FiveThirtyEight Politics

Nate Silver and the FiveThirtyEight team cover the latest in politics, tracking the issues and "game-changers" every week.

Reaction Podcast: Trump Goes Long

Galen speaks with Nathaniel Rakich and Mary Radcliffe in this late night reaction to President Trump's...

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Is The Era Of ‘Macho Man’ Politics Here?

Congress has kept relatively quiet during the first month of President Donald Trump's second term, but...

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No, It's Not Getting More Dangerous To Fly

It has been a difficult month for Americans afraid of flying. On Jan. 29, an American Airlines jet collided...

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Democrats Aren't Popular. What Should They Do About It?

The Democratic Party has reached at least a 15-year low in the public’s view, according to a recent...

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Trump's Theory Of Presidential Power

In honor of Presidents’ Day, in this installment of the 538 Politics podcast Galen speaks with constitutional...

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A Valentine? In This Romantic Recession?

On this Valentine’s Day installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen is joined by Daniel Cox and...

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How Data Became A Political Football

In this post-Super Bowl edition of the 538 Politics podcast, the crew kicks things off with some prop...

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The View From Europe

In the post-war world order, the United States and Europe have been among the closest of allies. What...

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Will Tariffs End Trump’s Honeymoon?

After months of promising to impose tariffs on U.S. trading partners, President Donald Trump has made...

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Trump’s Federal Funding Fiasco

This week, the Trump administration oversaw a federal funding fiasco. The Office of Management and Budget...

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What Americans Think About Trump's Plans

President Donald Trump begins his second term as one of the least popular presidents in modern polling...

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Will Trump's Agenda Make It Through Congress?

The first few days of President Donald Trump’s second term have featured an avalanche of executive...

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Trump's Second Term Begins

The crew reacts to President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address, as well as Trump’s plans for...

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The Highs and Lows of Biden’s Presidency

With just days remaining in President Joe Biden’s term, the crew reflects on the past four years and...

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How Serious Is Trump About Greenland?

With one week remaining before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, the nation is orienting...

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Campaign Throwback: 'The Beer Question'

This is the third installment of the 538 Politics podcast mini-series, “Campaign Throwback.” Across...

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What Will The Politics of 2025 Look Like?

What’s on the horizon for American politics in 2025? In this episode of the 538 Politics podcast,...

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Campaign Throwback: 'Soccer Moms'

This is the second installment of the 538 Politics podcast mini-series, “Campaign Throwback.” Across...

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Campaign Throwback: 'The Economy, Stupid'

This is the first installment of the 538 Politics podcast mini-series, “Campaign Throwback.” Across...

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What We're Putting In Our 2024 Time Capsule

What would you save to remember 2024 in politics? In the second part of our end-of-year series on the...

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Our 2024 Superlatives

How do you measure a year? In votes cast? Money spent? Or in “seasons of love”? On this end-of-2024...

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What Happens To Trump's Legal Cases Now?

Earlier this year, as President-elect Donald Trump mounted his campaign to return to the presidency,...

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A Topsy-Turvy Week In Review

What even happened last week?! On this episode of the 538 Politics podcast, the crew catches Galen up...

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Your Post-Election Questions, Answered

In this post-election mailbag episode, the crew tackles your burning questions about the 2024 election....

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