361: Home & Away with Richard Haass & Mayor Paige Cognetti

James and Al welcome Council on Foreign Relations President Emeritus Richard Haass to analyze the effects of the Iran war and Trump’s wider policy decisions, looking at the roles of Russia, the GCC, and China, the challenges of negotiating with Iran, and the consequences for our alliances, the global economy, and the region. Then, they are joined by Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti to discuss her current House race, making government accountable to the people, rising energy costs, declining affordability, and the power of infrastructure improvements to create jobs and grow our cities. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon . Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube. James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville Get More From This Week’s Guests: Richard Haass: Twitter | Council On Foreign Relations | Substack | Author Mayor Paige Cognetti: Twitter | Campaign Website | City Of Scranton | Website | Instagram Please Support Our Sponsors: Smalls: For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping, when you head to Smalls.com/warroom Superpower: Head to Superpower.com and use code WARROOM at checkout for $20 off your membership. Unlock your new health intelligence. 100+ biomarkers. Every year. Detect early signs of 1,000+ conditions. DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/warroom and use promo code WARROOM at checkout.

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361: Home & Away with Richard Haass & Mayor Paige Cognetti is an episode from Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt.

This episode is 65:06 long.

This episode was published on Mar 19, 2026.

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