‘When they go low, we squabble up’: California fights back
August 21, 2025; 8pm: Tonight, what California's vote could mean for the balance of power. Plus, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the genuinely bold response from Democrats. Then, the president goes for a ride-along to tour his federal occupation. And Nikole Hannah-Jones on the MAGA revision of history at the Smithsonian.
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JD Vance can't escape the memes
August 20, 2025; 8pm: Tonight, Barack Obama joins the growing calls for Democrats to do more in response. Then, the many, many vacations of JD Vance. And you'll never guess what Donald Trump's shadow executive is up to now.
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The Trump-Putin push to end mail-in voting
August 19, 2025; 8pm: The growing and vocal resistance of an unpopular president. Then, Jasmine Crockett on the Republican game of keep away with the Epstein files. And as California moves to counter Trump, inside the surreal joke of Gavin Newsom's troll game.
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Obama’s surprise call to Zohran Mamdani revealed by NYT
August 14, 2025; 8pm: As California Governor Gavin Newsom lays out his plan to counter Trump's congressional power grab, the Republican Congressman making the case that NONE of this should be happening. Then, the brand new reporting about what Donald Trump says about Jeffrey Epstein's victims when the cameras are off. And the New York mayor's race says about the Democratic party on the whole.
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"We don’t have Ronald Reagan—we have Tony Soprano"
August 13, 2025; 8pm: The immediate reality of Trump's D. C. occupation. And as Texas Republicans look to consolidate power for Donald Trump, blue states are taking matters into their own hands. Then, the growing alarm over a MAGA makeover of American history. Plus, a preview of Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
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