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Hudson Institute Podcast w/ @wrmead & @bill_drexel to help you navigate the headlines and decide what news really matters. Listen wherever you get your podcasts

Washington D.C.
Joined July 2023
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How much similarity is there between the fight we're about to see in the GOP and those that have gone before? @wrmead weighs in. Listen to the whole episode at the link 🔗
The GOP has always had factions: Taft vs. Eisenhower, country club vs. “real” conservatives. @bill_drexel asks about the future of MAGA, and @wrmead expects “a big old-fashioned fight for the future of the party,” after the midterms. Full episode of What Really Matters ↓
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The GOP has always had factions: Taft vs. Eisenhower, country club vs. “real” conservatives. @bill_drexel asks about the future of MAGA, and @wrmead expects “a big old-fashioned fight for the future of the party,” after the midterms. Full episode of What Really Matters ↓
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The GOP has always had factions: Taft vs. Eisenhower, country club vs. “real” conservatives. @bill_drexel asks about the future of MAGA, and @wrmead expects “a big old-fashioned fight for the future of the party,” after the midterms. Full episode of What Really Matters ↓
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Trump is closer to lame-duck status "with every week, month that passes," says @wrmead. So what comes next? @wrmead: "I don't expect him to just fold his hands and give up… I think he's going to try something." 🎧 Listen to the new emergency episode of What Really Matters 👇
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Think back to Jan 6, when everyone thought Trump was over says @wrmead . He now faces is greatest challenge since entering political life, but we can't count him out. Check out the full emergency pod 👇
Trump is closer to lame-duck status "with every week, month that passes," says @wrmead. So what comes next? @wrmead: "I don't expect him to just fold his hands and give up… I think he's going to try something." 🎧 Listen to the new emergency episode of What Really Matters 👇
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Trump is closer to lame-duck status "with every week, month that passes," says @wrmead. So what comes next? @wrmead: "I don't expect him to just fold his hands and give up… I think he's going to try something." 🎧 Listen to the new emergency episode of What Really Matters 👇
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🚨Emergency Podcast 🚨 Following the larger than expected blue wave in the midterm elections, @wrmead & @bill_drexel discuss its implications for the future of MAGA in the GOP and whether Trump will look for an exit on Iran or double down? Listen below 👇 #Midterms2026
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🚨Emergency Podcast 🚨 Following the larger than expected blue wave in the midterm elections, @wrmead & @bill_drexel discuss its implications for the future of MAGA in the GOP and whether Trump will look for an exit on Iran or double down? Listen below 👇 #Midterms2026
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What Really Matters | November 3 @wrmead and @bill_drexel discuss: — Trump's announcement that US aid to Israel will end this year — North Korea's record $6 billion crypto heist at Binance — why America can't walk away from the Middle East 🎧 Listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Replying to @bill_drexel @WRMpod
Post script: the qualification on "*probably* not" was unless the wave is much bigger or much smaller than expected. Last night arguably fits in the "much bigger" category. The investigation point still stands.
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It's Election Day. @WRMead & @bill_drexel on what the midterms will & won't change, and why the investigations after could matter more than the results. Then the big conversation: why presidents since Clinton fail to quit the Middle East. Listen below #Midterms2026 #ElectionDay
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On @WRMpod today: are these midterms particularly important? "Probably not." ...but the investigations afterwards might be. 👇
It's Election Day. @WRMead & @bill_drexel on what the midterms will & won't change, and why the investigations after could matter more than the results. Then the big conversation: why presidents since Clinton fail to quit the Middle East. Listen below #Midterms2026 #ElectionDay
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It's Election Day. @WRMead & @bill_drexel on what the midterms will & won't change, and why the investigations after could matter more than the results. Then the big conversation: why presidents since Clinton fail to quit the Middle East. Listen below #Midterms2026 #ElectionDay
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The Middle East is a bad habit America can’t break. But there’s an easier path than the one we’ve been on. Hint: it involves working with India. wsj.com/opinion/why-the-midd…
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