Trump Is Charged With Inciting An Insurrection—What's His Defense?

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Trump pushes unsubstantiated claims of election fraud — again

In a national address Thursday night, President Trump said he has new evidence of fraud in the American election system. We discuss whether facts back up Trump's claims and what to make of Trump devoting a primetime address to this topic now. This episode: political correspondent ...  Show more

What did the United States and Iran just agree to?

In the last day and a half, President Trump threatened to wipe out Iranian “civilization,” then announced a two-week ceasefire. We discuss what we know about the terms the United States and Iran are negotiating, and where things go from here.This episode: senior political corresp ...  Show more

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