Vance Bombs at Brutal Town Hall
Vice President JD Vance tries and fails to act normal during a CBS town hall in Michigan — but struggles even harder to explain away his bos...
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Four former aides to President Obama—Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor—are joined by journalists, politicians, activists, and more for a no-b******t conversation about p...
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Have Republicans Already Blown the Midterms?
With two weeks until the midterms, Amy Walter, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report, sits down with Dan to break down...
Donald Trump: Ass Man
Trump makes the case for Jon Husted in Ohio, praising the Republican senator's greatest asset: his athletic behind. Jon and Dan react to Tru...
One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A right-wing conspiracy theory claiming that James Talarico, who has been off the campaign trail with the flu, was actually at a mental inst...
Democrats' Closing Argument (with David Axelrod)
As Democrats in competitive races across the country try to thread the needle on a closing argument, Jon and legendary political consultant...
MAGA's Big Fat Greek Scandal
The Wall Street Journal reveals brazen corruption by Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former Fox News host (and Don Jr. fiancée) now serving as ambas...
Trump Plans to Shove What Where?
With less than 30 days until the midterms, Trump hits the campaign trail, promising Republican voters that they're going to "win big" and "s...
Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)
Michael Lewis, the New York Times bestselling author of "Moneyball" and "The Big Short," stops by the studio to talk to Lovett about "Blocke...
Beardos, Weirdos, and Donald Trump
Pete Hegseth, in an unconventional speech, announces that beardos, weirdos, and wimps are no longer welcome at the Department of War as his...
Impeach Pete Hegseth?
Senate Democrats signal they may be open to impeaching Pete Hegseth after the election if the House has the votes for it. Jon, Tommy, and Lo...
Choosin' Texas with Bobby Pulido
Live from the Texas Tribune Festival, Jon, Tommy, Lovett, and Dan discuss the dream of a blue Texas and how the campaigns there are doing, f...
Always Test Your Hopium
The news is full of encouraging signs for Democrats. Is it all too good to be true? Dan and Jon react to Republican candidates running away...
Trump Bans Crooked Media
Major television networks halt White House pool coverage after Trump announces that he's banning journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico....
Fighting with Fox News feat. Jessica Tarlov
Fox News host Jessica Tarlov, the lone liberal voice on "The Five," stops by the studio to talk to Tommy about her new book "I Disagree: Win...
Will the Blue Wave Be Bigger Than 2018?
JD Vance begs voters to give the White House "another chance" as a series of new polls show a political environment even more favorable to D...
Artificial Intelligence, Actual Idiots
Trump dismisses the AI CEOs at Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI who are calling for a "global slowdown" of AI development, saying the only governm...
On the Ground in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed
Tommy flies out to Detroit to talk to Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, asking him about his masculinity-forward campaign,...
Dallas Bribers Club
At the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Donald Trump promises that he'll give every American adult a $5,000 check if — and only if — Republ...
Will Trump's Postal Service Seize This Mail Bag?
Jon, Tommy, Lovett, and Dan answer listener questions, diving into what they’re most hoping to learn from the 2026 midterms, their favorite...
Poll Me Twice, Shame On Me
Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and Galen Druke — the hosts of Crooked Media's new show Still Counting — join Lovett to talk about the Senate rac...