Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on GOP facing midterm pressure from DHS shutdown, Iran war

About this episode

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter discuss the political implications of the DHS shutdown and the Iran war on the GOP.

NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including air travelers facing long lines as the Homeland Security shutdown drags on, President Trump digging in to push Congress to pass the SAVE Act, Republicans facing political pressure from the war and rising gas prices and Trump putting his mark on D.C. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Bennett

Guests: Tamara Keith, Amy Walter

Topics covered

• GOP
• midterm pressure
• DHS shutdown
• Iran war
• political news
• gas prices

Keywords

• GOP
• midterm elections
• DHS shutdown
• Iran war
• Trump
• political pressure
• gas prices

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Organizations: NPR, Cook Political Report, PBS News, Congress, D.C.

Products: SAVE Act

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