Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:Do you think it'd be bad for the Republican Party for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to run against incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for the Georgia Senate seat?Key Cramer:“It's hard for me to imagine she’d be the best candidate we could put up. That's for sure,” Sen. Kevin Cramer tells Ask a Pol. ”We've been hurt by bad candidates.”**after a week of blistering coverage, on Friday night MTG announced she’s not running for Senate.Caught our ear:“Being a conservative icon in a gerrymandered congressional district in Georgia is not the same thing as appealing to the diversity of the entire state,” Cramer tells us.bout Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  Get full access to Ask a Pol politics at www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe

Visit  Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:What do you make of accusations that we've seen a pattern of people close to Trump — including you — having their charges dropped at the DOJ so they would drive Trump’s agenda?Key Ogles:“It’s bullsh*t,” Rep. Andy Ogles exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “Well, you have a Justice Department that was weaponized against people, so the bogus charges are disappearing because they’re bogus.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  Get full access to Ask a Pol politics at www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe

Visit  Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:Curious your thoughts on President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress trying to impeach federal judges?Key Johnson:“It's House MAGA Republicans trying to curry favor from Donald Trump,” Rep. Hank Johnson exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “They'll do anything to display to him their loyalty and their willingness to do whatever he commands them to do.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  Get full access to Ask a Pol politics at www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe

~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next?Let us know ASAP!Ask a Pol asks:We’re seeing so many Democrats getting primaried — former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Rep. Jan Schakowski (D-IL), etc. — it just seems like we’ve got a little bit of a Democratic civil war going on?Key Booker:“I don't know about that,” Sen. Cory Booker exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I don't know many Democrats in New Jersey that run without somebody primarying them. I don’t think that’s unusual.”**19-term Congressman Frank Pallone is being primaried by investment analyst Katie Bansil. Since first winning in 1988, Pallone’s faced primary challengers in 1992, 2018, 2020 and 2024, according to the New Jersey Globe.ICYMI — this Booker interview was first used in a feature for Raw Story, one of Laslo’s wire service clientsDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. Get full access to Ask a Pol politics at www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe

Who?Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) LISTEN: Laslo & BaldwinAsk a Pol asks:What do you make of your Republican colleagues laughing Musk off, saying ‘he has nothing to do with our party’?Key Baldwin:“I think Elon Musk wearing a cheesehead in Green Bay on Sunday kind of flips that on its head,” Sen. Baldwin exclusively tells Ask a Pol.ICYMI — Rep. Bera blasts Musk Caught our ear:“$27 million, I think, is how much he spent trying to influence the outcome of this race,” Baldwin tells us. “The voters gave a direct repudiation of that.”Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Tammy BaldwinSCENE: As Sen. Tammy Baldwin makes her way through a sea of reporters the day after the Wisconsin election Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo is the first to greet her as she exits the underground Senate tram and makes her way to a bank of elevators underneath the US Senate. Tammy Baldwin: “$27 million, I think, is how much he spent a throughline to influence the outcome of this race…”Custodians come through with a heavy and loud cart. TB: “…that’s quite something, and I think the voters gave a direct repudiation of that.”Matt Laslo: “What do you make of your Republican colleagues laughing Musk off, saying ‘he has nothing to do with our party’?” TB: “I think Elon Musk wearing a cheesehead in Green Bay on Sunday kind of flips that on its head.”Find us on: Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!ML: “Right? Yes ma’am.”Baldwin entes an elevator. ML: “Go Bears!”TB: “What?!!!”Everyone laughs as elevator doors close. ML: “So sorry ma’am.” Reporter: “Had to slip that in.” Laslo laughs. ML: “Just got in her doghouse.” Everyone laughs. Nicolae Viorel Butler contributed to this report. Content posted at AskaPolPolitics.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. Get full access to Ask a Pol politics at www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe

Who?Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) — Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsLISTEN: Laslo & JohnsonAsk a Pol asks:Do you think Elon Musk was a weight on your party’s stunning defeat in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race? Key Johnson:“This is ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ and they’re fired up, the other side is fired up, and of course our folks didn’t realize what they needed to do,” Sen. Ron Johnson exclusively tells Ask a Pol.ICYMI — Warren irritate about “co-presidents…Musk and Trump”Caught our ear:“He was helpful,” Johnson tells us.Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Ron Johnson SCENE: Sen. Ron Johnson’s walking through a crowded Capitol hallway when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo briefly catches him before he hops an elevator. Matt Laslo: “Do you think Musk is hanging your party down — is a weight on your party at all?”Ron Johnson: “No. No, he was helpful.”ML: “You think he was helpful?”RJ: “Yeah. This is ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ and they’re fired up, the other side is fired up, and of course our folks didn’t realize what they needed to do.”Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!ML: “Yeah?”Johnson hops elevator. ML: “Thank you sir.” Nicolae Viorel Butler contributed to this report. Content posted at AskaPolPolitics.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. Get full access to Ask a Pol politics at www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC)LISTEN: Laslo & NormanAsk a Pol asks:What are you making all these town halls we're seeing nationwide?Key Norman:“I’m not worried about it,” Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) tells Ask a Pol politics. “It helps cause Democrats are showing their colors. In that they showed their colors when they wouldn't stand for children with childhood cancer, they showed their colors when they wouldn't stand for mothers who've had children killed by illegals…Caught our ear:“If I’m breathing it’s good,” Norman tells us. Below find a partial transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Ralph NormanSCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo runs into Rep. Ralph Norman as he’s leaving the US Capitol and heading to his office across the street… Matt Laslo: “How you livin?”Ralph Norman: “Man, if I’m breathing it’s good.” ML: “Preach. I’ll buy that.” ML: “What are you making all these town halls we're seeing nationwide?” RN: “Yeah. Yeah?” ML: “Are you worried about them or no this is just…?” RN: “I’m not worried about it, and it helps cause Democrats are showing their colors. In that they showed their colors when they wouldn't stand for children with childhood cancer, they showed their colors when they wouldn't stand for mothers who've had children killed by illegals…”To support our independent journalism, find us on Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. Get full access to Ask a Pol politics at www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe

A people-powered press corps — asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol.Ask a Pol asks:Are we in the midst of a Democratic civil war?Key Warren:“We are in the midst of a Constitutional crisis, provoked by co-presidents of the United States — Musk and Trump,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren exclusively tells Ask a Pol.Transcript: Full transcripts of our exclusive interviews posted on AskaPolpolitics.comAbout Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to the s***show that is the contemporary Congress. Subscribe to Ask a Pol if you can handle a personal tour of the unvarnished underbelly of American politics. Get full access to Ask a Pol politics at www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe

Who?Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) LISTEN: Laslo & Fetterman Ask a Pol asks:What do you make of AOC — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — saying Senate Democrats are rolling over on the Constitution? Key Fetterman “I am incredibly unburdened by her views or her opinions,” Sen. John Fetterman exclusively tells Ask a Pol.Ask a Pol’s FREE! Sign up to get our latest exclusives first. ICYMI — Read Laslo’s latest piece on AOC Caught our ear:“Print that s**t!” Fetterman tells us.Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. John FettermanSCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches Sen. John Fetterman and two aides strolling through the basement of the US Capitol. Matt Laslo: “What do you make of AOC — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — saying that Democrats are rolling over on the Constitution? That Senate Democrats are.” John Fetterman: “I am incredibly unburdened by her views or her opinions.” ML: “Yeah? Well put.” JF: “Print that s**t!” Every bit helps! Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!ML: “Yes sir!”JF: “I hope she comes after me, then that’s outstanding for me, and that makes me more popular in Pennsylvania.”ML: “Right? Have a good one!” Nicolae Viorel Butler contributed to this report.Content posted at AskaPolPolitics.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. Get full access to Ask a Pol politics at www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) LISTEN: Laslo & BeraAsk a Pol asks:When we spoke at the start of the Trump administration a few weeks ago, you were saying ‘our party needs to look for ways to work with Republicans’ — has that gotten harder just in that short span?Key Bera:“Yeah,” Rep. Ami Bera exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I mean, obviously in the last four weeks we’ve seen Republicans go silent on a whole bunch of issues where, essentially, DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency] is dismantling the federal government.” Ask a Pol’s FREE! Sign up to get our latest first.ICYMI — Ask a Pol exclusive with MTG Caught our ear:“He doesn’t know anything about aid development,” Bera tells us of Elon Musk Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Ami BeraSCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches Bera as he’s walking back to his office after voting on the House floor. Matt Laslo: “Now that we’ve seen, you know, people lined up outside of [Democratic Leader] Hakeem Jeffries’ district, people frustrated with John Larson — when we talked 3 or 4 years ago, I mean weeks ago, you were saying ‘our party needs to look for ways to work with Republicans’ — has that gotten harder just in that short span?” Ami Bera: “Yeah. I mean, obviously in the last four weeks we’ve seen Republicans go silent on a whole bunch of issues where, essentially DOGE is dismantling the federal government.” ML: “Yeah?”AB: “I mean, we just saw what they did to the State Department and USAID, so it’s hard to work with Republicans when they are afraid to say anything. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t come up with policies that reflect where the country wants to go. They’re creating this massive opportunity for us.” ML: “Interesting.” AB: “So we shouldn’t just be, ‘resist, resist, resist,’ we should say, ‘okay, here’s how we would do aid developement in the 21st century, here’s how we’d modernize things.’”ML: “Ahuh.” AB: “They’re gonna create an opportunity, because they’re totally disrupt the health care delivery system.” ML: “Yeah?” If you support our independent journalism, support us! Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!AB: “And we wanted to reform health care in a long, and it’s just so — creates an opportunity for us to reform health care in a way that brings down costs, increases access. So, that’s how I’m thinking about this. I don’t know if there’s going to be Republican members of Congress who are going to be willing to say, ‘don’t do it that way’.”ML: “Yeah?” AB: “But, there’s plenty of conservatives, thought leaders that are out there, right? That are, you know, think tanks, the AEIs [American Enterprise Institute] of the world, et cetera.” ML: “Yeah.” AB: “And say, ‘okay, obviously we don’t want to dismantle the NIH, the FDA, but what would a modern FDA look like?’ And why wouldn’t we want to bring some of those conservative thinkers in with more liberal thinkers to say, ‘okay, what would, what is the 21st century FDA?’” ML: “So if it’s a good point, you don’t attack and stuff like that.” AB: “Absolutely. So, how do you do technology? Like, if Elon Musk was focused on improving the technical systems that serve — I don’t have a problem with that.” ML: “Right?”AB: “He doesn’t know anything about aid development. Or that 22-year-old doesn’t know anything about it, and I think it’s totally disrespectful to say to a, you know, potential veteran or foreign service officer that you got 15 minutes to go clean out your desk. That’s b******t.” ML: “Dude, they cut Ebola funding.” AB: “I know, right? Which is ridiculous, so, some bad things are going to happen. They’re gonna own it, and we should make sure they own it. But then we should say, this is how we would do it.”ML: “Yeah. And then, when it comes to government funding, is this kind of a test for Democrats? Or are you guys still united, saying, ‘no, no, they’re in charge?’” AB: “They are in charge, right?”ML: “Yeah.”AB: “I mean, when I was being asked on television the other day about the Budget Reconciliation Bill, it’s like, this is not a bipartisan bill. This is a Republican bill. They didn’t ask us for input. Now, March 14th, I don’t want to see a government shutdown, but I also, you know — if Trump is gonna ignore our budget and just do whatever he wants to do — I’m shocked by, you know, Chairman Cole, you know, saying ‘oh, appropriations are just top line numbers, they can be [changed by the presidnet]’, it’s like, that’s b******t.” ML: “Right? Preciate ya!” Nicolae Viorel Butler contributed to this report.Content posted at AskaPolPolitics.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. Get full access to Ask a Pol politics at www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe