Republicans’ Border Bluff—The Weekly Roundup

To join Politicology+, visit politicology.com/plus or subscribe in Apple Podcasts. On this weekly roundup, Biden praises the border security deal and pledges to “shut down” the border if it passes, an Iranian-backed militia kills three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, and Nikki Haley goes on offense. This week’s panel:  Ron Steslow Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project cofounder)  Olivier Knox (veteran politics and foreign policy reporter, most recently at The Washington Post ) Segments this week: (02:35) The border deal (18:00) Iran-backed militias (36:13) Nikki Haley [Politicology+] The MAGA conspiracy theory that the Super Bowl is rigged and Taylor Swift is a PsyOp. Not yet a Politicology+ subscriber? It’s a private, ad-free version of this podcast, with subscriber-only episodes, strategy, and analysis. Upgrade now at politicology.com/plus.  Check out Olivier’s substack: https://olivierknox.substack.com/ Watch Spiritual Warriors: Decoding Christian Nationalism at the Capitol Riot —https://bit.ly/3UqNfl6 Send your questions and thoughts to [email protected] or leave a voicemail at ‪(202) 455-4558‬ Follow this week’s panel on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://twitter.com/OKnox  https://twitter.com/madrid_mike  Related reading: Segment 1:  WP - Lankford defends bipartisan border security bill after attacks by Trump, GOP The Hill - House Republicans poised to torpedo GOP’s best chance in years to pass border bill | The Hill Axios - Bloomberg poll: Biden losing ground to Trump on immigration White House - Statement from President Joe Biden On the Bipartisan Senate Border Security Negotiations | The White House WSJ - A GOP Border Reckoning - WSJ Segment 2:  CNN - Jordan drone attack: Three US troops killed at Tower 22, more than 30 injured | CNN Politics NPR - U.S. identifies the 3 service members killed in drone strike in Jordan : NPR NYT - 3 American Soldiers Killed in Drone Strike in Jordan, U.S. Says Axios - Biden says he's decided how to respond to deadly Jordan attack AP - Iran threatens to respond to any US strikes as Biden weighs how to react to a base attack in Jordan Segment 3:  The Bulwark - An Open Letter to Nikki Haley - by Michael Wood NYT - Nikki Haley Goes After Trump and Biden in ‘Grumpy Old Men’ Campaign - The New York Times Axios - Nikki Haley's coast-to-coast money week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices