https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/us-politics-daily--7517628enPoliticsCopyright US Politics Dailyhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af266be2704483b8815fb44c6fc90a3a.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/us-politics-daily--7517628Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0000US Politics DailyUS Politics Dailyfeeds@spreaker.comUS Politics Daily brings you clear, fast coverage of American politics — from Washington and the White House to Congress, the courts, and the campaign trail. Daily news and sharp analysis on the people, policies, and power struggles shaping the United...false25a181fb-dfd2-5d38-9d34-d0f67af868c1episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-map-that-moved-republicans-lost-ground-in-99-percent-of-counties--76196343https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76196343Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:27:02 +0000US Politics DailyAccording to tallies compiled by Reuters and USA Today, Republicans lost ground in 99 percent of the roughly 2,100 counties where most votes had been counted by Wednesday morning. This episode maps the breadth of the wave, from Kansas to South...302falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-224-million-lesson-musk-s-texas-bet-and-the-limits-of-mega-money--76196340https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76196340Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:26:57 +0000US Politics DailyElon Musk spent a record $224 million backing Republican Ken Paxton in Texas. Democrat James Talarico won anyway, taking the state's first Democratic Senate seat since 1988, while Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Governor Greg Abbott. This episode...324falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-the-count-becomes-official-certification-deadlines-and-the-races-still-open--76196337https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76196337Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:26:52 +0000US Politics DailyThe Associated Press has called 243 House seats for Democrats and 152 for Republicans, with the Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi still too early to call. This episode explains canvassing and certification, why California and Alaska count slowly,...321falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jeffries-first-100-days-child-tax-credit-housing-medicaid-and-the-affordability-bills--76196336https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76196336Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:26:46 +0000US Politics DailyHakeem Jeffries, in line to become the first Black Speaker, says his majority will lead with affordability: an expanded child tax credit, a housing tax credit, ending the Iran war, clean energy subsidies, renewed Obamacare subsidies, and reversing...311falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-debt-ceiling-is-next-democrats-leverage-and-the-2027-default-deadline--76196335https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76196335Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:26:41 +0000US Politics DailyAnalysts warn the Democrats' main bargaining chip in the new Congress could be a fight over the debt ceiling in 2027, which markets dislike. This episode explains how the borrowing limit works, why it keeps producing standoffs, what 2011 and 2023...317falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vance-blames-the-iran-war-the-vice-president-s-break-with-the-white-house-line--76196330https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76196330Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:26:36 +0000US Politics DailyVice President J.D. Vance has openly blamed the war with Iran for the Republican loss, echoing the Democratic campaign's argument that the war pushed the cost of living higher. This episode covers what Vance said, why the blame matters for 2028, and...326falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-s-day-after-i-can-work-with-them-and-the-veto-behind-the-smile--76196320https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76196320Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:26:30 +0000US Politics DailyThe day after the midterm defeat, President Trump told CNBC he could 'absolutely work with Democrats' on many issues, while drawing a red line at tariffs and showing off the White House ballroom he is building. This episode covers the conciliatory...308falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-governor-flips-texas-georgia-nevada-ohio-and-iowa--76187953https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76187953Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:49:58 +0000US Politics DailyVoters in 36 states chose governors on Tuesday, and Democrats flipped five of them: Texas, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, and Iowa. This episode reads the governor map, explains why governors matter for budgets, courts, and voting rules, and looks at what a...284falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-limits-of-the-win-no-supermajority-no-veto-override--76187951https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76187951Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:49:53 +0000US Politics DailyDemocrats won the House and the Senate, but a majority of around 54 Senate seats is not 60 votes to beat a filibuster, and it is nowhere near the 67 votes needed to override a veto or remove a president. This episode explains the limits of the win:...288falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/california-s-new-map-delivers-five-more-seats-48-of-52--76187950https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76187950Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:49:48 +0000US Politics DailyCalifornia's new congressional map delivered five more House seats to Democrats, taking their total in the state to 48 of 52, the largest single-state contribution to the Democratic majority. This episode explains how the map worked, what five seats...276falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/johnson-concedes-the-house-the-lame-duck-and-the-new-majority-s-first-moves--76187948https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76187948Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:49:43 +0000US Politics DailySpeaker Mike Johnson confirmed that Republicans have lost the House, opening an eight-week lame-duck session before the new Democratic Congress is seated on January 3rd. This episode explains what the outgoing Congress can still do, why big...271falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alaska-s-ranked-choice-wait-peltola-leads-sullivan-by-637-votes--76187947https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76187947Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:49:38 +0000US Politics DailyDemocrat Mary Peltola leads Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by 637 first-choice votes in Alaska, but a quarter of the ballots are still uncounted and the state's ranked-choice system means the first-choice leader is not necessarily the winner. This...272falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mississippi-s-43-vote-senate-race-the-closest-count-in-america--76187944https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76187944Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:49:33 +0000US Politics DailyDemocrat Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by 43 votes out of nearly a million cast in Mississippi, with affidavit ballots, mail ballots, and county certification still to come. This episode explains the 43-vote margin, why there...329falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thursday-morning-count-235-house-seats-called-two-senate-races-still-open--76187943https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76187943Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:49:29 +0000US Politics DailyTwo days after the midterms, Democrats have won both chambers, but the final margins are still being written: the Associated Press had called 235 House seats for Democrats with dozens still uncalled, and the Senate stands at 52 seats for Democrats...329falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-happens-next-the-lame-duck-congress-and-january-3--76145467https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76145467Thu, 05 Nov 2026 04:00:02 +0000US Politics DailyWhatever the results, Washington now enters the lame-duck session. This episode explains what the outgoing Congress can still do on spending and confirmations, and what happens when the 120th Congress convenes on January 3, 2027.275falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turnout-and-the-rebuke-what-the-exit-polls-say-about-why-voters-switched--76183413https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76183413Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:53:55 +0000US Politics DailyThe exit polls are in, and they tell a blunt story: voters saw the midterms as a rebuke driven by high prices, the Iran war, and concerns about corruption. This episode covers who switched and why, a preliminary turnout estimate near 50 percent of...283falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/los-angeles-still-counting-the-mayor-s-race-and-the-city-s-long-ballot-count--76183412https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76183412Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:53:48 +0000US Politics DailyThe Los Angeles mayor's race remains too close to call while Los Angeles County counts millions of ballots, including mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. This episode explains why California counts slowly by law and by design, why the wait is...279falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-senate-s-new-power-confirmations-judges-and-the-54-seat-majority--76183411https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76183411Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:53:42 +0000US Politics DailyThe Senate majority Democrats just won comes with a quiet but lasting power: confirmations. This episode covers what 54 Senate seats mean for federal judges who serve for life, cabinet officials and acting appointments, sub-cabinet vacancies, and the...310falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-iran-war-vote-what-a-democratic-congress-means-for-war-powers--76183410https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76183410Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:53:34 +0000US Politics DailyAround 65 percent of Americans disapproved of the president's handling of the Iran war, and the war helped deliver Democratic majorities. This episode explains what a Democratic Congress can actually do about an ongoing war — funding restrictions, war...293falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-republican-reckoning-what-tuesday-s-losses-mean-inside-the-gop--76183409https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76183409Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:53:28 +0000US Politics DailyDemocrats retook the House and Senate and flipped governorships in Texas, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, and Iowa. This episode covers the Republican reckoning: the economy, the Iran war, and corruption as the drivers of defeat, the blame game inside the...309falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-leadership-races-jeffries-johnson-and-the-votes-on-november-10--76183408https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76183408Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:53:21 +0000US Politics DailyWith the election decided, Washington turns to who leads each party in the new Congress. This episode covers Hakeem Jeffries in line for the Speaker's gavel, the Democratic Senate leadership choice, and the House Republican leadership vote scheduled...294falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/democrats-take-the-senate-too-seven-flips-and-a-54-seat-majority--76183406https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76183406Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:53:14 +0000US Politics DailyDemocrats flipped seven Republican-held Senate seats — Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas — winning at least 54 seats and ending the Republican trifecta. This episode covers the biggest upsets, from James Talarico in...291falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-york-s-attorney-general-race-and-the-empire-state-s-stakes--76145466https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76145466Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:02 +0000US Politics DailyNew York Attorney General Letitia James faced Republican Sarita Komatireddy in one of the cycle's most watched statewide races. This episode covers the contest, the Siena poll lead, and why New York's House seats and slow count matter nationally.275falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/los-angeles-mayor-s-race-ends-in-a-dead-heat--76145464https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76145464Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:02 +0000US Politics DailyLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman went into Election Day tied at 40 percent in a final-week poll, with 19 percent undecided. This episode looks at what made the race so close and what the next mayor inherits.292falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-new-faces-of-the-120th-congress-freshmen-firsts-and-the-class-of-january--76178501https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76178501Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:16:03 +0000US Politics DailySixty House members did not run for re-election, and incumbents from both parties lost, making the 120th Congress one of the biggest turnovers in years. This episode meets the new faces — James Talarico in Texas, Adam Hamilton in Kansas, Annie Andrews...307falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-a-democratic-congress-can-and-can-t-do-with-the-veto-pen-waiting--76178500https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76178500Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:15:58 +0000US Politics DailyDemocrats control Congress, but the president holds the veto and the Senate filibuster still requires 60 votes for most bills. This episode covers what the new majority can do on its own — investigations, subpoenas, and blocking legislation — what it...290falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/california-s-16-uncalled-house-seats-will-decide-how-big-the-majority-gets--76178498https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76178498Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:15:53 +0000US Politics DailyOf the 68 House races still uncalled on Wednesday morning, 16 were in California, where mail ballots arriving after Election Day are counted by law. This episode explains why California counts slowly, why the wait is the price of counting every valid...291falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-statehouse-wave-trifectas-in-wisconsin-michigan-pennsylvania-and-beyond--76178496https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76178496Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:15:48 +0000US Politics DailyDemocrats flipped legislative chambers across the country and built new trifectas in Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. This episode covers the Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania flips, the governor...293falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ballot-measures-that-mattered-abortion-rights-redistricting-and-voter-id--76178493https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76178493Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:15:42 +0000US Politics DailyVoters in more than three dozen states decided 145 ballot questions on Tuesday. This episode covers abortion-rights wins in Missouri, Virginia, and Nevada, the Idaho defeat, the rejection of Missouri's new redistricting map, defeated voter ID measures...312falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-s-night-in-the-white-house-i-wasn-t-on-the-ballot-and-the-veto-warning--76178492https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76178492Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:15:37 +0000US Politics DailyPresident Donald Trump watched the returns from the White House East Room, went silent on Truth Social for three hours, then posted that he was not on the ballot. This episode covers his blame for candidates and Fox News, the White House's 'TRUMP IS...288falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/democrats-take-the-house-jeffries-the-flips-and-the-seats-still-counting--76178490https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76178490Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:15:32 +0000US Politics DailyThe Associated Press called the House for Democrats at 1:24 a.m. Wednesday, with 228 seats called and 68 still uncalled. This episode covers the flips in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and North Carolina, Hakeem Jeffries in line for the Speaker's gavel, and...304falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/california-s-20-000-ballot-fight-reaches-the-supreme-court--76145462https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76145462Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:03 +0000US Politics DailyOn the eve of the midterms, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to order California to set aside mail ballots from about 20,000 voters it says may not be citizens. This episode traces the case through three levels of federal courts and...324falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-morning-after-why-the-2026-results-are-not-final-yet--76145461https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76145461Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:03 +0000US Politics DailyThe morning after Election Day, many races remain uncalled. This episode explains why counting takes days, how certification deadlines stretch into December, and what runoffs and recounts could still decide.316falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-governor-map-after-tuesday-who-won-who-lost-and-the-states-still-counting--76171123https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76171123Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:50:49 +0000US Politics DailyThirty-six states chose governors on Tuesday, with most races called by Wednesday morning and Alaska, Kansas, and Nevada still too early to call. This episode reads the governor map, explains why governors matter for 2028 and for daily life, and looks...322falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-senate-s-unfinished-races-maine-michigan-and-the-seats-still-being-counted--76171122https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76171122Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:50:44 +0000US Politics DailyThe Senate's final margin will be set by its uncalled races: Maine, where Troy Jackson led Susan Collins; Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed led Mike Rogers; plus Alaska and Mississippi. This episode explains each race, why it is uncalled, and what the...307falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/california-s-billionaire-tax-trails-what-the-early-proposition-results-do-and-don-t-mean--76171121https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76171121Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:50:39 +0000US Politics DailyProposition 40, the one-time 5 percent tax on billionaires, trailed in early returns with about 56 percent of the expected vote counted, but the Associated Press had not called it. This episode explains the measure, the early numbers, the propositions...324falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-york-s-night-hochul-re-elected-james-wins-again-and-the-house-seats-still-counting--76171119https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76171119Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:50:33 +0000US Politics DailyGovernor Kathy Hochul won re-election by a wide margin and Attorney General Letitia James won again, but New York's House districts, including the 17th, are still being counted and could help decide control of Congress. This episode covers the Empire...298falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/california-decides-becerra-wins-the-governor-s-race-los-angeles-mayor-still-too-close-to-call--76171116https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76171116Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:50:28 +0000US Politics DailyDemocrat Xavier Becerra defeated Republican Steve Hilton to become California's next governor, while the Los Angeles mayor's race between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman remains separated by fewer than 10,000 votes with days of counting ahead. This...329falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-s-handpicked-candidates-lost-in-texas-north-carolina-and-south-carolina--76171114https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76171114Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:50:23 +0000US Politics DailyPresident Donald Trump asked voters to treat the midterms as a referendum on him and handpicked Republican candidates in key Senate races. In Texas, North Carolina, and South Carolina, those candidates lost, while Florida held for Republicans. This...320falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wednesday-morning-scoreboard-senate-gains-an-uncalled-house-and-the-count-ahead--76171112https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76171112Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:50:18 +0000US Politics DailyThe morning after the 2026 midterms, several big Senate races are called, including wins for Ossoff, Pappas, Talarico, Cooper, and Andrews, but the House majority is not decided and Maine, Michigan, Alaska, and Mississippi remain uncalled. This...330falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-the-world-is-watching-america-s-midterm--76165162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76165162Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:59:47 +0000US Politics DailyAmerica votes today, but the world is watching: allies tracking security funding, exporters tracking tariffs, markets tracking the dollar, and families tracking immigration policy. This episode explains why a midterm in Washington moves governments,...328falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-poll-workers-behind-the-count-who-runs-america-s-elections--76165159https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76165159Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:59:42 +0000US Politics DailyMore than a million Americans staff the polls tonight, mostly volunteers working sixteen-hour days. This episode follows poll workers from the 5 a.m. setup to the closing count, explains the bipartisan safeguards built into the job, and why the system...274falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/election-night-and-misinformation-how-to-spot-a-false-claim-before-it-spreads--76165157https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76165157Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:59:37 +0000US Politics DailyElection night is also misinformation night. This episode gives five rules for spotting a false claim before sharing it: check the speed, check the source, learn what normal counting looks like, recognize the conspiracy script, and guard against your...280falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/midterm-history-what-past-waves-teach-us-about-tonight--76165155https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76165155Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:59:32 +0000US Politics DailyThe president's party almost always loses seats in a midterm, but some midterms become waves. This episode revisits 1994, 2010, and 2018, what causes a wave, why waves recede, and how to tell tonight whether history is repeating or breaking.327falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beyond-the-headlines-mayors-sheriffs-and-school-boards-on-today-s-ballot--76165152https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76165152Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:59:26 +0000US Politics DailyWhile cameras focus on Congress, voters are also choosing mayors, sheriffs, school boards, and district attorneys. This episode covers the local offices that police neighborhoods, run schools, and zone land, and why so few voters reach the bottom of...317falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-2028-shadow-how-tonight-s-map-shapes-the-next-presidential-race--76165149https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76165149Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:59:20 +0000US Politics DailyEvery midterm is two elections at once: today's fight for Congress and the presidential race of 2028. This episode looks at the map, the message testing, the candidate bench, and the machinery tonight's results will hand to the next campaign.318falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/decision-desks-explained-how-networks-call-a-race-before-the-count-ends--76165147https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76165147Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:59:14 +0000US Politics DailyLong before every ballot is counted, networks declare winners. This episode explains how decision desks work, what exit polls and outstanding votes tell analysts, why early results mislead, and why a call is a projection, not the official result.287falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/concessions-recounts-and-court-challenges-how-close-races-actually-end--76159067https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76159067Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:15:38 +0000US Politics DailyMost races end with a concession, but some end in a recount or a courtroom. This episode explains what concessions legally mean, how automatic recounts work and why they rarely change results, election lawsuits, certification, and why a delayed result...310falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-markets-watch-on-election-night-tariffs-taxes-and-interest-rates--76159066https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76159066Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:15:33 +0000US Politics DailyStocks, bonds, and the dollar respond to elections through tax policy, tariffs, and spending. This episode covers unified versus divided government, tariff and tax expectations, the Federal Reserve's fiscal backdrop, sector-by-sector effects, and why...327falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-new-maps-how-redistricting-changed-the-2026-house-fight--76159054https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76159054Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:15:28 +0000US Politics DailyBefore any vote was cast, lines on a map shaped tonight's House fight. This episode explains gerrymandering, the mid-decade map fights in Texas and California, court battles in North Carolina and Ohio, and why safe districts push politics toward the...309falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-coalitions-to-watch-young-voters-and-suburban-voters--76159053https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76159053Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:15:23 +0000US Politics DailyYoung voters are the future of the electorate and suburban voters are its present battleground. This episode examines youth turnout, the persuadable suburbs, how the two groups overlap, and why a few percentage points of movement in a few places can...301falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/los-angeles-and-new-york-how-the-two-biggest-cities-vote-today--76159044https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76159044Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:15:18 +0000US Politics DailyLos Angeles County and New York City anchor the two largest media markets in America, and their suburbs hold some of the closest House races in the country. This episode looks at turnout, local stakes, and why the urban core plus the suburban ring...291falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/down-ballot-power-attorneys-general-secretaries-of-state-and-state-legislatures--76159041https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76159041Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:15:14 +0000US Politics DailyBeyond Congress, voters are choosing the officials who run elections, bring the lawsuits that shape national policy, and write state law. This episode covers attorneys general, secretaries of state, state legislatures, and the local offices that touch...295falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-7-p-m-wave-florida-georgia-and-virginia-close-next--76159039https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76159039Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:15:09 +0000US Politics DailyAt 7 p.m. Eastern, polls close in Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and eastern Florida. This episode explains why Florida counts fast, why Georgia can go to a runoff, why Virginia's early map misleads, and how to read the second wave of...299falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exit-polls-tonight-how-they-work-and-why-early-numbers-mislead--76147630https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76147630Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:59:23 +0000US Politics DailyExit polls are surveys, not counts, and early numbers are unweighted and unrepresentative. This episode explains how exit polls are built, why afternoon leaks mislead, the 2004 lesson pollsters still cite, why subgroup numbers carry large margins of...289falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guarding-the-count-audits-paper-trails-and-how-results-become-official--76147629https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76147629Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:59:16 +0000US Politics DailyBehind tonight's count is a second system: paper ballots, bipartisan counting teams, public logic and accuracy tests, post-election and risk-limiting audits, chain of custody, and certification running from mid-November into December. This episode...315falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-11-9-billion-election-how-2026-became-the-most-expensive-midterm-ever--76147628https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76147628Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:59:09 +0000US Politics DailyOpenSecrets projected on October 30, 2026, that the 2026 midterms will cost a record 11.9 billion dollars, with outside spending at 3.9 billion and dark money already at 1.47 billion. This episode breaks down the record total, the super PAC surge, the...326falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/145-questions-beyond-the-candidates-abortion-taxes-and-the-billionaire-tax-on-state-ballots--76147626https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76147626Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:59:02 +0000US Politics DailyVoters in 39 states are deciding around 145 statewide ballot measures today, according to Ballotpedia. This episode covers the biggest ones: abortion measures in Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia; California's one-time 5 percent billionaire tax;...329falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-some-states-count-slowly-mail-ballots-pre-canvassing-and-the-rules-that-set-the-pace--76147624https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76147624Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:58:55 +0000US Politics DailyPennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, California, Arizona, and Alaska count at very different speeds, and the reason is written into state law. This episode explains pre-canvassing rules, late-arriving mail ballots, late earlies in Arizona, ranked-choice...310falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-first-results-at-6-p-m-what-indiana-and-kentucky-can-and-can-t-tell-us--76147621https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76147621Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:58:48 +0000US Politics DailyThe first polls close at 6 p.m. Eastern in parts of Indiana and Kentucky, but those early numbers are the least representative of the night. This episode walks through the closing-time map hour by hour, why leads shift as different kinds of ballots...300falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/voting-today-poll-hours-id-rules-and-where-to-get-help--76147618https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76147618Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:58:41 +0000US Politics DailyElection Day is here. This practical guide covers state poll closing times, ID rules that vary by state, your rights if you are in line at closing or face a problem at the polls, what to do with a mail ballot today, and where to find official results,...292falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-voters-say-matters-most-cost-of-living-democracy-and-immigration--76134346https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76134346Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:19:15 +0000US Politics DailyAcross poll after poll, voters rank the same issues first: the cost of living, threats to democracy, and immigration. This episode breaks down what the numbers actually say — including a nine-point Democratic edge on cost of living in the...286falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-senate-path-runs-through-trump-country--76134344https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76134344Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:19:12 +0000US Politics DailyDemocrats need a net gain of four Senate seats, but the path runs through states Donald Trump carried — Maine, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Alaska, Kansas, and North Carolina — while defending Jon Ossoff in Georgia. This episode walks the map seat by seat...295falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-battleground-hudson-valley-central-valley-and-the-fight-for-the-gavel--76134343https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76134343Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:19:08 +0000US Politics DailyThe fight for the House gavel runs through the coasts: New York's Hudson Valley, where Mike Lawler defends a Harris-won district against Cait Conley, and California's Central Valley, where David Valadao faces Randy Villegas. With 14 of the 18 toss-up...320falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-governor-races-that-could-reshape-america-from-california-s-open-seat-to-georgia-s-toss-up--76134342https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76134342Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:19:04 +0000US Politics DailyThirty-six states elect governors today, split evenly between Democratic-held and Republican-held seats, with 15 term-limited incumbents creating open races. This episode covers California's open seat, New York's Hochul-Blakeman race, Abbott's...320falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/election-day-2026-what-s-on-the-ballot-and-what-control-of-congress-comes-down-to--76134339https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76134339Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:19:01 +0000US Politics DailyIt is Election Day: all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and 36 governorships are on the ballot. This episode lays out the math — Democrats need a net gain of four seats in each chamber, Republicans hold the Senate 53-47 — and what a split or a sweep...300falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-tuesday-when-america-will-actually-know-who-won--76131355https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76131355Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:55:45 +0000US Politics DailyPolls close at 6 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday and the last ones, in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, at 1 a.m. Wednesday — but control of Congress may take much longer to settle. This episode explains the closing-times map, Alaska's ranked-choice count scheduled...275falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-the-race-to-end-32-years-of-republican-senate-wins--76131352https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76131352Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:55:38 +0000US Politics DailyTexas has not elected a Democrat statewide since 1994, but the Senate race between Democratic state Representative James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton is now rated a toss-up, with over 6.3 million early votes cast. This episode walks through the...281falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-s-thirtieth-and-final-rally-ends-in-kansas--76131350https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76131350Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:55:31 +0000US Politics DailyPresident Donald Trump closed his midterm campaign Sunday night in Salina, Kansas, his 30th rally of the cycle, after an earlier stop in Dubuque, Iowa. This episode recaps the final doubleheader, the race for Senator Roger Marshall's seat, the...282falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/54-million-ballots-already-cast-the-record-early-vote-and-the-gop-s-turnout-warning--76131349https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76131349Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:55:23 +0000US Politics DailyMore than 54 million Americans have already voted, a record midterm early vote, including over 6.3 million in Texas. This episode covers the early-vote surge, Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters' public warning that his party must turn...280falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-final-polls-democrats-lead-seven-senate-battlegrounds-but-five-are-statistical-ties--76131346https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76131346Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:55:16 +0000US Politics DailyThe final New York Times/Siena polls, released Sunday, November 1, show Democrats leading in all seven Senate battlegrounds surveyed — Michigan, Texas, Maine, Kansas, Ohio, Alaska, and Iowa — but only the Michigan and Texas leads fall outside the...330falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-supreme-court-rulings-reshaped-the-2026-midterm-battlefield--76129677https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76129677Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:02 +0000US Politics DailyThe November 3 midterms arrive after a campaign season shaped to an unusual degree by Supreme Court decisions on voting rights, campaign finance, and redistricting. This episode examines the court's 6-3 conservative majority, its landmark rulings, and...275falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/democratic-wins-would-shift-the-tariff-debate-but-not-roll-back-trump-s-tariffs--76129675https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76129675Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:02 +0000US Politics DailyIf Democrats win Congress, the trade debate in Washington will shift, but a full rollback of President Trump's tariffs remains unlikely, trade experts tell Reuters. This episode explains the Democrats' tariff-repeal plans, including Senator Schumer's...271falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/midterms-tuesday-what-is-at-stake-in-the-battle-for-congress--76129674https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76129674Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:02 +0000US Politics DailyOn Tuesday, November 3, Americans vote in midterm elections that will decide control of Congress, with all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats on the ballot. This episode breaks down the races to watch, from Alaska to Texas, the ballot measures on...292falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/white-house-maps-plan-to-govern-without-congress-if-democrats-win--76129673https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76129673Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:02 +0000US Politics DailyReuters reports the Trump White House has spent months preparing to govern through executive power if Democrats win Congress on Tuesday, with planning under way since April on immigration, tariffs, housing, and spending. Senior officials Stephen...275falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/judge-dismisses-trump-administration-lawsuit-over-alaska-senate-race--76129672https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76129672Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:02 +0000US Politics DailyA federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit over Alaska's Senate race, ruling that the court lacks authority to order ballots segregated and that the plan would violate voters' right to a secret ballot. The Justice Department has...325falsefull