Matt Bennett (Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way) and Catherine Sanderson (Poler Family Professor of Psychology and Chair of Psychology at Amherst College) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week:

(02:32) The Senate clears the first hurdle to passing the most significant gun legislation of the 21st century 

(13:15) The January 6th committee outlining Trump’s involvement in the plot to steal the 2020 election

(26:01) Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony before congress, the stock market strain hitting retirement accounts, and Biden’s push for a temporary end to federal gas taxes

[Politicology+ Members Only] The New York Times’s latest “America in Focus” focus group 

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