Ask a Pol politics

Asking your lawmakers your political questions at your US Capitol. www.askapolpolitics.com

Ask a Pol politics is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 111 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Ask a Pol politics, a news show with 111 episodes published.

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  “We had the votes for it" — Dems say they forced Speaker Johnson to pull Iran war authorization

  May 23, 20260 minS0

  <p>Who?</p><p>Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI)</p><p>Ask a Pol asks:</p><p>Why did Speaker Johnson pull the AUMF from the floor?</p><p>Key Scholten:</p><p>“We had the votes for it today, and I, you know, I’m not one to speculate, but I do believe that’s probably why he pulled it, because I think we could have gotten it done today, and that’s unfortunate,” Rep. Hillary Scholten exclusively told Ask a Pol Politics. “It’s a disservice to the American people.”</p><p>Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol‘s intervie...

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  Sen. Mark Warner: Federal AI preemption ‘makes sense, but only if you’ve got strong guardrails’

  May 9, 20261 minS0

  <p></p><p>Who?</p><p>Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) — Vice Chair, Senate Intelligence Committee</p><p>Ask a Pol asks:</p><p>Is Anthropic’s new Mythos AI model on your radar? Has full Intelligence Committee had any classified briefing on it?</p><p>Key Warner:</p><p>“Preemption makes sense, but only if you’ve got strong guardrails,” Sen. Mark Warner exclusively tells Ask a Pol Politics. “But I mean, we don’t even have a federal law yet.”</p><p>Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram!</p><p>Consider chipping in to support our independent jour...

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  AOC: Marijuana rescheduling reduces one harm — but “doesn’t quite make all of the wrongs right”

  May 7, 20261 minS0

  <p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ask a Pol Politics founder Matt Laslo that while she supports descheduling marijuana because it reduces harm, it still leaves untouched the deeper injustice of people whose lives were damaged by the war on drugs. Her argument is that legalization should not just enrich the same people who profited before while leaving criminalized communities behind.</p><p>About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. </p><p>Find us on social media:</p><p...

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  In face of record low disapproval, Congressional Republicans blame the media

  May 2, 20261 minS0

  <p>Podcast Show Notes:Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~ Let us know what to ask next!</p><p>In our latest episode — Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) fires back at the premise that Republicans need to retool ahead of the midterms, telling Ask a Pol Politics the only thing needing a retool is the “legacy media” that “intentionally reports falsehoods.” He then touts GOP tax bill wins: a $50B rural healthcare bond, 89% of seniors paying zero taxes on Social Security, and a $15M death tax exclusion to protect family farms.</p><p>Who?</p><p...

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  Jamie Raskin calling Trump out for "unconstitutionally" raking in “hundreds of millions of dollars”

  May 1, 20261 minS0

  <p>Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~ Let us know what to ask next!</p><p>In this episode, House Judiciary Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin decries Trump’s alleged violations of the emoluments clause from the Capitol steps, telling Ask a Pol Politics that Trump has never sought Congress’s consent for the millions he collected in his first term — and that the number has now grown into the hundreds of millions in his second.</p><p>About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so com...

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