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Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance - Unless You're Donald Trump Jun 08, 2018

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The summit between the US and North Korea is happening next week! When asked about it, Donald Trump says he doesn't think he needs to prepare very much. What?! It's the most important part of this summit and Trump says its all about "attitude." Unreal.

Tragic news: Friend of the show Anthony Bourdain is dead. We learned of the news during the show and react as best we can.

We talk about government spending and how wasteful it is with Dan Grazier, WH news with Politico's Nancy Cook and all things politics with Jason Dick from Roll Call!

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Melania Trump Makes Her First Appearance in a Month Jun 07, 2018

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Donald Trump went to FEMA and brought Melania with him! A rare sighting! She's been out of the spotlight for almost a month. What was going on?

Trump also smacked down Jeff Sessions in one of the cruelest things you could do to a DC creature like Sessions.

We talk to Rep John Garamendi (D-CA) about the state of Trump and also the exciting elections results in CA.

Stu Eizenstat has a new book about Jimmy Carter. Was he the greatest one-term President of all time?

And HuffPost's Matt Fuller is here! Talking about the immigration push that could bypass GOP leadership

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Donald Trump Doesn't Care About Black People Jun 06, 2018

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The WH was on the defense while trying to defend their political stunt canceling on the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Trump had a party to celebrate the national anthem instead, but no Eagles fans showed up. It's just another battle in Trump's war against unspoken (usually black) athletes.

Lots of elections around the country last night! We run them down and tell you what they mean!

We talk to Melanie Zanona from The Hill and Matt Fuller from HuffPost about how immigration reform could evolve in the coming weeks.

Plus, Chris Johnson from The Washington Blade gives us an update from the White House!

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President Pity Party Cancels The WH Visit with the Super Bowl Champs Jun 05, 2018

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Donald Trump was supposed to meet with the Philadelphia Eagles to celebrate their Super Bowl win, but after a large majority of players announced that they weren't going to attend, Trump has canceled the meeting. Totally childish!

The Trump team got caught in an obvious lie about the infamous meeting in Trump Tower. We explain what's actually going on.

We talk about the state of Obamacare with Brad Woodhouse from Protect Our Care, ranked choice voting with Rob Richie from FairVote and all the latest scandals from Scott Pruitt with Emily Atkin from The New Republic!

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Can Donald Trump Get Away With Murder? Rudy Says.... Maybe Jun 04, 2018

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Another weekend of Rudy Giuliani going on TV and spouting off! Echoes of Richard Nixon as Rudy says that Donald Trump COULDN'T be convicted of a crime and that he could pardon himself even if he could! Remarkably dangerous time as we head towards a constitutional crisis.

Also, it looks like the summit with North Korea is BACK on! It's just over a week away. Are we ready?

We talk to Megan Cassella from Politico about the tariffs and what it's doing to our standing in the world.

Emma Roller from Splinter News joins the second hour as a Friend of Bill and is joined by Justin Sink from Bloomberg!

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BONUS: Can Michael Grimm Return To Glory? Jun 02, 2018

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We've never seen a more important midterm election. And one important race is for NY's 11th District. Michael Grimm, the disgraced former congressman is trying to get his old seat back. Yahoo News Alexander Nazaryan tells us where he stands

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Who Wants a Pardon? Donald Trump is Giving Them Away? Jun 01, 2018

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Donald Trump announced that he's pardoning Dinesh D'Souza. D'Souza is a scumbag unworthy of a pardon and we explain why. Not only that, Trump is considering pardoning Martha Stewart and Rod Blagojevich. What is he thinking?

We talk to Ella Nilsen from Vox about the elections in CA and NY Governor. Plus, some GOOD news for Virginians.

NBA Finals! NHL Finals! So much sports news going on! Lindsay Gibbs from ThinkProgress joins us to talk about those, PLUS Larry Nassar and the NFL's new rule on standing for the anthem.

Plus we get an update on the midterms from Kyle Kondik with the Center for Politics at UVA!

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Donald Trump's Number One Priority: Supporting Roseanne Barr's Racism May 31, 2018

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Remarkably, Donald Trump made the Roseanne Barr situation all about him. He complained that Bob Iger apologized to Valerie Jarrett, but NOT him for their unfair coverage of him. Still no condemning of Roseanne's actual comments. Disgusting.

Addy Baird from ThinkProgress joins us in studio to help talk about all the lies he spewed from the stage in Tennessee earlier this week.

Donald, Ivanka and the kids are all making money off of the presidency. Adam Smith from Every Voice talks about their plot to buy influence.

And all things DC with Ben Kamisar from The Hill!

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SHOCK: Roseanne Barr, a Trump Supporter, is a Racist May 30, 2018

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Roseanne Barr, who supports Donald Trump in real life and on her TV show, showed herself to be a racist and ABC canceled the show. Good! It was the right thing to do.

Our Revolution continues to surge! Chairman Larry Cohen discusses the state of the progressive movement and how they are supporting candidates around the country. Go Bernie Go!

Leah Askarinam from Inside Elections takes us around the country at the midterms going on around the country. Can Democrats maintain the momentum?

And Asawin Suebsang from The Daily Beast gives us an update on all things White House!

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Will the North Korea Summit Actually Happen? May 29, 2018

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After throwing a tantrum and canceling the summit with North Korea, over the weekend, Donald Trump seemed to suggest that it might be back on. What the hell is going on? Not only that, he says they're aiming to keep the original date of June 12 in Singapore! Can he actually make it happen? White House Reporter for Politico Andrew Restuccia gives us the latest.

We are committing atrocities against immigrants and their children. Rebekah Entralgo from ThinkProgress tells us the sad story.

"Spygate" continues! Where do we stand? Igor Bobic from HuffPost joins us!

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