Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Trump's Shocking Cuts to Air Safety and Nuke Inspection
18 Feb 2025
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Donald Trump fires thousands of government workers, including people who make sure America's skies a...
Is Elon a Drag on Trump?
14 Feb 2025
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Elon Musk holds a rambling Oval Office press conference and admits that he and DOGE will make mistak...
Will Trump Defy the Courts?
11 Feb 2025
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Federal judges are starting to do something most elected Republicans won't: say no to Donald Trump a...
How the Right Took Over the Media
09 Feb 2025
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Ben Smith, former media columnist at the New York Times and now the editor-in-chief of Semafor, join...
Trump's War on the U.S. Government
07 Feb 2025
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk continue their all-out assault on the federal government, shuttering USAI...
Elon Musk's Nerd Coup
04 Feb 2025
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With Donald Trump's blessing, Elon Musk and a small crew of inexperienced software engineers take ne...
Trump Heals Grieving Nation
31 Jan 2025
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Finally, a president willing to blame a devastating air crash on diversity hiring and two of his pre...
Has Anyone Seen the Democrats?
28 Jan 2025
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Apparently, there's an opposition party in this country—but they've been awfully quiet lately. Mea...
Rachel Maddow on Surviving Trump 2.0
26 Jan 2025
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MSNBC's Rachel Maddow joins Jon to talk about Trump's breathtaking first week in office, how she dec...
Trump's Indefensible Pardons
24 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump makes good on his promise to free the January 6 rioters—including those convicted of ...
Well ... he's back.
21 Jan 2025
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And so it begins—again. In front of an audience of adoring billionaires, Donald Trump takes the oa...
Biden’s Final Warning
17 Jan 2025
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Biden bids the nation farewell from the Oval Office, delivering a stark warning about the rise of an...
Will the GOP Hold Disaster Relief Hostage?
14 Jan 2025
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Devastating wildfires in Los Angeles prompt a round of angry finger-pointing and disaster politics f...
Breaking: Gavin Newsom On the LA Fires
11 Jan 2025
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Governor Gavin Newsom sits down with Jon Favreau to talk about California’s response to the devast...
As LA Burns, Trump Plays Politics
10 Jan 2025
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Trump and the GOP skip the usual “thoughts and prayers” for victims of the devastating LA fires,...
Kamala Didn't Have the Courage!
07 Jan 2025
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Kamala Harris fulfills her oath of office, certifying the election results on the four-year annivers...
Introducing: Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams
01 Jan 2025
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In this episode of Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams, Stacey speaks to Dr. Céline Gounder, an in...
What Really Happens During a Presidential Transition
24 Dec 2024
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In this free preview of Crooked's Friends of the Pod subscription show "Inside 2024," (subscribe her...
The Pundies: Worst Takes of 2024
20 Dec 2024
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The world's richest man trolls Republicans into a potential government shutdown right before the hol...
AOC Loses to the Gerontocracy
18 Dec 2024
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House Democrats choose not to elevate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, arguably the party's most compelling...
Is Biden Quiet Quitting?
17 Dec 2024
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Joe Biden cedes the spotlight to Donald Trump, who's rolling like he's already taken office: meeting...
Billionaires' Bet on Trump Pays Off
13 Dec 2024
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America's corporate titans seem pretty happy about Donald Trump's election—even pitching in to his...
Is Winning an Election a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card?
11 Dec 2024
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Donald Trump's once-daunting legal challenges continue to melt away, as Special Counsel Jack Smith p...
Pardons, Prosecutions, and Perfume: Trump Unveils 100 Day Agenda
10 Dec 2024
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Donald Trump sits down for his first big interview since winning the election and unveils his plans ...
Can Biden Stop Trump’s Revenge Tour?
06 Dec 2024
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The White House considers preemptive pardons for the people Donald Trump and his allies have promise...
Covering Trump 2.0
04 Dec 2024
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Tommy is joined by Eugene Daniels, Politico White House Correspondent, coauthor of the Playbook news...
The Old Man and the Clemency
03 Dec 2024
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President Biden pardons his son Hunter—a move he'd once promised not to make—and the backlash is...
Thanksgiving Mailbag: Trans Rights, Progressive Media, and Skinny Jeans
29 Nov 2024
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It’s our annual Thanksgiving Mailbag episode! Jon, Lovett, and Tommy dive into some of your smarte...
“Get These Incels to Work” (feat. Hasan Piker)
28 Nov 2024
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Lovett sits down with Hasan Piker, the massively popular progressive streamer, to talk through (and ...
Exclusive: The Harris Campaign On What Went Wrong
26 Nov 2024
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In this candid interview, the leaders of the Harris-Walz Campaign speak for the first time about the...
Gaetz Goes Down
22 Nov 2024
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Matt Gaetz is out as Trump's attorney general pick after the mounting questions about past interacti...
Matt Gaetz: Venmo Money, Venmo Problems
20 Nov 2024
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The problems dogging attorney general pick Matt Gaetz don't seem to be going away, as new leaks expo...
Joe and Mika Do the Trump Dance
19 Nov 2024
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Donald Trump completes his journey from outcast to cool kid, showing off his MAGA clique at a glitzy...
Trump's YOLO Cabinet
15 Nov 2024
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Donald Trump goes all in on naming his biggest political boosters to Cabinet posts, whether they're ...
Ezra Klein on Where Democrats Go From Here
13 Nov 2024
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Jon and New York Times columnist Ezra Klein, host of The Ezra Klein Show, talk through what we know ...
First Look At Trump's Second Term
12 Nov 2024
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Trump begins staffing top roles in his second administration with loyalists and sycophants—and dem...
How Trump Built His Coalition
10 Nov 2024
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The best way to understand what happened on Tuesday is to listen to what the actual voters have been...
Let the Blame Game Commence!
08 Nov 2024
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As Kamala Harris officially concedes after a terrible election, Democrats begin searching for lesson...
Making Sense of Trump's Win
06 Nov 2024
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After a night of resounding losses and a nationwide lurch to the right, Jon, Lovett, Tommy, and Dan ...
A Strong Close—And an Iowa Poll Shocker
04 Nov 2024
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After a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, Kamala Harris closes on optimism, unity, and l...
Election Night Cheat Sheet (feat. Steve Kornacki)
03 Nov 2024
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With just two days to go, Dan sits down with Election Night guru and NBC News National Political Cor...
Trump's Halloween Costume
01 Nov 2024
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Donald Trump dresses up like a sanitation worker as a message stunt and says he'll "protect" women "...
Kamala’s Closing Argument (feat. AOC)
30 Oct 2024
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Kamala Harris delivers a rousing closing speech, promising to be a president for all Americans and s...
Rage at Madison Square Garden
29 Oct 2024
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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris offer two very different closing messages as we enter the last week b...
Harris Pollster: Trump Has No Momentum
27 Oct 2024
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Kamala Harris’s lead pollster, David Binder, sits down with Dan Pfeiffer to explain how the the ca...
Trump's Spank America Tour
25 Oct 2024
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Donald Trump tries to win over the last few undecided voters by calling immigrants "garbage" and cam...
John Kelly's Trump Bombshell
23 Oct 2024
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Donald Trump's former chief of staff, John Kelly, goes on the record about Trump praising Hitler, me...
Trump Closes With Small Fries and Big D*cks
22 Oct 2024
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Running on fumes with just two weeks to go, Trump raves about Arnold Palmer's genitalia and works th...
Can Dems Sweep the 2024 Elections?
20 Oct 2024
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Dan is joined by Amy Walter, Editor-in-Chief of the Cook Political Report, to break down Democrats' ...
Trump Calls January 6th a "Day of Love"
18 Oct 2024
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Donald Trump gives a stunning answer to a Republican voter upset about Trump's behavior on January 6...
Trump's Bizarre Town Hall DJ Set
16 Oct 2024
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Donald Trump spends 40 minutes at a Pennsylvania Q&A queueing up his favorite tunes, baffling the cr...
Trump's Top General Uses the F-Word
15 Oct 2024
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"Fascist to the core." That's how Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs under Donald Trump,...
Why You Shouldn't Panic About the Polls
13 Oct 2024
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David Plouffe, Senior Advisor to the Harris-Walz campaign and campaign manager for Barack Obama in 2...
Let the Bedwetting Begin
11 Oct 2024
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With 25 days left until Election Day, the quadrennial October Freakout is upon us! Jon and Dan break...
Why Is Trump Scared of the Media?
09 Oct 2024
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Donald Trump cancels on 60 Minutes as Kamala Harris and Tim Walz face tough questions and then kick ...
Billionaire Personality Disorder
07 Oct 2024
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Live from Philly, Jon, Lovett, Tommy, Dan, and MSNBC's Symone Sanders Townsend discuss Trump's rally...
Trump’s Hurricane of Lies
06 Oct 2024
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Live from Ann Arbor, Jon, Lovett, Tommy, and Dan are joined by special guest host Leah Litman, co-ho...
Kamala Harris & Liz Cheney Take on Donald Trump
04 Oct 2024
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October is here... and so are the surprises. Special Counsel Jack Smith brings Trump’s 2020 electi...
Hot Takes on a Low Key Debate
02 Oct 2024
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Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy break down Tim Walz's great arguments about democracy and reproductive r...
Can Tim Walz Out-Debate JD Vance?
01 Oct 2024
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Tim Walz and JD Vance prepare for the last big moment of the campaign: Tuesday's vice presidential d...
Kamala Pitches Populism, Trump Hawks Watches
27 Sep 2024
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Harris gives another big economic speech and sits for an interview about protecting consumers and gr...
Is Trump God's Gift to Women?
25 Sep 2024
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Lovett and guest host Errin Haines break down Kamala Harris's efforts to close the gap with Donald T...
Is Trump Winning the Sun Belt?
24 Sep 2024
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Six weeks out from Election Day, new polls show Harris leading nationally, but Trump still ahead in ...
Kamala Up, Lovett Down
20 Sep 2024
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Another day, another round of maddening polls showing the race locked in place—with Harris ever-so...
Harris Denounces Trump's Pet-Eating Conspiracy
18 Sep 2024
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Kamala Harris drives a contrast message with an appearance at the National Association of Black Jour...
Trump Blames Harris for Assassination Attempt
17 Sep 2024
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Donald Trump wastes no time blaming Kamala Harris and Joe Biden for the latest attempt on his life. ...
Trump Is Too Afraid to Debate Harris Again
13 Sep 2024
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Two days after getting trounced in the debate, Trump turns to a familiar playbook: claim a win, tras...
Kamala Dominates Trump at the Debate
11 Sep 2024
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In what may be the last huge moment of the campaign, Kamala Harris pulls off an overwhelming win: dr...
All Tied up Before the Debate
10 Sep 2024
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Debate day has arrived, and new polls show that the race couldn't be closer. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy ...
Trump's Happy-Go-Lucky Debate Strategy
08 Sep 2024
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Kamala Harris prepares for Tuesday's debate while Donald Trump has "policy time" and complains about...
Kamala Harris: Still the Underdog
06 Sep 2024
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As the final campaign sprint begins, both candidates roll out plans on the issue that matters most t...
Doug Emhoff Is Ready to Win (Fantasy Football)
05 Sep 2024
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Doug Emhoff stops by the Crooked studio! The Second Gentleman talks with Jon, Lovett, and Tommy abou...
Pollercoaster: State of the Race with Dan Pfeiffer (Subscription Preview)
03 Sep 2024
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Lean into the long Labor Day weekend with a special 'Best Of' preview episode of Crooked’s subscri...
Harris and Walz Meet the Press
30 Aug 2024
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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz sit down with CNN's Dana Bash for their much-hyped first big interview—...
Harris Hits the Airwaves
28 Aug 2024
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Lovett and guest host Symone Sanders Townsend of MSNBC discuss the Harris-Walz campaign's latest mov...
Kamala Harris's Path to 270
27 Aug 2024
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Trump threatens to bail on the September debate, his campaign signals yet another attempt to keep th...
Kamala Crushes It
23 Aug 2024
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In the biggest speech of her life, Kamala Harris gives a dazzling address making the case for hersel...
To the Winfrey, to the Walz (feat. Gretchen Whitmer)
22 Aug 2024
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Tim Walz gives a model acceptance speech in front of thousands of roaring delegates, his beaming fam...
Obama Night at the DNC (feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
21 Aug 2024
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Barack and Michelle Obama and Doug Emhoff make the argument for Kamala Harris with a trio of pitch-p...
The Late Show with Joe Biden
20 Aug 2024
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Joe Biden takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention—after an interminable pre-program ...
How Kamala Beats Trump (Final Ep.)
18 Aug 2024
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On the final episode of this season of The Wilderness, Jon is joined by UCLA political scientist Lyn...
Republicans Beg Trump to Be New Person
16 Aug 2024
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More and more Republicans are asking Donald Trump if it might be possible for him to stop the person...
The "Let Trump Be Trump" Strategy
14 Aug 2024
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Jon and guest host David Axelrod discuss Donald Trump's struggles to define Kamala Harris, his rambl...
Trump Rages, Harris Rises
13 Aug 2024
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Kamala Harris pulls ahead in three key swing states as Donald Trump continues to flail and fume to d...
Kamala Harris’s Winning Message (Ep. 7)
11 Aug 2024
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Jon is joined Democratic message guru Anat Shenker-Osorio and longtime political strategist Michael ...
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Meltdown
09 Aug 2024
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Trump throws a temper tantrum at Mar-a-Lago, boasting he draws bigger crowds than Dr. Martin Luther ...
Tim Walz Keeps the Good Vibes Going
07 Aug 2024
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VP Kamala Harris hits the road with her new running mate, Tim Walz, who lands his first official cou...
VP Picks Her VP
06 Aug 2024
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We're just hours away from the announcement of VP Harris's running mate—and she's reportedly narro...
Trump Revives Birtherism
02 Aug 2024
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Donald Trump doubles down on the racism and birtherism he unleashed onstage at the NABJ convention—...
Trump's Worst Interview Ever? (feat. Stacey Abrams)
31 Jul 2024
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Donald Trump suggests that Kamala Harris isn't actually Black, claims that nobody died on January 6,...
Harris Surges, Vance Sinks (feat. Gov. Tim Walz)
30 Jul 2024
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Donald Trump and friends try out new lines of attack on Kamala Harris as they struggle to confront h...
What Undecided Voters Think of Kamala Harris (Ep. 6)
28 Jul 2024
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Jon is joined by longtime pollster Sarah Longwell to discuss how swing voters are reacting to Kamala...
The Race to Define Kamala Harris
26 Jul 2024
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Election Day is just over 100 days away, and the Trump team is scrambling to define Kamala Harris be...
Kamala Harris Starts Hot (feat. Pete Buttigieg)
25 Jul 2024
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And she's off! Kamala Harris has clinched the majority of delegates, she's breaking fundraising reco...
Biden Passes the Torch to Kamala
22 Jul 2024
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In a historic moment in what was already a norm-shattering campaign, Joe Biden withdraws from the pr...
Bidin' His Time
20 Jul 2024
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Is Biden inching toward dropping out, or is he committed to staying put? If he did make a move, when...
Trump Is So Beatable
19 Jul 2024
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Donald Trump returns to form in a rambling, divisive, and endless acceptance speech certain to remin...
Vance Vance Revolution
18 Jul 2024
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JD Vance makes his debut as Donald Trump's running mate and doesn't exactly hit a home run. Joe Bide...
Fear and Unity in Milwaukee
17 Jul 2024
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Donald Trump's former rivals compete to see who can praise him the hardest and who can spread the mo...
Trump's Shooting Upends 2024
16 Jul 2024
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After surviving a horrifying assassination attempt, Donald Trump announces J.D. Vance as his VP pick...