Trump does not react well when confronted about poor attendance at his midterm convention. Brian interviews the future governor of California Xavier Becerra and Pod Save America’s Tommy Vietor.SPONSORS:http://www.SimpliSafe.com/BTC https://www.factormeals.com/btc50off Code: btc50offWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CA ... Show More
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Republicans get bad news ahead of Trump-themed midterm convention
Republicans get some rough news about this week’s midterm convention. Brian interviews Maryland Governor Wes Moore, the Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell, and the Democrat running to unseat embattled Republican congressman Max Miller, Brian Poindexter.Support Wes Moore: https://wesmoore.c ... Show More
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The economic impact of Trump’s budget bill
Republicans in the US House of Representatives narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s major budget bill on Thursday, and BYD has sold more electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla for the first time. Plus, Nvidia builds a buffer to the global trade war, and the US is starting to ... Show More
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Did Republicans Just Lose the House?
In the middle of the night, the House narrowly passes Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," a witch's brew of tax cuts for the wealthiest and benefit cuts for the neediest, sending it on to the Senate. Jon and Dan talk about what Democrats can do to stop the bill—and the upside of Republ ... Show More
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Trump's Petro-Fascist Sugar Daddies
On his tour of the Middle East, Trump lavishes praise on dictators—as they deposit bribes in his pocket. Republicans, in between defending Trump's jet grift, finalize more details of their "big beautiful bill," which, in addition to gutting Medicaid, now aims to cut food assistan ... Show More
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Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
“You are tearing me apart, Congress.” This episode was produced by Devan Schwartz with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Seam Rameswaram. Listen to Today, Explained ... Show More
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