Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Sean Trende discuss the debate about the presidential debates and President Biden invoking his executive privilege over the recordings of his interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur. They also talk about the Bob Menendez corruption trial and the Louisiana redistricting case. Next, Carl Cannon talks with Dane Strother about the Louisiana redistricting case as well as the 2024 Senate races. And finally, Tom Bevan talks with Susan Crabtree about the news that 2 illegal aliens were detained after trying to drive onto the Marine Base in Quantico. He also preview Susan's upcoming article on the sources of funding of the anti-Israel protesters.

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Andrew, Tom, and Carl discuss Donald Trump’s statement today regarding his conviction on all 34 counts of falsifying business records and what it means for the GOP and the Democratic Party going forward. They also talk about how the Trump conviction will play with independent voters and how it may affect down-ballot races including former Maryland GOP Governor Larry Hogan’s bid for the Senate. Then, Andrew Walworth talks to RCP White House Correspondent Phil Wegmann about today’s reaction on the Trump verdict from President Biden. And then, Carl Cannon talks to Democratic political strategist Maria Cardona about her friend and CNN political commentator Alice Stewart, who died suddenly last week.  Stewart was a Republican consultant who had worked on several presidential campaigns. She was 58 years old.

Donald Trump Guilty on 34 Counts - What Does it Mean for the GOP and the Dems Going Forward?

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss today’s historic courtroom decision in the New York Hush Money trial where former President Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first-degree. This makes him the first American president ever to become a convicted felon. They also talk about a new NPR/PBS/Marist poll taken before the decision that shows voters’ attitudes toward a Trump conviction in the New York Hush Money case. Then, they discuss whether the Trump conviction affects the GOP Vice Presidential race. They also talk about Nikki Haley’s decision to write “Finish Them” on Israeli artillery shells during her trip to Israel over Memorial Day, Senator Fetterman’s commencement address to Yeshiva University graduates, and the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's support for pro-Palestine protesters on U.S. college campuses telling them in a post on X that they were "on the right side of history." Next, Carl Cannon talks to Elaine Kamarck of the Brookings Institution about the gender gap in today’s politics and whether women will make the difference in this fall’s election. And finally, Tom Bevan talks to RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende about the current state of the presidential polls and Trump’s chances for victory in November.

Donald Trump Found Guilty in New York Hush Money Trial

Andrew, Tom, and Carl discuss new polling of Virginia voters that shows Biden and Trump in a tie and the Biden campaign’s plans for responding to the verdict in Trump’s New York hush money trial. They also talk about today’s RCP front page article by Mark Penn on the four key things that could alter the outcome of the 2024 presidential race. Then wrapping it up - 
Andrew Walworth interviews Nellie Bowles, columnist for The Free Press and author of the new book “Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History”.

Virginia Tied in New Poll, Biden Plans Response to Trump Verdict, and Nellie Bowles Discusses "Morning After the Revolution"

Andrew Walworth and Tom Bevan, along with Emily Jashinsky of the Federalist  discuss today’s Biden campaign’s press event featuring actor Robert DeNiro, in front of the NY courthouse where Donald Trump’s trial is being held. They also talk about Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appearance at the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday and a new Politico article about Democratic insiders “freak out” over Biden’s chances in November, and how the politics of housing will affect November’s election. RCP contributor Charlie Stone, host of the RCP video series “The Unknowns,” interviews Libertarian Presidential Candidate Chase Oliver.  And Andrew Walworth talks with author and historian Mark Moyar about his new book, “Masters of Corruption: How the Federal Bureaucracy Sabotaged The Trump Presidency.”

Trump Trial, Dems Freak Out Over Biden, Libertarian Presidential Candidate Chase Oliver, and Was Trump's Term Sabotaged?

In this Memorial Day special edition, Andrew Walworth presents an extended interview with World War II veteran and author Bill Swanson. Swanson  served in the US Marines from 1944 to 1946.  He enlisted at the age of 18 and served as a rifleman in the Third Divisions’ Ninth  regiment.  He fought at Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Guam, and Iwo Jima.  He wrote a book about his time in the war, which remained in a drawer for thirty years.  Then In 2022, this remarkable book was published, with the title: The View from my Foxhole: A Marine Private’s World War II Combat Experience, from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima. Bill Swanson passed away on March 20th, 2023 at the age of 98, and on this day we remember him and all who served.  In the first part of the program, John Sorensen and John Waters of RealClear Defense talk with his son, Jim Swanson about growing up in the Swanson household and the origins of the book. Then John Waters interviews Bill Swanson.

The Debate about Presidential Debates, President Biden Invoking Executive Privilege to Block Special Counsel Robert Hur's Interview Recordings, and the Bob Menendez Corruption Trial

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