SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: REP. CHARLIE DENT (R-PA)
Rep. Charlie Dent joins Chuck to discuss chaos in the House and how his Republicans are strategizing around the Speaker race, which was upended on Thursday with an abrupt exit from House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
“Well it’s pretty obvious what happened. The same members who wanted to take down John Boehner, I always said, would try to frag the next guy. Well, they just fragged Kevin McCarthy.” – Dent on MSNBC Thursday
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SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: REP. DAVE BRAT (R-VA)
Rep. Dave Brat, the man who topped former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and rode into Congress on a wave of Tea Party support, talks with Chuck about how House Republicans are reacting to Rep. McCarthy’s decision.
“It seems to me our group is putting up somebody who’s principled and could work with both sides, be fair to both sides.” – Brat, a member of the Freedom Caucus, on its support for Rep. Webster for Speaker
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ONE-ON-ONE WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I-VT)
With his first presidential debate this Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins Chuck in-studio to discuss his stance on trade, employment, the United States’ role in Syria, his fellow 2016 contender Hillary Clinton, and who he would name as a running mate.
“There are more than a few Republicans for Bernie Sanders out there.” – Sanders on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” this week
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THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Will Paul Ryan succumb to the mounting pressure for him to be House Speaker? Will Clinton’s TPP reversal hurt her in the long-term? What can we expect from Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate? The roundtable discusses all of this and more.
Hugh Hewitt
Host, “The Hugh Hewitt Show”
Nathan L. Gonzalez
Editor & Publisher, The Rothenberg & Gonzalez Political Report
Kathleen Parker
Columnist, The Washington Post
Eugene Robinson
Columnist, The Washington Post
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NBC News
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