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Joshua Landis/Bill Hing/Sylvia Allegretto

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07.17.25 - 5:00am

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Israel Bombs Damascus as the Syrian Government Slaughters the Druze Minority, Exposing the Different Interests of Israel and the U.S. When it Comes to the Jihadi in a Suit Leading the New Syria We begin with the bombing of Damascus by Israel as the Druze in the south are being slaughtered by the Syrian army … Continued


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Robert Hockett/David Halperin/Matthew Hongoltz-Hettling

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07.16.25 - 5:00am

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Trump Escalates His War Against the Fed and Its Chairman Jerome Powell We begin with Trump’s escalating war against the Fed and its Chairman Jerome Powell and look into how Trump wants to follow the disastrous path of dictators he admires, Hungary’s Orban and Turkey’s Erdogan, who took political control of their central banks causing … Continued


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Michael Kimmage/Casey Michel/Juan Cole

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Trump’s Tough Talk Threatening Russia With a 50 Day Deadline For a Ceasefire We begin with Trump’s Oval Office meeting today with the NATO head Mark Rutte and assess his announcement that he is “very, very unhappy” with Russia and plans to deliver “top-of-the-line” weapons to Ukraine, threatening 100% tariffs on Russia if no ceasefire … Continued


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Johnathan Buma/Kent Harrington/David Cortright

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07.11.25 - 5:00am

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Trump’s Deliberate Effort to Destroy the FBI is Going Great Guns with Patel and Bongino in Charge We begin with what appears to be a deliberate effort to destroy the FBI from within to satisfy Trump by stopping investigations into white collar crime and corruption as well as counterintelligence investigations into Russian subversion given Trump … Continued


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James Risen/Nina Burleigh/Stephen Semler

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07.10.25 - 5:00am

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The Meltdown In MAGAworld Over the So-called Epstein “Client List” We begin with the MAGA meltdown over the so-called Epstein “client list” that is roiling Trump’s influencers with Laura Loomer, who is close to Trump in a number of ways calling for AG Pam Bondi to resign for “lying to the American people.” Joining us … Continued


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Jeremi Suri/Tom Mockaitis/Dr. Annelle Sheline

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Intergenerational Greed and Inaction Led to Underinvestment in Flood Prevention in Kerr County, Texas We begin with a local reaction to the deadly floods that took the lives of over 100 mostly young girls and we explore how intergenerational greed and inaction in Kerr County, whose capital Kerrville has the second-highest concentration of millionaires per … Continued


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Jeff Masters/Olga Lautman/Sarang Shidore

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Extreme Weather and Its Connection to Climate Change as Trump and DOGE’s Cuts Impacted The National Weather Service’s Response to the Tragic Flash Floods in Texas We begin with the White House’s overheated pushback against questions of whether cuts to The National Weather Service by Trump and DOGE contributed to the tragic loss of life … Continued


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Edward McCaffery/Gregory Treverton/Raed Jarrar

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The Republican’s Cynical Ploy to Give Billionaires Tax Breaks Immediately While Delaying Cuts to Medicaid and Food Assistance Until After the Midterms We begin with Republican cynicism as they try to push through Trump’s megabill without even their own members having time to read it so they can give tax breaks to billionaires immediately but … Continued


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Paul Farhi/Patrick Sullivan/Oona Hathaway

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Another Big Media Company Caves to Trump’s Extortion We begin with another big media company caving in to Trump’s extortion with Paramount having settled Trump’s $20 billion nuisance lawsuit against CBS’s 60 Minutes for $16 million so that Shari Redstone’s $8 billion merger with Skydance Media can go through. Joining us to assess how Trump … Continued


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Will Bunch/James Thurber/Meghan Pazik

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We begin with the casual cruelty of Trump’s tour today of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention camp in the Florida everglades where he joked “we’re going to teach them how to run away from an alligator if they escape prison.” Joining us to discuss the enormous influx of money for ICE and DHS in … Continued


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