Harry Reid & John Boehner in Las Vegas, Plus Steve Kornacki runs through Biden by the numbers, and the real cost of impeachment

‘The Wolves of K Street’: Inside the D.C. lobbying industry: How did lobbying evolve from influence peddling to a power center where “corporate lobbyists are the only ones with their thumb on the scale”? Brody and Luke Mullins join Chuck to talk about their new book, “The Wolves of K Street.” by The Chuck ToddCast

51 min listen

How Trump trials stretch the court system: Laura Jarrett & Lawrence Hurley: With former President Trump's ongoing trial in Manhattan, last week's hearing in front of the Supreme Court on presidential immunity, plus federal cases in Florida and Washington, DC, we're getting a glimpse at the edges of how the justice system works. NBC News Senior Legal Correspondent Laura Jarrett and NBC News Supreme Court reporter Lawrence Hurley join Chuck to discuss. by The Chuck ToddCast

57 min listen

Biden's narrow path as seen through 11 maps, with Doug Sosnik: Doug Sosnik, former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton, joins Chuck to explore how President Biden may have a narrower path to the presidency than former President Trump (edited) by The Chuck ToddCast

75 min listen

Race between Biden and Trump tightens: Inside the latest NBC News poll: Senior Political Editor Mark Murray joins Chuck to talk through the findings in the April 2024 NBC News poll, as former President Trump’s hush money trial begins in Manhattan. by The Chuck ToddCast

59 min listen

'Manhunt' revisits Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the chase after John Wilkes Booth: Layne Eskridge, executive producer of "Manhunt," joins Chuck as the Apple TV+ miniseries wraps its seven-episode run on the 12-day search for the killer behind America's first presidential assassination. by The Chuck ToddCast

35 min listen

Steve Ballmer: The ex-Microsoft CEO's push for government transparency: Los Angeles Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer joins Chuck to talk about USAFacts, his civic initiative to make government data more accessible to Americans. by The Chuck ToddCast

59 min listen

The Trump campaign hired a voter data expert. He debunked their claims of massive election fraud.: Ken Block, author of "Disproven," tells Chuck how he was brought on by a lawyer with former President Trump's 2020 campaign to validate claims of widespread voter fraud in the election — and instead found far fewer fraudulent votes than were needed to impact the results in any state. by The Chuck ToddCast

57 min listen

Richard Engel: Hotspots in Israel, Ukraine and the United States: NBC News Chief International Correspondent Richard Engel talks with Chuck about the challenges facing peace in Israel, Ukraine and across the globe. by The Chuck ToddCast

48 min listen

The unintended consequences of sportswashing: Produced in collaboration with The George Washington University, Chuck moderates a panel on the topic of sports washing, featuring Professor William Youmans, Professor Kesely Nelson and a student and women’s soccer player named Avril Silva. by The Chuck ToddCast

67 min listen

Why 2024 polls may not look like 2020 or 2016: Nathan Gonzales: Chuck talks with Nathan Gonzales, the Editor & Publisher of Inside Elections, about the difficulty in using recent presidential elections as a guide for 2024. by The Chuck ToddCast

66 min listen

'The Octopus Murders' investigates a decades-old political murder mystery: In their new docuseries, "American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders," Christian Hansen and Zachary Treitz set out to uncover the mystery behind the 1991 death of journalist Danny Casolaro while he was investigating a shadowy conspiracy. They join Chuck to detail what they've learned. by The Chuck ToddCast

49 min listen

For All Mankind's showrunners: 'Fear and competition … drive us to achieve great things': "For All Mankind" co-creators and showrunners Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi join Chuck to talk through an alternative history where the Soviet Union beats the United States in the space race to the moon. This episode contains spoilers through Season 4 of the show. Read the For All Mankind timeline: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Timeline/ForAllMankind by The Chuck ToddCast

39 min listen

'Double-haters' and more: The key groups that may decide 2024: Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher and Republican strategist Brad Todd join Chuck to debate the races in the election year ahead, and discuss how much we should read into early 2024 polling. by The Chuck ToddCast

60 min listen

Sasha Issenberg: How campaigns are preparing to fight disinformation: Sasha Issenberg, author of, “The Lie Detectives: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age,” talks to Chuck about the wave of artificially generated video, audio and photos that are upending how candidates campaign for office. by The Chuck ToddCast

50 min listen

Rep. Maxwell Frost: 'Every bomb' dropped in Gaza 'is a set of voters who walk away' from Biden: Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) joins Chuck for a wide-ranging interview on his proposed reforms for Congress, talks about how young voters are approaching President Biden's handling of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and weighs in on the plan to ban TikTok in the U.S. by The Chuck ToddCast

44 min listen

'The energy was different': Biden's ex-speechwriter dissects the State of the Union speech: Jeff Nussbaum, former Senior Speechwriter and Special Assistant to President Biden, joins Chuck to analyze his former boss's State of the Union address delivered Thursday night. by The Chuck ToddCast

35 min listen

Amy Walter: What we know about the Biden and Trump voters after two general elections: Amy Walter, editor-in-chief and publisher of the Cook Political Report joins Chuck to talk through the Super Tuesday results and look ahead to the general election. by The Chuck ToddCast

42 min listen

'The Primary Problem': How hyperpartisan minorities hijacked elections: Nick Troiano, author of “The Primary Solution: Rescuing our Democracy from the Fringes," joins Chuck to argue that partisan primaries have created "a broken system with broken incentives and bad outcomes," and abolishing them would make government more representative of its constituents and more accountable to them. by The Chuck ToddCast

48 min listen

Why candidates might not matter in November + RFK Jr. looks to the Libertarians for ballot access: Chuck asks whether Republicans can win an election without finding a position on abortion. Plus, Katherine Mangu-Ward, editor-in-chief of Reason, talks about the Libertarian view on elections and why third-party candidates seeking ballot access like to embrace them. by The Chuck ToddCast

45 min listen

Billionaire of the people: How Trump tapped into 'white rural rage': Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman, authors of "White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy," join Chuck to discuss how former President Trump became hailed as the "god-king of heartland, rural America" and wielded their anti-elite resentment despite his background as a billionaire businessman from Queens. by The Chuck ToddCast

54 min listen

Amb. Mike McFaul + How infighting loses elections: The amount of intra-party infighting might be the most revealing metric when looking ahead to any election. Plus, Mike McFaul, former ambassador to Russia, joins Chuck to talk about the death of Alexei Navalny and what it means for the future of Vladimir Putin’s regime. by The Chuck ToddCast

50 min listen

Senate 2024 Draft: Toss-ups, Likelys and Longshots: Chuck sits down with Mark Murray, Bridget Bowman and Ben Kamisar to talk about who has an edge among the 2024 Senate races. Plus, the new NBC News Politics newsletter goes live this week. Sign up here: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/nbc-news-politics-signup by The Chuck ToddCast

50 min listen

Rep. Debbie Dingell + What is Biden’s 2nd term?: Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) has known President Biden for years. She sits down with Chuck and shares her views on what the president needs to do to win in November, how the war in Gaza is impacting her voters, and what she thinks about special counsel Hur’s report on classified documents. by The Chuck ToddCast

48 min listen

John Bolton: The anti-Trump front of former Trump officials: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton joins Chuck to detail the effort of officials appointed to former President Trump's first term in office who want to prevent him from being re-elected to a second. Bolton also delivers his perspective on President Biden's foreign policy as the U.S. launches retaliatory drone strikes on Iran-backed militia groups. by The Chuck ToddCast

42 min listen

Jon Ralston: Nevada is ‘as purple as we’ve ever been’ despite preordained primary results: Jon Ralston, founder, CEO, and editor of The Nevada Independent, joins Chuck to discuss the Nevada primary/caucus divide and why the results might mislead outside observers ahead of the November election. by The Chuck ToddCast

51 min listen

Sen. Michael Bennet: ‘If we can’t fund Ukraine, there’s no reason for [Congress] to be here’: Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the original bipartisan “Gang of Eight” working group on immigration, joins Chuck to detail the path forward on border reform as Senate Republicans clash over a potential deal. Bennet also looks back to how the debate has changed over the past decade, as a pathway to citizenship is unlikely to be included in the final package. by The Chuck ToddCast

42 min listen

Why the right to vote isn’t in the Constitution (and how that could change): Rick Hasen talks democracy: Chuck sits down with Rick Hasen, professor of law and political science at UCLA and the author of a new book coming out in February, “A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy.” by The Chuck ToddCast

43 min listen

Jonathan Martin: 'It's not a C-SPAN election, it's a Court TV election': Jonathan Martin, senior political columnist for Politico, joins Chuck on the heels of New Hampshire's primary elections to examine former Gov. Nikki Haley's (R-S.C.) political prospects as the Republican nominating contests continue, and discusses whether President Biden can improve his standing as the general-election campaign takes shape. by The Chuck ToddCast

35 min listen

Nikki Haley's last stand in New Hampshire? NBC embeds weigh in from the trail: NBC News Campaign Embeds Sarah Dean, Emma Barnett and Greg Hyatt join Chuck to preview the New Hampshire primaries, as Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) shifts his resources away from the state and former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) — fresh off a third-place finish in Iowa — seeks to portray the contest as a two-person race. by The Chuck ToddCast

44 min listen

Dean Phillips: Democrats are having a "delusion" if they think Joe Biden is electable: Longshot Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) talks to Chuck about his campaign in New Hampshire and what the results in Iowa say about November 2024. by The Chuck ToddCast

39 min listen

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