Former White House staffer Meghan Hays, Capitol Hill advisor Maura Gillespie, and veteran political reporter Eli Stokols break down the disastrous debut of the new White House Press Secretary and sit down with Iowa Democratic candidate Ryan Peterman.

Is the political map expanding for Democrats in rural red states? Iowa Secretary of State candidate and former Navy helicopter pilot Ryan Peterman joins DC Sources to discuss his 99-county campaign tour, rising agricultural and diesel costs, and why voters across party lines are looking for nonpartisan leadership at the ballot box. Plus, the hosts break down the chaotic first briefing from White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah—from unvetted background claims to the brutal reality of commanding the West Wing podium.

📌 In this episode:

• What the Secretary of State actually does for election integrity and small business

• Can rising fertiliser, diesel, and living costs swing red rural districts?

• Untold campaign trail memories: Donald Trump vs. Jeb Bush at the Iowa State Fair

• White House Communications Insider View: How Karine Jean-Pierre and Jen Psaki prepped vs. the latest podium disaster

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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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