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President Donald Trump alongside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., has been trumpeting the Mueller report. But will it matter to voters in 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Will Mueller matter in 2020?

By Jason Dick
Posted March 27, 2019 at 4:01pm
Ben Masters, director of "The River and the Wall," right, discusses his movie about the Rio Grande and the immigration and border issues around it with Political Theater Podcast host Jason Dick. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

‘The River and the Wall,’ a journey down the wall’s path

By Jason Dick
Posted March 20, 2019 at 1:40pm
Christina Bellantoni, professor of journalism at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, says it is more important than ever for the media to earn back the trust the public used to have in the press. (James R. Brantley/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Why Trump, in the era of fake news, is fueling journalism majors

By Jason Dick
Posted March 13, 2019 at 2:23pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., described the new rule as “downright deadly” in a statement Thursday night. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Why everyone wants to talk about HR 1

By Jason Dick
Posted March 7, 2019 at 2:54pm
Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen waits to be sworn in before his testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. (Bill Clark CQ Roll Call)

Does Michael Cohen testimony change political strategies?

By Bridget Bowman, Jason Dick and Simone Pathé
Posted February 27, 2019 at 3:13pm
Leah Askarinam of Inside Elections discusses the expansive Democratic presidential field with Political Theater's Jason Dick. (Toula Vlahou/CQ Roll Call)

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who’s the most presidential of them all?

By Jason Dick
Posted February 20, 2019 at 3:24pm
Political Theater host Jason Dick, left, and CQ Roll Call lobbying reporter Kate Ackley discuss the state of lobbying with Julian Ha of Heidrick & Struggles. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call)

The state of lobbying is, well, pretty darn good

By Jason Dick and Kate Ackley
Posted February 13, 2019 at 7:57am
President Donald Trump arrives in the House chamber to deliver his State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress in the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Is the State of the Union just another campaign stop?

By Jason Dick and Simone Pathé
Posted February 6, 2019 at 5:42pm
When Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union, it will be in a House chamber filled with 2020 presidential rivals. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Donald Trump and the chamber of 2020 rivals

By Jason Dick
Posted January 30, 2019 at 4:42pm
Renee Tsao, left, discusses politics and the movies with Political Theater podcast host Jason Dick. (Toula Vlahou/CQ Roll Call)

What Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Dick Cheney have in common

By Jason Dick
Posted January 23, 2019 at 3:08pm