A.D. Quig 
Republicans in Congress were prepared to agree to a fairly innocuous budget deal with the Democrats with little fuss, if for no reason other than they can get the focus back on the problems with the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s continuing slide in the polls, and Democratic nervousness for 2014. But many conservatives were …
The passing of Nelson Mandela brought this week’s Political Junkie show back to the mid-1980s, when Washington was split over how to deal with the white minority government of South Africa and its policy of apartheid. Host Ken Rudin talks with two former members of Congress who served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee back …
We know for certain that President Obama pardoned a turkey this Thanksgiving. But is Healthcare.gov a turkey as well? Host Ken Rudin speaks with Washington Post reporter Reid Wilson about the mangled launch of the site and the Obama administration’s hopes that it’ll succeed before the midterms. Ken also talks to Janet Hook, congressional correspondent …
The word of the week is “nuclear,” and the latest Political Junkie show is all over it. We speak with Cameron Abadi, an editor for Foreign Affairs magazine, about the accord signed by the United States and five other nations regarding Iran’s nuclear energy program. Then we head on to the Senate, where the majority …
In this week’s Political Junkie program, host Ken Rudin speaks with Siobhan Hughes of the Wall Street Journal, who has been covering the political ramifications of the Affordable Care Act, and how some Democrats are feeling the 2014 heat. Also, as we approach the 50th anniversary of the assassination, John Shaw, author of “JFK in …
The old “Talk of the Nation” team of Ken Rudin and Neal Conan gets together in Ken’s Political Junkie program this week to talk about the rise of Chris Christie (which doesn’t make the Tea Party happy) and the problems of the Affordable Care Act (which don’t make Democrats up in 2014 happy). Also, Colorado …
The results of the 2013 elections are in, and while the winners in most races were not a surprise, the margin in Virginia certainly was. And because it was so close, it’s almost impossible to say with any certainty what Ken Cuccinelli’s loss to Terry McAuliffe really meant. Political Junkie Ken Rudin talks 2013 — …
Political Junkie Ken Rudin speaks with Stu Rothenberg, editor and publisher of The Rothenberg Political Report, about next week’s off-year elections, focusing on the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia. They also compare and contrast the two Republicans running, Chris Christie of the Garden State and Ken Cuccinelli of the Old Dominion. And in the election …
Political Junkie Ken Rudin speaks with NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving about the winners and losers in the government shutdown crisis, the race for governor of Virginia and the civility of former House Speaker Tom Foley, who died last week. Also joining the conversation is Newark Star Ledger columnist Paul Mulshine on New Jersey’s …