About this episode

The episode discusses the recent ICE shooting incident in Maine and various political topics including Senate confirmations and upcoming elections.

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss the shooting by ICE agents of a motorist in Maine, the second ICE shooting incident in less than a week. Also, a look forward at tomorrow’s scheduled Senate confirmation hearings of Todd Blanche for Attorney General and Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence. Next, they talk about Pete Buttigieg’s recent trip to Iowa and his chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination for 2028, and new polling on the Iowa senate and gubernatorial races. Then, they discuss yesterday’s choice of the late Lindsey Graham’s sister to fill out his term in the U.S. Senate, and potential candidates for the seat in the upcoming Republican primary, including Nancy Mace. And finally, they talk about Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan testifing today before Congress about the need for additional funding for the Supreme Court, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio launching an effort to dismantle the International Criminal Court. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon

Guest: Andrew Walworth

Topics covered

• ICE shooting
• Senate confirmation hearings
• 2028 presidential nomination
• Iowa elections
• Supreme Court funding
• International Criminal Court

Keywords

• ICE agents
• shooting
• Maine
• Senate hearings
• Pete Buttigieg
• Iowa
• Lindsey Graham
• Supreme Court
• Marco Rubio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Criminal Court, U.S. Senate, Senate, Attorney General, Director of National Intelligence

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