On this episode of The Enemies List, best-selling author and former GOP strategist, Stuart Stevens, joins Rick to expose the sham that is the Republican Party. For decades Stuart was behind the curtain helping elect governors, members of the US House and Senate, and presidents. He shares his cold, hard assessment of the demise of his former party and its ris ... Show More
Nov 17
The DOJ Covers Up the Epstein Files: The Criminal Conspiracy in Real Time
In this explosive episode, Rick Wilson rips the lid off the DOJ’s choking, years-long effort to bury the Epstein files—those blacked-out, shredded, quietly “misplaced” documents that just happen to shield some of the most powerful men in America. We dig into the redactions, the v ... Show More
15m 31s
Nov 7
Trump is Starving His Own Base
While Donald Trump’s Great Gatsby party at Mar-a-Lago made headlines for its gold-plated excess, millions of Americans are struggling to pay rent and buy groceries. As the nation faces rising prices, budget cuts, and shrinking safety nets, Trump’s luxury pageantry couldn’t feel m ... Show More
13m 19s
Jan 2024
Trump’s Voters vs. Haley’s Donors
<p>Inside the Republican Party, a class war is playing out between the pro-Trump base, which is ready for the nomination fight to be over, and the anti-Trump donor class, which thinks it’s just getting started.</p><p>Astead Herndon, a political correspondent for The Times and the ... Show More
30m 6s
Apr 2023
Best Of: The War Within the Republican Party
<p>On Monday, Fox News abruptly announced that the network and its star primetime host, Tucker Carlson, “have agreed to part ways” after more than a decade. The announcement came less than a week after Fox agreed to pay $787.5 million in a defamation lawsuit that prominently feat ... Show More
1h 23m
Aug 2023
A Conservative on How His Party Has Changed Since 2016
<p>The 2024 Republican presidential primary is officially underway, and Donald Trump is dominating the field. But this is a very different contest than it was in 2016. Back then, the Republican Party was the party of foreign policy interventionism, free trade and cutting entitlem ... Show More
56m 58s
Nov 2021
A Rough Election Night for the Democrats
<p>On a major night of elections across the United States on Tuesday, the Republican Glenn Youngkin claimed an unexpected victory over his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, to win the governor’s race in Virginia.</p><p>As the night went on, it became clear that the contest in ... Show More
26m 30s
Mar 2024
Trump’s Plan to Take Away Biden’s Biggest Advantage
<p>Over the past week, Donald J. Trump has burned down and rebuilt the Republican National Committee, gutting the leadership and much of the staff.</p><p>Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times, explains why the former president is trying to reinvent su ... Show More
27m 29s