American democracy in peril: The US Senate’s crucial role — United States Studies Centre
Ira Shapiro’s recent book, The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans Abandoned America, chronicles the US Senate during the Trump presidency. As a veteran scholar and former Senate...Continue reading→
The U.S. Senate: America’s First and Last Lines of Defense with Ira Shapiro and Rabbi Eric Yoffie
BY MOMENT Latest, Zoominars Today’s Senate looks very different from the Senate of the 1960s and 1970s, a time when those serving in Congress put “country over party.” Ira Shapiro,...Continue reading→
Shapiro and Marquette: The Betrayal
Ira Shapiro with Chris Marquette — Oct 24, 2022, 6:00-7:00 pm EDT Author, Senate commentator, and former Hill staffer Ira Shapiro joins congressional ethics and accountability reporter for CQ Roll Call, Chris Marquette, for...Continue reading→
New Congress in 2023 — The German Marshall Fund
New Congress in 2023 Panelists discussed the impact of the 2022 midterm elections on the 118th Congress and potential presidential candidates in 2024. The German Marshall Fund hosted this virtual discussion....Continue reading→
How Mitch McConnell ‘wrecked’ the Senate under Trump | THE LAST WORD with Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC
In a new book, author Ira Shapiro writes that Sen. McConnell saw the Trump presidency as an opportunity to push his agenda – cut taxes for the rich, attack the ACA,...Continue reading→
Mitch McConnell Morphs From Obstructionist to Bipartisan Dealmaker — The Daily Beast
It’s a low bar, but compared to the GOP renegades holding the House hostage, Mitch is a pragmatic diplomat. by Eleanor Clift, Updated Jan. 13, 2023 9:21AM ET / Published Jan. 12, 2023 4:54AM ET The string of...Continue reading→
An Interview with Ira Shapiro — Washington Independent Review of Books
An Interview with Ira Shapiro By Leah Cohen, August 6, 2024 The former U.S. Senate staffer unpacks the dysfunction on Capitol Hill. With his latest book, The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell...Continue reading→
A Second Trump Term Poses a Crucial Test of the Senate’s Independence — The New York Times
President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to challenge the institution’s historic role, and the Constitution, with his prospective nominees and threats to push the boundaries of executive authority. The New York...Continue reading→
The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party
The Kentucky senator long intended to bend Congress to his will. By Michael Tackett, Simon & Schuster, 416 pp. Reviewed by Ira Shapiro, November 19, 2024 The Kentucky senator long intended...Continue reading→
Trump looks to bypass Senate for polarizing Cabinet picks — The Washington Post
Experts say the president-elect, in pushing for recess appointments, is asking the Senate to abdicate its constitutional duty to either confirm or reject executive branch nominees. November 14, 2024 By Colby...Continue reading→