{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6961268923ce58f14615840d/699cc332dc0d51c3f13ba62d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"She's Skipping the State of the Union","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6961268923ce58f14615840d/1771881262602-88bffcae-8c9e-4f74-ade6-e715afb7d871.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Why a number of Congressional Democrats are skipping tonight’s State of the Union address—and why some are still going.</p><p><br></p><p>Guest:&nbsp; <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/repescobar.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Congresswoman Veronica Escobar</a>, representing Texas's 16th Congressional District in El Paso.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at<a href=\"http://slate.com/whatnextplus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> slate.com/whatnextplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}