Polls and our own eyes indicate the Iran war played a disastrous role in the 2026 midterms. If that's the case, should anybody take the blame? Sean Davis weighs in and the team invites listener emails on whether anybody in Trumpworld deserves to lose his or her job. Apostate Prop ...Show more
2026: The Aftermath
After a painful election night, we have no choice but to pick up and move forward. Will Chamberlain, Rich Baris, and others dissect the results. The team highlights the small pieces of good news from Tuesday's results, the lessons to be learned from an ugly political defeat, and ...Show more
Trump says he is taking over DC’s police to save the city from crime — it's really just another way to demonstrate power, and generate headlines. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir ...Show more
How Trump's D.C. takeover criminalizes homelessness
On August 11, President Trump announced his intention to "rescue" the nation's capital. A central feature of his plan involved using federal officials to remove people experiencing homelessness from the city — people that he listed alongside "violent gangs, bloodthirsty criminals ...Show more
Flanked by half his cabinet and citing crimes against a DOGE staffer, Donald Trump announces that he’s deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and federalizing the city’s police department. Jon and Lovett react to Trump's desperate show of force, then break down his new ...Show more