Joining Salena on Mainstreet this week are Jake Tapper and Olivier Knox. Many know Tapper as an anchor at CNN, however he’s also a published author. He joins Salena to discuss his new novel ‘The Hellfire Club.’ In the second half of the show Olivier Knox, Chief Washington Correspondent for Sirius XM, joins the show.

The Washington Examiner and SiriusXM present a lively conversation with Salena Zito and Brad Todd, authors of THE GREAT REVOLT: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics.

This week on Mainstreet Meets the Beltway, Salena Zito is joined by her favorite Democratic operative, Mike Mikus. Hailing from Western Pennsylvania, Mikus has served on campaigns for Senate and Gubernatorial races. To kick off the show, the two discuss the difficulties currently facing the Democratic Party in an important year for midterm elections.

After saying on CNN that $1,500 in extra tax returns is a big deal to most Americans, Salena Zito received plenty of backlash on social media. She and her guest this week, veteran and author Sean Parnell, discuss if this negative reaction is justified or not before pivoting into what they are thankful and not thankful for, during what Salena has dubbed “#thankfultwitterweek.”

Main Street Meets the Beltway is a show about connecting the small town to the big district. Today Salena uses her Pennsylvania roots to tie national news to the local scene. First, while it’s no surprise that newspapers have been less prevalent in the 21st century, Salena explains why this is not just an issue of industry but one of politics and news outreach as well. Then joining the show is a Pennsylvania State Senator; Kim Ward sits down for a long discussion ranging from the personal to the political, in the classic Salena Zito style.

Today, we join Salena as she talks about her home of “Pennsyl-tuckey” with fellow native Terry Madonna, professor of Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College.  They discuss re-election in Pennsylvania’s Senate and House along with a discussion about future politics in the hands of millennials.