Politics Day

Ben Kieffer and his guests dissect politics at the federal and state levels, including Iowa lawmakers' rejection of the first proposed map of the state's political boundaries in a special session Tuesday.

Ben Kieffer speaks with Karen Kedrowski and Jim McCormick of Iowa State University about the bills moving through congress. Kedrowski and McCormick also discuss the congressional testimonies on the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, the debt ceiling debate and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley running for an 8th term.

Redrawing the map in Iowa. Raising the country's debt limit. And Reynolds' bump in popularity.

An analysis of state and national news from political scientists Sara Mitchell of the University of Iowa and Jonathan Hassid of Iowa State University.

Host Ben Kieffer is joined by political scientists Donna Hoffman and Chris Larimer of the University of Northern Iowa to talk about the top political stories from around the country.

Republicans hit Biden hard over withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with political scientists Rachel Caufield of Drake University and Jim McCormick of Iowa State University about the collapse of Afghanistan, and the U.S. House passing a $3.5 trillion budget plan.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with political scientists Sara Mitchell of the University of Iowa and Wayne Moyer of Grinnell College about the collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban seizing control of the capital city of Kabul.

After months of negotiations, the Biden administration's signature spending package made it through the Senate. Analysts discuss what it could do for Iowa streets, bridges and rail lines.

Ben Kieffer talks to political scientists Dennis Goldford of Drake University and Sara Mitchell of the University of Iowa about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's fight for his political life and the bipartisan negotiations on the infrastructure bill.