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Tim Miller Loses It Over MAGA’s Sick Attack on a Political Prisoner Aug 25, 2026

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Tim Miller breaks down the ugly smears fueling Michigan’s Senate race, why Mike Rogers’ allies have him furious, and how Republicans are scrambling to distract voters from Trump’s struggling economy.

This video is sponsored by The New York Times.

Watch On the Line with Alicia Menendez on MS NOW: https://www.ms.now/on-the-line

BREAKING: SCOTUS Lets Trump Move Ahead With Mail Voting Crackdown (w/ Richard Hasen & Steve Vladek) Aug 25, 2026

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Sam Stein is joined by UCLA School of Law's Richard Hasen and Georgetown University Law Center's Steve Vladek to break down the Supreme Court's decision to allow Trump to restrict mail-in voting.

This episode is sponsored by The New York Times.

Canada’s Blunt Message to Trump: Kiss My Ass Aug 24, 2026

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Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell give their takes on the latest escalation in Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada. As Trump attacks Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to deepen economic ties with the European Union, while Ontario Premier Doug Ford fires back with a blunt message of his own to Trump: “Kiss my ass.”

Catherine explains why Trump’s claims about the U.S.-Canada trade deficit don’t add up, how deeply intertwined the American and Canadian auto industries are, and why the trade war could end up hurting American workers and consumers.

This episode is sponsored by The New York Times.

MAGA Mondays: Trump Can’t Wave a Flag, MAGA Goes to War With the WNBA Aug 24, 2026

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Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live to cover the IndyCar race in DC, the Republican operative who thought you was being entrapped by the "deep state," Enes Kanter Freedom being ejected from a WNBA game, and Sean Duffy's war against Harvard in his reality tv show.

This episode is sponsored by The New York Times.

Trump Blows Up His Own Trade Deal with Canada Aug 24, 2026

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Trump’s trade war with Canada is back and this time, the negotiations have completely fallen apart. Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell give their takes on Canada’s decision to walk away from trade talks, Trump’s latest tariffs, and why the administration’s escalating fight with one of America’s closest allies could hit U.S. businesses and consumers hard. They also look at the political risks for Republicans in states like Maine and Michigan, Susan Collins’ attempt to distance herself from Trump’s trade policies, and why Republicans keep blaming Joe Biden for economic problems happening on Trump’s watch.

Trump’s War Has Left America Weaker (w/ Michael Wood) | Bulwark on Sunday Aug 23, 2026

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Bill Kristol talks with veteran Michael Wood about six months of the Iran war: strained military readiness, munitions and base vulnerabilities, growing politicization of the officer corps, Hegseth's leadership failures, and what a post-Trump president must do to rebuild U.S. alliances and credibility.

Tim Miller Digs Into Andy Biggs’ Record—and Finds Something Disturbing Aug 22, 2026

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Tim Miller runs through the disturbing record of Arizona gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs, from his role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election to his extreme positions on abortion, healthcare, the FBI, and more.

Watch Tim's video on Zach Lahn, Republican candidate for Iowa governor: https://youtu.be/0NFPrcBWHSw

MAGA’s Plan to Screw Democrats in Swing Seats Aug 22, 2026

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The Green Party is supposed to be a left-wing alternative to Democrats. So why are Republican-connected candidates showing up on Green Party ballots in competitive races? Andrew Egger and Brendan Hartnett walk through Brendan’s reporting on a series of suspicious Green Party candidates in Michigan, Arizona, and Pennsylvania—including one Michigan candidate who showed up to the party’s nominating convention on Zoom, never turned on his camera, spoke for 33 minutes, and walked away with the nomination. In some of these races, a third-party candidate could siphon off just enough votes to help a Republican win.

This video is sponsored by The New York Times.

Receipts Live: Markets Turn on Trump, Bessent Flails, and Stephen Moore Drools on Live TV Aug 21, 2026

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Catherine Rampell and JVL went live to cover Scott Bessent flailing as he intervenes in the bond market and Catherine's reporting on how Trump's political appointees hijacked the U.S. Census Bureau, numbers that we're supposed to trust. Plus, for more than a decade, Trump promised to pay down the national debt. This week, it grew to $40 trillion.

This video is sponsored by The New York Times.

Tim Miller: Republicans Know What’s Coming. That’s Why They’re Hiding. Aug 21, 2026

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Tim Miller joins Alicia Menendez on MS NOW to take on the growing questions around Natalie Harp’s access to Trump, why Republicans are hiding from their own voters, and the Trump administration’s increasingly shaky economic message.

This video is sponsored by The New York Times.

Watch Deadline: White House on MS NOW: https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house

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