Powerhouse Politics

Headliner interviews and in-depth looks at the people and events shaping U.S. politics. Hosted by ABC News' Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl and Political Director Rick Klein.

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A Virtual Roll Call
28 min
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A Broad Coalition
27 min
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A Convention Unlike Any Other
28 min
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Harris Makes History
30 min
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"It Is What It Is"
32 min
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Blame America First?
37 min
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It's Not An "Unlimited License"
29 min
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The Briefing Room
41 min
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"I Didn't Listen to My Experts"
36 min
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"If It's Indefensible, It's Indefensible"
42 min
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Primary Colors
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
37 min
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"Americans Want Law and Order"
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
28 min
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Bonus: Dr. Anthony Fauci
Guest: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
29 min
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About That Conspiracy Theory Tweet
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.
29 min
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"Enough is Enough"
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
46 min
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Wild Allegations
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"
49 min
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The Presidents Club
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"
33 min
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'Not Everybody Should Get A Test'
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)
34 min
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Mr. Doom and Gloom
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
23 min
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Testing Limits
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
39 min
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Questions Without Answers
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
39 min
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Bonus: NJ Gov. Phil Murphy
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
17 min
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Checks and Balances
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
36 min
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Race Against Time
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.
31 min
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"Front Row at the Trump Show"
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.
46 min