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Episodes
Showing 20 of 352- Why AI groups are spending millions to influence midterms6/23/202616 min
- What's Trump's beef with Senate Republicans?6/22/202619 min
- Iran "deal": winners, losers, and regional impact | Sources & Methods6/19/202635 min
- These swing voters are sour on Trump, the economy and Iran war6/18/202618 min
- Trump’s picks wins GA runoff for Senate, but not governor6/17/202621 min
- How campaigns are using digital influencers to win voters6/16/202623 min
- Trump announces deal to end Iran war and reopen the strait6/15/202617 min
- What to make of Trump’s mixed-messages on the Iran war6/12/202622 min
- Primary voters reject the establishment and choose populism6/11/202617 min
- Trump signs law giving immigration enforcement $70 billion6/10/202619 min
- California counts votes slowly. Trump falsely cries fraud.6/9/202618 min
- Will the controversy surrounding Platner deter primary voters?6/8/202619 min
- Do political scandals matter anymore?6/5/202630 min
- Voters reject the establishment in this week’s primaries6/4/202618 min
- Why did Governor Polis release election denier Tina Peters?6/3/202617 min
- Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is a problem for the GOP6/2/202617 min
- Democrats target working-class voters in Iowa and Montana6/1/202619 min
- Which Democrats could be on the presidential ballot in 2028?5/29/202632 min
- How immigration courts are quietly speeding up deportations5/28/202621 min
- In Texas Senate run-off, MAGA ousts the old guard5/27/202616 min