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Rick Wilson & Brendan Duke Jul 28, 2025

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson examines Trump’s Justice Department engaging with Ghislaine Maxwell.Brendan Duke from the Center on Budget details how tariffs are affecting our economy.

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Ali Vitali & Ari Aster Jul 26, 2025

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MSNBC’s Ali Vitali examines how Trump is trying to maneuver out of the mess he’s in.
Director Ari Aster details his new movie Eddington and the politics surrounding it.

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Harry Litman & G. Elliot Morris Jul 24, 2025

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Talking Feds’ Harry Litman examines Trump’s latest legal maneuvers to keep the Epstein files a secret.Strength In Numbers Substack author G. Elliot Morris details new polling showing how unpopular Trump’s actions as president are with independents.

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Josh Marshall & Rep. Robert Garcia Jul 23, 2025

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Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall examines how Trump’s second administration is failing.
Congressman Robert Garcia details Congress being sent home to prevent the Epstein files from being released.

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Rick Wilson & Tim Weiner Jul 21, 2025

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson examines Trump’s failure to divert attention from his Epstein ties.
Author Tim Weiner details his new book The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century.

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Evan McMorris-Santoro & Sen. Tammy Baldwin Jul 19, 2025

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NOTUS’ Evan McMorris-Santoro examines the continued fallout for the GOP as Trump tries to cover up his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin details the GOP’s rescission package cuts and the effects they’ll have on the American people.

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Jeet Heer & Rep. Jared Moskowitz Jul 17, 2025

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The Nation’s Jeet Heer examines how Trump’s economic chaos is affecting the markets.
Congressman Jared Moskowitz details the effects of the Big Bullshit Bill and the GOP twisting themselves in knots over the Trump–Epstein cover-up.

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Dahlia Lithwick & Will Sommer Jul 16, 2025

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Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick examines the final fallout from the latest Supreme Court rulings.
The Bulwark’s Will Sommer details the extreme levels of cope coming from MAGA World as they twist themselves in knots over the Epstein client list.

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Rick Wilson & Eva Orner Jul 14, 2025

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The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson joins us to discuss how Trump is facing backlash from his base over the Epstein client list cover-up. Then we'll talk to director Eva Orner about her new film Surviving Ohio State, which explores the horrors Jim Jordan oversaw during his time at the university.

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Steven Levy & Megan Rose Jul 12, 2025

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ProPublica’s Megan Rose details how the FDA is failing to properly police generic drugs in your medicine cabinet. Wired’s Steven Levy examines the big tech executives now working within the U.S. Army.

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