The Inscrutable Senator Kyrsten Sinema
During Sinema's brief time in office, she has gained a reputation for being particularly inscrutable. She is known for rarely holding town halls with constituents or taking questions from the press. Last week, five members of Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s Veterans Advisory Council publicly stepped down, calling her “one of the principal obstacles to progress.” The Takeaway talks to one of those members, Sylvia González Andersh, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, to get some more insight on Kyrsten Sinema.
Delays in Reconciliation Deal Hamper Biden's Trip to Europe
President Biden is traveling through Europe this weekend, for a trip that includes meeting with world leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Rome and the UN’s climate summit, COP26. Anthony Adragna, Congressional reporter for POLITICO and author of the Congress Minutes, POLITICO’s guide to what’s happening on Capitol Hill, joined The Takeaway to discuss.
The State of Black Women's Representation in American Politics
In 2021, there are a record number of Black women serving in state legislatures. More Black women than ever before contested for and won Congressional seats in 2020. But after the Governor of California appointed a man to fill the former Senate seat of Vice President Kamala Harris, there is now not a single Black woman in the U.S. Senate. For more on all this, The Takeaway spoke to Kimberly Peeler-Allen, a visiting practitioner at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University and co-founder of Higher Heights, a group focused on Black women’s political power as voters and representatives.
The Implications of Private Military Training Complexes in North Carolina
After the riots at the Capitol on January 6th, we learned that a number of the insurrectionists had received training at private, tactical training sites. Laura Flanders, host of The Laura Flanders Show, spoke to residents and council members in North Carolina who have seen these military complexes set up shop in their communities. Our host speaks with Laura and Christina Davis McCoy, secretary of the Hoke County NAACP about the rise in private military training sites, the greater implications, and what residents can do to keep them out of their backyards.
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Freshman Conversation: Representative-Elect Cliff Bentz, OR-2
What Happens to Immigration and DACA Under the Biden Administration?
Freshman Conversation: Representative-Elect Nicole Malliotakis, NY-11
Making Sense of the Electoral College
How the Economic Downturn has Hurt Vulnerable Americans
Freshman Conversation: Representative-Elect Ritchie Torres, NY-15
What to Expect of the Relationship Between Joe Biden and the Press?
How the Media is Preparing to Cover the Biden Administration
What Really Happened to the Middle Class?
How a Biden White House will Approach Climate Change
Freshman Conversation: Representative-Elect Ashley Hinson, IA-01
A Presidential Transition Delayed
Joe Biden Wins Presidency
The Next President of the United States
Final Thoughts Before Election Day
What Early Voting Patterns Tell Us About Wisconsin
Democrats Gain Edge in Quest to Overtake the Senate
What A Year This Week Has Been
How the President's Coronavirus Diagnosis Alters the Race for the White House
What's Next for Amy Coney Barrett's SCOTUS Nomination?
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