The National Conversation (feat. Monica Hopkins)

Thursday, September 18th, 2025

Today, alleged text messages in court documents between Charlie Kirk’s shooter and his roommate face public scrutiny; Disney pulls Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely for his remarks about Charlie Kirk; Kash Patel and the fired head of the CDC testify in separate hearing before congressional committees; the Trump administration has been pressuring prosecutors to indict Tish James for mortgage fraud but there’s no evidence; an immigration judge has ordered the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil; Republicans have blocked Jamie Raskin’s bid to subpoena banks for Epstein records; the Republican ex candidate who fired shots at the homes of Democrats in New Mexico has been sentenced to 80 years in prison; a San Diego Navy doctor was fired after a right wing activist found pronouns in her LinkedIn profile; Minneapolis police said more than a dozen people were injured in homeless encampment shootings; Democrat Xp Lee has won the special election to fill Melissa Hortman’s seat in Minnesota; four people were arrested after images of Donald Trump alongside Jeffrey Epstein were projected on Windsor Castle on Tuesday; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Monica Hopkins ​​director of the ACLU of DC
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Stories
Trump officials pressuring federal prosecutors to bring criminal charges against NY AG Letitia James: Sources | ABC News

Judiciary panel rejects Democrats' bid to subpoena banks in Epstein case - Live Updates | POLITICO

Minneapolis police say more than a dozen hurt in homeless encampment shootings | The Guardian

Kash Patel doubles down on his handling of the Epstein files in heated Hill testimony | POLITICO

Immigration judge orders Mahmoud Khalil deported to Syria or Algeria | POLITICO

San Diego Navy doctor fired after right-wing activists find pronouns on social media | KPBS San Diego

Solomon Peña, Republican Ex-Candidate, Sentenced in Politically Motivated Shooting Plot | The New York Times

Led By Donkeys attacks ‘Orwellian’ arrests after Trump Windsor projections | UK news | The Guardian

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