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A Weekend of Awful Terror in America Oct 29, 2018

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The bomber who was sending explosive packages to leaders of the Democratic party was arrested over the weekend. He was a supporter of Trump's and took his rhetoric to heart. The deadliest anti-Semitic attack on American soil happened on Saturday. Again, someone has taken Trump's rhetoric to heart and acted on it. At some point, will anyone hold Trump accountable for his speech? Republicans won't do it. His base won't do it. The media won't do it. Where does this end?

We talk to Alan Pyke from ThinkProgress, Igor Volsky from Guns Down and CEO of Future IQ Partners, David Buerle.

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BONUS: Has Trump's Rhetoric Influenced Extremists? Oct 27, 2018

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Police have apprehended the man who was sending bombs to high profile Democrats. He was a Trump supporter who took the President's rhetoric literally and tried to KILL enemies of Donald Trump. Peter Ogburn talks to Will Sommer from The Daily Beast.

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Trump and His Enablers Are Trying to Blame Everyone But Themselves Oct 26, 2018

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With 10 bombs being sent to Democratic politicians, we're starting to take the influence of Donald Trump's rhetoric more seriously. It must be said that when you stoke violence and fears towards Democratic politicians and the media, there will be some people who will take extreme actions. Instead of facing this and making a correction to his behavior, Donald Trump and his enablers are blaming the media and Democrats. Pathetic.

We talk to Melanie Zanona from The Hill, Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League and Hanna Trudo from National Journal!

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Donald Trump's Rhetoric Is Leading To Violence Oct 25, 2018

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Multiple bombs were sent to politicians and people who Donald Trump have verbally attacked. Luckily, there have been no injuries, but it's a matter of time before Trump's rhetoric leads to someone being seriously hurt... or worse. Trump went to Wisconsin for a rally on the same day as these bombs were found and blamed the media and "both sides." Totally disgusting.

We talk to Alayna Treene from Axios and Alice Ollstein from Politico.

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Donald Trump and Mike Pence Are Lying About The Caravan Oct 24, 2018

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A caravan of people in Central America are fleeing a devastating situation in their home countries. They're seeking asylum because they have no other options. Donald Trump and Mike Pence mocked them by saying that the Democrats are funding the caravan and that members of ISIS are trying to sneak in through the southern border. They're lies. There's zero evidence that any of what Trump says is true.

Trump also weighed in on the death of Jamal Khashoggi. He didn't say much to condemn the killing, but Sec of State Mike Pompeo announced that we are revoking visas of the men responsible. Hardly a strong reaction.

We talk to Elise Foley from HuffPost, Jon Allen from NBC News and Lorraine Woellert from Politico!

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Trump Travels to Texas. Will it Be Enough? Oct 23, 2018

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Trump headed to Texas to campaign for Ted Cruz. While he was there, he whipped up the crowd about the caravan, tax cuts and many other lies. Will it be enough to seal the deal for Ted Cruz in Texas? We'll know in 2 weeks!

Turkey has come out and refuted the official Saudi story about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Will Trump or ANYONE do anything about it?

Stan Collender talks about the alleged tax cuts coming for the middle class, Steve Shepard from Politico talks midterms and Joe Cirincione takes a look at the news from around the globe!

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The Saudis Have Finally Offered Their Defense in the Killing of an Innocent Man Oct 22, 2018

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The Saudis say that Jamal Khashoggi walked into the consulate and started a fistfight with 15 men, which ended in his killing. The story is already hard to believe, but there are still lots of questions. There's still no body. There's video of someone wearing Khashoggi's clothes leaving the consulate in an effort to cover it up. A terrible story got worse. And Donald Trump is eating it all up.

A debate in Florida over the weekend shows that Andrew Gillum is the REAL DEAL. He's a fighting Democrat and that's what we need!

We talk voting rights with Danielle Root from Center for American Progress, politics with Cam Joseph from Talking Points Memo and Planned Parenthood's Executive Director Deirdre Schifeling.

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BONUS: The Landscape of Democrats Politics is Rapidly Changing Oct 20, 2018

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One of the most exciting things that Democratic politics is seeing is happening with Data for Progress. Not only are they showing the way on political issues, they're also raising money to help flip State legislatures from red to blue. Peter Ogburn talks to Sean McElwee, the co-founder.

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Trump Travels to Montana to Praise More Abuse of Journalists Oct 19, 2018

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In the midst of the cold-blooded murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Trump went to Montana and praised Greg Gianforte, who physically assaulted a reporter just days before he was elected to Congress. Does he understand that he is responsible for sowing hatred towards the media around the world? Or does he understand and just not care?

We continue to aid and abet the Saudi Arabians in their killing of a journalist. We will not stand up for the right thing.

Plus, Trump threatens to shut down the Southern border and will the Midwest vote for recreational marijuana?

We talk to Nahal Toosi from Politico, Rebekah Entralgo from ThinkProgress and Graham Vyse from Governing Magazine

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Sec of State Pompeo Joins Trump In Covering Up A Murder Oct 18, 2018

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Our Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, is back from his trip to Saudi Arabia. He essentially held a grip and grin with the Saudi King. He reaffirmed the importance of our relationship with the Saudis and said he wants to give them room to conduct an investigation. It seems like we're allowing them time to concoct a story that will give them cover for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Our hands are dripping with the blood of this journalist.

We're also VERY close to the midterms! Will Democrats get the pickups that they want?

We talk to Alex Ward from Vox about Khashoggi and all things politics with Jason Dick and Bridget Bowman from Roll Call!

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