About this episode
A bipartisan discussion on the Iran war, war powers, and the potential impact on midterm elections.
Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-MD) & Mark Amodei (R-NV) (AM-uh-day) for a bipartisan dialogue on the Iran war, the debate over Congress asserting its war authority, and how the conflict and rising gas prices might impact the midterm elections. Panel 2: Democratic strategist Arshi Siddiqui, former senior staffer for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Republican strategist John Feehery, former press secretary to former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, to discuss the top political stories of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Dasha Burns
Guests: Steny Hoyer, Mark Amodei, Arshi Siddiqui, John Feehery
Topics covered
- Iran war
- war powers debate
- midterm elections
- bipartisan dialogue
- political strategy
Keywords
- Iran war
- war powers
- midterm elections
- gas prices
- political strategy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: C-SPAN, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker Dennis Hastert
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