The Chuck ToddCast

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley joins Chuck to weigh in on the White House transition between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, as both presidents make unprecedented use of the pardon power in a single 24-hour period.

President Trump is back. And he started off with a bang, signing 47 executive orders, giving a half dozen speeches, and generally just taking up all of the attention, all of the time. Chuck talks with Stephen Hayes, co-founder of The Dispatch, about the future of the Republican Party.

Susan Page, Washington Bureau chief for USA Today, joins Chuck on the final full day of Joe Biden's presidency to break down the 46th president's record over the past four years.

Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group, joins Chuck to talk about China, Russia and what a second Trump administration means for global politics.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) joins Chuck to talk about the challenges posed by wildfires in western states, and his takeaways from the 2024 election.

Former Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) joins Chuck to talk about the state of the Republican Party as President-elect Trump returns to the White House in just over a week. Kasich also previews his upcoming book, "Heaven Help Us: How Faith Communities Inspire Hope, Strengthen Neighborhoods, and Build the Future."

Marc Caputo, senior politics reporter at Axios and one of the best reporters out there on the Trump beat joins Chuck to talk about reporting on President-elect Trump. Marc’s first story for Axios featured one of the hardest interviews to get in Trump’s orbit: an on the record discussion with Trump’s incoming chief of staff, Susie Wiles.

For the last alternative history episode of the holiday season, Chuck talks with former CIA Director John Brennan about a forward-looking scenario: What if Russia announced that they have a senior U.S. official on their intelligence service’s payroll.

Alternative History: If George Washington ran for a third term, would the United States be here today? Chuck talks with Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, presidential historian and the Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library.

Jeff Pearlman, author of "Football for a Buck," joins Chuck to talk about what might have happened if Donald Trump had been more successful in his attempt to buy the Buffalo Bill or bring the USFL to success.

Alternative history is back! We kick off this year's series with a look back at all the possible "What If" scenarios from the 2024 election. Chuck is joined by Politico's Senior Political Columnist, Jonathan Martin.

Chuck talks with John Morgan, the founder of Orlando-based personal injury firm Morgan and Morgan with offices nationwide. Morgan, a well-known Democratic fundraiser in Florida, recently posted on Twitter that he was thinking of running for governor … as an independent.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joins Chuck to preview his independent bid for Michigan's 2026 gubernatorial election, in what could be a seismic shift in a battleground state.

Media reporter Paul Farhi joins Chuck to talk about his recent report for Northwestern Medill's local news initiative. In his piece, Farhi observed: “Donald Trump won the 2024 election with one of the smallest popular-vote margins in U.S. history, but in news deserts – counties lacking a professional source of local news – it was an avalanche.”

Martin O’Malley is the former governor of Maryland, mayor of Baltimore, and most recently, the commissioner of the Social Security Administration in the Biden administration. In November, O’Malley launched a campaign to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joins Chuck to weigh in on the Democratic Party’s soul-searching since their election loss and President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter.

Ben Wikler, chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, talks to Chuck about his campaign for the DNC chairmanship and what he thinks unites the party. Wikler also discusses President Biden's pardon of his son, and why he thinks Democrats lost on Election Day.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) talks to Chuck Todd about his travels across the country and what he wants Democrats to focus on after their losses on Election Day.

Faiz Shakir, chief political adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders, and the founder and executive director of “A More Perfect Union” joins Chuck to talk about the future of the Democratic Party.

Chuck talks to Charlie Cook, founder of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Kevin P. Reilly Sr. Endowed Chair in Political Communication at the Manship School of Mass Communication at LSU. In his latest column for National Journal, Charlie writes about President-elect Trump’s power play to force Republican senators into compliance over his cabinet choices.