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Unbiased political analysis the way you wish still existed. Justin Robert Young isn't here to tell you what to think, he's here to tell you who is going to win and why. www.politicspoliticspolitics.com
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Are the Democrats Blowing It in Virginia? (with Kirk Bado)
We’ve officially entered the phase of the shutdown where things stop being polite and start getting real. Missed paychecks are happening this week for...
Who Deserves Credit For This Gaza Peace Deal? The World Of Foreign Influence (with Kenneth Vogel)
A conversation with friend of the show Will Harris got my wheels turning. He pointed out something he was seeing in the UK press — Trump getting credi...
Gaza War Is Over?
Ceasefire in Gaza
President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, marking the beginning of a multi-phase peace process. T...
Are the Democrats Actually Winning this Shutdown? (with Bill Scher)
I want to start today by explaining why my audio sounds like garbage. I don’t have my usual mic — or my webcam, or laptop, or clothes — because everyt...
Why My Mom Boycotted My Podcast for a Year and a Half (with Gloria Young)
The Shutdown Senate Vote
The shutdown rolls on, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune has already said it is unlikely the Senate will vote this...
Shutdown Night Arrives! With Adams Out, Who Wins NYC? (with Evan Scrimshaw)
As I record this episode, we are on the edge — maybe already over it, by the time you read this — of a government shutdown. And I want to give you a b...
Are the Dems Going to Blink? Breaking Down Trump's TikTok Deal (with Tom Merritt)
The looming government shutdown — now just days away — has escalated dramatically. Russ Vought, Trump’s former OMB director and the key architect behi...
Is This Shutdown Guaranteed? Attending Charlie Kirk's Memorial (with Claire Meynial)
The government is shutting down. I guess I don’t know for sure, because it hasn’t happened yet, but… it’s happening. The clearest sign came early: Tru...
Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Off the Air. Digging Into NYC Mayoral Polls, Midterms, and More (with Michael Cohen)
Jimmy Kimmel is currently on indefinite leave from his late-night show after a string of events involving remarks he made about Charlie Kirk, a respon...
Charlie Kirk's Shooter Charged. IDF's Ground Incursion into Gaza (with Karol Markowicz and Ryan McBeth)
Utah prosecutors have charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The charges...
Let's Talk About Political Violence in America.
In the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I needed to sit down and talk with you — just you and me. This isn’t a guest-heavy episode, the...
Charlie Kirk Shot In Utah. Dead.
UPDATE: President Trump posts that Kirk is dead.
UPDATE: Initial suspect not the shooter. Suspected shooter fired from 200 yards away. Still at...
What's The Pre-Shutdown Vibe in DC? Breaking Down the Latest NYC Mayoral Fights (with Kirk Bado and Evan Scrimshaw)
A Trumpian Collision
Over the weekend, Donald Trump addressed a pretty strange situation involving a Hyundai plant in Georgia. ICE conducted a r...
Trump's Crime Ratings. RFK Gets Roasted. A Roadmap for Congress Through 2025 (with Jen Briney)
There’s a growing expectation that the National Guard will soon be deployed to Chicago. It hasn’t happened yet, but signs are pointing to it. Several...
Breaking Down Prop 50 Ads! Jumping Into the Democratic Primary Machine (with Dillon Fleharty)
The Prop 50 Messaging Blitz
Proposition 50 is one of the most nakedly strategic plays in this cycle. It exists for one purpose: to eliminate Cal...
How The Democrats Will Shutdown the Government. Taking My Diabolical Political Quiz (with Howard Mortman)
The Democratic National Committee just wrapped up its meeting in Minneapolis, and one of the big ideas floated behind closed doors was a midterm conve...
What's Going On With The Midterms? Talking Democrat Party Frustrations (with Amanda Nelson)
But I don’t want to focus on the Democrats right now. I want to focus on the Republican Party because one of the big things that’s going to shape the...
Gretchen Whitmer's Big Gamble and The Race to Redistricting (with Alex Isenstadt and Evan Scrimshaw)
Katie Porter's Surge in the California Governor Race
With Kamala Harris opting out of a gubernatorial run, Katie Porter is reaping the benefits....
What Maine's Primary Says About the Midterms. Breaking Down Energy Credits and Climate Change (with Alex Epstein)
Graham Plattner is running for Senate in Maine. He’s not a career politician. He’s not a household name. He’s a newcomer, and he’s coming in with the...
The 2025 News Stories that Just Won't Die (with Kevin Ryan)
A short update this week while I’m on the road. Trump will join European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, for an emergency v...
Is The Golden Age of Small Dollar Online Fundraising Over? (with Michael Cohen and Tom Merritt)
Netanyahu’s latest move isn’t subtle. He wants Israel to take full control of the Gaza Strip — dismantle Hamas, free hostages, and install a non-Hamas...
What Are Texas Democrats Thinking?! The Political Stories That Still Matter in 2025 (with Kirk Bado)
Texas is right outside my window. I live just a short drive away from the statehouse, and yet, I’m physically closer to it than most of the Texas Demo...
Who’s Taking On Jon Ossoff in Georgia? ’90s FEMA Conspiracies and the Modern World (with Josh Jennings)
Georgia’s back in play, and this time it’s John Ossoff’s seat on the line. Everyone remembers how both Senate seats flipped blue in 2020, arguably the...
Why Trump's Homelessness Move Matters More Than You Think. Breaking Down Democratic Party Struggles (with Dan Turrentine)
Trump signed an executive order last week that could fundamentally reframe the way the federal government deals with homelessness. Titled “Ending Crim...
Hunter Biden's 3 Hour Interview! Are Texas Republicans Risking Everything to Redistrict? (with Mary Ellen Klas)
I just spent three hours watching Hunter Biden, and I have a lot of thoughts. The interview, done by Andrew Callahan for Channel 5, is something like...
Are We Headed Towards a Government Shutdown? Breaking Down All Things Epstein (with Michael Tracey)
We’re heading into another potential government shutdown, and the maneuvering is already underway. Schumer is strategizing with his caucus on how to h...
How Does Liberation Day End? Breaking Down The State Of The Economy (with Jack Gamble)
Let’s talk about Liberation Day — and more importantly, how it’s going to end. Back in April, Trump rolled out what looked like a trade war on steroid...
Cuomo Goes Third-Party! Democratic Power Vacuums and Death of the Monoculture (with Emily Jashinsky)
Andrew Cuomo is still trying to matter.
That’s the clearest takeaway from his latest appearance — a campaign reboot so empty and unconvincing it...
Midterm Ads Are Here! Are The Democrats In Financial Trouble? (with Dave Levinthal)
As the 2026 election cycle takes shape, three stories signal how the political terrain is shifting: the return of Iowa to early-state relevance, the e...
The Epstein Case Deflates! Breaking Down the Aftermath of Trump's Big Bill (with Juliegrace Brufke)
The Justice Department under Donald Trump has formally closed its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. In a memo posted quietly to its website, the dep...
The Big Beautiful Bill Passes The Senate. What's Next? (with Kirk Bado)
Zohran Mamdani didn’t just beat Andrew Cuomo — he buried him. In a race many expected to be tight or favor Cuomo through ranked-choice tallies, Mamdan...
Breaking Down Mamdani's Win in NYC. Finding Common Ground Through Surfing (with David Litt)
Zohran Mamdani just reshaped New York politics — and maybe the national conversation too. I was on the fence going into the NYC mayoral primary. Mamda...
WW3 Cancelled? Streaming, Public Access, and the Future of C-SPAN (with Sam Feist)
World War III is canceled — at least for now. That’s where we are after one of the most dramatic weeks I can remember. The United States bombed Iran’s...
Trump's Iran Decision Looms. Did I Just Solve Immigration?! (with Andrew Heaton)
The big headline, of course, this week is Iran. The White House says Iran has everything it needs to build a nuclear weapon. That’s where we are. Trum...
Is This the End of MAGA? The Official Px3 Focus Group (with Matt Donnelly and Paul Mattingly)
This is one of those moments where it feels like something fundamental is shifting. The MAGA coalition — that mix of influencers, voters, and operator...
Iran-Israel War. Political Assassination In Minnesota. Protests and Parades.
A weekend so profound in it’s news that I am going to push this beyond the paywall.
Let’s start abroad…
Israel-Iran Conflict Erupts with...
Can Zohran Mamdani Upset Andrew Cuomo in NYC? (with Evan Scrimshaw)
Capitol Hill was a chaotic mess on Thursday, and Senator Padilla made sure all eyes were on him. He walked into a press conference, got into a scuffle...
Who is to Blame for LA? (with Rep. Greg Steube and Tom Merritt)
The ongoing Los Angeles protests started with ICE raids. Not a new thing in concept, but a new thing in tone and target. We’re talking work sites, imm...
MAGA Freezes Out Elon! The Ins and Outs of Conservative Media (with Kevin Ryan)
The Big Beautiful Bill looked like it was gliding along. Sure, there were hiccups — Rand Paul grumbled about the debt ceiling, some MAGA accounts didn...
Elon Trashes Trump's Bill! Breaking Down the Best 2024 Election Insights Yet (with Michael Cohen)
Elon Musk set off a grenade in conservative circles this week, trashing the one big, beautiful bill Trump has staked so much on. He didn’t just throw...