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Michael Steele: A Petty, Punk-Ass President
Watch now | In the wake of the massive winter storm, the power is still out in some places, trees are down, and the death toll continues to rise.
 • Tim Miller
50:39
All the President’s Bozos
Bari Weiss, the Washington Post, the Melania movie, and Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit.
 • Jonathan V. Last
Why a Scared 5-Year-Old Boy Shook Our National Conscience
What the image of Liam Ramos, grabbed in Minnesota and thrown in detention in Texas, means for our democracy.
 • Adrian Carrasquillo
Defang ICE → Save the Midterms
The fight over ICE isn’t just about civil rights. It’s about free and fair elections, too.
 • William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim Swift
The Last Action Director
Ric Roman Waugh, director of 'Shelter,' 'Greenland,' and 'Shot Caller."
 • Sonny Bunch
31:06
How Trump and SCOTUS Have Frustrated Federal Courts
Between the administration’s lawlessness and the high court’s radicalism, lower court judges are hung out to dry.
 • Kim Wehle
When It Comes to Killing Protesters, Trump Sounds Like Iran
From Minneapolis to Mashhad, similar rhetoric justifying lethal government violence.
 • Will Saletan
‘Send Help’ Review
Sam Raimi returns with a nasty little comic-thriller.
 • Sonny Bunch
A Different Kind of Trump
Caring for a son with severe disabilities has given Fred Trump III a clear-eyed view of the politics of health care.
 • Jill Lawrence
Is a Blue Wave Coming in November? (w/ Dave Wasserman)
Dave Wasserman discusses what’s changed and what hasn’t since 2018, including electoral map, redistricting, public discontent, and likely turnout.
 • Mona Charen and Dave Wasserman
55:42
Trump Is Making America Stupider
How MAGA is purging scientists and other skilled workers from both the private and public sectors.
 • Catherine Rampell
Ta-Nehisi Coates: This Is Armed Identity Politics
Watch now | Trump has decidedly built a white supremacist army within the government.
 • Tim Miller
54:37
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