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Congressional Dish is a document-first political show about what Congress does after the slogans stop. Jennifer Briney reads bills, laws, funding packages, and hearing transcripts, then turns the material into forceful accountability reporting. The rhythm is fast. The argument is rarely neutral. The show is built for listeners who want to know what was authorized, who voted for it, which agencies gained power, and what the official language leaves unsaid. Recent episodes focus heavily on immigration enforcement, especially DHS, ICE training, detention oversight, proof-of-citizenship voting bills, and the flow of voter information into federal systems. The show also tracks military spending. Weapons for Taiwan, Israel, and Ukraine sit beside questions about maintenance, readiness, congressional travel, and the incentives hidden in appropriations. Another recurring lane is congressional accountability itself: discharge petitions, health care subsidies, committee failures, shutdown legislation, and the difficulty of judging members by votes packed into sprawling bills. The tone can turn severe quickly. That severity comes from the material, which often involves torture allegations, private prisons, civilian deaths, government secrecy, and lawmakers protecting their own comfort. Congressional Dish does not present Washington as a civics diagram. It presents it as a working system with paperwork, leverage, loopholes, and people making choices. The show is not built around guest chemistry or pundit banter. It is a solo, evidence-stacked political essay, with clips used to pin officials to their own words. Briney often signposts what is law, what is only proposed, and what still needs watching. That distinction matters here. The show can be blunt, impatient, and openly angry, but the anger is tied to documents rather than vibes. Its appeal is the combination of granular legislative reading and plainspoken moral pressure. It rewards people who care about process because process is where the power is hiding. It is a strong fit for politically engaged listeners who want fewer cable-news loops and more hard detail on Congress, agencies, money, and consequences.
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What sets it apart: Congressional Dish stands apart by treating the primary documents as the story, not as background. Its strength is the combination of legislative detail, hearing audio, named votes, and a relentless focus on how policy becomes power.
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Jennifer Briney turns bills, hearings, votes, and appropriations into pointed explanations of how congressional decisions reach public life.
Congressional Dish makes congressional procedure concrete by tracing what lawmakers fund, permit, restrict, and decline to oversee. Jennifer Briney builds her explanations from bill language, voting records, funding provisions, and hearing testimony, then spells out the…
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Episodes
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293: NTSB Transportation Safety Warnings
·48m - 2
335: February 2026 — Overdue Funding
·1h 15m - 3
334: Untrained and Unwarranted
·1h 19m - 4
333: January 2026 — Big Tests, Minimal Action
·43m - 5
287: War Money
·1h 38m - 6
286: Prolonging the War in Ukraine
·1h 56m - 7
Bonus! December Preview with Justin Robert Young
·45m - 8
285: The Indicteds: Rep. George Santos and Sen. Robert Menendez
·1h 25m - 9
284: Thieving Russia
·1h 4m - 10
283: A Federal Reserve Digital Dollar (CBDC)
·1h 14m - 11
332: Controlling Venezuela
·1h 12m - 12
331: December 2025 — Authorizing Future Disasters
·1h - 13
330: Prosecutor Jack Smith's Deposition
·1h 26m - 14
329: Citizens Detained
·54m - 15
327: 23AndMe and the Sale of Your DNA
·52m - 16
326: October 2025 — Slippery Barnacles
·1h 9m - 17
325: Politics Trump Science at the CDC
·56m - 18
324: Sept 2025: Destruction of Norms
·58m - 19
323: Shutdown Bad
·41m - 20
322: Last Quarter in Congress — Indefinite Detention, Regulation Murders & Empowered Trump Minions
·1h 32m - 21
320: One Big Beautiful Bill — a Dangerous Law
·2h - 22
319: Beware the Drones
·1h 5m - 23
318: AI Regulation Moratorium
·44m - 24
317: Elimination Essentials in the "Big Beautiful Bill"
·51m - 25
316: The DCA Plane Crash
·1h 17m - 26
315: Judicial Power
·47m - 27
314: Greenland
·1h 9m - 28
311: The Laken Riley Act
·1h 8m - 29
310: Red Flags at Air Traffic Control
·56m - 30
309: Trumped Up Immunity
·1h 2m - 31
308: A Chaotic Finale
·1h 8m - 32
CD313: Democratic Deception
Jennifer Briney analyzes the March 14th funding bill, arguing that the Democratic opposition was a performance and revealing what the bill actually contains.
·1h 29m - 33
307: Immaculate Constellation
·55m - 34
306: The Food Police
·1h 17m - 35
305: Freaky Food
·1h 41m - 36
304: Trump Returns
·1h 57m - 37
303: Interviewing the Insiders
·1h 18m - 38
302: The Border Bills
·1h 31m - 39
300: Right to Repair
·1h 18m - 40
299: DNC 2024
·1h 5m - 41
298: Drafting WWIII
·1h 30m - 42
297: The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
·1h 21m - 43
BONUS: 2024 Republican National Convention
·1h 14m - 44
296: The Boeing Hearings
·1h 52m - 45
295: Consequences of the Supreme Court
·1h 2m - 46
294: Homeowners Insurance
·1h 11m - 47
292: Sabotaging Palestine
·1h 54m - 48
291: Warrantless Spying Continues
·1h 10m - 49
290: Israel War Money: What's Already Law
·1h 11m - 50
289: The Not A TikTok Ban Bill
·58m - 51
288: Government Funding 101
·42m - 52
282: Chaos Fires McCarthy
·1h 30m - 53
281: Private Policing of the Organ Transplant Network
·1h 25m - 54
280: Corporate Junk Fees
·1h 5m - 55
279: The Censure of Adam Schiff
·1h 15m - 56
278: All Three UAP Hearings
·1h 32m - 57
277: PGA LIVs
·1h 25m - 58
276: The Demise of Dollar Dominance
·1h 29m - 59
275: Debt Ceiling 2023: Crisis Normalized
·2h 2m - 60
274: Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in East Palestine
·1h 24m - 61
273: Inside Congressional Committees with Dr. Maya Kornberg
·1h 14m - 62
272: What is Taiwan?
·1h 21m - 63
271: RESTRICTing TikTok
·1h 55m - 64
270: The Twitter Files
·1h 26m - 65
269: NDAA 2023/Plan Ecuador
·1h 30m - 66
267: The Monopoly Powers of Live Nation/Ticketmaster
·1h 43m - 67
266: Contriving January 6th
·2h 15m - 68
265: Policing FTX
·1h 21m - 69
264: Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
·1h 2m - 70
263: Republicans Take the House
·1h 33m - 71
262: Inside C-SPAN with Howard Mortman
·1h 30m - 72
261: Inflation Reduction Act
·1h 45m - 73
260: Failure to Fund with Graham Elwood
·1h 33m - 74
259: CHIPS: A State Subsidization of Industry
·1h 24m - 75
258: Gain of Function Research
·1h 5m - 76
257: PACT Act - Health Care for Poisoned Veterans
·1h 47m - 77
256: Poisonous Pet Collars
·1h 22m - 78
255: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
·1h 26m - 79
254: Baby Formula Shortage
·1h 25m - 80
253: Escalation of War
·1h 45m - 81
252: Women's Health Protection Act
·1h 19m - 82
251: BIF: Driving Dangers Sustained
·1h 21m - 83
250: Congress Saves the Postal Service
·1h 30m - 84
249: A Few Good Laws
·1h 49m - 85
248: Understanding the Enemy
·1h 28m - 86
247: BIF: The Growth of US Railroads
·1h 46m - 87
246: BIF: Appalachian Chemical Storage
·1h 15m - 88
245: New Year, Same Congress
·1h 31m - 89
244: Keeping Ukraine
·1h 59m - 90
243: Target Nicaragua
·2h 8m - 91
Goodbye Thank You Episodes
·1h 42m - 92
242: The Offshore Drilling Police
·1h 39m - 93
241: 20th Anniversary of the Patriot Act
·1h 30m - 94
240: BIF The Infrastructure BILL
·1h 4m - 95
301: 2024 Election Study Guide
Hidden gemCongressional Dish 301, "2024 Election Study Guide," turns the 118th Congress into a roll-call guide for House voters.
·1h 13m·5 clips - 96
CD321: One Big Beautiful Bill — the Money
·1h 43m - 97
Threatening Panama's Canal
This episode discusses the unexpected geopolitical concerns over Panama Canal port contracts originally governed by British law but now under Chinese control since 2020.
·57m - 98
328: November Laws & Vaccine Chaos
The episode discusses the impact of hepatitis B vaccine recommendations on newborn infection rates and the political implications of changes made by RFK Jr.'s ACIP picks.
·1h 3m - 99
268: Disappearing Oversight: The NFL Sexual Misconduct Investigation
Host Jennifer Briney examines a congressional investigation into sexual misconduct within the Washington Commanders NFL team and owner Dan Snyder.
·1h 18m·5 clips - 100
336: SAVE America from Easily Voting
·1h 1m - 101
Democracy by Mail - CD346
Jennifer Briney explains the USPS final rule of August 21st, which pairs a mandatory ballot-barcode requirement with a new federal ballot mail portal for state voter data.
Sep 30, 2026·1h 9m·2 clips - 102
The Slippery Slope from 9/11 - CD345
Sep 19, 2026·2h 17m - 103
Housing for the 21st Century Act - CD344
Aug 31, 2026·1h 11m - 104
The National Weather Service Under Fire - CD343
Aug 16, 2026·1h 2m - 105
Mapped to Flood — CD342
Jul 27, 2026·54m - 106
Land Grabs and Cages - CD341
Jul 12, 2026·1h 5m - 107
340: No More Iran War
Jun 19, 2026·47m - 108
339: Raising Screen Zombies
May 31, 2026·1h 7m - 109
338: April 2026 — Bulldozing the Rules
May 14, 2026·1h 28m - 110
337: March 2026 — At War, On Vacation
Apr 23, 2026·44m - 111
336: SAVE America from Easily Voting
Hidden gemCongressional Dish episode 336 compares the SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, and Donald Trump's March 25, 2025 executive order on voter registration.
Apr 10, 2026·1h 1m·4 clips - 112
335: February 2026 — Overdue Funding
Hidden gemCongressional Dish episode 335 covers February 2026, centered on a 567-page spending law that funded five parts of the federal government after a short shutdown.
Mar 30, 2026·1h 15m·5 clips - 113
334: Untrained and Unwarranted
Hidden gemCongressional Dish 334, "Untrained and Unwarranted," centers on a February 23, 2026 shadow hearing about ICE training cuts, home-entry practices, and constitutional limits on immigration enforcement.
Mar 16, 2026·1h 19m·5 clips - 114
333: January 2026 — Big Tests, Minimal Action
Congressional Dish 333 summarizes January 2026, when Jennifer Briney says the 119th Congress was left with only a four-vote effective Republican margin after Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned, Doug LaMalfa died, and Jim Baird missed the month after a car accident.
Feb 27, 2026·43m·3 clips - 115
332: Controlling Venezuela
A congressional hearing excerpt questioning the audit process for Venezuelan funds, followed by a podcast host introducing a discussion on the Trump administration's plans for Venezuela.
Feb 16, 2026·1h 12m - 116
331: December 2025 — Authorizing Future Disasters
Jan 31, 2026·1h - 117
330: Prosecutor Jack Smith's Deposition
Jan 16, 2026·1h 26m - 118
329: Citizens Detained
Dec 22, 2025·54m - 119
328: November Laws & Vaccine Chaos
Dec 18, 2025·1h 3m - 120
327: 23AndMe and the Sale of Your DNA
Nov 29, 2025·52m - 121
326: October 2025 — Slippery Barnacles
Nov 18, 2025·1h 9m - 122
325: Politics Trump Science at the CDC
Oct 29, 2025·56m - 123
324: Sept 2025: Destruction of Norms
Oct 12, 2025·58m - 124
323: Shutdown Bad
Sep 25, 2025·41m - 125
322: Last Quarter in Congress — Indefinite Detention, Regulation Murders & Empowered Trump Minions
Aug 30, 2025·1h 32m - 126
CD321: One Big Beautiful Bill — the Money
Aug 16, 2025·1h 43m - 127
320: One Big Beautiful Bill — a Dangerous Law
Jul 31, 2025·2h - 128
319: Beware the Drones
Jun 29, 2025·1h 5m - 129
318: AI Regulation Moratorium
Jun 14, 2025·44m - 130
317: Elimination Essentials in the "Big Beautiful Bill"
Jun 1, 2025·51m - 131
316: The DCA Plane Crash
May 19, 2025·1h 17m - 132
315: Judicial Power
Apr 12, 2025·47m - 133
314: Greenland
Apr 11, 2025·1h 9m - 134
CD313: Democratic Deception
Mar 24, 2025·1h 29m - 135
Threatening Panama's Canal
Mar 9, 2025·57m - 136
311: The Laken Riley Act
Feb 22, 2025·1h 8m - 137
310: Red Flags at Air Traffic Control
Feb 2, 2025·56m - 138
309: Trumped Up Immunity
Jan 18, 2025·1h 2m - 139
308: A Chaotic Finale
Jan 7, 2025·1h 8m - 140
307: Immaculate Constellation
Dec 21, 2024·55m - 141
306: The Food Police
Dec 15, 2024·1h 17m - 142
305: Freaky Food
Nov 21, 2024·1h 41m - 143
304: Trump Returns
Nov 10, 2024·1h 57m - 144
303: Interviewing the Insiders
Jennifer Briney introduces a special episode of Congressional Dish, explaining her usual format of analyzing bills and hearings, and previews an interview with a member of Congress about accountability in the appropriations process.
Oct 30, 2024·1h 18m - 145
302: The Border Bills
Oct 23, 2024·1h 31m - 146
301: 2024 Election Study Guide
Jennifer Briney introduces a study guide for the 2024 congressional election, criticizing 24 Republicans for voting against a bill banning hidden fees.
Sep 28, 2024·1h 13m - 147
300: Right to Repair
Sep 17, 2024·1h 18m - 148
299: DNC 2024
Aug 28, 2024·1h 5m - 149
298: Drafting WWIII
Aug 18, 2024·1h 30m - 150
297: The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
Jul 27, 2024·1h 21m - 151
BONUS: 2024 Republican National Convention
Jul 21, 2024·1h 14m - 152
296: The Boeing Hearings
Jul 16, 2024·1h 52m - 153
295: Consequences of the Supreme Court
Jul 4, 2024·1h 2m - 154
294: Homeowners Insurance
Jun 26, 2024·1h 11m - 155
293: NTSB Transportation Safety Warnings
May 31, 2024·48m - 156
292: Sabotaging Palestine
May 23, 2024·1h 54m - 157
291: Warrantless Spying Continues
Apr 24, 2024·1h 10m - 158
290: Israel War Money: What's Already Law
Apr 17, 2024·1h 11m - 159
289: The Not A TikTok Ban Bill
Mar 15, 2024·58m - 160
288: Government Funding 101
Mar 6, 2024·42m - 161
239: The Enablers of Larry Nassar
Sep 27, 2021·1h 48m - 162
238: Losing Afghanistan
Sep 13, 2021·1h 37m - 163
237: Hunting Domestic Terrorists
Aug 30, 2021·1h 59m - 164
236: January 6: The Capitol Riot
Jul 26, 2021·2h 11m - 165
235: The Safe Haven of Sanctions Evaders
Jul 11, 2021·1h 20m - 166
234: AWOL Recall: The Rock and Play Sleeper
Jun 27, 2021·1h 36m - 167
233: Long COVID
Jun 14, 2021·1h 4m - 168
232: American Rescue Plan
May 27, 2021·1h 23m - 169
231: Lights Out: What Happened in Texas?
Apr 26, 2021·1h 26m - 170
230: Pacific Deterrence Initiative
Apr 12, 2021·1h 36m - 171
229: Target Belarus
Mar 15, 2021·1h 37m - 172
228: The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump
Feb 28, 2021·1h 38m - 173
227: Coronabus Health Care
Feb 15, 2021·1h 51m - 174
226: The 116th Lame Duck
Jan 25, 2021·2h 5m - 175
225: Targets of the Free Marketeers
Dec 21, 2020·1h 58m - 176
224: Social Media Censorship
Nov 30, 2020·1h 25m - 177
223: Election 2020: The Empire Returns
Nov 15, 2020·1h 18m - 178
222: 116th Congress Performance Review
Oct 31, 2020·1h 22m - 179
221: Kicking the Funding Can
Oct 12, 2020·1h 12m - 180
220: Postal Service Sabotage
Sep 7, 2020·2h 6m - 181
219: Oversights of CARES
Aug 16, 2020·1h 47m - 182
218: Minerals are the New Oil
Jul 31, 2020·1h 36m - 183
217: Proxy Voting
Jul 13, 2020·1h 19m - 184
216: Dingleberries Against Police Brutality
Jun 14, 2020·1h 23m - 185
215: COVID-19 Testimony
Jun 1, 2020·1h 43m - 186
214: Facial Recognition
May 17, 2020·56m - 187
213: CARES Act - The Trillions for COVID-19 Law
Apr 27, 2020·2h 30m - 188
212: The COVID-19 Response Laws
Apr 6, 2020·1h 39m - 189
211: Coronavirus (COVID-10)
Mar 21, 2020·1h 18m - 190
210: The Afganistan War
Mar 8, 2020·1h 49m - 191
209: USMCA with Lori Wallach
Feb 23, 2020·1h 9m - 192
208: The Brink of the Iran War
Feb 9, 2020·1h 41m - 193
Trailer: Congressional Dish
Jan 30, 2020·1m - 194
207: State of Corporatism
Jan 13, 2020·1h 27m - 195
206: Impeachment: The Evidence
Dec 23, 2019·2h 36m - 196
205: Nuclear Waste Storage
Nov 25, 2019·1h 17m - 197
204: Why Brexit the EU?
Nov 12, 2019·1h 9m - 198
203: Scattering Interior
Oct 31, 2019·1h 10m - 199
202: Impeachment?
Oct 6, 2019·1h 13m - 200
201: WTF is the Federal Reserve?
Sep 23, 2019·1h 54m - 201
200: How to End Legal Bribes
Jul 14, 2019·2h 48m - 202
199: Surprise Medical Bills
Jun 30, 2019·2h 38m - 203
198: Rationing the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
Jun 17, 2019·2h 42m - 204
197: Constitutional Crisis
May 31, 2019·2h 13m - 205
196: The Mueller Report
May 19, 2019·2h 28m - 206
195: Yemen
Apr 29, 2019·2h 32m - 207
194: Measles Outbreak
Apr 15, 2019·1h 27m - 208
193: How to Prevent Death by Chemical Explosion (CFATS)
Mar 31, 2019·2h 6m - 209
192: Democracy Upgrade Stalled
Mar 15, 2019·1h 27m - 210
191: The "Democracies" of Elliott Abrams
Feb 23, 2019·2h 27m - 211
190: A Coup for Capitalism
Feb 11, 2019·2h 20m - 212
189: "First Step" Prison Reform
Jan 28, 2019·2h 3m - 213
188: Welcome to the 116th Congress
Jan 14, 2019·2h 11m - 214
187: Combating China
Dec 23, 2018·1h 54m - 215
186: National Endowment for Democracy
Dec 10, 2018·2h 8m - 216
185: Global Energy Outlook
Nov 26, 2018·2h 26m - 217
184: Midterm Election
Nov 13, 2018·2h 51m - 218
183: Tax Cuts... For Some of US
Oct 29, 2018·2h 10m - 219
182: Justice Kavanaugh
Oct 15, 2018·2h 35m - 220
181: Midterm Election Study Guide
Sep 29, 2018·2h 22m - 221
180: How Congress Spent Your Taxes in 2018
Sep 10, 2018·2h 30m - 222
179: Hearing: Who's Tracking the Immigrant Kids?
Aug 27, 2018·3h 4m - 223
178: Election Insecurity
Aug 1, 2018·2h 21m - 224
177: Immigrant Family Separations
Jul 8, 2018·2h 22m - 225
176: Target Venezuela: Regime Change in Progress
Jun 25, 2018·2h 37m - 226
175: State of War
Jun 11, 2018·2h 57m - 227
174: Bank Lobbyist Act
May 28, 2018·2h 10m - 228
173: War & Prairie Chickens
May 14, 2018·2h 5m - 229
172: The Illegal Bombing of Syria
Apr 30, 2018·2h 34m - 230
171: 2,232 Pages
Apr 14, 2018·2h 1m - 231
170: Electrifying Puerto Rico
Mar 25, 2018·3h 16m - 232
169: Fiscal Recklessness
Mar 10, 2018·2h 26m - 233
168: Nuclear Desperation
Feb 25, 2018·2h 22m - 234
167: Combating Russia
Feb 11, 2018·1h 42m - 235
166: I Spy a Shutdown
Jan 27, 2018·1h 13m - 236
165: Christmas Dingleberries
Jan 13, 2018·1h 53m - 237
164: Hope 2018 with Jessica Morse
Dec 23, 2017·1h 38m - 238
163: "Net Neutrality"
Dec 11, 2017·2h 38m - 239
162: Dishing with Matt Marr
Nov 27, 2017·2h 19m - 240
161: Veterans Choice Program
Nov 13, 2017·2h 31m - 241
160: The Equifax Breach
Oct 30, 2017·2h 16m - 242
159: Crisis Management
Oct 16, 2017·2h 27m - 243
158: Rapid DNA Act
Sep 23, 2017·1h 37m - 244
157: Failure to Repeal
Sep 11, 2017·2h 5m - 245
156: Russia, North Korea & Iran
Aug 21, 2017·2h 10m - 246
155: FirstNet Empowers AT&T
Aug 7, 2017·1h 50m - 247
154: The OTHER Health Care Bills
Jul 24, 2017·1h 50m - 248
153: Save the Post Office!
Jun 25, 2017·1h 47m - 249
152: Air Traffic Control Privatization
Jun 11, 2017·1h 45m - 250
151: AHCA – The House Version (American Health Care Act)
May 28, 2017·1h 49m - 251
150: Pivot to North Korea
May 5, 2017·1h 28m - 252
149: Fossil Fuel Foxes
Apr 24, 2017·2h 32m - 253
148: Trump's First Laws
Apr 9, 2017·1h 7m - 254
147: Controlling Puerto Rico
Mar 31, 2017·2h 44m - 255
146: Repeal & Replace
Mar 13, 2017·2h 21m - 256
145: Price of Health Care
Feb 26, 2017·1h 54m - 257
144: Trump's War Manufacturers
Feb 12, 2017·2h 50m - 258
143: Trump's Law Enforcers
Jan 23, 2017·1h 59m - 259
142: Unethical Rules
Jan 8, 2017·1h 27m - 260
141: Terrorist Gifts & The Ministry of Propaganda (2017 NDAA)
Dec 25, 2016·1h 47m - 261
140: The War Mongers' Plan
Dec 12, 2016·1h 33m - 262
139: Inside Congress
Nov 20, 2016·1h 39m - 263
138: Election of President Trump
Nov 13, 2016·1h 9m - 264
137: Story of the 114th Congress
Oct 31, 2016·1h 49m - 265
136: Building WWIII
Oct 17, 2016·2h 29m - 266
135: Education is Big Business (Every Student Succeeds Act)
Oct 2, 2016·1h 31m - 267
134: The EpiPen Hearing
Sep 25, 2016·1h 9m - 268
133: The Electoral College
Sep 12, 2016·1h 2m - 269
132: Airplanes!
Aug 28, 2016·1h 27m - 270
131: Bombing Libya
Aug 15, 2016·1h 39m - 271
130: Netroots Nation
Jul 25, 2016·1h 39m - 272
129: The Impeachment of John Koskinen
Jul 11, 2016·1h 39m - 273
128: Crisis in Puerto Rico
Jun 26, 2016·1h 36m - 274
127: The Fast Act (The Transportation Funding Law)
Jun 12, 2016·2h 3m - 275
126: The Presidential Primary
May 24, 2016·1h 28m - 276
125: Un-Governing the Internet
May 8, 2016·1h 11m - 277
124: The Costs of For-Profit War
Apr 24, 2016·1h 46m - 278
123: Health or Profits
Apr 10, 2016·1h 49m - 279
122: European Union Attacks
Mar 28, 2016·1h 15m - 280
121: Legislative Sabotage
Mar 13, 2016·1h 17m - 281
120: Cybersecurity For Sale
Feb 29, 2016·1h 48m - 282
119: Angel Watch Center
Feb 14, 2016·55m - 283
118: How to Get Your Name on the Ballot
Feb 7, 2016·1h 29m - 284
117: Authorization for Limitless War
Jan 31, 2016·1h 18m - 285
116: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – Environment Chapter
Jan 24, 2016·57m - 286
115: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Access to Medicine
Jan 17, 2016·1h 22m - 287
114: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Investment Chapter
Jan 10, 2016·1h 3m - 288
113: CISA is Law
Dec 27, 2015·52m - 289
112: Dingle-berries on the Omnibus (2016)
Dec 20, 2015·1h 39m - 290
111: Fall 2015 Overview
Dec 13, 2015·1h 4m - 291
110: Government Funding Crisis of 2015
Dec 6, 2015·1h 15m - 292
109: Know Your GMO with Cara Santa Maria
Nov 29, 2015·1h 40m - 293
108: Regime Change
Nov 22, 2015·57m - 294
107: New Laws & Veterans' Health Care
Nov 15, 2015·1h - 295
106: CISA and Friends
Nov 8, 2015·1h 16m - 296
105: Anthrax
Nov 1, 2015·1h 34m - 297
104: Time for a Change
Oct 27, 2015·18m - 298
103: Crazy Busy June
Sep 30, 2015·2h 2m - 299
102: The World Trade Organization: COOL?
Sep 1, 2015·2h 10m - 300
101: Trade Away May
Jul 31, 2015·1h 34m - 301
100: Intro to Lobbying with Jack Abramoff
Jul 18, 2015·1h 50m - 302
99: April Takes a Turn
Jun 27, 2015·1h 35m - 303
98: USA Freedom Act: Privatization of the Patriot Act
Jun 3, 2015·1h 15m - 304
97: Nothing Horrible in March
May 13, 2015·1h 41m - 305
96: Fast Tracking Fast Track (Trade Promotion Authority)
Apr 27, 2015·1h 2m - 306
95: Secret International Regulations (TPA & TPP)
Apr 12, 2015·54m - 307
94: A Damage-Free February
Mar 28, 2015·52m - 308
93: Our Future in War
Mar 13, 2015·1h 20m - 309
92: The Story of the DHS Almost-Shutdown
Mar 5, 2015·29m - 310
91: DHS Shutdown Averted… For a Week
Feb 28, 2015·50m - 311
90: January: Wall Street Gets Some Love
Feb 12, 2015·38m - 312
89: Secrets of the CRomnibus (2015 Budget)
Jan 31, 2015·1h 7m - 313
88: What is the 114th Congress?
Jan 10, 2015·27m - 314
87: Run for Congress with Chris Clemmons
Jan 5, 2015·1h 11m - 315
86: The CRomnibus Hearing
Dec 20, 2014·1h 35m - 316
85: The November Bills
Nov 25, 2014·34m - 317
84: Corporations Win the Midterm Election
Nov 6, 2014·36m - 318
83: The Story of the 113th Congress
Oct 31, 2014·47m - 319
82: Last Bills Before The Election
Oct 26, 2014·48m - 320
81: The July Bills
Oct 17, 2014·29m - 321
80: The July Laws
Oct 11, 2014·38m - 322
79: The June Bills
Sep 23, 2014·43m - 323
78: ISIS ISIL Bogeymen
Sep 18, 2014·22m - 324
77: The May Bills
Aug 30, 2014·45m - 325
76: Weapons for the World
Aug 16, 2014·1h 5m - 326
75: The April Bills
Jul 23, 2014·1h 1m - 327
74: The March Bills
Jul 4, 2014·53m - 328
73: Amtrak
Jun 24, 2014·53m - 329
72: The February Bills
Jun 3, 2014·51m - 330
71: Our New Laws
May 17, 2014·44m - 331
70: New Flood Insurance Law
May 3, 2014·46m - 332
69: Giving Away Your Land
Apr 18, 2014·36m - 333
68: Ukraine Aid Bill
Apr 5, 2014·39m - 334
67: What Do We Want In Ukraine?
Mar 28, 2014·30m - 335
66: A Hunter's Point of View
Mar 22, 2014·1h 7m - 336
65: Federal Intervention in California Water Rights
Mar 9, 2014·41m - 337
64: Chemicals Shall Spill
Feb 24, 2014·48m - 338
2013 The Year in Review
Feb 15, 2014·1h 30m - 339
62: The Farm Bill
Feb 9, 2014·1h 2m - 340
61: State of the Budget
Feb 1, 2014·1h 9m - 341
60: Fast Track for TPP
Jan 11, 2014·55m - 342
59: NDAA 2014
Jan 4, 2014·34m - 343
58: Space Travel, TSA, Wall Street, & Patents
Dec 21, 2013·36m - 344
57: DATA Act-tually Pretty Good
Dec 14, 2013·58m - 345
56: Fired
Dec 7, 2013·1h 10m - 346
55: Three Bills for Fossil Fuels
Nov 28, 2013·50m - 347
54: Hidden Data Act
Nov 23, 2013·34m - 348
53: TPP – The Leaked Chapter
Nov 16, 2013·36m - 349
52: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Nov 9, 2013·49m - 350
51: Expand Bank Bailouts
Nov 2, 2013·40m - 351
50: Privatize Water Projects
Oct 26, 2013·38m - 352
49: Crisis… Postponed
Oct 19, 2013·37m - 353
48: The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
Oct 13, 2013·1h 13m - 354
47: Talking Pointing
Oct 5, 2013·36m - 355
46: Shutdown Assured
Sep 30, 2013·29m - 356
45: Stop the Shutdown
Sep 27, 2013·23m - 357
44: Pretend to Defund ObamaCare
Sep 21, 2013·31m - 358
43: Nothin'
Sep 14, 2013·31m - 359
42: House DHS Funding Bill
Sep 7, 2013·40m - 360
41: Why Attack Syria?
Aug 30, 2013·41m - 361
40: History of the Department of Homeland Security
Aug 26, 2013·44m - 362
39: The Charter School Bill
Aug 18, 2013·32m - 363
38: Wasting July
Aug 9, 2013·32m - 364
37: NSA Spying Debate
Jul 26, 2013·32m - 365
36: Factory Farm Bill
Jul 20, 2013·32m - 366
35: Energy & Water
Jul 13, 2013·40m - 367
34: Let's Drill Offshore
Jul 7, 2013·31m - 368
33: Let's Deepwater Drill
Jun 29, 2013·29m - 369
32: The Abortion Bill
Jun 21, 2013·32m - 370
31: First Draft of 2014 NDAA
Jun 15, 2013·36m - 371
30: Military Construction & Anti-Biotics
Jun 8, 2013·45m - 372
29: Keystone XL Pipeline
May 24, 2013·40m - 373
28: The IRS Scandal
May 18, 2013·31m - 374
27: Overtime
May 10, 2013·32m - 375
26: A Tale of Two Bills
Apr 27, 2013·28m - 376
25: What's in CISPA?
Apr 25, 2013·31m - 377
24: Let's Gut the STOCK Act
Apr 21, 2013·26m - 378
23: Boston Marathon
Apr 17, 2013·26m - 379
22: Crippling the Regulators
Apr 12, 2013·34m - 380
21: Trailblazer vs. ThinThread
Apr 7, 2013·52m - 381
20: Continuing Resolution, Part 2
Mar 29, 2013·1h 10m - 382
19: Continuing Resolution, Part 1
Mar 23, 2013·53m - 383
18: The Ryan Budget
Mar 16, 2013·52m - 384
17: VAWA & Funding Defense
Mar 9, 2013·1h 4m - 385
16: They Want Cuts
Mar 1, 2013·33m - 386
15: Who Caused Sequester
Feb 23, 2013·39m - 387
14: Marching Towards Sequester
Feb 16, 2013·34m - 388
13: Surveillance, Stupidity, & Drones
Feb 8, 2013·34m - 389
12: ALEC
Feb 2, 2013·45m - 390
11: No Budget, Still Get Paid
Jan 26, 2013·54m - 391
10: House (Finally!) Votes on Sandy Aid
Jan 19, 2013·50m - 392
9: What's In the Fiscal Cliff Bill
Jan 5, 2013·50m - 393
8: NDAA for 2013
Dec 25, 2012·1h 1m - 394
7: The Realities of Solar Power
Dec 15, 2012·53m - 395
6: A Shortened Week in Congress
Dec 7, 2012·35m - 396
5: Lame Ducks Return
Dec 1, 2012·56m - 397
4: Screw You E.U. & Give Me My Inhaler
Nov 17, 2012·22m - 398
3: The Free Market vs. US
Nov 11, 2012·1h 13m - 399
2: Iran Sanctions, the Buffett Rule, & a "War on Coal"
Sep 22, 2012·57m - 400
1: A Resignation, a Land Grab, & a State of Emergency
Sep 16, 2012·56m - 401
Intro to Congressional Dish
Sep 1, 2012·9m