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Hello, hello and welcome to the conversation. I'm Dasha Burns, Politico's White House

Bureau Chief. And every week on this show, I invite

one of the most compelling and sometimes unexpected power players in Washington and beyond

in for a chat to find out how they're navigating and shaping this incredible era of American

politics. And this week, I spoke with Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego. Gallego represents

Arizona, which is a very purple state. In fact, when he won the election in 2024,

Gallego flipped his Senate seat from independent to Democratic. And on the same ballot, Arizona also

elected President Trump.

Now that he's in Washington, Gallego's background is particularly relevant in this moment.

With the Iran war intensifying, Gallego brings his perspective as an Iraq war veteran to this new

conflict. And as a Hispanic Democrat, senator of a border state, Gallego has a unique

perspective on immigration with criticism for his own party as well as for the GOP. There was so much

for us to talk about, including voter ID, the 28 election, and if he thinks that Democrats can

become the fun party again.

Senator Ruben Gallego joins the conversation.

Senator Ruben Gallego, thank you so much for joining the conversation.

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