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James and Al discuss the latest political developments and interview Catherine Rampell and Dr. Annie Andrews on economic issues and healthcare policy.

James and Al expose the latest developments from the Epstein Files and game out their political ramifications before welcoming Catherine Rampell, The Bulwark’s economics editor, and MS NOW Anchor, to review the state of the economy, looking at why the effects of tariffs have been muted, financial strategies the Republicans might pursue, the danger posed by the national debt, and the perils of AI. Then SC Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews joins to plan her victory over Lindsey Graham. They discuss her career in medicine, why she’s running, her policy positions, how to fix our healthcare system, and possible attack lines against her opponent. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon . Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube. James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new…

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Hosts: James Carville, Al Hunt, James, Al

Guests: Catherine Rampell, Dr Annie Andrews

Topics covered

• Epstein Files
• economy
• tariffs
• national debt
• AI
• healthcare

Keywords

• politics
• economics
• healthcare
• Lindsey Graham

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