Grandpa v. Grandpa —The Weekly Roundup

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Last week, a Department of Justice special counsel report concluded that Joe Biden should not be charged for his mishandling of classified documents, but the allegations about Biden’s memory have taken center stage.

This week’s panel:

Ron Steslow

Matt Bennett (Founder & Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way)

Lucy Caldwell (Board Advisor to the Renew Democracy Initiative and advisor to the Forward Party)

Liz Gilbert Cohen (President of the 2020 Democratic National Convention)

Segments this week:

(03:04) Special Counsel’s report

(24:40) NY-3 Special Election

(44:12) Russia wants to put a nuke in space + the invasive and controversial surveillance program set to expire soon

[Politicology+] No Labels’ dubious presidential ticket and their recent letter asking the Justice Department to investigate their critics

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Related reading:

Segment 1:

Axios - Special counsel report questions Biden's memory

ABC News - Overwhelming majority of Americans think Biden is too old for another term: POLL - ABC News

Fox - Biden's upcoming physical exam will not include a cognitive test, White House says

Politico - Biden v. Trump: The battle over who’s too old, too forgetful or too confused - POLITICO

Segment 2:

NYT - In New York Win, Democrats Sense a Pivot on Immigration and Border Politics

CNBC - Democrats see New York special election win as blueprint for defeating Trump in November

NBC News - Pennsylvania Democrats pad narrow state House advantage with special election win

Segment 3:

ABC News - GOP warning of 'national security threat' is about Russia wanting nuclear weapon in space: Sources - ABC News

CNN - House Intel Chairman announces ‘serious national security threat,’ sources say it is related to Russia | CNN Politics

Washington Post - Officials sound alarm about new Russian “space threat” - The Washington Post

Roll Call - House delays plans on surveillance program reauthorization vote - Roll Call

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