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Norm Ornstein on Trump, the Midterms, and the Critical Importance of Pursuing Accountability in a Democratic-Controlled Congress
CA AG Rob Bonta on Trump, the Midterms, and the Efforts to Protect Democracy Before, On, and After Election Day
Alex Gibney on his Terrific New Film MUSK
MI Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist on Protecting the Midterms and his Campaign for Secretary of State
Frank Rich on his Latest New York Magazine Essay "Trump's Shameless Collaborators"
Dana Bash on the Midterms and her Fascinating New Book "The Elections That Changed the World: Fifteen Pivotal Moments That Shaped How We Live"
Kerry Kennedy on her Terrific New Book About her Mother: "Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy"
James Henson on Texas Politics, the Midterms, and Whether the Lone Star State is Finally Turning Blue
George Conway on Trump, the Midterms, and Whether the 'Inflection Point' is Finally Here
Cait Conley on her NY-17 House Campaign Against Trumper Mike Lawler
Nikki Fried on Florida's Key Midterm Races and Democrats' Chances of Winning the House and Senate
Marc Levin on his Terrific New Documentary DAUGHTERS OF 9/11
Rick Wilson on Trump, the Midterms, and If a Blue Tidal Wave is Coming
S.E. Cupp on Trump, the MAGA Meltdown, the Midterms, the Media Ban, and More
Dr. Zaldy Tan on his New Book "What to Remember When You Are Forgetting: How to Live and Thrive with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, and Other Dementias"
Tara Setmayer Says "Please Dems Don't Blow It!": Trump, the Midterms, and the Fight to Save Democracy
EStephanie Grisham on Trump's Second-Term Behavior; the Midterms and Election Integrity; Natalie Harp; and More
EMark McKinnon on 9/11, 'Trump-a-palooza', Paxton v Talarico and Texas Politics, the Midterms, and More
Jessica Tarlov on her New Book, Role on The Five, and if Civil Discourse is Possible in Donald Trump's America
Michelle Kinney on the Drama, Chaos, and Danger of Trump 2.0 As We Head Towards the November Midterms
Michael Steele on Trump, DSA, Republican Incompetence, the Midterms, and More
Julie Roginsky on DSA, Michigan, Florida, the Midterms, and Natale Harp and the Divinity of Donald Trump
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar on the Trump/Republican Attempt to Steal the Midterms and the Fight to Stop Them
MI Attorney General Dana Nessel on Trump's Assault on Our Electoral System and the Battle to Protect the Midterms
Adrienne Elrod on the Democrats' Establishment vs Progressive/DSA Rift and It's Potential Impact on the Midterms
Lee Kirk on his New Green Day Film NIMRODS
Tom Nichols on Trump 2.0, the Iran War, the Midterms, Abdul El-Sayed and More
Amy Littlefield on her Book Killers of Roe: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights
Dr. Annie Andrews on her Campaign to Flip Lindsey Graham's South Carolina Senate Seat
Miles Taylor on Lindsey Graham, Trump, Iran, Israel and Netanyahu, Ukraine, the Midterms, and More
S.E. Cupp on Trump 2.0, Iran, Hegseth, MAGA, the Midterms and More
Joe Walsh on Trump, the Parties, MAGA, Midterms, Democracy and More
MI Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on her Campaign for Governor, Election Integrity, and the Upcoming Midterms
Dan Osborn on his Independent U.S. Senate Campaign in Nebraska. And Stick Around for the Trump, Sanders and Jimmy Stewart Impressions!
Cait Conley on her Campaign to Beat Mike Lawlor and Flip NY's 17th Congressional District
Brian Tyler Cohen on Trump, SCOTUS, the Midterms, Democracy, Platner, Mamdani, Iran, and his Terrific New Book The Day After
Emily Suttle-Braun on Dating Graham Platner and her Newsweek Op-ed About Believing his Accusers
Suzanne Vega on Life, "Luka", her Recently Released Film LOVER, BELOVED, and More
Rina Shah on Being a "RINO" and How America Can Ultimately Have a Functioning Two-Party Political System Again
Jyllian Gunther and Stephanie Schwam on Their Terrific New Documentary BANG MY BOX: THE ROBIN BYRD STORY
Robert Stone on his Terrific Documentary About the 1974 Patty Hearst Kidnapping and its Special Screening/Q&A July 1 in Rhinebeck, NY
Dr. Mary Anne Franks on Trump's Autocratic Overreach and the Complicit Supreme Court and Tech Broligarchy; Free Speech and Online Harassment; the Abuse of Power; and More
TN State Rep. Justin J. Pearson on Redistricting, Racism, Affordability and the Midterms, his Congressional Campaign, and More
Marisa Renee Lee on Life, Love, Loss, Grief, Hope, Healing and her New Book Waiting for Dawn: Living with Uncertainty
Jeffrey Toobin on Trump's Assault on Democracy, How SCOTUS has Empowered him, and Whether the Guardrails are Holding
Barb McQuade on her New Book The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government
Adam Mockler on How to Effectively Beat Back Republican BS...and So Much More!
Andrew McCabe on the Current State of the FBI under Kash Patel and the Impact on the Bureau's Credibility, Hiring and Firing, and Morale
Batya Ungar-Sargon on her New Book The Jews and the Left
Alisyn Camerota on Life, Loss, Grief and Reinvention
Keisha Lance Bottoms on her Campaign for Georgia Governor and her New Memoir, The Rough SIde of the Mountain
Danielle Crittenden on her Terrific New Book Dispatches from Grief: A Mother’s Journey Through the Unthinkable
MI State Sen. Mallory McMorrow on her U.S. Senate Campaign
Asha Rangappa on the Iran War, Trump's Autocratic Overreach and DOJ/FBI Weaponization, the Administration's Incompetence, and How Democrats Need to Fight Back and Win in November
Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Trump, Orban, Xi/China and Whether She's Still Optimistic About American Democracy
Kristy Greenberg on Trump's $1.776 Slush-Fund and IRS Immunity Deal, Blanche, Bondi, Comey, Epstein...and the KNICKS!
Jonathan Jordan on his Terrific New Book IKE AND WINSTON: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship
Andrew Weissmann on his New Book Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America
Nate Soares Explains How and Why AI May Ultimately Kill Us All
Jonathan Vigliotti on his New Book Torched: How a City Was Left to Burn, and the Olympic Rush to Rebuild L.A.
Elie Honig on Epstein/Lutnick/Bondi; Patel; Comey; SCOTUS/Virginia; Kimmel, Disney/ABC and the FCC; and Birthright Citizenship
Rep. Pat Ryan on the Iran War, Hegseth's Incompetence, the Economy, the Midterms and More
Tara Setmayer on Trump, the Republican Assault on Voting Rights, the Midterms and More
EPISODE 500! Rep. James Walkinshaw on Epstein, Bondi, Iran, Hegseth, the Economy, Redistricting, and the Midterms
Olivia Troye on her VA-7 Congressional Campaign and the Midterms, Trump, Iran, Hegseth, DHS, Gabbard, Miller and More
Mimi Rocah on the Comey Indictment
Jackie Corin on March For Our Lives' Efforts to Fight Gun Violence and Achieve Gun Reform Legislation
Isabel Vincent on her Bombshell New Biography RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise
Josh Turek on his Incredibly Inspiring Journey and Iowa U.S. Senate Campaign
Jonathan Greenblatt on the Alarming Rise of Antisemitism and Hate Crimes; Israel, Gaza and Lebanon; Trump and Iran; Mamdani; and More
Adrian Fontes on Defending and Protecting the Election Process as We Head Towards the Midterms
Rick Wilson on the Iran War, Epstein, MAGA, the Midterms, and Trump v Pope
EAndrew Goldberg on his New Documentary WHITE WITH FEAR
Cait Conley on her NY District 17 House Campaign, Trump, Hegseth and the Illegal Iran War
Shawn Harris on his Georgia 14 Campaign to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
EElie Honig on the Legality of the Iran War, SCOTUS and Birthright Citizenship, Bondi's Epstein Subpoena, Trump's Pursuit of Tish James, and the META Rulings
S.E. Cupp on the Iran War, MAGA, the Midterms, and the General Chaos, Dysfunction and Danger of Trump 2.0
Survivor Jess Michaels on the Latest Epstein Developments
Bill Kristol on Trump's Iran "Excursion" (War), How and When it Might End, What Comes Next, and More.
Alexis Coe on Trump's First 14 Months, his Continued Autocratic Overreach, the Midterms and More
Graham Nash on Crosby, Stills & Nash; Neil Young and CSNY; Joni Mitchell; Woodstock; the 60's and 70's; and More
(repeat) Tom Nichols on the Iran War
Vicky Ward on the Latest Epstein Developments
Tom Nichols on the Iran War
Alex Vindman on Trump's Illegal Iran War and his Very Promising Florida U.S. Senate Campaign
Kara Swisher on Nvidia Earnings, the Paramount/Netflix Battle for Warner, Hegseth's Anthropic Threats, CBS News and 60 Minutes Debacle, and the Latest Epstein Bombshell
Joe Walsh on Trump, the State of the Union, the Midterms, and the BOMBSHELL News in the Epstein Cover-Up
ERicki Lake on Love, Life, Loss and Longevity in her Nearly 40-Year Illustrious Career
Andy's Vacation Rant on SCOTUS and Tariffs, GDP, and the latest Epstein News
It's Vacation Week! So a Replay of Our Awesome Mary Trump Episode
Mimi Rocah on the Bondi Testimony and the Corruption at DOJ
Gretchen Carlson on the Latest Epstein Developments
Tim Heaphy and David Harbach on Their New Law Firm, Trump, Bondi, DOJ, SCOTUS, Epstein, the Midterms and More
Dr Zeke Emanuel on his Terrific New Book "Eat Your Ice Cream" About Achieving Happiness and Longevity
Dave Aronberg on Trump, Bondi, and DOJ Weaponization; Lemon Arrest; Epstein Cover-Up; and More
Mary Trump on Donald's Rapidly Declining Mental and Physical Health
Anthony Scaramucci on the Domestic and Global Impact of Trump's Chaos and Corruption
ESpecial Episode: My 7-Minute WTF Rant on the New Alex Pretti Video and the Georgia FBI Raid
EMichelle Goldberg on Trump, Noem, Homan, Bovino and the Minneapolis Madness; the Crockett v Talarico Texas Showdown; and Why Repubs Are So Terrified of 'Wine Moms'
Frank Bruni on Minneapolis, the Melania Doc, Trump's Nasty Middle Finger and Twisted Psyche, and What Chicanery he May Attempt Between Now and the Midterms