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‘The Insurrection Pivot’ —The Weekly Roundup
Season 2 · Episode 327

‘The Insurrection Pivot’ —The Weekly Roundup

The Border Crisis, Unusual Whales in Congress, and Biden’s Insurrection Pivot

Politicology

January 5, 20241h 13m

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On this weekly roundup, the ongoing immigration crisis, the legal and illegal corruption in Congress, and President Joe Biden’s insurrection pivot. 


This week’s panel: 

Ron Steslow

Liz Gilbert Cohen (President of the 2020 Democratic National Convention)

Liam Donovan (Principal at Bracewell LLP) 


Segments this week:


(02:23) The border crisis


(24:05) Congressional stock trading and Bob Menendez’s corruption charges


(45:30) The Biden campaign’s pivot to Trump’s role in the insurrection


[Politicology+] Is this the beginning of the end of DEI?


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Follow this week’s panel on X (formerly Twitter):


https://twitter.com/RonSteslow

https://twitter.com/LPDonovan


Check out Unusual Whales: 

https://twitter.com/unusual_whales


Related reading:

Segment 1: 

The Hill - House GOP to begin 2024 with focus on border | The Hill

ABC News - Migrant encounters along southwest border reach all-time high of 302,000 - ABC News

Fox News - Migrant encounters at southern border hit record 302K in December, sources say

Fox News - Eric Adams says NYC is at ‘breaking point’ as he warns of another surge of migrants from Texas

Chicago Sun Times - With Chicago’s migrant crisis worsening, Biden should step up

Politico - Opinion | The Root Causes of Congressional Dysfunction - POLITICO


Segment 2: 

Unusual Whales - The Unusual Whales Congress Trading Report for 2023

ABC News - Citizen watchdogs eye Congress' 'killing it' approach to stock trading - ABC News

CNN - Sen. Menendez charged with receiving gifts from Qatar in new allegations in corruption scheme | CNN Politics


Segment 3: 

Axios - Biden will target Trump in speech at war site on Jan. 6 anniversary

Wash Post: Biden campaign amps up focus on Trump, starting with Jan. 6 speech - The Washington Post

AP News - 2024 election: Biden will start the year at sites of national trauma | AP News

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