2023
Kevin Scott said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Tuesday of the week of the recording.
“Sam Altman was testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on, uh, like, Tuesday of this week.”
Topic
United States Senate
8 facts from 6 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2026
Democrats need to gain four Senate seats for control, and Domenico Montanaro says they could net only one or two, or as many as six or seven.
“So Democrats could net a seat or two in the Senate, which would not be enough. They need four, or they could win six or seven.”
2026
The Save America Act, which the White House said would protect elections by restricting mail-in voting and requiring proof of citizenship, failed in the Senate for lack of Republican support.
“which the White House claimed would protect the election by restricting mail-in voting and requiring folks to show proof of their citizenship status in order to stay registered to vote. It failed due to a lack of Republican support in the Senate.”
2026
Only one third of Senate seats are up in 2026, and Nate Cohn said few of them are vulnerable Republican seats.
“Only one third of the seats are at stake, and it so happens that this year there aren't very many vulnerable Republican seats up for grabs.”
2026
Barbara Sprung says a Democratic Senate majority will create major obstacles for Trump's cabinet and judicial nominees, including any Supreme Court nominee.
“A Democratic Senate majority means massive roadblocks for confirming President Trump's future cabinet and judicial nominees, of course, if there's a Supreme Court vacancy.”
2026
Jon Favreau said the New York Times election model projected Democrats controlling the U.S. Senate 55 to 45.
“the New York Times model has this controlling the Senate fifty five, forty five”
2026
Tommy Vietor said a continuing resolution funding the government runs through December 11, and urged Democrats to refuse funding unless the Iran war is cut off.
“there's a continuing resolution going through the Senate, uh, December eleventh.”
Undated
Jon Favreau said no election in at least sixteen years has seen the president's party lose more than one Senate seat the president carried by double digits.
“No election in at least the last sixteen years has seen the party in the White House lose more than one Senate seat that the president had carried by double digits.”
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