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Trump’s Foreign Policy: Felons First
The pattern is clear—he’s using American power not to help Americans but to shield foreign authoritarians from justice.
1 hr ago • 
Will Saletan
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Trump’s Foreign Policy: Felons First
A (Surprisingly) Revealing Conversation With DNC Chair Ken Martin
He knows his job is thankless. In fact, he compares it to being pissed on by a bunch of dogs. But he has a real plan.
8 hrs ago • 
Lauren Egan
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A (Surprisingly) Revealing Conversation With DNC Chair Ken Martin
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Rural Hospitals Are the First to Go
John Avlon and Jonathan Cohn, author of The Breakdown newsletter, dive into the GOP’s renewed push to slash Medicare, exposing the real-world…
22 hrs ago • 
John Avlon
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Jonathan Cohn
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Rural Hospitals Are the First to Go
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Dems Must Really Fix Medicaid, Not Just Undo Trump’s Damage to It
What You Missed This Week From The Bulwark
Jul 12 • 
Jim Swift
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Dems Must Really Fix Medicaid, Not Just Undo Trump’s Damage to It
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Former Trump Voters on the "Epstein Files" (with Will Sommer)
The Focus Group Podcast is still on hiatus, but the Trump administration's walkback of the promised "Epstein Files" this week got us curious about how…
Jul 12 • 
Sarah Longwell
 and 
Will Sommer
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Former Trump Voters on the "Epstein Files" (with Will Sommer)
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How to Decide If You Want to Watch ‘Superman’
Plus: a key lesson in cinematic art, assigned!
Jul 11 • 
Sonny Bunch
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How to Decide If You Want to Watch ‘Superman’
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Buyer's Remorse?
People don't like the mass deportations they voted for.
Jul 11 • 
Jonathan V. Last
 and 
Sarah Longwell
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Buyer's Remorse?
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Elon Musk and the Mystery of the Nazi AI
You'll never guess why Grok loves Hitler.
Jul 11 • 
Jonathan V. Last
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Elon Musk and the Mystery of the Nazi AI
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Why Were Trump’s Agents Casing a Puerto Rican Museum in Chicago?
Plus: The lessons of L.A. Taco.
Jul 11 • 
Adrian Carrasquillo
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Why Were Trump’s Agents Casing a Puerto Rican Museum in Chicago?
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‘Sovereign’ Tackles a Political Cult with Compassion
Christian Swegal on the horrifying true story his film shines a light on.
Jul 11 • 
Sonny Bunch
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Trump vs. Truth, Justice, and the American Way
Plus: A case that could split the Supreme Court conservatives.
Jul 11 • 
William Kristol
, 
Jim Swift
, and 
Benjamin Parker
446

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Trump vs. Truth, Justice, and the American Way
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Why Ad-Based Media Is In Trouble
On this week’s special bonus episode, the gang discussed why the ad-based media ecosystem is in collapse and how this relates to problems seen by movies…
Jul 11 • 
Sonny Bunch
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Case Closed on Epstein? Not So Fast
Take a closer look at what the Justice Department memo says—and doesn’t say—about the sexual predator’s “client list.”
Jul 10 • 
Philip Rotner
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Case Closed on Epstein? Not So Fast
Will Elon's America Party Bomb Like Other Third Parties?
John Avlon joined Rick Wilson for a Substack Live on Rick Wilson’s Against All Enemies.
Jul 10 • 
John Avlon
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Will Elon's America Party Bomb Like Other Third Parties?
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Lawmakers Shocked to Discover What’s in Trump Tax Bill They Passed
Republicans were caught off guard by the budget they rushed to Trump’s desk.
Jul 10 • 
Joe Perticone
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Lawmakers Shocked to Discover What’s in Trump Tax Bill They Passed
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The ‘Parasites’ and the ‘Good Immigrants’
Meet more of the worst people in the world.
Jul 10 • 
Jonathan V. Last
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The ‘Parasites’ and the ‘Good Immigrants’
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Is Trump Losing Control of the Pentagon?
Eric and Eliot cover the latest Pentagon dysfunction, with military aid to Ukraine stalled and mixed signals on Trump’s defense policy.
Jul 10 • 
The Bulwark
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Is Trump Losing Control of the Pentagon?
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A(nother) Major Blow to Conservative Media
Plus: A missing-flag mystery at RFK Jr.’s Health and Human Services Department.
Jul 10 • 
Will Sommer
560

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A(nother) Major Blow to Conservative Media
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A Religious Rebellion Against Mass Deportation
American Christians are showing increasing discomfort with Trump’s signature policy.
Jul 10 • 
William Kristol
, 
Sam Stein
, 
Jim Swift
, and 
Benjamin Parker
608

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A Religious Rebellion Against Mass Deportation
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What’s Left of William F. Buckley Jr.
The conservative movement he built is now besotted with the kinds of characters and urges he repudiated.
Jul 10 • 
Brian Stewart
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What’s Left of William F. Buckley Jr.
Why Trump’s Bill Might Not Be the Elixir Dems Imagined
Democrats’ initial optimism is fading as the bill’s political reality sets in.
Jul 9 • 
Lauren Egan
317

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Why Trump’s Bill Might Not Be the Elixir Dems Imagined
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Elon’s Bot Goes Full Bigot! Trump’s Tariff Tantrum! Epstein Files “Vanish”
Trump fumbles through a chaotic cabinet meeting, announcing new tariffs and cluelessness to the Ukraine weapons pause.
Jul 9 • 
Jonathan V. Last
, 
Sarah Longwell
, and 
Sam Stein
2,137

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Elon’s Bot Goes Full Bigot! Trump’s Tariff Tantrum! Epstein Files “Vanish”
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1:05:13
The Case for Epstein Trutherism
Maybe there really is a conspiracy and the Trump administration is covering it up.
Jul 9 • 
Jonathan V. Last
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The Case for Epstein Trutherism
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The Chicago Churches on the Frontline of Trump’s Deportation Wars
How faith leaders are helping a community under siege.
Jul 9 • 
Adrian Carrasquillo
342

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The Chicago Churches on the Frontline of Trump’s Deportation Wars
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