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Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels Continue Their War of Words Oct 17, 2018

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After a judge ruled against Stormy Daniels in one of her lawsuits against Donald Trump, he took to twitter and called her a "Horseface." Is this really who we wants as the President of the United States? Shouldn't he be above this? Clearly not.

Trump is also enabling the Saudis over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. He says he believes their denials and even compared them to Brett Kavanaugh, who he says was guilty until proven innocent.

We talk all the latest immigration news with Dara Lind from Vox, all things Congress with Matt Fuller from HuffPost and some exciting midterm elections with Maria Urbino from Indivisble!

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Trump is Enabling Cold Blooded Killing Oct 16, 2018

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The Saudis are preparing to admit that they killed Jamal Khashoggi in an "interrogation gone wrong." It says a lot that they've adopted Trump's method of distracting from the issue at hand. They're trying to explain away the fact that they had a journalist killed.

Elizabeth Warren reveals her DNA test, which shows that she does have Native American heritage. Trump promised to pay her a million dollars if she took a DNA test that proved it. Will he pay up? Don't count on it.

We talk to Vice Chair of the DNC Michael Blake and Alex Seitz-Wald from NBC News about the midterm elections, which are only 3 weeks away!

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Blood Is On Our Hands in the Death of Jamal Khashoggi Oct 15, 2018

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Donald Trump gave a rambling interview to 60 Minutes on Sunday night. He was asked about the possible murder of Jamal Khashoggi and admitted that one of the reasons we haven't taken it seriously is because of a massive arms deal we have in place with the Saudis. Amid the report that Trump gave the Saudis a free pass to do whatever they want if we got the arms deal, this is very disturbing news.

He also beat up on his Attorney General and Secretary of Defense. How do Jeff Sessions and James Mattis still show up to work? Embarrassing.

We talk to the author of The Apprentice, Greg Miller, about how Russia hacked this election. Plus, Medea Benjamin from Code Pink and Justin Sink from Bloomberg

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BONUS: The Acting EPA Director is an Apparent Racist Oct 13, 2018

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Andrew Wheeler took over after Scott Pruitt's embarrassing departure from the EPA. Peter Ogburn talks to Alexander Kaufman from HuffPost about his replacement, Andrew Wheeler. Wheeler was caught engaging in very racist social media posts. Will it have any impact on his job? Will Trump keep him? Will any of these Cabinet members face consequences for their actions?

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Is America Ready For President Kanye West? Oct 12, 2018

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Rapper Kanye West met Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon. The cameras captured their insane meeting. The most telling moment of the whole exchange was when Kanye admitted that he couldn't vote for Hillary because she was a woman. He talked about the power that he felt when he embraced Donald Trump. It was a surreal moment.

While that was going on, the Democrats sold you out AGAIN. They agreed to confirm 15 new Trump judges to lifetime appointments. Chuck Schumer should be run out of his position as leader.

Guest host Peter Ogburn talks to Brittany Shepherd from Washingtonian, Clyde McGrady from Roll Call and Jack Jenkins from Religion News Service.

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With A Monster Hurricane Coming, Trump Leaves Town To Put on a Campaign Rally Oct 11, 2018

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Hurricane Michael came onshore as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the America. With all that going on, Donald Trump went to Pennsylvania to talk to the crowd that really matters to him... his adoring fans. He defended it by saying that he owed it to his fans, but with 600,000 Floridians without power, it's an abdication of leadership.

Midterms are less than a month away! Get registered, get mad and get ready to vote! We talk to Kyle Lierman from When We All Vote, Travis Waldron from HuffPost and Lydia Wheeler from The Hill.

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Nikki Haley is Stepping Down as UN Ambassador. What Does That Mean for 2020? Oct 10, 2018

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Shockwaves through Washington as Nikki Haley announced that she's stepping down as UN Ambassador. That could mean a lot of different things. Does she want to aim for a SC Senate seat in 2020? Is she setting herself up for a Presidential run in 2024? Time will tell!

Plus, the Democratic base is FIRED UP! Loads of new polls show that a real blue wave is coming.

We talk cybersecurity with Olivia Beavers from The Hill, Nikki Schwab from the NY Post and The Hill's Cate Martel!

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Trump Apologizes to Kavanaugh in a Fake Ceremony Oct 09, 2018

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Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as Justice on the Supreme Court over the weekend. That didn't stop Donald Trump from having a primetime event on Monday evening to have another swearing in ceremony. it was all about Trump getting the most attention he could. Waste of time! He also used to the opportunity to apologize to Kavanaugh "on behalf of the American people." They're both sick.

Some terrifying news on climate change. Can we reverse the damage that we've done? We talk to Andrew Freedman from Axios.

Plus, WaPo's Eugene Scott join us as a Friend of Bill and Vox's Zack Beauchamp joins us!

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Voters Should Be Furious, But They MUST Get Even and Go to the Polls Oct 08, 2018

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Republicans got their wish. Brett Kavanaugh, an apparent sexual predator and partisan idealogue, was confirmed to the Supreme Court. His legitimacy will be questioned for decades to come, but that doesn't change the fact that he has a lifetime appointment. It's time to get mad. It's time to get even. It's time to VOTE. It's time to show Republicans how powerful the Democratic base can be. Hold them accountable for this charade.

We talk about firing up the base with Brad Woodhouse from Protect Our Care, all things White House with Chris Cadelago from Politico and we get an inside look at Kavanaugh's confirmation with Eliza Collins from USA Today.

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BONUS: Bernie Sanders Convinces AmazonTo Raise Their Minimum Wage Oct 06, 2018

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Amazon provides a great service, but they treat their workers terribly. After Bernie Sanders threatened legislation to force them to provide a better living for the employees, Amazon announced that they were raising their minimum wage to 15/hr. Guest host Peter Ogburn gets the details from Rebecca Vallas, host of the Off Kilter podcast from the Center for American Progress.

They also talk about Initiative 77 in Washington, DC, which would change the dynamic of food/beverage workers and how they are paid.

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