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02.06.24

CONTROL Episode 4: Assume Deal Dead? And Checking in on the House Election Landscape

By Adam Abrams By Catherine Adamchak By Regina Anderson By Cate Biegun By Brendan Buck By Tim Burger By Robin Calleja By Scott Deitz By David Di Martino By Christine Dunn

With the text of the Senate border bill finally released but the package facing long odds at ever becoming law, hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller discuss how Congress ended […]

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02.27.24

CONTROL Episode 6: Shutdown Watch Kicks Into Overdrive

By Adam Abrams By Catherine Adamchak By Regina Anderson By Cate Biegun By Brendan Buck By Tim Burger By Robin Calleja By Scott Deitz By David Di Martino By Christine Dunn

With Congress facing a partial government shutdown at the end of the week, hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller discuss the roadblocks to funding the government and Speaker Johnson’s continued […]

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03.22.24

CONTROL Episode 10: The MTG MTV Emergency Pod

By Adam Abrams By Catherine Adamchak By Regina Anderson By Cate Biegun By Brendan Buck By Tim Burger By Robin Calleja By Scott Deitz By David Di Martino By Christine Dunn

Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate the chair, so there is only one thing Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller can do – emergency pod! They cover all the […]

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04.09.24

CONTROL Episode 11: Total Eclipse of the Chair

By Adam Abrams By Catherine Adamchak By Regina Anderson By Cate Biegun By Brendan Buck By Tim Burger By Robin Calleja By Scott Deitz By David Di Martino By Christine Dunn

The solar eclipse has come and gone, but the Motion to Vacate still casts a shadow over Speaker Johnson. On the latest episode of CONTROL, hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse […]

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04.22.24

CONTROL Episode 13: Bonus Episode: Johnson Gets Foreign Aid Done

By Adam Abrams By Catherine Adamchak By Regina Anderson By Cate Biegun By Brendan Buck By Tim Burger By Robin Calleja By Scott Deitz By David Di Martino By Christine Dunn

On a special bonus episode of CONTROL, hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller break down how Speaker Johnson got the foreign aid package over the line and what the fallout […]

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04.30.24

CONTROL Episode 14: What Is Left For Congress The Rest Of The Year?

By Adam Abrams By Catherine Adamchak By Regina Anderson By Cate Biegun By Brendan Buck By Tim Burger By Robin Calleja By Scott Deitz By David Di Martino By Christine Dunn

More like Motion to Vacation… With foreign aid passed and a light floor schedule this week, hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller take a look down the road at what […]

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04.16.24

CONTROL Episode 12: Is Now, Finally, the Moment for Foreign Aid?

By Adam Abrams By Catherine Adamchak By Regina Anderson By Cate Biegun By Brendan Buck By Tim Burger By Robin Calleja By Scott Deitz By David Di Martino By Christine Dunn

Iran’s attack on Israel has scrambled the House calendar – with an aid package now the top priority. Hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller debate what will be included and […]

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03.19.24

CONTROL Episode 9: Is Speaker Johnson Losing the Locker Room?

By Adam Abrams By Catherine Adamchak By Regina Anderson By Cate Biegun By Brendan Buck By Tim Burger By Robin Calleja By Scott Deitz By David Di Martino By Christine Dunn

House Republicans are back from their retreat and CONTROL is back on shutdown watch. Hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller discuss the latest in the spending negotiations and if the […]

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03.12.24

CONTROL Episode 8: Taking a Break from Shutdown Watch

By Adam Abrams By Catherine Adamchak By Regina Anderson By Cate Biegun By Brendan Buck By Tim Burger By Robin Calleja By Scott Deitz By David Di Martino By Christine Dunn

In a rare week without a shutdown deadline, hosts Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller take stock of the latest appropriations negotiations and some other topics being discussed around the Hill, […]

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03.05.24

CONTROL Episode 7: Life After Mitch, Feat. the Washington Post’s Paul Kane

By Adam Abrams By Catherine Adamchak By Regina Anderson By Cate Biegun By Brendan Buck By Tim Burger By Robin Calleja By Scott Deitz By David Di Martino By Christine Dunn

With Annalyse on vacation, Brendan Buck is at the controls during a busy week on Capitol Hill. First, following Senator Mitch McConnell’s announcement that he’s stepping down as Republican Leader, […]

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