Chris Cillizza

5 days ago | thedailybeast.com | Chris Cillizza

At a town hall event in Iowa on Friday, Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was asked about planned Medicaid cuts in the “big beautiful” budget bill now in front of the Senate. As Ernst started to answer, a woman in the crowd interrupted, yelling “people are going to die!”Ernst, clearly annoyed, responded: “Well, we’re all going to die.”Which, true! But it’s also not something a Senator should say to a constituent. It’s glib and dismissive. It’s beneath the office—way beneath it.

5 days ago | chriscillizza.substack.com | Chris Cillizza

Over the weekend, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were both in South Carolina to speak at Rep. Jim Clyburn’s annual fish fry. Walz was ALSO in California where he addressed thousands of the state’s Democrats. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker spoke to that group too. And then, on Monday morning, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy announced that …Listen to this episode with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to So What to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

5 days ago | chriscillizza.substack.com | Chris Cillizza

At a town hall event in Iowa on Friday, Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was asked about the planned Medicaid cuts in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” now in front of the Senate. As Ernst started to answer, a woman in the crowd interrupted — yelling “people are going to die!”Ernst, clearly annoyed, responded: “Well, we’re all going to die.”Which, like, true! But also not something a Senator should say to a constituent. It’s glib and dismissive. It’s beneath the office — way beneath it.

6 days ago | chriscillizza.substack.com | Chris Cillizza

Joni Ernst. What are we even doing out here? I will have more to say about Joni on Monday. Suffice to say: When in hole, stop digging. But, it’s Sunday — which means it’s time for my recommendations of the best stuff I saw, heard and read over the last week. A GREAT Wall Street Journal piece going in-depth on the Donald-Elon relationship — and its decline [GIFT LINK]Best. Sign. Ever. A podcast featuring three legendary Senate reporters talking with C-SPAN about their favorite TV moments in the chamber?

1 week ago | chriscillizza.substack.com | Chris Cillizza

It’s the weekend. Hopefully you have a little more time on our hands — time to catch up on what you missed from a(nother) busy week. Which is where I come in!Below you’ll find three of my favorite pieces from the week that was — as well as one video from my YouTube channel.