Oops! Did We Just 'Signal' Our War Plans? Pete Hegseth, JD Vance, and Michael Waltz's Group Chat Goes Viral

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Party Politics

Houston Public Media

341 episodes

3 days ago

Overwhelmed by the political news cycle every week? We get it — that’s why we’re ‘keeping the fun but losing all the drama’ of politics! Party Politics podcast is hosted by Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina, two smart and sassy University of Houston political science professors, who deliver a friendly, funny, and casually informative recap of the week's biggest political news stories. Join the conversation on Twitter @HPMPolitics; use #PartyPoliticsPod to ask Brandon and Jeronimo questions; or email us at Party Politics.

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Oops! Did We Just 'Signal' Our War Plans? Pete Hegseth, JD Vance, and Michael Waltz's Group Chat Goes Viral

Party Politics

26 minutes 46 seconds

7 months ago

Oops! Did We Just 'Signal' Our War Plans? Pete Hegseth, JD Vance, and Michael Waltz's Group Chat Goes Viral

This week, Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina discuss the implications of a war plan leak occurring from the Editor and Chief of the Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg being added to a 'Signal' group chat which included Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. Our hosts also discuss if the the Department of Education dismantled, Senator Ted Cruz funding school voucher advertisements, controversy between Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's audit of Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment hearing, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz trip to Fort Bend County with former United States Representative Beto O'Rourke and other news in national and state politics.NATIONAL TOPICS:The war plan leak heard around the world.Is the Department of Education DOA?TEXAS TOPICS:Texas Senator Ted Cruz funds ads on school vouchers.Controversy with Texas Governor Abbott and Rep. Jasmine Crockett.Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment audit.Minnesota Governor Tim Walz visits Fort Bend County.In addition to YouTube, Party Politics airs every Friday night at 8:00 p.m. CT on Houston Public Media TV-8 (PBS), or listen every Friday at 7:30 p.m. CT on News 88.7. The audio podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts).