Congressional Dish

Independent examination of U.S. Congressional spending and actions AI summary

Jennifer Briney Visit website › Government · EN · 354 episodes · latest 2026-11-06

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An independent podcast examining what the U.S. Congress is doing with our money and in our names. www.congressionaldish.com Follow @JenBriney on Twitter

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-11-06 · 1 hr 5 min · Episode 349

    The results of the 2026 midterm elections are in… mostly. Democrats have won control of Congress, several familiar Republicans have been voted out, and some candidates overcame extraordinary amounts of money spent…

  2. 2026-10-31 · 1 hr 10 min · Episode 348

    With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, it's time to review the 119th Congress. From immigration detention and deregulation to government shutdowns, the Iran War, and failures of congressional oversight, we examine…

  3. 2026-10-17 · 54 min · Episode 347

    September was the last month Congress bothered to work before the midterm elections. In this episode, we'll examine the laws signed in September, including one that significantly expands President Trump's tariff powers,…

  4. 2026-09-30 · 1 hr 9 min · Episode 346

    This episode looks at two very different questions surrounding the U.S. Postal Service: how the Trump administration tried to use it to impose new requirements on mail-in voting, and whether the Postal Service itself is…

  5. 2026-09-19 · 2 hr 17 min · Episode 345

    Twenty-five years after 9/11, America is still sliding down the slippery slope created by the War on Terror. This episode traces how the George W. Bush, Obama, and Biden administrations built, expanded, and preserved…

  6. 2026-08-31 · 1 hr 11 min · Episode 344

    Congress passed a new housing law, including an attempt to limit corporate ownership of homes. We'll also examine the Senate's summer confirmations, including Todd Blanche as Attorney General, and preview troubling…

  7. 2026-08-16 · 1 hr 2 min · Episode 343

    The National Weather Service is one of the few government agencies that affects every American every single day. Every weather app, television forecast, hurricane warning, tornado alert, and flood prediction depends on…

  8. 2026-07-27 · 54 min · Episode 342

    The Texas Hill Country flood that killed 139 people was described as a natural disaster. But after digging through state legislative hearings and Congress's oversight of FEMA, I found something else: many of the…

  9. 2026-07-12 · 1 hr 5 min · Episode 341

    June brought a massive expansion of ICE and immigrant detention, failed efforts to rein in the unauthorized war with Iran, a debate over U.S. support for Israel's actions in Lebanon, and the confirmation of two…

  10. 2026-06-19 · 47 min · Episode 340

    In CD340: No More Iran War, Congress finally pushes back against President Trump's unauthorized war with Iran as Republicans join Democrats to pass War Powers resolutions rejecting the conflict. Jen breaks down those…

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Oldest episode in feed
09/2012 · over 14 years
Typical length
1 hr 21 min
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Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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