Trump’s Address & Dems Reassess—The Weekly Roundup

To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, President Trump’s first address to congress of his second term.   Then, we talk about Third Way leading the charge as Democrats rethink not only their brand but their positions as they plan for the future of the party. Next, we turn our attention to AI for some provocative, non-technical considerations that are neither theoretical nor distant.  Finally, we head to Politicology+,where we’ll go behind the scenes of the White House’s accelerating plans to create a strategic crypto reserve. Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel:  Matt Bennett (Founder & Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way) Andy Kroll (Investigative Reporter at ProPublica) Segments this week: (03:06) Trump’s Speech (39:18) Democrats Comeback Retreat  (41:55)Artificial General Intelligence  Not yet a Politicology+ member? Don’t miss all the extra episodes on the private, ad-free version of this podcast. Upgrade now at politicology.com/plus. Send your questions and thoughts to [email protected] or leave a voicemail at ‪(703) 239-3068‬ Follow this week’s panel on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://x.com/ThirdWayMattB https://x.com/AndyKroll Related reading: Segment 2:  Politico - Centrist Dem group rails against leftist identity politics and purity tests - POLITICO Third Way - Comeback Retreat Takeaways Segment 3:  NYT - Opinion | The Government Knows A.G.I. Is Coming - The New York Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices