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Michael Cohen is Becoming Trump's Worst Enemy Jul 27, 2018

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It's becoming more and more apparent that Michael Cohen is flipping on his former boss/BFF Donald Trump. The latest report says that Cohen confirms that Donald Trump not only KNEW about the Russian meeting that took place in Trump Tower with Don Jr, but that he approved it. If Cohen spills his guts, that could be very bad news for the Trump presidency.

The family reunifications are supposed to be completed, but the Trump administration is in such disarray that they have no clue how to fix the problem they created.

Plus, Republicans are trying to impeach Rod Rosenstein. It will bite them in the ass.

Guest host Igor Volsky welcomes Tom Jawetz from the Center for American Progress, Stephen Spaulding from Common Cause and Christopher Cadelago from Politico

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Trump Tries to Fix A Giant Problem....That He Created Jul 26, 2018

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After Republicans went after Trump for his tariff plan/bailout for farmers, he's reversed course. What that means... we don't quite know yet. He gave no details and no plan, but he says that he's reached a deal with the EU on tariffs.

Mike Pompeo gets grilled in front of the Senate over the Putin meeting. Donald Trump cancels his invitation to Putin and the White House is banning reporters. What a day.

We talk to Melanie Zanona from The Hill, Ryan J. Reilly from HuffPost and Patrick McHugh from Priorities USA.

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Lordy, We Finally Heard Some Tapes Jul 25, 2018

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Michael Cohen released the first taped conversation that he made with Donald Trump about his payment to Karen MacDougal. If there was any doubt about whether or not Michael Cohen was going to flip, it looks like he has. This could be just the beginning of what we learn from Cohen's relationship with Trump. Buckle up...

We talk about the chances of Democrats taking back the House and Senate in this year's midterms. We talk all things White House with The Hill's Jordan Fabian. And what does Brett Kavanaugh mean for Trump's use of executive power? We talk to Matt Ford from New Republic.

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Donald Trump is Cracking Down on Baseless Accusations... Just Not His Own Jul 24, 2018

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In an unprecedented move, Donald Trump is threatening to strip security clearances from his political enemies. James Clapper, John Brennan and others who have been critical of Trump, were threatened by Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday. Will the White House follow through with this blatantly political act? Don't be surprised if they do it.

We talk to Dan Lippman from Politico, Ben Wikler from MoveOn.org and Ariel Edwards-Levy from HuffPost!

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The President Is Threatening War with Iran Jul 23, 2018

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In a late-night tweet, Donald Trump lashed out and threatened war against Iran. Will this follow his pattern of other world leaders he has threatened? Will he have a summit with Iran?

Michael Cohen has tapes on Trump. He secretly recorded Trump talking about his settlement with women he slept with. What else could he possibly have? Will he spill his secrets?

We talk to Democratic strategist Capri Cafaro, Jonathan Allen from NBC News and Jessica Schulberg from Huffpost!

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BONUS: The Forgivess of White Male Athletes Jul 21, 2018

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During the MLB All-Star game, while Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Hader was on the mound, people went back and found several tweets that he wrote when he was 17 and 18 years old. They were racist, misogynistic and sexist. But we've already moved on from it. SB Nation's Tyler Tynes joins Peter Ogburn to talk about racism as a "rite of passage" and how quickly we move on when white athletes make a mistake compared to black athletes.

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Will Trump's Security Team Stand By While He Denigrates America? Jul 20, 2018

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DNI Dan Coats was surprised when he learned that Trump invited Vladimir Putin to the White House. But he hasn't left his job... yet. Will he? Will other members of the national security team watch as Donald Trump goes it alone? Guest host Chris Lu hosts to talk about the WIL D week that we saw with regards to foreign policy. He talks to Foreign Policy Advisor to the Clinton Campaign, Laura Rosenberger, Director of Policy at the Economic Policy Institute, Former Chief Economist at the US Department of Labor, Heidi Shierholz and Chief Counsel at Demand Justice, Chris Kang

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The WH Can't Clean Up Trump's Message on Russia Jul 19, 2018

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Donald Trump walked back the walk back to the walk back. He once again said that he doesn't believe that Russia is still meddling in our elections. The White House and Sarah Huckabee Sanders lies for him AGAIN. The press stood up to the White House yesterday and backed her into a corner. How long can they keep this lying up?

We talk to Asawin Suebsang from The Daily Beast, Hunter Walker from Yahoo News and Pema Levy from Mother Jones.

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Trump Tries to Fix His Russia Comments..... And Fails Miserably Jul 18, 2018

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Donald Trump tries to walk back his comments from the Helsinki summit, but makes the situation worse. He tried to say that he misspoke, but then essentially doubled down on his comments.

Will Republicans accept his walk back? Will they stop with their criticism? And where do we go from here with our relationship with Russia?

We talk to Politico's Lorraine Woellert, WaPo's Eugene Scott and Rep Ted Lieu (D-CA)

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The President of the United States Committed Treason Jul 17, 2018

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An absolutely stunning display by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at their press conference in Helsinki. An American President threw the country under the bus. How can Republicans defend his actions and comments?

Bill breaks down what this all means moving forward. Can we function as a democracy with a President who can't stand up to a dictator?

We talk to USA Today's Ray Locker, Rep Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Joe Cirincione from the Ploughshares Fund.

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