In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen speaks with Rachael Bade and Geoffrey Skelley about what to expect from congressional negotiations.

In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen discusses flight safety data with CNN Senior Data Reporter and 538 alumnus himself Harry Enten.

In this 538 Politics podcast, Galen speaks with Washington Post data scientist Lenny Bronner and New York Times polling editor Ruth Igielnik about how the Democratic party may evolve.

In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast Galen speaks with constitutional law professor Peter Shane about presidential power and its limits during President Trump's second term.

On this Valentine’s Day installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen is joined by Daniel Cox and Kelsey Eyre Hammond of the Survey Center on American Life.

In this post-Super Bowl edition, the 538 crew talks about prop bets and the rapid rise of sports gambling, along with the offlining of key government datasets under President Trump and why it matters.

Jeanna Smialek, Brussels bureau chief for The New York Times, joins the show to break down the view from Europe.

On this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen is joined by Rachael Bade, Politico’s Capitol Hill bureau chief and senior Washington columnist.

Today on the 538 Politics podcast, the crew breaks down these tariff orders and how Americans feel about them.

The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo attacking DEI programs and putting trillions in government funding at risk. States sued, and the administration backtracked.

The crew reacts to President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address, as well as Trump’s plans for issuing dozens of executive orders.

With just days remaining in President Joe Biden’s term, the crew reflects on the past four years and tries to determine how this administration will be remembered.

With one week remaining before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, the nation is orienting itself towards his policy goals. Will they include the addition of new American territory?

What’s on the horizon for American politics in 2025? In this episode of the 538 Politics Podcast, the team dives into what lies ahead.

This is the first installment of the 538 Politics podcast mini-series, “Campaign Throwback.” This episode originally aired in May.

In the second part of our end-of-year series on the 538 Politics podcast, the crew builds a time capsule to capture the political essence of the year.

The 538 crew looks at President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, the status of House Republicans’ slim majority, and examine the polling on President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter.

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

Deep dive into the 2026 midterm elections, with the 538 team analyzing the prospects for both the House and Senate.

The 538 team discusses how Donald Trump won the election despite being disliked by a majority of Americans. 

538’s Galen Druke and G. Elliot Morris discuss how voter turnout was less than 2020 and how that impacted this year’s election.

538’s G. Elliot Morris shares data on voter priorities in the exit polls.

538’s Galen Druke and Nathaniel Rakich discuss what Washington state's primary can tell us about who will win in November.

538’s Galen Druke and Nathaniel Rakich debate the meaning of the spike in voter registrations after Kamala Harris announced her presidential campaign.

The 538 team discusses why the candidate with the higher favorability rating isn’t running away with the election.

538’s Galen Druke and professors Matt Grossman and David Hopkins talk about why some liberal academic ideas have been rejected by those with college degrees.

538’s Galen Druke and professors Matt Grossman and David Hopkins discuss the Diploma Divide and whether college degrees have become a deciding factor in political affiliation.

538’s Galen Druke and professors Matt Grossman and David Hopkins discuss the influence of liberalism on college campuses.

538’s Galen Druke and Nathaniel Rakich discuss how many voters are genuinely up for grabs in the 2024 presidential election.

The 538 team considers whether voters who are undecided or voters who go back and forth between parties are the same thing.

538's Galen Druke and The New York Times’s Ruth Igielnik discuss how important voters rank climate change, national security and the Middle East ahead of the election.

538's Galen Druke and G. Elliott Morris discuss allegations of possible violations of ethics rules by Rep. Anthony D'Esposito and what it means for which party wins the House.

The 538 team discusses the strategic differences between the Harris campaign when addressing inflation and the economy compared to President Joe Biden.

The 538 team discusses conflict in the Middle East and whether it impacts whom Americans will cast their ballot for in November.

538's Galen Druke and Nathaniel Rakich talk about the role polling can have in a democracy, from measuring issues voters consider important to providing insight into presidential elections.

The 538 team discusses how polls have underestimated Democratic and Republican support in the past and how unpredictable the direction of polling error can be.

The 538 team discusses what you should know about the margin of error of national and state polls.

The 538 team discusses what our new polling averages say in the states that will decide the Senate majority.

The 538 team discusses whether early voting data is a good indicator of who will win the 2024 presidential election.

538's Galen Druke and Geoffrey Skelley talk about the Electoral College advantage in past elections and how it could play out in 2024.

The New York Times's Ruth Igielnik discusses how Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris has affected voter registration and the presidential race.

538's Galen Druke and The New York Times's Ruth Igielnik discuss how young women are more liberal and what that means for the future electorate.

538's Galen Druke and The New York Times's Ruth Igielnik talk about the percentage of Americans open to a variety of manifestations, from protesting to more serious violence.

ABC News politics reporter Brittany Shepherd shares insight into what surrogates said about the candidates' performance in the spin room after the debate.

The 538 crew discusses how the issue of reproductive rights played a bigger role in the Harris-Trump debate compared to the previous debate with Trump and Biden.

538's Galen Druke and Nathaniel Rakich discuss whether Kamala Harris was able to define herself to Americans during the debate.

The 538 team discusses what polling reveals about young, older and first-time voters ahead of the November election.

538's Galen Druke and Geoffrey Skelley discuss the role economic sentiment could play in the 2024 presidential election.

538's Galen Druke speaks with Ruth Igielnik of The New York Times about potential sources of error in polling.

538's Galen Druke and Nathaniel Rakich discuss the importance of Kamala Harris’s first presidential debate.