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Politics at the Emmys

Sep. 18, 2017

Photo: 69th Primetime Emmy Awards – Show – Los Angeles, California, U.S., 17/09/2017 - Host Stephen Colbert opens the show. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

From this Episode:

Will President Trump scrap the Iran nuclear deal?

President Trump says the Iran nuclear deal is one of the worst deals he’s ever seen. In his speech tomorrow at the United Nations, he’s expected to attack both Iran and...

8 min

Meeting Rep. Rohrabacher

Dana Rohrabacher is one of the OC Republicans that Democrats are hoping to unseat in next year’s midterm elections. He’s one of Russia’s few ardent supporters in Congress.

8 min

Highlights of Sunday's overtly political Emmy Awards

Stephen Colbert’s opening monologue was full of Trump jabs, and Sean Spicer made an appearance. There were many firsts: Donald Glover was the first black man to take home...

9 min

How states can nix the president's judicial picks

Blue slips are perhaps the last way U.S. Senators can block the president’s federal judicial nominees. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is threatening to make them...

6 min

How populism led to the erosion of democracy: Lessons from Vienna 100 years ago

For writer Philip O. Ceallaigh, President Trump’s rhetoric is reminiscent of Karl Lueger, who was mayor of Vienna from 1897 until he died in 1910. A big part of his appeal...

12 min