Scandal, ICE Raids and Paxton’s Problems
from Party Politics Hosted by Laura Walker
In this week’s episode of Party Politics, co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina examine a series of national controversies, including an ICE raid at Representative Ilhan Omar’s home, the scandal surrounding U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle’s reported firing, and President Donald Trump’s executive order on diesel.The conversation turns to Texas, where the hosts discuss the growing voter enthusiasm gap between Democrats and Republicans heading into the midterm elections. They also examine Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appearance in Dubai with a controversial donor and consider how Paxton’s actions could affect Republican voters and the Texas GOP.NATIONAL TOPICS:Representative Omar's home raided by ICE.United States Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle fired over scandal.President Trump issues an Executive Order on Diesel.TEXAS TOPICS:The growing voter enthusiasm gap between democrats and republicans.Ken Paxton seen in Dubai with problematic donor.The impact of Ken Paxton on the Texas GOP vote.In addition to the YouTube version, you can also enjoy Party Politics on television every Friday night at 8:00pm on Houston Public Media TV-8 (PBS), or listen to the radio broadcast every Friday at 7:30pm on News 88.7. As always, you can subscribe to the audio podcast on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts). Join the conversation: Tweet us using #PartyPoliticsPod or email [email protected].
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