Ceasefire, a new series that takes a different approach to political conversation. In an era when conflict often grabs the spotlight, Ceasefire creates space for something quieter but no less important: thoughtful dialogue between leaders who don’t always agree, but are willing to listen. Ceasefire offers a front-row seat to the kind of conversations that remind us what's possible when leaders choose to engage thoughtfully.
This week host Dasha Burns is joined by a foreign policy panel of Michael Allen, former majority staff director for the House Intelligence Committee & former senior director for the National Security Council during the George W. Bush administration, and Evelyn Farkas, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia in the Obama administration. Then, discussion of the top political news of the week with Republican strategist Lanhee Chen, chief policy adviser to the 2012 Mitt Romney presidential campaign, and Democratic strategist Joel Payne, campaign adviser for the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign & deputy press secretary for former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, host Dasha Burns is joined by Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) for a bipartisan conversation on the wars in Iran and Ukraine, the 2026 midterm elections, and their years serving in Congress. Then, Republican strategist Doug Heye and Democratic strategist Karen Finney break down the week's top political stories, including developments in Washington, the campaign trail, and what to watch in the weeks ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Republican Strategist Marc Short & Democratic Strategist Don Baer on Election Security, Midterm Elections, Iran War
Republican strategist Marc Short, top aide to President Trump in the first administration as well as former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, and Democratic strategist Don Baer, former White House Communications Director during the Clinton Administration, discuss the political news of the week including President Trump's primetime address, the Iran War and the upcoming midterms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Midterm Election Outlook with Steve Israel & Steve Stivers | Mike Dubke & Adrienne Elrod Analyze the Week
Former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) and former National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) discuss the 2026 midterm elections, their experiences in Congress, and the issues they believe will drive voters this fall. Then, Republican strategist and former Trump White House Communications Director Mike Dubke joins Democratic strategist Adrienne Elrod, a senior advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign, to break down the week's top political stories and what they could mean for the months ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams: Friendship, Rivalry & the American Founding
Panel: Thomas Jefferson (Bill Barker) & John Adams (Peyton Dixon) join host Dasha Burns to trace their extraordinary journey from co-authors of American independence, to political adversaries, to reconciled friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Congress on Affordability, AI, Iran War Funding & This Week’s Political News
Representatives Troy Downing (R-MT) and Hillary Scholten (D-MI) join us for a bipartisan discussion on the biggest issues facing Congress, including affordability, artificial intelligence, and funding for the war in Iran. Then, Republican strategist Tricia McLaughlin, former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security in the Trump administration, and Democratic strategist Michael LaRosa, former press secretary to First Lady Jill Biden, break down the week's top political headlines and what they mean for Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dasha Burns Leads Panels on Foreign Policy and Political Week in Review with Jamil Jaffer, Dan Baer, Alex Stroman and Kevin Walling
Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by a foreign policy panel of Jamil Jaffer, who served in the White House Counsel's Office during the George W. Bush Administration, & held roles with the Department of Justice, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee & the House Intelligence Committee, and Dan Baer, former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for the Security and Co-operation in Europe during the Obama Administration. Panel 2: A discussion of the top political news of the week with Republican strategist Alex Stroman, former RNC spokesperson & former executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party, and Democratic strategist Kevin Walling, former Biden 2020 & Harris 2024 campaign surrogate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dasha Burns on Foreign Policy, Washington Politics & the Week's Top Stories with Cliff May, Evelyn Farkas, Alex Vogel and Dan Kanninen
Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by a foreign policy panel of Cliff May, Foundation for Defense of Democracies President & former Communications Director for the Republican National Committee, and Evelyn Farkas, McCain Institute Executive Director & former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia in the Obama administration. Panel 2: A discussion of the top political news of the week with Republican strategist Alex Vogel, Chief Counsel to former Senate Majority Leader Bill First (R-TN) & former General Counsel for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Democratic strategist Dan Kanninen, former Harris-Walz Campaign Battleground Director. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Rob Portman Discuss Politics and the Road to 2026
Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by former Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) & Rob Portman (R-OH) for a bipartisan discussion on their time in the Senate, the current state of U.S. politics, and issues likely to dominate the upcoming elections. Panel 2: A discussion of the top political news of the week with Republican strategist Hogan Gidley, former Trump White House Deputy Press Secretary, and Democratic strategist Yemisi Egbewole, Chief of Staff to the Biden White House Press Office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kimmitt & Haq on Foreign Affairs; Feehery & Hays on Political News
Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by a foreign policy panel of Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmit, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Miltary Affairs during the George W. Bush Administration, and Nayyera Haq, former Senior Director of Cabinet Affairs during the Obama Administration & former State Department Spokesperson. Panel 2: A discussion of the top political news of the week with Republican strategist John Feehery, press secretary for former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert, and Democratic strategist Meghan Hays, former special assistant and director of message planning for President Joe Biden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dasha Burns Talks Iran, China & 2026 Politics with Elissa Slotkin, Tim Sheehy and Top Strategists
Host Dasha Burns leads bipartisan conversations on the top issues shaping Washington and the world. In partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations, Senators Elissa Slotkin and Tim Sheehy — both veterans and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee — discuss America’s role on the world stage, the ongoing Iran conflict, and the growing economic and geopolitical competition with China. Then, Republican strategist Alex Conant and Democratic strategist Mo Elleithee break down the top political headlines and the week’s biggest stories from Washington. NOTE: the conversation is a partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Panel 1: Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) – both veterans who served in Afghanistan – join host Dasha Burns for a bipartisan discussion on the top national security challenges facing the U.S. including the ongoing conflict with Iran and economic and geostrategic issues between the U.S. and China in the wake of President Trump's summit with China's leader Xi Jinping this week. Panel 2: Reps. Ami Bera (D-CA) and Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) join host Dasha Burns for a bipartisan discussion on the top domestic and political issues facing Congress including affordability, immigration enforcement funding, and the impact of redistricting battles across the nation ahead of this fall's midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Daschle, Blunt, Shakir and Bonjean on Iran, Economy, and 2026 Politics
Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) & former Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference Roy Blunt (R-MO) for a dialogue about whether bipartisanship is still possible in Washington amid the various challenges facing the country, such as the ongoing Iran war and concerns about the economy. Panel 2: Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir (fuh-EEZ shuh-KEER), senior advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), & Republican strategist Ron Bonjean, communications director to former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and press secretary to former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spicer & Rocha on Political Violence, Allen & Shapiro on Iran Conflict
Panel 1: A bipartisan discussion with Republican strategist Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary under President Trump, & Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha, senior adviser to Bernie Sanders' 2020 Presidential Campaign, on the political news of the week including the latest assassination attempt on President Trump and how best to combat the rise in political violence. Panel 2: A bipartisan discussion on the latest in the Iran conflict and other foreign policy news of the week with Michael Allen, former majority staff director for the House Intelligence Committee & former senior director for the National Security Council during the George W. Bush administration, and Dan Shapiro, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel in the Obama administration & former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East in the Biden administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Iran War, War Powers Debate, and Midterm Impact
Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-MD) & Mark Amodei (R-NV) (AM-uh-day) for a bipartisan dialogue on the Iran war, the debate over Congress asserting its war authority, and how the conflict and rising gas prices might impact the midterm elections. Panel 2: Democratic strategist Arshi Siddiqui, former senior staffer for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Republican strategist John Feehery, former press secretary to former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, to discuss the top political stories of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dasha Burns Leads Panels on Iran War and Political Week in Review
Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by Kirsten Fontenrose, former Senior director for Gulf Affairs for the National Security Council during the first Trump administration and Dana Stroul, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East in the Biden administration for a discussion on the latest developments in the Iran war and geopolitical fallout as the fragile ceasefire is set to expire next week. Panel 2: A discussion of the political news of the week with Republican strategist T.W. Arrighi, former national press secretary for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Democratic strategist John McCarthy, former senior advisor for political engagement to President Biden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dasha Burns Hosts Bipartisan Panels on Trump’s Iran Strategy and Midterm Stakes
Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by former Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) & former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R) for a bipartisan dialogue on President Trump's handling of the Iran conflict and the economic and political fallout as the upcoming midterm elections approach. Panel 2: Host Dasha Burns is joined by Republican strategist Marc Lotter, former special assistant to President Donald Trump, and Democratic strategist Ashley Etienne, former senior adviser to President Joe Biden & President Barack Obama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mick Mulvaney & Steve Richetti
Host Dasha Burns is joined by Mick Mulvaney & Steve Ricchetti , plus conversations with former Reps. Tom Davis (R-VA) & Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Iran War and DHS Shutdown Take Center Stage in Bipartisan Panel with Dasha Burns
Host Dasha Burns is joined by Congressmen Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Carlos Giménez (R-FL) for a bipartisan dialogue on the Iran conflict, continued partial Homeland Security Department shutdown, and other top issues facing the country. Panel 2: Host Dasha Burns is joined by Samantha Vinograd, a former Biden Administration Department of Homeland Security official who also held roles in the Obama and George W. Bush Administrations & Jamil Jaffer, who served in the White House Counsel's Office during the George W. Bush Administration, as well as in the Department of Justice, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Intelligence Committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) & Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT)
Host Dasha Burns is joined by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) & Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), plus conversations with Democratic strategist Brendan Daly & Republican strategist Marc Short. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
