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Today on The Gist, guest host Rachel Win introduces Mike Pesca's conversation with veteran actor, writer, and director Jennifer Esposito about her debut feature film, Fresh Kills. Esposito breaks down her inspiration for the Staten Island drama, which re-examines the mob genre th ...  Show more

Today on The Gist, guest host Jason Mojica marks the 25th anniversary of September 11th with former CIA counterterrorism official Philip Mudd, author of Black Site: The CIA in the Post-9/11 World. Mudd revisits the post-9/11 panic over a second wave of attacks, the overhaul of US ...  Show more

Who is a serious GOP contender for 2024? Are there ANY serious contenders besides the one Republican not on stage Wednesday night? Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist joins for a look at the imminent Republican debate, plus a larger discussion of the left's plan to create yet anot ...  Show more

First: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in their final hours of preparation for tonight's debate. Can either candidate move the needle?  Plus: Republicans and Democrats release dueling reports on the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan as both parties tried to blame the other.  ...  Show more

The Republican field grows to twelve as the RNC sets new criteria for the first debate. Donald Trump prepares to be indicted again. Ron DeSantis tests out new attack lines in Iowa. Nikki Haley does a CNN Townhall that no one noticed. And Joe Biden takes a debt ceiling victory lap ...  Show more

Campaigning in Georgia, Kamala Harris' most anticipated celebrity supporter will take the stage tonight. Meanwhile, Donald Trump goes somewhere even he admits he's not gone before. Plus, in the fight for Congress, we're getting a clearer picture of where voters stand with the bal ...  Show more