Ira Shapiro, a longtime Capitol Hill staffer and Senate historian, joins the podcast to provide the current pulse of the U.S. Senate, touching on whether any GOP Senators will challenge Donald Trump in the Republican primary; the role age plays in determining a Senator's effectiveness; and whether the current Senate can continue last session's "comeback."

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https://democracynerd.us/episode/we-need-senators-not-partisan-hacks-a-senate-update-w-ira-shapiro