Chuck Todd explains why Trump's politicization of the Justice Department is destroying what's left of public trust in law enforcement, and why Democratic leaders can't fence sit over endorsing Zohran Mamdani. Then is joined by Dr. Michael Osterholm, one of the nation’s foremost infectious disease experts, to discuss his new book "The Big One" and why America ... Show More
Nov 2024
The “Sad Norman Rockwell” Edition
<p>This week, Scott sat down with <em>Lawfare</em> Senior Editors Molly Reynolds and Alan Rozenshtein, and with University of Houston Law Center Assistant Professor of Law Chris Mirasola, to talk through the week’s big national security news, including:</p><ul><li>“Troops, There ... Show More
1h 19m
Sep 2025
Maddow: For a would-be strongman, Trump is profoundly weak
<p>Rachel Maddow points out that Donald Trump is following the "strongman" playbook so closely, and with such a lack of originality, that his behavior in his second term has become entirely predictable. And yet, for all of his aspirations to be a strongman, his leadership suffers ... Show More
43m 27s
Jan 2025
Trump's Insurrection: The Collapse of His Presidency (Ep 1)
At the start of 2020, Donald Trump would have been fairly confident of his reelection. The economy was strong, unemployment and inflation were low, and his approval rating was as high as it had ever been. Then it all fell apart. As he struggled to deal first with the Covid-19 pan ... Show More
57m 12s
Oct 2020
Trump's Healthcare Hypocrisy, Chris Christie's Arrogant Superiority & the Virus' Indifference To It All
Ignoring all advice from the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Trump gathers the rich, the powerful, the influential and the connected together at the White House for a special super-spreader event. The "masters-of-the-universe" crowd (h/t to Thomas Wolfe's Bonfire of th ... Show More
15m 42s