14th & G

On the heels of “Rare Disease” Month in Washington, 14th & G host Dean Rosen goes "Beyond Rare" with two rare disease leaders. Rosen discusses advocacy and policymaking with Ultragenyx Executive Director of Public Policy and Public Affairs Lisa Kahlman and spotlights the powerful story of how two parents transformed their daughters’ diagnosis into a mission to drive research, policy change, an...

As the Federal Government Shutdown Approaches Day 30, We Get Insights and Predictions From Punchbowl News Reporter Samantha Handler on When and How This Drama Will End, and Bill Hoagland of the Bipartisan Policy Center Explains Why He is Hopeful and What Reforms Can Be Enacted to Prevent Future Bickering and Brinksmanship 

On this week's 14th and G, we discuss the key issues at the center of the government shutdown - Affordable Care Act Tax Credits and the politics of health care reform. Host Dean Rosen speaks with national health care expert Larry Levitt of KFF on how we got here and what the data shows. Dean then debates who's winning, who's losing, and how we get out of this mess with Mehlman Democratic Partner L...

Financial reporter Patrick McGee’s bestselling “Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company” was named one of the best books of the year by both The New York Times and The Economist, and offers a riveting portrayal of “how Apple allowed itself to become dependent on China for a huge percentage of its manufacturing, making it vulnerable and unwittingly laying the groundwork for the...

Technology analyst Dan Wang wrote NYT bestseller “Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future.”  His central contention is that America is run by lawyers, China by engineers, and this difference in mindset helps explain how each nation addresses challenges.  Bruce Mehlman sat down with Dan earlier this month to discuss his book and its implications. 

Dean Rosen, partner at Mehlman Consulting, launches a new era at 14th and G when he sits down with this month with two of Washington’s top experts on tax politics and policy—his Mehlman Republican colleague Sage Eastman and Democratic colleague Naveen Parmar, a tax lawyer. The three dive deep into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, one of the largest tax cuts and health care bills in history. They di...

Democrat David Thomas & Republican Bruce Mehlman are back with a new high-energy podcast reviewing the 2025 policy and political landscape in 25 minutes.  Where are we going?  Where have we been?  Our enthusiastic experts assess Trump Administration successes, expectations for trade and legislation and Democratic hopes for political rebound.  And you won’t believe who they’ve signed-on to intr...

Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to track the reconciliation bill, tariffs, and Washington's long, hot summer ahead. 

Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to level set the trade situation and forecast Congress' return from recess with a long, hot Reconciliation Summer ahead. 

Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to breakdown all the happenings in the first 10 Weeks of the Trump Administration. 

Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to break down Trump's Joint Address to Congress, the looming government shutdown, and the (maybe) plan behind all the chaos. 

Dean is joined by his colleague Bruce Mehlman to reflect on the month that was and how to manage risk at the extraordinarily fast pace of the Trump Administration's start.  

Dean is joined by his good friend and former Senate colleague James Wallner to discuss the Senate under new management and what President Trump will encounter as he looks to populate his administration and pass his agenda. Wallner is Senior Fellow at the R Street Institute and a Lecturer at Clemson University’s School of Political Science.

Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to discuss the incoming Trump Administration, pick through the aftermath of the elections, and look at the lame duck congress wrap-up. 

Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to give their closing views on Election ’24. They answer the 5 questions that will determine the next President and decide Elon Musk is no Ed McMahon. 

Dean is joined by campaign and polling guru Logan Dobson of Targeted Victory. They break down the polling of this incredibly tight election for White House, Senate, and House. 

Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas for a rundown of where the elections stand on the eve of October; as well as the unfinished business Congress left behind.

Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to break down the presidential debate and where we go from here. They also discuss what Congress can get done before hitting their own campaign trails. 

Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas for a spirited discussion of the only issue anyone can talk about: Biden's Future on the Ballot. 

Dean, Bruce, and DT talk scenario planning for whoever controls Washington in ’25, debate the upcoming presidential debate, and take a look at Congress wrapping up for summer. 

Dean is joined by his colleagues, Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to look at what Congress has to do when they get back from Spring Break, the Speaker’s challenges, and how the presidential election is shaping up.