Weekly Roundup: Thursday, May 9

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

Politics, Daily News, News

4.4 • 25.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The White House and Congress continue their standoff over whether or not members of the Trump administration will testify before committees. Plus, to celebrate 500 episodes, the crew looks back on key political moments. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, Congressional correspondent Scott Detrow, Congressional correspondent Susan Davis, national political correspondent Mara Liasson, political reporter Tim Mak, political reporter Asma Khalid, and editor correspondent Ron Elving. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'll Sam Sanders here and Sarah McCammon and we are both currently in Mason City, Iowa
0:06.8	Where we just covered a presidential campaign event because it's that time again
0:10.8	It's almost caucus time. Well not sooner enough, right? Yeah
0:14.0	Yeah, once and months to go but being here reminds us of our wonderful time on the NPR politics team and on the NPR politics
0:21.5	Podcasts we just want to say from Mason City, Iowa over a plate of Tater-Totcasts roll seriously
0:27.4	Delicious so delicious. I want to say congrats on 500 episodes and here's to many many more
0:32.5	We are so proud that we were a part of the original NPR politics podcast team
0:37.2	We are such fans of you guys and thank you to all the listeners who have made this what it is
0:43.2	Congratulations guys, we love y'all. All right. You're gonna hear me now. Take a bite at the state of Taker's
0:48.1	Because it's really good. I still have it headlock
0:53.2	It's so nice to hear their voices
0:55.2	Yeah, congratulations. Bye. Bye
1:01.0	What's the difference between a Tater-Totcast roll and a potato cast
1:04.5	Both are delicious, Mara, but the Tater-Tot is fried first and then put into the cast roll
1:09.8	I don't know, but I will tell you Sam and Sarah. It was so nice to hear your voices
1:14.4	I feel like a little nostalgic just listening to those guys and they're also already in Iowa again
1:19.0	Which I don't know what they're doing there. They never left. I
1:21.2	That is the secretly never left leave all podcasts alumni
1:25.9	They're sentenced to a service in Iowa after they leave the podcast all right
1:29.4	Well, it is 3.20 p.m. on Thursday the 9th of May and
1:34.3	This is the NPR politics podcast. I'm Tamer Keith. I cover the White House
1:38.3	I'm Susan Davis. I cover Congress. I'm to Mac political reporter and I'm Mara Liason National Political Corresponder and this is our
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