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Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~ what should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks Senate president pro tempore (who's 3rd in line for presidency): Does this feel different than shutdowns in the past? Key Grassley: “No. They’re all the same,” Sen. Chuck Grassley exclusively tells Ask a Pol Politics . “They cost money to...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! Who? Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) LISTEN: Laslo & Bacon In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: How are you feeling about the new President Donald Trump-sponsored Jan. 6 committee? Key Bacon : “I personally think it’s old news,” Rep. Don Bacon exclusively tells Ask a Pol . “Why can’t we just say those who...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! Who? Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: Wondering your reaction to the reaction of some on the left who are celebrating Charlie Kirk’s assassination? Key Fetterman: “I t's horrific. It's absolutely horrific. I mean, I've seen the video multiple times,” Sen. John Fetter...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: What do you make of how ICE — Immigration and Customs Enforcement — and the Department of Homeland Security — DHS — are using all these new technologies in new ways on migrants that they aren't on American citizens? Key Rashida Tlaib: `This is not their first...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: What do you make of the new tech — from facial recognition apps to DNA swabs — being deployed by ICE against migrant communities? Key AOC: “I think it's horrible from any agency perspective whatsoever,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exclu...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Who? Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) — Chair, Senate Commerce Committee* *just a few weeks ago at the end of July, Chair Cruz was forced to pull a measure from consideration before his Commerce Committee that would place minimal guardrails around the TSA — or Transportation Security Admi...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: Do you think Elon Musk starting a new, third “ America Party ” is gonna mean anything? Key Slotkin: “I don’t know yet,” Sen. Elissa Slotkin exclusively tells Ask a Pol . “Like, he certainly has the money, but he also has to have people wh...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: What do you make of Elon Musk turning on Republicans and announcing this new, third “ America Party ”? Key Mullin: “Oh, I wouldn’t say he's turning on us, he's a right to his opinion,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin exclusively tells Ask a Pol , “...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: Are you guys on Secrets Task Force still planning on investigating Jeffrey Epstein even though President Donald Trump and House Republican leaders have blocked a congressional inquiry? Key Luna: “I’ve already done everything that I can fr...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: Are House Republicans going to gavel out to avoid voting on the Jeffrey Epstein records now that allegations are flying that President Donald Trump is named in the files and doesn’t want them public?* Key LaMalfa: “What my leadership coll...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: What do you make of the House of Representatives pulling up, taking out of town early, because of some pedo ? Key Pressley : “What can I say?” Rep. Ayanna Pressley exclusively tells Ask a Pol . “It’s just that under this Republican majori...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks : Where should the Jeffry Epstein investigation go from here? Who? Nine powerful Senate Republicans, one senior Senate Democrat and one intellectually feisty House Democrat LISTEN: Soundcloud mix of Ask a Pol exclusives AUDIO POSTCARD TRAN...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~ What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks Alabama gubernatorial candidate, Sen. Tommy Tuberville: President Donald Trump was asked about taking over control of Washington, DC’s locally elected government, and he said he’s looking into it. What do you think of that? Key Tuberville...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: President Donald Trump’s tripling down on threats to takeover American cities like Washington, DC and New York City — do you fear his rhetoric will be transformed into reality soon? Key Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA): “Yeah. That’s one of the c...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks : Who? Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) — Chair, National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Ask a Pol asks: What do you make of Democrats telling me they’re gonna wipe the floor with House Republicans for supporting President Donald Trum...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks US Senator Tommy Tuberville: We’re hearing lots of reports of ICE agents wearing masks, hiding their badges and not identifying themselves while on deportation roundups. Don’t American citizens deserve the right to know who’s knocking on t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.askapolpolitics.com Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: Are you worried at all about this? Daddy on Daddy fight? Key Joyce: “My son texted me yesterday, ‘It’s like watching a high school breakup,’" Rep. Dave...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks US Senator — and former Newark mayor — Cory Booker : What do you make of these charges President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice dropped on Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)? Key Booker : “I'm utterly outraged by them. The facts ar...

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~ What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks : Do you think it'd be bad for the Republican Party for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to run against incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for the Georgia Senate seat? Key Cramer: “It's hard for me to imagine she’d be the best candidate w...

Visit   Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~ What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: What do you make of accusations that we've seen a pattern of people close to Trump — including you — having their charges dropped at the DOJ so they would drive Trump’s agenda? Key Ogles : “It’s bullsh*t,” Rep. Andy Ogles exclusively t...

Visit   Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~ What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ! In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks: Curious your thoughts on President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress trying to impeach federal judges? Key Johnson : “It's House MAGA Republicans trying to curry favor from Donald Trump,” Rep. Hank Johnson exclusively...

~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~ What should we ask Congress next? Let us know ASAP ! Ask a Pol asks: We’re seeing so many Democrats getting primaried — former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Rep. Jan Schakowski (D-IL), etc. — it just seems like we’ve got a little bit of a Democratic civil war going on? Key Booker: “I don't know...

Who? Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) LISTEN: Laslo & Baldwin Ask a Pol asks: What do you make of your Republican colleagues laughing Musk off, saying ‘he has nothing to do with our party’? Key Baldwin: “I think Elon Musk wearing a cheesehead in Green Bay on Sunday kind of flips that on its head,” Sen. Baldwin exclusively tells Ask a Pol . ICYMI — Rep. Bera blasts Musk Caught our ear: “$27 million, I thi...

Who? Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) — Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs LISTEN: Laslo & Johnson Ask a Pol asks: Do you think Elon Musk was a weight on your party’s stunning defeat in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race? Key Johnson: “This is ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ and they’re fired up, the other side is fired up, and of course our folks didn’t realize what they needed to do,” Sen. Ron Johnson e...

Who? Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) LISTEN: Laslo & Norman Ask a Pol asks: What are you making all these town halls we're seeing nationwide? Key Norman: “I’m not worried about it,” Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) tells Ask a Pol politics . “It helps cause Democrats are showing their colors. In that they showed their colors when they wouldn't stand for children with childhood cancer, they showed their colors wh...