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POLITICO's Off Message

POLITICO takes you behind the scenes with Washington's power players to uncover what's really driving politics and policy in the nation’s capital.

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Glenn Thrush interviews President Obama on Iowa, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and the 2016 race

Glenn Thrush interviews President Obama on Iowa, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and the 2016 race

In an Oval Office interview for POLITICO's Off Message podcast, the president offers his most expansive comments yet on ... Read more

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Chuck Todd: What makes Donald Trump laugh?

Chuck Todd: What makes Donald Trump laugh?

Meet the Press host Chuck Todd sits down with Glenn Thrush to discuss his father's influence on his career, why he regre... Read more

30 Dec 2016

52mins

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John Dickerson: Don't blame media for Donald Trump's rise

John Dickerson: Don't blame media for Donald Trump's rise

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15 Aug 2016

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Obama’s inner circle is urging Deval Patrick to run

Obama’s inner circle is urging Deval Patrick to run

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick sits down with Isaac Dovere at Bain Capital in Boston to discuss his decisio... Read more

1 Aug 2017

43mins

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Michael Che, Colin Jost: What SNL's weekend anchors really think of 2016

Michael Che, Colin Jost: What SNL's weekend anchors really think of 2016

Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and Michael Che sit down with Glenn Thrush in 30 Rock for an unvarnished conversation a... Read more

3 Oct 2016

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David Brock: Clinton campaign allowed her image "to be destroyed"

David Brock: Clinton campaign allowed her image "to be destroyed"

Media Matters founder and long-time Clinton friend David Brock sits down with Glenn Thrush for a 2016 post-mortem. Brock... Read more

12 Dec 2016

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Ann Coulter: The Doyenne of the Deplorables

Ann Coulter: The Doyenne of the Deplorables

Author and political commentator Ann Coulter delves into what in her genetic makeup allows her to endure and even deligh... Read more

12 Sep 2016

1hr 12mins

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Mitch Landrieu: The President of the United Mayors of America

Mitch Landrieu: The President of the United Mayors of America

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu wants to turn the Conference of Mayors into a powerful national platform as cities work... Read more

27 Jun 2017

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Joe Scarborough dishes on Donald Trump, Jeff Zucker

Joe Scarborough dishes on Donald Trump, Jeff Zucker

'Morning Joe' host Joe Scarborough sits down with Glenn Thrush to talk music, what fuels Donald Trump and the balancing ... Read more

8 Jun 2016

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John Dean: Trump's inner circle has no idea what’s about to hit them

John Dean: Trump's inner circle has no idea what’s about to hit them

John Dean, the former Nixon White House counsel, has a memo for White House lawyer Ty Cobb and the rest of President Don... Read more

2 Jan 2018

44mins

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Nate Silver: Primary whiff made me humbler, smarter

Nate Silver: Primary whiff made me humbler, smarter

Statistician and fivethirtyeight.com founder Nate Silver sits down with Glenn Thrush to discuss his general election pre... Read more

5 Jul 2016

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Nancy Pelosi isn’t going anywhere

Nancy Pelosi isn’t going anywhere

Nancy Pelosi is hated; she’s a hero. She’s the Democrats’ secret weapon; she’s the Republicans’ favorite target. She’s b... Read more

2 Nov 2017

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Ben Cardin: America in danger of stumbling into war

Ben Cardin: America in danger of stumbling into war

Maryland Senator Ben Cardin details his bizarre meeting with Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe, how the Trump administra... Read more

20 Jun 2017

35mins

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Eric Holder is done holding his tongue

Eric Holder is done holding his tongue

An Election Day special: Heading out on the campaign trail, we talk with former Attorney General Eric Holder, who has ta... Read more

7 Nov 2017

37mins

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Tom Arnold: 'Donald Trump is a D-list president, and his enemies are D-list, like Tom Arnold'

Tom Arnold: 'Donald Trump is a D-list president, and his enemies are D-list, like Tom Arnold'

Tom Arnold talks about his hunt for Trump tapes, his selfie with Michael Cohen, and the mad coincidences that have injec... Read more

3 Jul 2018

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Michael Chertoff: 'I’d be guessing' on Trump's ability to handle crisis

Michael Chertoff: 'I’d be guessing' on Trump's ability to handle crisis

Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff sits down with Isaac Dovere to discuss the country's most pressin... Read more

6 Mar 2017

55mins

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Robby Mook on how to sell Hillary

Robby Mook on how to sell Hillary

Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook sits down with Glenn Thrush in Philadelphia to discuss how they came togethe... Read more

28 Jul 2016

46mins

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BONUS: Utah Gov. on Romney’s Trump Endorsement Flip: ‘Things Have Changed’

BONUS: Utah Gov. on Romney’s Trump Endorsement Flip: ‘Things Have Changed’

Utah Governor Gary Herbert explains why he doesn't mind Romney's flip-flop on taking Trump's endorsement, the gun law ch... Read more

24 Feb 2018

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Rob Reiner tries to find the truth about Trump and Russia

Rob Reiner tries to find the truth about Trump and Russia

Actor and activist Rob Reiner sits down with Isaac Dovere in New York to discuss Russia, Trump, cultural fights sweeping... Read more

26 Sep 2017

38mins

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What Jed Bartlet and Jack Donaghy would say to Donald Trump — Alec Baldwin & Bradley Whitford

What Jed Bartlet and Jack Donaghy would say to Donald Trump — Alec Baldwin & Bradley Whitford

Alec Baldwin inhabits Donald Trump on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Bradley Whitford spent years in ‘The West Wing.’ Here’s wha... Read more

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