "cheerleader for our country" as opposed to "Mr. Doom and Gloom." Guest: Dr. Richard Besser, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and former acting director of the CDC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Vice President Mike Pence, the head of the nation's coronavirus task force, visited the Mayo Clinic Tuesday in Minnesota and greeted patients, he did so without wearing a face mask, even though everyone else around him did. This, as questions continue to swirl around the nation’s capacity for coronavirus testing. Guest: Former NJ Governor and ABC News Analyst Chris Christie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether in the White House Briefing Room or Rose Garden, President Trump has been taking to the podium daily to update the American people on the response to this global pandemic, but many of the questions he’s asked are not being met with detailed answers. Guest: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the U.S. economy continued to worsen dramatically with another staggering jobless claims report out Thursday, President Donald Trump is preparing to make a major push to reopen parts of the country when he speaks with the nation's governors -- and announces new and possibly eased guidelines for some states -- this afternoon. Guest: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald J. Trump's name will be printed in the memo line of the stimulus checks being sent out to American workers beginning this week. Meanwhile President Trump let out a little slack Tuesday in the ongoing and persistent game of tug of war between his White House and state governors. Guest: Washington State Governor Jay Inslee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the vast majority of us continue to work from home during this crisis, again we find Jon Karl and Rick Klein joining the podcast from isolation. The discussion begins just moments after Sen. Bernie Sanders announced he was ending his presidential bid. Meanwhile, there's a new war for the self-described wartime president. Never before has the federal government been poised to spend this much money this quickly in as many different ways as the novel coronavirus crisis demands. Guest: Dr. Zeke Emanuel, oncologist and bioethicist, and a professor and vice provost at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He’s known and covered Donald Trump longer than any other White House reporter.  ABC News’ Chief White House correspondent and Powerhouse Politics co-host, Jonathan Karl has just published a new book, “Front Row at the Trump Show.” He brings us into the White House in this powerful book unlike any other on the Trump administration. With extraordinary access to Trump during the campaign and at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, he delivers essential new reporting and surprising insights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If President Donald Trump has already made fateful choices in the new coronavirus crisis, wait for what's to come. Trump appears unwilling if not unlikely to wait on the advice of medical professionals before nudging American society back to life. It's as stark and bleak a choice as any president can face: human life or economic life. Guest: Ron Klain, former Ebola response coordinator for President Obama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday's races marked big wins for the former vice president, whose delegate lead is now in the realm of being virtually insurmountable. Meanwhile, President Trump’s administration looks for solutions as cases of COVID-19 continue to spread across the country and the economy hangs in the balance. Guest: Former NJ Governor Chris Christie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The end is in sight for the Democratic primary campaign. The next move in this race belongs to Sen. Bernie Sanders, and him alone. But it's looking like a quieter close all around -- and not just because public rallies are off for a while and Sanders chose not to speak Tuesday night. A range of factors are pointing toward a cleaner and earlier exit by Sanders than anything the party witnessed in 2016. Guest: ABC News' senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is now a two-way race for the Democratic nomination. Former Vice President Joe Biden's huge Super Tuesday reorders the race but doesn't come close to locking anything down. Sen. Bernie Sanders and the progressive movement now regroup, with an intriguing series of states up next, even as California votes still roll in. Guest: David Plouffe, campaign manager for Barack Obama's successful 2008 presidential bid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special edition of "Powerhouse Politics," co-host Rick Klein speaks with Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) about his recent endorsement of Joe Biden and looks ahead to Saturday's South Carolina Primary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Powerhouse is on the road this week, coming to you from Charleston, South Carolina, site of the next Primary. If Joe Biden goes down, he won't go down alone. The former vice president has company as he enters the last few days of his must-win state, out of a messy debate that showed the conflicting impulses in a crowded field. Guest: Biden campaign adviser, Anita Dunn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Bloomberg gets his very expensive wish in Las Vegas Wednesday night: a Democratic debate where he can draw direct contrasts with his rivals -- Sen. Bernie Sanders in particular. But Bloomberg will have company in making arguments around electability and practicality. And Sanders could have even more company in blasting the billionaire former New York City mayor and his long record running a complicated business and an even more complicated city. Guest: Former Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Vice President Joe Biden didn't stick around in New Hampshire to see how far he fell in the final votes. A clean New Hampshire win by Sen. Bernie Sanders provides little clarity in the race. Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg comes out of the first two states with two more delegates than Sanders, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s surprise finish puts her in renewed contention, too. Guest: Lis Smith, senior advisor for Buttigieg 2020 campaign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa caucus. The upcoming New Hampshire primary. The State of the Union. Impeachment. February has been a busy month in the world of politics -- and "Powerhouse Politics" breaks it all down. Guest: Brian Fallon, executive director of Demand Justice and former press secretary for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Iowa caucus nears, former Gov. Howard Dean sits down with "Powerhouse Politics" to discuss what to expect. Guest: Former Gov. Howard Dean Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Political attention is divided these days and will remain so, particularly as uncertainty about witnesses leaves the possibility of the Senate impeachment trial spilling into voting season. Guest: Tim Miller, author and former spokesman for the RNC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

History may not remember that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to spread impeachment arguments over three days instead of two and to let the record from the House to be admitted as evidence in the Senate. But the fact that McConnell budged is a reminder that the history of the impeachment of President Donald Trump has yet to be written. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday night in Iowa was a status quo debate in a world where a whole bunch of campaigns like their status. Four candidates have realistic shots at winning Iowa, while others are still hoping to make a mark; polling stability has actually created uncommon fluidity 19 days out. Meanwhile, the impeachment of President Trump moves to the Senate for trial. Guest: Former Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Among the many uncertainties to confront the 2020 Democratic field, add a big one: America is now functionally at war. It will now be a wartime primary campaign, under clouds of impeachment, in the race to replace a most unpredictable president. Guest: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special New Year's Day edition of Powerhouse Politics, Jon and Rick take stock of the narrowing field of presidential contenders and look ahead to the next few months on the campaign trail. Then, they're joined by ABC News reporter Beatrice Peterson who is embedded with the Buttigieg campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special edition of Powerhouse Politics, our political roundtable looks ahead to the 2020 race and what the future holds for the newly impeached President of the United States. Guests: ABC's Aaron Katersky, ABC News Deputy Political Director MaryAlice Parks, with Galen Druke and Clare Malone of FiveThirtyEight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're looking for a moment of clarity, you could do worse than this day for the history books. In the relatively short life of the current impeachment push, political perceptions have shifted far more than the basic facts ever have. As the foregone conclusion becomes reality with Wednesday's pair of House votes on articles of impeachment, events have cemented the partisan divide and party discipline as perfectly as any issue can. Guest: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On one hand, President Donald Trump is facing articles of impeachment. On the other hand, the president has seen some of his biggest legislative wins since he took office. As 2020 approaches, how should potential voters make sense of this? Guests: Trump 2020 Campaign Communications Director Tim Murtaugh and Sarah Isgur Flores of "The Dispatch" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senator Kamala Harris makes an early exit from the 2020 contest. Yet, for all the big-name busts, Democrats appear to be no closer to uniting around what they want in a candidate. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is closer than ever to impeachment, with the House Judiciary Committee's first hearing today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proven that $37 million -- his week-one advertising bid - buys you a piece of the conversation. His new rivals in the Democratic primary are incorporating him into their stump speeches, preempting his arguments by augmenting theirs. Guest: Neal Katyal, author of "Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if a debate happens where the candidates would rather be debating someone else? The main event, arguably, is playing out further north, in public impeachment hearings that continue for at least two more days and threaten to consume far more campaign time. Guest: Former Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the first day of the historic public hearings on the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Democrats called two star witnesses to testify about the president's conduct -- and whether Trump betrayed his oath of office by withholding military aid to Ukraine. Guest: ABC News Correspondent Aaron Katersky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It might just be that election results speak louder than impeachment revelations. For all the caveats of an imprecise barometer, and those inevitably pointing out Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin's flaws, Democrats walk away from Election Day 2019 with more votes in most closely watched contests -- including a 5,000-plus vote lead as of Wednesday morning in the race for governor of Kentucky. Guest: Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), author of the book, "Desk 88: Eight Progressive Senators Who Changed America" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The threats to President Donald Trump are multiplying. The responses from the president, meanwhile, are narrowing -- and pushing his allies in uncomfortable directions. Those offering potentially damaging information and testimony now come from inside and outside of Trump's own party, his own administration and even his own White House. Guest: Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the World Series returns to Washington for the first time in 86 years, Jon and Rick check in with Mike Rizzo, the president and general manager of the Washington Nationals. Rizzo talks about what baseball means to Washington, the secrets behind the success of Juan Soto and Ryan Zimmerman, and how he watches a baseball game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where do things stand after U.S. diplomat Bill Taylor’s testimony? And Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul talks about Syria and his new book, "The Case Against Socialism." Guest: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special bonus edition of "Powerhouse Politics," former Ohio Governor John Kasich weighs in on impeachment, the situation unfolding in Syria, the 2020 debates, and talks about his new book, "It's Up to Us: Ten Little Ways We Can Bring About Big Change" Guest: Former Ohio Governor John Kasich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senator Elizabeth Warren took -- by far -- the most heat from her rivals in Tuesday's Democratic Primary debate, even if it mostly came on issues that have played out before. The scrutiny is a measure of Warren's newfound status as a front-runner, if not the front-runner, in the race. And Warren largely held her own, even while being double- and triple-teamed. Guest: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Faced with the growing likelihood of impeachment, President Donald Trump is leading his party into an increasingly dangerous space. GOP lawmakers are being asked to ignore realities and their own instincts in defending a president whose conduct is not inspiring fierce loyalty. Meanwhile, the Bernie Sanders campaign suffers two big blows in one week. Guest: Nina Turner, national co-chair for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stepped in to keep State Department officials from sitting for depositions this week. Key Democratic committee chairs responded by calling Pompeo himself a "fact witness" -- and stated that efforts to keep witnesses from talking to Congress "will constitute evidence of obstruction of the impeachment inquiry." Pompeo now admits he was "on the phone call" between President Trump and the President of Ukraine. Guest: Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Impeachment has now moved to a phase where there's probably nothing the White House can do to stop it. That's some unfamiliar territory for President Donald Trump. The launch of an official "impeachment inquiry" means congressional Democrats are now acting, with Trump left reacting. Guest: Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special edition of Powerhouse Politics we pay tribute to Cokie Roberts - a beloved friend and colleague. She was a force of the gentlest kind. She gathered details and spread knowledge. She dialed all of us into the broad world she knew so well and the narrow worlds of the countless individuals she sought to know better. When Cokie spoke, we listened. Guests: ABC's Sam Donaldson, Karen Travers and Avery Miller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're in Houston this week as ten Democratic presidential candidates get set to go toe-to-toe on one stage in the third Primary debate. Guests: ABC's Tom Llamas and Cecilia Vega Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guns are front and center as lawmakers head back to work in Washington. Meanwhile, the winnowing field of Democratic Primary candidates get set to fight their respective corners in Houston for the next debate, hosted by ABC News. Guest: ABC News Contributor Heidi Heitkamp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winnowing is not the same as winning. But Wednesday brings perhaps the most meaningful deadline in the Democratic primary race to date. Only Democratic National Committee-sanctioned polls released by midnight will help candidates make the September debate, which will air on ABC and Univision. Guest: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly a year after her husband's passing, political divisiveness is on Cindy McCain's mind, and she's aiming to do something about it to honor his legacy. In an interview with ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl, she described her family's new initiative, "Acts of Civility," set to launch this week. Guest: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ABC's Mary Bruce and Adam Kelsey takeover the pod today. On the menu: new Statue of Liberty inscription suggestions, new musings on gun laws, new rules on immigration and, of course, all that food at the Iowa State Fair. Guest: ABC's Ben Siegel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can a president who's sowed so many divisions help a nation heal? And does he really want to? Those are among the big questions confronting President Donald Trump on a very big day for his presidency. His trips to Ohio and Texas on Wednesday will be among the most scrutinized of his time in office, as economic uncertainties and foreign policy challenges also demand his attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Those big progressive ideas like government-run health care and free college took punches from all sides Tuesday night. But in the end, the two leading liberals defending those plans -- Warren and Sanders -- were still standing strong. Guest: Terry McAuliffe, former Governor of Virginia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former special counsel Robert Mueller spoke on Capitol Hill in a historic testimony about his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump. Guest: ABC's Terry Moran and historian Douglas Brinkley Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One story has been dominating the headlines this week: racist tweets. President Donald Trump takes to the campaign trail Wednesday night in North Carolina having chosen new opponents for himself. He did so by elevating four female House Democrats, who collectively showed the potential power of the new Democratic Party -- and exposed some potential political weaknesses. Even Tuesday's chaotic scenes on the House floor didn't change the fact that Democrats are finding unity and fresh rallying cries in response to the president's gambit. Guests: Politico's Tim Alberta, Former S.C. Governor Mark Sanford Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there room in a crowded primary for a billionaire? What about one who almost certainly won't make the next debate? Those are among the big questions Tom Steyer's late entry into the Democratic presidential primary field poses for Democratic voters. Guest: Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an all-star week baseball and politics special, former Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig talks about his tumultuous 22-year tenure, including his views on the 1994 strike that canceled the World Series, the steroids era, and the unifying moments baseball brought after 9/11. Selig, the author of the new book "For the Good of the Game," tells the story of the time he cursed out Al Gore, explains his friendship with Hank Aaron, and says why he thinks Alex Rodriguez should be viewed differently than Barry Bonds. Guest: Bud Selig, Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the days after the first presidential debates, Sen. Kamala Harris has crashed the top tier of 2020 candidates. And there's fresh evidence in post-debate polling that she's likely there to stay. Meanwhile, members of Congress have visited immigrant detention centers and are speaking out. Guest: Gov. Jay Inslee, 2020 candidate for President of the United States Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It starts with a candidate in the middle, who has seen her ideas and -- yes -- her plans, bubble into the conversation along with her poll numbers. Sen. Elizabeth Warren gets either the very lucky or very unlucky position of being the highest-polling candidate on the stage Wednesday night. She'll be center stage, alongside former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, with Sens. Cory Booker and Amy Klobuchar and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro among those also looking for breakout moments. Guest: Julián Castro, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If it's a "movement," as President Donald Trump said repeatedly on Tuesday night, it doesn't move that much. The bonanza of Trumpiness that formally launched the president's reelection campaign in Florida showed that the hallmarks of a Trump 2020 rally won't change substantially from 2016. Guest: Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), author of "Back in the Game" Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the name-calling fades and this moment passes, it may be the insults not delivered that have the most resonance inside the Democratic primary. Former Vice President Joe Biden has now unleashed a torrent of criticism at President Donald Trump. Guest: George Will, author of the new book, "The Conservative Sensibility" Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Republicans are hoping to get clarity today on the president's threat of tariffs on Mexican goods as pressure mounts to reach deals on trade and immigration. Guest: Jaime Harrison, Democrat candidate for Senate in S.C. Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday broke more than two years of silence about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, saying he does not intend to testify to Congress and explaining he did not have the "option" of charging the president with a crime. Guest: Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special Memorial Day weekend podcast explores the nexus of sports and politics with two legendary pitchers: David Cone and Luis Tiant. Rick talks with the colorful baseball greats about their new books, race in the clubhouse and in society, and President Donald Trump's influence on the sports world and Cuba policy. Guests: Baseball Legends, David Cone and Luis Tiant Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the toggling between "if" and "when" on the subject of impeachment, the "when" side appears to be winning. A Republican endorsing such a move against President Donald Trump this weekend was a catalyst. Then, a planned infrastructure meeting at the White House devolved into a back and forth between the President and the Democratic leadership. Guest: Dan Abrams, ABC News legal analyst and author of the new book, "Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense" Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some 2020 presidential candidates are already hitting the reset button on their campaigns. Others, such as tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, are gaining momentum. Guest: presidential candidate Andrew Yang Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sen. Bernie Sanders pushed back against former Vice President Joe Biden's claim that he has "the most progressive record" of any candidate in the Democratic presidential field. Then, former Congressman Tom Davis talks government oversight and how the president's party has become an "appendage of the executive branch." Guest: former Congressman Tom Davis Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AG William Barr is on Capitol Hill facing questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Meanwhile, former Vice President Joe Biden has officially entered the 2020 race for president. Guest: Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight's editor-in-chief Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former White House press secretary Joe Lockhart, who worked under the Clinton administration, is no stranger to impeachment proceedings. He shares what he thinks is the best way forward for Democrats ahead of 2020. Guest: Joe Lockhart Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Several 2020 candidates, including Bernie Sanders, voluntarily released their personal tax returns this week. But can Bernie beat Trump in the general election? We ask former Deputy White House Chief of Staff Jim Messina, the architect of President Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012. Guest: Jim Messina Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump insists he doesn't want to separate families at the border. Meanwhile, if Attorney General William Barr was seeking to dispel mystery about what isn't known about special counsel Robert Mueller's final report, he didn't accomplish it on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Guest: Rep. Will Hurd(R-TX) p> Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Rick Reilly, author of the new book, "Commander In Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump" Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a lot to discuss this week, from former Vice President Joe Biden to the recent spate of unusual comments from President Trump. Guest: Preet Bharara, former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that the dust has settled following the Mueller report, is it time for Democrats to turn the page? Guest: Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we await delivery of the Special Counsel's report to the Department of Justice, President Trump tells ABC's Jonathan Karl that the public should be able to see it. Meanwhile, out on the campaign trail some of the 2020 candidates are looking at some Constitution-busting ideas. Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talk of when the Mueller report will be delivered to the Attorney General is reaching fever pitch. What will it say? Will the public get to see it? Guest: Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special edition of Powerhouse Politics, Jon and Rick chat with Maryland governor Larry Hogan about his potential 2020 aspirations. Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting our first glimpse at what a divided government looks like. In all, the House sent 81 requests for information to various individuals and entities related to President Trump. Guest: Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ABC's exclusive interview with John Hickenlooper, the former governor of Colorado, who launched a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Monday morning, touting a diverse and winding professional background that he said puts him in a unique position to solve the nation's political divisions. Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an historic split screen with President Trump in Vietnam to meet for the second time with North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. Meanwhile, back at home, the president's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen testifies in public for the first time before the House Oversight Committee. Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bernie Sanders' campaign launch Tuesday gave the Democratic primaries its highest-profile -- or at least its most-recognizable -- name yet. But the senator's substantial 2016 following is no guarantee of front-runner status this cycle. Guest: Chris Ruddy, CEO of Conservative Newsmax Media Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump capped months of political drama, announcing he's signing a bill to fund the government, avoiding another government shutdown, while also taking the extraordinary action of declaring a national emergency to secure additional money for his proposed border wall that congressional Democrats refused to give him. Guest: declared presidential candidate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congress might have a funding deal on border security for now, but the parties still lack clear consensus on comprehensive immigration reform moving forward. Guest: ABC's Senior Congressional Correspondent Mary Bruce Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon and Rick break down some of the extraordinary moments from the President's State of the Union address. Guest: Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA 4th District) Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this week the country's top intelligence officials appeared on Capitol Hill to discuss global threats. We also saw billionaire businessman Howard Schultz announce his ambitions to run for President as a third-party candidate. Guest: Jon Ward, Yahoo News' senior political correspondent and the author of "Camelot's End: Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight That Broke the Democratic Party." Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 days in and still no sign of a deal to re-open the federal government. Guest: Barbara Comstock, former Representative for Virginia's 10th Congressional District Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The government shutdown is now in its 26th day and still no sign of deal in sight. Meanwhile, the 2020 field is already smashing records for the number of female candidates and candidates of color. With Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s exploratory-committee announcement on Tuesday, three women and a Latino man are already at least at that phase of pursuing a candidacy. Guest: Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As President Donald Trump pushes for his border wall, his wall of Republican support is showing signs of cracking. Republican moderates are already speaking out, calling for the government to be funded without the president's border wall. Guest: Rep. Joaquín Castro (D-TX) Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rush for small-dollar donors is already dominating the early stages of the 2020 Democratic primary race. Meanwhile, Senator-elect Mitt Romney of Utah takes aim at President Trump in a scathing op-ed. Guest co-host: ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent, Mary Bruce Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kI0pXP Check out our other podcasts ----> http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT JONATHAN KARL: Jonathan Karl is ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief White House Correspondent, contributing to all ABC News broadcasts. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Karl covered all the major candidates in the 2016 election, including the first interview with Donald Trump of the 2016 election cycle. * ABOUT RICK KLEIN: Rick Klein is Political Director of ABC News, leading the network's political coverage and planning, and serves as an on-air political analyst across ABC News platforms. Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. Read more ABC News politics coverage: http://abcn.ws/2fRRGC2 Follow Jon on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2cK8Pv4 Follow Rick on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2d00npb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices