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What can the president do during a national emergency? Jan 10, 2019

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This morning, the president doubled down on his threat to declare a national emergency to build a border wall. Such a declaration could also allow him to send in the troops, freeze your bank account, and shut down the internet.

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Let's talk about tax, baby. Let's talk about AOC. Jan 09, 2019

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Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has floated a marginal tax rate of 70% for top earners in America. A lot of people are upset, and even more have no idea how it works. *********************************** Check out this easy video on how tax brackets work: https://youtu.be/VJhsjUPDulw

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The troop withdrawal withdrawal Jan 08, 2019

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National security advisor John Bolton traveled to Turkey to meet with President Erdogan, who cancelled today. It's the latest development in a very messy troop withdrawal President Trump announced in late December. Vox's Jennifer Williams explains what the clusterf**k happened.

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The nine lives of Obamacare Jan 07, 2019

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Obamacare’s back in the crosshairs. Vox’s Sarah Kliff breaks down a lawsuit that’s pitting states’ attorneys general against each other, and how the new House will defend the landmark legislation.

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You should not throw away your shot Jan 04, 2019

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Around 80,000 people died of the flu last season. Despite that, Sean doesn’t want to get the flu shot. Luckily, Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health is here to hit him with some hard and fast facts. And history.

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Who is Paul Whelan and why does Russia think he’s a spy? Jan 03, 2019

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Paul Whelan went to Moscow for a wedding. The Russians arrested him, and today charged him with espionage. Amie Ferris-Rotman, Moscow correspondent for the Washington Post, explains how Russia might be using him as leverage to win back one of its own.

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Shutdown Jan 02, 2019

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It’s Day 12 of the government shutdown. Vox’s Li Zhou explains what that means for the country and Matthew Yglesias argues that the core issue of the wall is fundamentally dumb.

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Let's Explain "Today, Explained" Jan 01, 2019

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If you like this trailer, then you're going to love this show.

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All my friends are robocalls (replay) Dec 28, 2018

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Why even answer the phone anymore? All your questions about all those pesky automated phone calls are answered in this holiday rebroadcast.

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The Stanford Prison Correction (replay) Dec 27, 2018

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In 1971, a professor locked a bunch of young men in a basement to understand evil. The results were explosive. This summer, it all came crashing down. Vox’s Brian Resnick explains what’s going on with the Stanford Prison Experiment in this holiday rebroadcast.

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