Mike Murphy: Trump's Kryptonite
The one thing Mr. Authenticity was supposed to be was the anti-politician: the guy who would supposedly go after the establishment, clean up Washington, and make a booming economy. Now, Trump's acting...
24 Jul 202553min
Neera Tanden: Aiding and Abetting Trump
Mike Johnson is racing to shut the business of the House down to avoid a vote on releasing the Epstein files. Trump's own criminal lawyer, who's moonlighting as deputy attorney general, will be mindin...
23 Jul 202554min
Chris Murphy: Time to Break Norms(?)
Republicans are nullifying bipartisan budget deals and planning a mid-decade redistricting to try to hold the House after the midterms. Trump is methodically working to crush dissent in the media, chi...
22 Jul 202546min
Bill Kristol: It's the Crimes and the Cover-Up
Our government disappeared hundreds of Venezuelans to a hellish Salvadoran prison for 125 days. When Trump's and Stephen Miller's whole CECOT plan even became too much for the dictator who runs El Sal...
21 Jul 202549min
David Wallace-Wells: The U.S. Is Handing the Baton to China
While the Trump administration is doubling down on fossil fuels, China is annihilating us in the clean energy space. Right now, 75% of all renewable projects anywhere in the world are being built by a...
17 Jul 20251h 8min
Ben Wittes and Michael Feinberg: Breakdown at the FBI
In addition to eviscerating the top leadership at the Bureau, Kash Patel has assigned whole squads of agents to immigration enforcement. Seasoned FBI veterans who used to focus on national security or...
16 Jul 20251h 5min
Brian Beutler: Time to Pop Off, Dems
The majority of elected Democrats would prefer to talk only about policy, but that's not enough for today's freewheeling new media environment. It's way past time for Dems to figure out how to shoot t...
15 Jul 20251h 1min
