The Beltway & Beyond

After months of hearing from the candidates and pundits alike, it is time for voters to finally have their say. But less than a week before the Iowa caucuses usher in the Democratic contest and a cluster of candidates enters the final stretch, the battle for the state is wide open. The first nominating contest in the 2020 Democratic primaries will undoubtedly shape the momentum of the race. While...

Just 45 days before the Iowa caucuses, in the smallest debate of the year, seven Democratic candidates onstage engaged in some of the most aggressive exchanges. While the candidates reflected the Democratic party’s unity around defeating President Trump, they also offered sharply divergent visions of how to do that. Can any of them pull the party together and attract the independents necessary to...

Howard Schweitzer, Public Strategies CEO, and Mark Alderman, the group’s Chairman, are joined by Jim Schultz, former Trump Administration official fresh off of his tour around Pennsylvania with Vice President Pence and the Trump rally in Hershey, PA. They argue about impeachment, the USMCA trade agreement, the Democratic primary field, and the 70-something seniors dominating today’s politics.

Howard Schweitzer, Public Strategies CEO, and Mark Alderman, the group’s Chairman, are joined by Kaitlyn Martin to discuss the impeachment proceedings, the current state of business in Washington, and Congress’s to-do list before the year’s end.

With less than 3 months to go before the 2020 Iowa caucuses, we are closely following the top tier of declared Democratic candidates. Any movement in the weeks ahead could provide a clue about voters’ disaffection from the front-runners, and who may be able to step in and fill in any breach. Howard Schweitzer, Public Strategies CEO, and Mark Alderman, the group’s Chairman, are joined by CPS Midwes...

With less than 3 months to go before the 2020 Iowa caucuses, we are closely following the top tier of declared Democratic candidates. Any movement in the weeks ahead could provide a clue about voters’ disaffection from the front-runners, and who may be able to step in and fill in any breach. Howard Schweitzer, Public Strategies CEO, and Mark Alderman, the group’s Chairman, are joined by CPS Midwes...

Although the fiscal year technically ended in October, Congress couldn’t come to an agreement on how much to fund the government. Instead, they passed a short-term spending bill that keeps 2018 spending levels and expires Nov. 21. Budget experts don’t think we are in for a shutdown over Thanksgiving after the government runs out of money. But they can’t rule it out either. Howard Schweitzer, Publi...

Mark Alderman and Howard Schweitzer, respectively Chairman and Managing Partner of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies (CPS) discuss the latest developments in the 2020 Presidential campaign.

Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies’ Director of Health Policy Alexandra Campau and Chairman Mark Alderman join CEO Howard Schweitzer to dissect the policy and politics of healthcare.

Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies’ Director of Health Policy Alexandra Campau and Chairman Mark Alderman join CEO Howard Schweitzer to dissect the policy and politics of healthcare.

Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies’ John Dunn (Chicago), Pat Carey (Chicago), Katie Schwab (New York), and Rose Christ (New York) join Howard Schweitzer to explore strategies to navigate the progressive policy shift taking place in major cities across the country.

Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies’ John Dunn (Chicago), Pat Carey (Chicago), Katie Schwab (New York), and Rose Christ (New York) join Howard Schweitzer to explore strategies to navigate the progressive policy shift taking place in major cities across the country

Our co-hosts Howard Schweitzer and Kaitlyn Martin (Washington, DC) are joined by their colleagues Joe Hill (Philadelphia) and Jamie Ansorge (New York City) to evaluate the current Democratic primary field and discuss the October 15 Democratic primary debate.

Our co-hosts Howard Schweitzer and Kaitlyn Martin (Washington, DC) are joined by their colleagues Joe Hill (Philadelphia) and Jamie Ansorge (New York City) to evaluate the current Democratic primary field and discuss the October 15 Democratic primary debate.

Howard Schweitzer and Kaitlyn Martin from Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies welcome Steve Myrow, Managing Partner of policy research firm Beacon Policy Advisors, to discuss President Trump’s trade policy. In the latest episode, “Deconstructing Trump’s Trade Wars,” Howard and Steve---both former senior U.S. Treasury officials who also served together in high-ranking roles at the U.S. Export-Import B...

Mark Alderman and Howard Schweitzer, respectively Chairman and Managing Partner of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies (CPS) play a game of “true or false” to further discuss the implications of the impeachment investigation on the 2020 presidential race. They debate whether the impeachment inquiry is more likely to advance or hinder President Trump’s reelection efforts. They also talk about its impa...

Mark Alderman and Howard Schweitzer, respectively Chairman and Managing Partner of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies (CPS), discuss key events that prompted Congress to begin the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. They break down potential effects the impeachment inquiry may have on both Trump’s re-election campaign and the President’s 2020 Democratic opponent Joe Biden, as wel...

On our second Beltway Briefing of the new year, Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford, and Kaitlyn Martin discussed the latest news from the Trump Administration and the 116th Congress, broke down the most recent developments in the 2020 primaries (which seem to be in full force!), and predicted what we could expect in the months ahead. The Beltway Briefing is an ongoing series coveri...

On our first Beltway Briefing of the new year, Howard Schweitzer, Blake Rutherford and Kaitlyn Martin discuss where Washington stands on Day 19 of this partial government shutdown (with seemingly no end in sight), what bipartisan legislation might look like from the new 116th Congress, and how the Democratic presidential politics of 2020 are beginning to shape up. The Beltway Briefing is an ongoin...

On our final episode of the 2018 Midterm Elections podcast, Mark Alderman, Howard Schweitzer, and Blake Rutherford analyze Tuesday’s election results with a view toward how the outcomes will impact policymaking in Washington heading into 2019. The team also discusses the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and look forward to what the 2020 presidential election may bring. The Beltway Br...

Stuart Shorenstein, Katie Schwab, Ken Fisher, and Rose Christ from Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies New York held a special conference call to debrief on the New York general election results featuring the races for Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, State Senate and Assembly as well as New York State Congressional and US Senate seats, and the implications of the results in terms of policy f...

In the latest edition of the Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections podcast, Mark Alderman, Howard Schweitzer, and Blake Rutherford discuss the state of the midterms with less than 7 days until the ballots are counted. On today's call, the team broke down the impacts of the news of the day on voter turnout, analyzed the latest polling numbers, and gave their predictions on what differ...

On this special edition of the Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections podcast, CPS Managing Partner Howard Schweitzer and Former Virginia Attorney General and member of the Cozen O’Connor State AG group Jerry Kilgore join Blake Rutherford to discuss the highlights of key incumbent and open seat races in the 31 State AG elections in 2018. Former AG Kilgore breaks down how top-of-the ti...

On this week’s edition of the Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections podcast, Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford, Kaitlyn Martin, Greg Jarmas, and Hope Sheils discuss the state of the midterms with less than two weeks to go. We broke down today’s breaking news and analyzed the impacts the country’s heightened state of divisive rhetoric may (or may not) have on the results in November, as...

On this week’s edition of the Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections podcast, Howard Schweitzer, Blake Rutherford, Kaitlyn Martin, and Hope Sheils discuss the state of the midterms with only 19 days left to go. With early voting already underway in several states, the team shared updated polling and fundraising data with an eye towards what’s driving the numbers and provided their tak...