Guests: Jasmine Crockett, Michelle Goldberg, Brendan Buck, Justin Higgins, Dana NesselAs the world braces for the Trump tariffs, a look at the last time a country fooled around and found out. Then, another Democratic victory in the House as the Republican majority shrinks to a ninety-year low. Plus, the manifest unfitness of Trump's choice to head the Pentagon. And the disdain Trump shows for survivors of sexual assault with his cabinet picks.
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Infighting roils Trump transition team: 'The fish rots from the head'
Guests: Betsey Stevenson, Justin Wolfers, Adam Serwer, Ayman MohyeldinThe Trump Tax is a go. Tonight: Trump moves forward with his campaign promise to raise prices on Day One. Then: what's actually happening with the fentanyl crisis that Trump says tariffs will fix. Plus, trouble in MAGA-land as Trump's top aide is accused of trying to profit off cabinet picks. And finally a sliver of good news in the Middle East.
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‘Enraging’: Trump spawns ‘revenge for Me Too’ with cabinet picks
Guests: Michael Schaffer, David Jolly, Laura Basset, Antonio DelgadoThe fight over Trump's defense pick rages a day after the Gaetz withdrawal. Tonight: a brutal reality check for the so-called mandate—and the latest evidence that Trump's powers are not limitless. And AOC gives a clinic on how to respond to bigoted attacks on a new member of Congress.
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Trump taps Florida’s Pam Bondi for AG after Matt Gaetz withdraws
Guests: Faiz Shakir, Julian Castro, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Dan GoldsteinTonight: the stunning, early defeat for the Trump-Vance administration—and the proof that political gravity does still exist. Then, the police report detailing sexual assault allegations against Trump's Pentagon pick is released. Plus, Linda McMahon and the Trump project to gut public education.
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Bombshell NYT report reveals ‘trail of payments’ from Gaetz to women
Guests: John Brennan, Michael Schmidt, Rep. Pete Aguilar, Sen. Bernie SandersNew alarms over Donald Trump's choices to preserve national security. Tonight: former CIA director John Brennan on the high stakes of Trump's picks. Then, new details on the federal investigation of Matt Gaetz from the New York Times as Republicans block the release of the ethics report. And the first real signs that Donald Trump's tariffs are going to raise your prices.
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