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FiveThirtyEight Politics

Workers Are Striking And Americans Are Into It

FiveThirtyEight Politics

ABC News

News, Politics

4.620.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Welcome aboard the Acela, listeners. Today on the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, we are taking a break from the campaign trail and heading to Washington, D.C., where there’s quite a lot going on. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced last week that Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. There are also just 12 days until a possible government shutdown. And some Republicans are threatening McCarthy's speakership. Politics reporter Leah Askarinam and POLITICO Playbook co-author and ABC News contributor Rachael Bade join Galen Druke to discuss. They also play a round of "Quiz of the Union," where they try to put this year's higher-than-usual number of strikes in the context of public opinion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.6

Just for the record, there's no punishment

0:03.1

for getting any of these numbers wrong

0:05.0

or not winning this little game.

0:06.6

There might be a prize if you do win,

0:08.1

but, yeah, fear not, shame is the measurement for me.

0:13.3

Hello and welcome to the 538 Politics Podcast.

0:16.2

I'm Gaelin Drewke.

0:17.6

Welcome aboard the Assella listeners.

0:20.2

We are taking a break from the campaign trail today

0:22.6

and heading to DC where there's quite a bit going on.

0:26.4

So first and foremost, as you may have heard,

0:29.4

how Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced last week

0:32.4

that Republicans are opening

0:34.4

an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

0:36.4

The focus of that inquiry revolves around the Biden family's finances

0:39.4

in particular work that Hunter Biden did

0:41.4

while Biden was vice president.

0:43.4

The decision has divided even Republican lawmakers.

0:47.4

And today, we're going to rewind a little bit

0:49.4

and talk about how we got here

0:51.4

and then how this could shape politics going forward.

0:54.4

Also, we're going to talk about how we got here

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