About this episode

The episode discusses the political battle over redistricting and features an interview with Mollie Hemingway about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss the political battle over redistricting, as attention shifts from Virginia to Florida, where state lawmakers will meet next week on a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to provide as many as three additional seats to the Republicans. Also, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified Tuesday on Capitol Hill regarding the future of gas prices. Then, Mollie Hemingway, author of the new book "Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution", joins the guys to discuss the career of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and tensions between conservative and progressive justices on today’s 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: Mollie Hemingway

Topics covered

• redistricting
• politics
• Supreme Court
• gas prices
• conservative justices
• progressive justices

Keywords

• redistricting
• politics
• Supreme Court
• gas prices
• Mollie Hemingway
• Scott Bessent
• Virginia
• Florida

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution

Places: Virginia, Florida

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