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A Former Press Secretary to Kamala Harris on Who Could Best Beat Trump, as Divisions Among Democrats Intensify, While Republicans Can’t Get Enough of Their Candidate’s Depravity and Dementia We begin ahead of this evening’s critical press conference, which President Biden is holding at the end of the NATO summit, as calls for him to … Continued


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Insight Into Biden’s Inner Circle Resisting Growing Calls For Him to Step Down We begin with the gathering storm of calls from Democratic lawmakers and donors for Biden to step down — and get some insight into Biden’s inner circle, who are resisting these calls. We speak with the author of a book on the … Continued


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As Biden and the Democrats Circle the Wagons, Concerns Persist in the Rest of the Country, Meanwhile Trump Gets a Free Pass in the Media We begin with Democratic lawmakers and officials heeding the call from the White House to circle the wagons in support of Joe Biden; meanwhile the rest of the country appears … Continued


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Biden’s Defiance As We Learn a Parkinson’s Expert Visited the White House 8 Times in 8 Months We begin with Biden’s defiance in the face of increasing calls for him to step down and as we learn that a Parkinson’s expert visited the White House eight times in eight months, the last time on March … Continued


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A View From Abroad as Biden Stands Between the Survival of Global Democracy and the Rule of Law and Dictatorship We begin on the fourth of July and go to London to speak with Sarah Churchwell, a Professor of American literature and ­humanities at the School of Advanced Study of the University of London. She is … Continued


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A Historical Assessment of How the Major Political Parties Have Become Hollow Shells We begin with an historical assessment of how the major political parties have become hollow shells locked in a polarized struggle for power, with personalities dominating our politics rather than parties and platforms. With increasing talk of the Democrats having an open … Continued


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The Supreme Court Has Handed the Criminal Trump a Loaded Gun, Might Biden Also Use it? We begin with the loaded gun the Supreme Court handed to a convicted criminal who is ahead in the polls and might be elected the next president, having vowed to be a dictator and to exact retribution. This means … Continued


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In the Service of a President Convicted of Crimes, the Supreme Court Allows Presidents to Commit Crimes We begin with the Supreme Court’s final ruling on Monday, a 6-to-3 ruling granting “absolute immunity” to Donald Trump from prosecution for “official acts,” after giving him months of delay by taking up the case in the first … Continued


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Why Do More Americans in Swing States Think Trump is Better For Democracy? The Answer Might be the Local Influence of Sinclair Broadcast Group We begin with a Washington Post poll that finds more Americans in key swing states think Trump is better for democracy than Biden and try to explain this Orwellian disconnect by … Continued


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Why Do More Americans in Swing States Think Trump is Better For Democracy? The Answer Might be the Local Influence of Sinclair Broadcast Group We begin with a Washington Post poll that finds more Americans in key swing states think Trump is better for democracy than Biden and try to explain this Orwellian disconnect by … Continued


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