Federal Politics

Behinds the scenes in the halls of power and government.

Alec MacGillis of ProPublica joins Midday to discuss his recent reporting on the effect Project 2025 would have on federal agencies and their workforce.

Maryland's Democratic junior senator discusses the Supreme Court's burgeoning corruption scandal, the Sen. Feinstein imbroglio, and the looming debt limit vote.

NY Times correspondent Luke Broadwater and UBalt legal scholar Kim Wehle offer insights on the unprecedented criminal indictment of the former president, and its political and legal ramifications.

With six potential criminal and civil indictments now hanging over him, former president Donald Trump is facing greater legal jeopardy than ever before. Former Assistant US Attorney Kim Wehle joins us to explain the legal morass, and why these prosecutions matter in a nation of laws.

As classified documents continue to turn up where they shouldn't, a White House reporter and an expert on the nation's broken classification system join us to discuss what's going on...

Maryland's Democratic senior senator discusses last month's UN climate conference in Egypt, why Ukraine aid must continue, and the high stakes in Tuesday's Senate runoff election in Georgia.

In her new book, the veteran reporter chronicles Trump's origins and his relentless - and continuing - pursuit of celebrity and power.

New York Times reporter Alexander Burns, co-author with Times colleague Jonathan Martin, discusses their harrowing new account of how political events of the past 18 months have shaken the foundations of American democracy.

The esteemed political commentator contends that voting in public elections, like taxes and jury duty, should be a civic obligation.