Midterm Election Concerns + Katie Zacharia's White House…

About this episode

Rosenberg kicks things off with a New Orleans story about a stranger approaching his dinner table and telling him to quiet down, prompting a debate over entitlement and how he should have responded.Then the crew reacts to Katie Zacharia's first briefing as White House press secretary before Ebony McMorris joins for a wide-ranging midterm update. They discuss a court ruling against the Justice Department's voter-list policy, the federal search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home, concerns surrounding voter data and VoteSafe, National Guard troops appearing near a D.C. ballot drop box and questions about how election-night information reaches the public.Chapters:(00:00:00) The crew is back and getting ready for Family Friday (00:01:23) Rosenberg's bizarre New Orleans dinner story (00:03:27) A stranger tells Rosenberg to quiet down (00:05:20) Was it entitlement, recognition or something else? (00:07:54) Katie Zacharia's first White House briefing (00:10:40) The crew debates qualifications and lowered standards (00:13:10) Reacting to Zacharia's opening statement (00:14:32) Ebony McMorris joins from the White House (00:15:08) Court blocks the DOJ voter-list policy (00:16:26) The Justice Department's civil rights priorities (00:18:03) Project 2025 comes back into the conversation (00:19:24) Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home (00:22:55) VoteSafe, voter data and Elon Musk's political influence (00:25:38) National Guard troops appear near a D.C. ballot drop box (00:28:29) Who controls election-night information? ----------------------------- Experience the Culture: Catch Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg, and the rest of the network 24/7 on the Amplified Voices TV app: amplifiedvoices.com/podcast-ebro/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.