The Takeout with Major Garrett – Details, episodes & analysis

In the return of The Takeout, chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett discusses the Trump administration's reversal of tariffs against the European Union with Ed O'Keefe and Caitlin Huey-Burns. He interviews RNC chairman Michael Whatley on the status of the President's budget bill and his message for Senate Republicans who are reluctant to vote for it. Jan Crawford and Camilo Montoya-Galvez join to discuss the administration's efforts to stop interviews with international students requesting student visas and the ongoing battle against Harvard University. Plus, an ode to Major's hometown of San Diego. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Starting May 27th, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett brings you the day's political happenings five nights a week. Join us for in-depth discussions on politics, policy, pop culture and more. You can listen to the new and improved Takeout - still relentlessly curious, still steadfastly nonideological - on the free Audacy app, or wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How will the incoming Trump administration handle challenges in China, the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine? Join Major as he goes around the world with the editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy, Ravi Agrawal. This episode was recorded on November 22, 2024. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Major visits Rep. Stacey Plaskett, the Democratic delegate for the U.S. Virgin Islands, in her Capitol Hill office. Plaskett, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee’s “weaponization” of government subcommittee, says House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan are attempting to intimidate Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in his investigation of former President Trump. She also says the witnesses Rep. Jordan has interviewed for the "weaponization" committee cannot be considered "whistleblowers" and says their claims of partisan attacks in the federal government are "down the rabbit hole." Plus, Plaskett looks back at her high-profile role in Trump's second impeachment trial and discusses what fueled her decision to switch political parties over a decade ago. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pentagon released video this week showing an airborne Russian fighter jet intercepting an unarmed U.S. drone above the Black Sea. The provocative act, which took place in international airspace, damaged the drone's propeller, causing it to crash into the water. On this week's show, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby explains what the U.S. will and will not do in response. Plus, what does Kirby think of Poland providing jets to the Ukrainian military? Have White House procedures for handling classified material changed since classified papers were found at President Biden's home and former office? Also, who blew up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline? Join us for breakfast at Cafe du Parc at the Willard Hotel.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Major sits down with author Jack Farrell to discuss his most recent book "Ted Kennedy: A Life," a biography of the so-called Lion of the Senate. Kennedy served nearly 47 years in the chamber, championing liberal policies. Farrell writes that Kennedy suffered from chronic self-doubt which, in part, sunk his 1980 bid for the White House. Farrell also discusses his books on Richard Nixon and Clarence Darrow. We're at Ris in Washington's West End. Join us! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's our first interview with a (declared) candidate for the 2024 presidency! Vivek Ramaswamy, a political outsider and bio-tech multi-millionaire, announced his bid for the GOP presidential nomination on February 21. Ramaswamy tells Major that he threw his hat in the ring because he believes America is in the middle of a "national identity crisis." He's authored several books including his latest, "Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam," in which he criticizes what he calls "secular religions" such as "wokeism" and "climateism." Plus: Ramaswamy's planned podcast pivot after fumbling a question regarding the nuclear triad during a radio interview late last month. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Author Chris Whipple got extraordinary access to the Biden White House for his latest book, "The Fight of His Life," a look at the first two years of the Biden presidency. Whipple interviewed the president and nearly every senior officials advising him day-to-day, including now former White House chief of staff Ron Klain. Major and Whipple explore the high points and low points of the Biden presidency and the contours of a potential re-election campaign. Join us! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As lawmakers debate the merits of reforms to programs like Medicare and changes to federal voting laws, we look back at the legacy of President Lyndon Johnson and why he's relevant today. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his death. Johnson signed into law some of the most consequential legislation in U.S. history - the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act and bills that created Medicare, Medicaid and Head Start. How do modern day presidents stack up? Join us for Major's fascinating conversation with historian Dr. Mark A. Lawrence, director of the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum in Austin, Texas. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller has a message for Washington: cut the defense budget “dramatically” and stop making China a bogeyman. Miller served in the waning days of the Trump administration and recently released a book “Soldier Secretary.”  Major sits down with Miller at Kilroy's in Springfield, VA. Join us! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices