Convention Goes Electric
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Convention Goes Electric

Joe Biden is no longer traveling to Milwaukee for the DNC, and neither are other primetime speakers like President Barack Obama. A sized-down RNC will be held in Charlotte, with Trump planning to deliver his speech from The White House.

Six of the seven largest school districts in the country will begin the school year entirely online, with New York City as the only holdout. One Yale student is suing his school for charging full tuition for an online education he considers inferior.

And in headlines: today is the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, more updates on the disaster in Beirut, and Facebook blows minds by inventing TikTok.

Plus, Crooked's own Jon Lovett fills in for Akilah.

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Gen Z Is Angsty: Here's Why

Gen Z Is Angsty: Here's Why

Young voters are one of many groups that pushed Trump back into the White House in 2024. Some researchers saw this as a potentially massive realignment with game-changing implications for our politics...

27 Maalis 19min

The Great Social Media Reckoning

The Great Social Media Reckoning

On Wednesday, a California jury found Meta and YouTube each liable for harming the well-being of a young user who had sued the two companies. The plaintiff argued that the products had negatively impa...

26 Maalis 24min

Democrats Add Tax Cuts To Affordability Agenda

Democrats Add Tax Cuts To Affordability Agenda

Ahead of the midterms, several Democrats are trying to seize on the affordability messaging that has been connecting with voters across the country by talking about lowering taxes. New Jersey Senator ...

25 Maalis 22min

What Is ICE Really Doing In Airports?

What Is ICE Really Doing In Airports?

It’s been more than a month since the Department of Homeland Security shut down, and American airports are definitely feeling it. Now, President Donald Trump has sent ICE agents to at least 14 airport...

24 Maalis 23min

The Iran War Is Fueling Antisemitism

The Iran War Is Fueling Antisemitism

The MAGA Right is at war over the role that Israel has in American foreign policy and the war with Iran. If you listen to Tucker Carlson or former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent, you would think that...

23 Maalis 24min

The Uncertain Fate of America’s Dreamers

The Uncertain Fate of America’s Dreamers

The Trump Administration’s crackdown on undocumented and documented immigrants hasn’t stopped — even for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Since Trump returned to the Whit...

20 Maalis 26min

Can Trump's FCC Manufacture War Propaganda?

Can Trump's FCC Manufacture War Propaganda?

The Iran War is not very popular with Americans – and the Trump Administration seems to think it knows why: the media is being too mean about the President’s war of choice. On Saturday, FCC Chairman B...

19 Maalis 26min

MAGA Meltdown Over Trump’s War

MAGA Meltdown Over Trump’s War

Joe Kent – someone you’ve probably never heard of – made huge news on Tuesday. He was the director of the National Counterterrorism Center – until he posted a resignation letter on Twitter. In it, Ken...

18 Maalis 26min

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