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Tara and Jake discuss the ongoing saga surrounding the speaker vacancy in Congress. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan appear to be the front-runners, but don’t count out a surprise contender—and we’re not talking about Kevin McCarthy.
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Host: Tara Palmeri
Guest: Jake Sherman
Producers: Devon Manze and Conor Nevins

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Tara Palmeri is the senior political correspondent at Puck. She was previously the chief national correspondent at Politico and White House correspondent for ABC News. Her work has taken her around the world, from North Korea to Afghanistan. She can be found snooping around the halls of power, talking to sources and politicos.


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