Roundup: Congress, Cameos & Clapbacks

The NPR Politics Podcast

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🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Lawmakers are scrambling to get things done before the end of the year, but is there an appetite to fund more aid for Ukraine if Republicans' immigration priorities are not met? And, a look at the end of two long-running congressional sagas: the retirement of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., drops his hold on military promotions.

Plus: George Santos' new gig, and responding to online trolls.

This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Asma Khalid, and congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh.

This episode was edited by Casey Morell. It was produced by Jeongyoon Han. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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0:32.0	Things might have changed by the time you hear this,
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0:37.0	and going my usually 75 miles an hour.
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0:46.4	That's the Midwest traffic.
0:47.6	We always like to drive my city.
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0:50.6	75 mile per hour on my commute.
0:53.0	I'm actually surprised we don't get more traffic time stamps because that is my peak
0:57.5	podcast listening time when I'm stuck in the car.
0:59.8	Same.
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1:03.0	I'm Susan Davis.
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1:05.0	I'm Musmachala, I cover the White House.
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