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Jonathan Chait: The World's Worst People
No matter how often Trump tries to change the subject, he keeps getting caught in his own attempted diversions.
 • Tim Miller
58:50
The No New Wars President Is Beating the War Drums
Will Congress do anything about the impending bombing of Iran?
 • Joe Perticone
Behind the MAHA Veil
It's not about transparency or choice. It's not even about "natural health." It's about making everyone else take their quack cures.
 • Jonathan V. Last
AI Death Machines. No Human Oversight. What Could Go Wrong?
Pete Hegseth is trying to bully Anthropic out of objecting to “lethal autonomous weapons systems” and mass surveillance.
 • Andrew Egger, Cathy Young, and Jim Swift
Congress Should Be Embarrassed
Which is worse: being lied to or being ignored?
 • Mona Charen
The Trump ‘Affordability’ Pivot That Never Came
In his record-breakingly-long SOTU, the president spent more time talking about Venezuela than prices.
 • Catherine Rampell
Susan Glasser: Trump’s Industrial-Scale Lies
For just under two hours, Trump in his State of the Union address lied about the state of the economy, the cost of living, his tariffs, and even his…
 • Tim Miller
1:00:17
Borrowed Valor at the State of the Union
Military ceremony is no substitute for strategic leadership.
 • Mark Hertling
What the F Was That?!
A Very Special SOTU.
 • Jonathan V. Last
Pay Attention to What Trump Didn’t Say
Hint: All the stuff that makes America great.
 • William Kristol, Andrew Egger, Rachel Janfaza, and Jim Swift
Trump’s Face on DOJ Is a Big Deal—Here’s Why (w/ Elliot Williams)
Sarah Longwell is joined by CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams to break down Trump’s latest legal battles—from the Supreme Court limiting his tariff plan…
 • Sarah Longwell
47:59
They’re Hiding the Epstein Files to Protect Trump
Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and JVL run through a packed episode: explosive new questions about the Epstein files and whether Trump’s DOJ is shielding…
 • Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and Jonathan V. Last
58:46
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