The Political Junkie: Lessons From The Pennsylvania Election And Continued White House Drama

By Amanda Magnus,

Published March 16, 2018 at 12:35 PM EDT

The special election in Pennsylvania this week turned a reliably red district blue. Democratic candidate beat Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone in Pennsylvania鈥檚 18th Congressional District. Is this a wake-up call for the Republican party?

And another big week in the Trump administration. The president is to serve as secretary of state. Trump to replace Pompeo as director of the CIA. He also brought in as his chief economic adviser.

Meanwhile Anderson Cooper interviewed porn star Stormy Daniels about the she had with Donald Trump for the CBS 瓜神app program 鈥�60 Minutes.鈥� The air date has been pushed back to March 25, 2018. Host Frank Stasio talks to Political Junkie about the latest political news.

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Amanda Magnus

Amanda Magnus is the executive producer of Embodied, a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships and health. She has also worked on other 瓜神app shows including Tested and CREEP.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's 瓜神app Director.

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