Politico reporter and legendary former Playbook co-author Daniel Lippman joins Eli Stokols, Meghan Hays, and Maura Gillespie on D.C. Sources!

Daniel takes us behind the scenes of Washington journalism, revealing how he built a 15,000-contact network, how he spots a real scoop vs. PR spin, which political party leaks more, and what it’s really like inside the newsroom during White House press feuds.

Plus, the panel analyzes the upcoming midterms, Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton’s Texas struggles, taxpayer-funded ad controversies, and why Republicans are feeling "bad vibes" ahead of November.

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On today's episode of D.C. Sources, Maura Gillespie, Eli Stokols and Meghan Hays discuss another week in American politics.

President Xi of China visited Washington on a state visit, did it matter and what are the implications for trade tariffs with China.

5 weeks away from the midterms, are the GOP starting to panic? Is there an easy fix or is a blue wave now set in stone?

Would John Fetterman act as a tie-breaker in a Democratic senate, and would that be a problem for Democrats?

All this and more from US politics in this weeks episode of D.C. Sources.

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On today's episode of D.C. Sources, Eli Stokols, Maura Gillespie and Meghan Hays discuss the political fallout from President Trump's White House reporter ban. Journalists from CNN, Politico and MSNow have all had their passes revoked.

What does it say about the state of political media in the country, and what does it mean for the future.

The guys also discuss the United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York. Did the President's speech deliver any major talking points?

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