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The Press Box

Senator Chris Murphy on Trump's Iran Games, the Democrats’ 2026 Bumper Sticker, and Why He Loves ‘Andor’

The Press Box

The Ringer

Sports

4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Today on The Press Box, Bryan is joined by Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut! They start with Senator Murph’s breakdown of the events that led the Senate to approve a bill to fund DHS except for ICE. Then they discuss a bunch of other current events including the war in Iran (16:29), whether he’s running for president in 2028 (28:18), prediction markets (29:37), and much more. Host: Bryan CurtisGuest: Chris MurphyProducers: Abou Kamara, Isaiah Blakely, Jacob Cornett, and Kevin Cureghian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:26.8

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0:34.7

Hello media consumers.

0:36.7

Welcome to a bonus edition of the press box.

0:40.5

It's Brian Curtis, along with producers Isaiah Blakely and Bruce Baldwin.

0:45.0

The press box primary is rolling along with another special guest here in our L.A. studio.

0:51.9

He is Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut. Now, when I talked to Murphy

0:56.5

today, he had just flown in from Washington, D.C., which is something of a miracle since Democrats

1:02.2

and Republicans were facing off over funding the Department of Homeland Security into the wee hours

1:07.4

on Friday morning. Chris Murphy's an interesting political animal.

1:13.7

When he was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012,

1:16.2

he was that body's youngest member.

1:19.6

Now Murphy's 52 and in his third term,

1:21.1

and you can read his name,

1:23.2

maybe somewhere on the second column,

1:27.3

on the list of Democrats who might run for president in 2028.

1:34.0

We talked about that, along with subjects ranging from Iran to ICE, from Bob Caro to Burger King,

1:36.5

from Paramount to prediction markets.

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