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Garland Crosses The Rubicon Aug 15, 2022

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It was a week in which Donald Trump was pummeled from all corners of the legal system, starting with an FBI search of his Mar-A-Lago residence. The feds acted after learning that Trump and his circle had failed to return hugely sensitive documents that he improperly took from the White House and was continuing to conceal. A banner set of guests–Aaron Blake, Alexi McCammond, and Andrew Weissmann—join Harry to analyze the seismic events and assess their potential for future criminal culpability.

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Deleted texts, DOJ inspects, Kansas rejects Aug 08, 2022

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The news this week found Trump is in the metaphoric crosshairs of the Department of Justice and Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in the literal crosshairs of a deadly drone attack from the U.S. A fantastic group of commentators– Erin Burnett, Juliette Kayyem, and Asha Rangappa—join Harry to analyze the portents for Trump, assess the fallout from the drone attack, and canvass the latest in the country’s spirited reaction to the Supreme Court Dobbs decision.

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Post-Roe America: Prosecutorial Discretion Advised Aug 01, 2022

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In the wake of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v Wade, state Attorneys General around the country are grappling with a new landscape of abortion rights. Harry is joined by three of those state officials from blue states–AG Dana Nessel of Michigan, AG Aaron Ford of Nevada, & AG Phil Weiser of Colorado–to discuss the status of abortion law in their states & what they are doing to protect the reproductive health care of their residents and those who travel to their states seeking abortions.

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The Horror! The Horror! Jul 25, 2022

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In “The Horror! The Horror!,” Harry and 3 of the country’s most prominent and knowledgeable commentators—Norm Eisen, Juliette Kayyem, and Matt Miller-- give a 360 º look at the January 6th Committee’s hearing on the “187 minutes” during which former President Trump steadfastly refused to call a halt to the ruinous melee he had instigated. The group take up the hearing from multiple vantage points – law, national security, politics, stagecraft, and more.

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Blood and Gasoline Jul 18, 2022

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A multi-threat, round-the-world episode. The Jan 6 hearings have chased foreign policy, especially the war in the Ukraine, from the headlines; but the brutal war slogs on, in ways that have distinct consequences for domestic politics. Natasha Bertrand, Frank Figliuzzi, & Fiona Hill join Harry to canvass the state of play in the war, the best current thinking on the end game, Biden’s first trip to the Middle East, the Jan 6 hearings, & the interrelationships among all these topics.

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Patsy Baloney and Every Crime Imaginable Jul 11, 2022

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At the end of a week of brutal news that began with another mass shooting in Highland Park IL, three of the sharpest commentators in the country and Talking Feds stalwarts – Laura Coates, Al Franken, and Norm Ornstein – join Harry to analyze the importance of the Cipollone interview before the J6 Committee, the Fulton County subpoenas, and the Supreme Court’s decision overruling Roe v Wade and it’s potential implications for the midterms.

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (and Amy Coney Barrett) Jul 04, 2022

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In the week ending one of the most consequential Supreme Court terms in American history, 3 of the country’s most trenchant and prominent Court watchers – Dahlia Lithwick, Leah Litman, and Steve Vladeck – join Harry to assess the Term and what it portends for coming years. The 5 arch-conservative Justices shot out of the gate in their first term together and unabashedly wrenched the law and the country sharply right in area after area, starting but by no means ending with abortion.

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This is (Trump’s) America Jun 27, 2022

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At the tail end of a week as eventful and tumultuous as any in memory, a stellar group of guests – Katie Benner, Melissa Murray, and Jen Rubin – join Harry to assess the damage and consider what lies ahead. The group divides its discussion between the Supreme Court’s radical landmark decision overruling Roe v. Wade and the January 6 Committee blockbuster hearings documenting two near-miss efforts to keep Trump in power and end American democracy. Where do we stand after such seismic events?

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“Hang Mike Pence!” Jun 20, 2022

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It was a week with two separate hearings in the January 6 Committee, one on the “Big Lie” and one on “Hang Mike Pence.” Each felt like a full-length movie, crammed with new details and above all leaving no doubt that the 2 schemes were 100% bankrupt and everyone in the self-titled “Team Normal” (as opposed to “Team Crazy”) knew it. A phenomenal set of guests–Bill Kristol, Ezra Klein, and Emily Bazelon–joins Harry to take it all in and assess what hope it provides for the future of the Republic.

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A Republic, If We Can Keep It Jun 13, 2022

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A special Talking Feds episode devoted entirely to a single topic, the much-anticipated initial hearing of the January 6 Committee. Representative Pramila Jayapal, Laura Jarrett, and Norm Eisen join Harry for a thorough look at perhaps the most important congressional hearing in at least 50 years. The group all give high marks to the Committee but then discuss whether its work, however persuasive, can succeed in beating back the autocratic trend that continues to hold sway over so many Americans.

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