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McCarthy to leave Congress at the end of this month

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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

With less than 40 days until the Iowa Republican caucus, Ron DeSantis wraps up his 99-county tour and Nikki Haley launches her first official campaign television ad.

On this Politics Day edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer and political scientists Chris Larimer and Wayne Moyer discuss who's inching ahead in the 2024 GOP race, as well as recent remarks given by former president Donald Trump and close supporter Kash Patel on how the first days of another Trump administration may look.

They also discuss former congresswoman Liz Cheney's call to stop Donald Trump in any way possible, an emergency funding package to support the Ukraine war effort that has stalled in Congress, and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's announcement Wednesday that he will resign from the office at the end of this month.

Guests:

  • Chris Larimer, professor of political science, University of Northern Iowa
  • Wayne Moyer, professor and department chair of policy studies, Grinnell College
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from St. Cloud State University. Since 2022, McIntosh has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.