The Political Mike

Two weeks away from the 2022 midterm elections, poll after poll shows that the economy/inflation is the #1 issue on voters' minds. We're talking all things economic on this episode of The Political Mike.

Join me for a one-on-one discussion with Obama & Reagan White House Photographer, Pete Souza.

Join me for a special edition of The Political Mike as we catch up with some of the first time voters we talked to in 2020. Also, tune in for another lively discussion on all things political. We're talking DOJ to SCOTUS: Steer clear of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago case appeal, Rep Kinzinger's bipartisan series of midterm endorsements Tuesday, that include a handful of Democrats seeking to become their stat...

Join me for a one-on-one discussion on all things political with DNC Chair, Jaime Harrison.

Join me for another lively discussion on all things political. We're talking Pres. Biden’s and Gov. DeSantis’ handling of Hurricane Ian, Pres. Biden’s student debt relief facing its first major legal challenge, Democrats investing $11 million in key Secretary of State races, & Putin’s Military Draft.

Join me for a special edition of The Political Mike with Professor Harold McDougall as we discuss where the mental health crisis and politics collide.

Join me for a one-on-one discussion with the Democratic Nominee for Alabama U.S. Senate, Dr. Will Boyd.

Join me for a one-on-one discussion with Steven Levitsky, co-author of NYT Bestseller, “How Democracies Die”.

We're talking Steve Bannon expecting to face new criminal charge in New York, Dem governors in the big battlegrounds looking strong while the GOP seeks to expand the map, South Carolina Republicans advance abortion bill to Senate floor without exceptions for incest, rape, and the DOJ’s setback in Mar-a-Lago probe could be profound ... or merely a blip.

Join me for a one on one discussion with Candace Walker, the Political Action Chair for the Henry County, Georgia NAACP.

We're talking takeaways from the last big primary night of 2022 & Pres. Biden approving sweeping student loan relief as midterms near.

We're talking Pres. Biden signing another landmark domestic bill, Two wings of the GOP confronting their political futures in Tuesday’s primaries, the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan One Year Later, and Ramifications of the F.B.I. Mar-a-Lago raid.

We're talking the Inflation Reduction Act, the Sinema-Manchin split that shaped Dems’ deal, Speaker Pelosi's trip to Taiwan, and the FBI searches fmr. Pres. Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

Join me for another lively discussion on all things political with Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of "The World: A Brief Introduction".

We're talking Primary Elections, Beto O'Rourke accosts Abbott at press conference on shooting, Trump will attend NRA convention in school shooting's wake, ATF nominee tries to address GOP criticisms in wake of mass shooting, and Sen. Schumer gives green light as bipartisan gun talks begin.

Join me for another lively discussion on all things political with the United Collegiate Black Scholars of Oakwood University.

We're talking Sen. McConnell closes in on Roe after years of pushing the courts rightward, 7 ways Tuesday’s primaries could shake the 2022 election, Pres. Biden’s $33B for Ukraine skimps on humanitarian needs, and Sec. Blinken to unveil 'no surprises' China strategy pre-Asia push.

We're talking former Pres. Trump being held in contempt, Multiple RNC staffers have spoken to Jan. 6 panel, sources say, Pres. Biden to comply with forthcoming order to keep Covid border restrictions in place, How Elon Musk could — and couldn't — transform Twitter, and Dr. Fauci says the U.S. is "Out of the Pandemic Phase",

We're talking Biden nominating a new ATF chief and announcing a slate of gun reforms with the backdrop of more mass shootings, Biden administration eases student loan forgiveness through income-based repayment plans, Ukraine pressing for $50B aid package to cover budget gap, Six more Senate candidates joining growing Democratic calls for the administration to come up with a more detailed plan befo...

We're talking the Senate striking a $10B Covid relief deal, top Biden strategists launching a new advertising firm, Pres. Biden emphasizing the need to collect evidence to try Putin as a war criminal, and Virginia Thomas, Justice Thomas’ wife’s, involvement in the plot to overturn the 2020 election.

Tune in for a special edition of The Political Mike, featuring a phenomenal all-female panel to close out Women's History Month!

We're talking Zelenskyy’s pitch to Congress puts more pressure on Biden to expand U.S. role, Pres. Biden to travel to Brussels for 'extraordinary NATO summit' this month, GOP Senate candidates taking aim at each other ahead of fight for majority, and Senate GOP vows ‘respectful’ Supreme Court hearings.

We're talking the House approves ban on import of Russian oil, VP Harris finds herself center stage of the Ukraine crisis, White House set to stay in Supreme Court suspense until after KBJ's hearings, and RNC suing Jan. 6 select committee over subpoena to key vendor.

We're talking Pres. Biden's first State of the Union Address, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to meet with Sen. McConnell this week, the Texas midterm elections, and the U.S. shuts down Belarus embassy amid attack on Ukraine.