Should we be panicking about the election yet? While there’s been chatter about recent negative polls for Biden and fears over the campaign’s strategy, there are still many reasons to stay positive. Tara McGowan and Simon Rosenberg join David Rothkopf to break down the good, the bad, and the ugly for the Biden camp and forecast what’s next at the long road a ... Show More
Yesterday
Best of Need to Know: Lunacy! Corruption! War Crimes! Incompetence! (But shhhhhh. Don’t say it too loud.) (04/05/26)
Original air date: April 5, 2026 Corruption and madness have hit a new high-watermark with the Trump administration. From the firing of Pam Bondi to blatant war crimes, it’s a good thing we have a robust free press to report on it all. Right? Dan Froomkin and Jeff Jarvis join Dav ... Show More
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Yesterday
Best of the Daily Blast: Trump Blurts Out Damning War Admission as GOP Panics: “What the Hell?” (04/03/26)
Original air date: April 3, 2026 During Donald Trump’s speech on Iran this week, he revealed too much. In a line that sounded partly ad-libbed, he declared that the Strait of Hormuz “will open up naturally. It will just open up naturally.” This should be read as a straight-up adm ... Show More
26m 37s
Jul 2024
Burdened by What Currently Is
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Voters, not just pundits and donors, are in a panic over whether President Joe Biden should remain atop the ticket, with more and more Americans calling for him to step aside for Democrats to have th ... Show More
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Oct 2020
Fifteen Days Out, Some GOP Lawmakers Are Distancing Themselves From Trump
Joe Biden warns that nothing is certain, while Donald Trump says everything is still possible. Just over two weeks out from the election, the campaigns are in full turnout mode. Despite the president's confidence, though, Republicans are beginning to message that they will be an ... Show More
14m 34s
Nov 2020
What's Next For Biden And Democrats?
Joe Biden appears to be inching closer to a victory, but there wasn't a blowout for Democrats this election. Sam talks to New York Times national political reporter Astead Herndonabout what we know, what we thought we knew, and what the results could mean for the left moving forw ... Show More
30m 21s
Jul 2024
Was Biden's "Big Boy Presser" Enough?
Jon and Dan break down Joe Biden's big press conference, whether he did enough to calm nervous Democrats, and whether he's making a sharp enough case against Donald Trump—or for himself—to move the numbers and create a plausible path to victory. Plus, the latest signals from the ... Show More
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