Last week, Hometown California visited Washington D.C. to check in on the national political pulse. In the newest episode, host, Paul A. Smith, speaks with Leah Askarinam, Editor-in-Chief of the Hotline at the National Journal. With a new administration in the White House, a change of control in the U.S. Senate, and a razor-thin margin of control in the U.S. House of Representatives as a result of the last election, Paul and Leah discuss what’s going on in the White House and Congress. Find out more about the politics of the American Rescue Plan, the pandemic and how things are shaping-up for the 2022 General Election - which congressional seats are up for election, who is retiring, who will be facing primary challenges, and how this impacts policy-making at the federal level.
Listen to the latest from Washington D.C. right here, and watch for the next episode in our D.C. series when Hometown California takes a deeper look at the early days of the 117th Congress. Earlier episodes of Hometown California are available on your favorite listening app, or check them out here.