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  • Pete Hegseth’s wake of destruction at the Pentagon

    Pete Hegseth’s wake of destruction at the Pentagon
    2026/11/12
    Pete Hegseth has managed to dodge an impeachment trial, for the second time. And Republicans have avoided – for now – a major public accounting of the damage done at the Pentagon during Hegseth’s tenure. Thomas Massie’s articles of impeachment detail charges that are likely to return when Democrats take the majority next year. Kai Wright speaks with Guardian senior political enterprise reporter Aram Roston about how people inside the military have reacted to the impeachment and to Hegseth’s tenure, from the boat strikes in the Caribbean to the massive loss of experienced leadership and a dramatic depletion of munitions in Iran. Roston, who has covered the Pentagon across several administrations, describes a Pentagon shaken up in ways he’s never before seen.

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    30 分
  • The fight over Israel has just begun for Democrats

    The fight over Israel has just begun for Democrats
    2026/11/10

    In an interview this week, Donald Trump was asked to give his assessment of why Republicans lost so badly in the midterms. Along with gas prices, the president blamed 'a dislike for Israel' among voters. It’s an acknowledgment that might not be made by some senior figures in the Democratic party. For years, there have been calls for them to change their stance on Israel, and now those calls are coming from newly elected members in the House and Senate. Kai Wright speaks to Moustafa Bayoumi about why the fight over Israel in the Democratic party is just beginning, and what an influx of lawmakers winning on pro-Palestine platforms means for the future of Aipac


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    35 分
  • Stephen Miller is in. Is Pete Hegseth out? With Ben Rhodes

    Stephen Miller is in. Is Pete Hegseth out? With Ben Rhodes
    2026/11/09
    Starting today, Stephen Miller is officially Donald Trump’s chief of staff. Now what? Kai Wright speaks with Ben Rhodes, co-host of Crooked Media’s Pod Save the World and a former deputy national security adviser to Barack Obama, about why Trump is handing even more power to Miller after Republicans’ thrashing in the midterms. Will Miller – the architect behind Trump’s mass deportation agenda – lead Trump to meddle even further in Cuba, the Panama canal and elsewhere? Plus, with Thomas Massie and others in Congress now threatening to impeach Pete Hegseth, Rhodes explains how Democrats will have to pull a “reverse Doge” if they want to restore the Department of Defense. (This episode was recorded at Crooked Media’s Crooked Con in DC.)

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    12 分
  • Was Elon Musk the US midterms' biggest loser?

    Was Elon Musk the US midterms' biggest loser?
    2026/11/05
    The tech industry spent big on the midterms, but it turned out to be a poor investment. Elon Musk poured a staggering $446m dollars into Republican-aligned political action committees (Pacs) and groups since last year, but his efforts didn’t pay off. Democrats won every one of the five Senate races where Musk’s America Pac spent the most money backing Republican candidates. Carter Sherman and Kai Wright are joined by the Guardian’s US tech editor, Blake Montgomery, to ask what the ‘blue tsunami’ will mean for Musk and the wider tech industry. Will this spell the end of AI datacenters? And if so, what could this mean for the US economy?

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    24 分
  • What will Democrats do with the blue tsunami?

    What will Democrats do with the blue tsunami?
    2026/11/04

    The historic Democratic victories in the 2026 midterm elections were more than just a rebuke of Donald Trump and his Maga movement – they are a five-alarm fire for the Republican party itself, which may be on the verge of collapse. The sweeping wins in GOP strongholds like Texas, Iowa and Kansas reveal an electorate that is fed up and eager for change. But that anger could turn on Democrats – quick. Now that they run Congress, what can the fractured Democratic coalition achieve? And will they do enough to keep voters on their side in 2028? Kai Wright and Carter Sherman break down what we know about this once-in-a-lifetime election and how this new Congress has the potential to be the most consequential since Reconstruction.


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    24 分
  • Did Democrats finally find their fight? With Jennifer Welch

    Did Democrats finally find their fight? With Jennifer Welch
    2026/11/03
    Jennifer Welch is a Democrat who isn’t afraid to call out her own party. Her podcasts I’ve Had It and IHIP News, which she co-hosts with friend Angie Sullivan, have attracted a loyal fan base that loves to hear them preach something they like call "fuck you politics". An influential voice within the leftwing media ecosystem, Welch believes "fuck you politics" may be the key to winning over voters in red regions of the US – such as her home state of Oklahoma. Carter Sherman speaks to Welch about why rage has come to define these midterms, and whether Democrats have done enough to harness it. Welch also reveals her own limits when it comes to going low, and her message to Democrats if a "blue wave" materializes
    • How two blonde suburban moms gave Democrats an answer to the rightwing media ecosystem

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    40 分
  • Who will win the midterm elections? Ask Latinos

    Who will win the midterm elections? Ask Latinos
    2026/10/29

    Are the Democrats really going to take Texas? If there is going to be a blue wave, as polling suggests, winning the Lone Star State is going to be essential. James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for US Senate, is currently leading against Ken Paxton, a scandal-ridden, political survivor. Even the governor’s race in Texas, pitting Greg Abbot, the current governor, against Gina Hinojosa is within the margin of error. These elections, and ultimately control of the US Congress, are likely to be decided by one key demographic – Latinos. Hispanic men were key to Donald Trump’s 2024 win. But news commentator Carlos Eduardo Espina and pollster Stephanie Valencia tell Kai Wright there are signs that the economy, the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign and Republican redistricting efforts are backfiring and Latinos seem to be swinging back to Democrats this year. Espina and Valencia break down what we really mean by “the Latino vote” and how those voters might just swing right back next election if Democrats aren’t careful.


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    38 分
  • Louisiana’s “blatantly unconstitutional” eviction system

    Louisiana’s “blatantly unconstitutional” eviction system
    2026/10/28

    A nine-month Guardian investigation has revealed that when a landlord evicts someone in Louisiana, they can choose to file the eviction in a venue where a portion of the court fee goes directly into the pocket of the judge.The Guardian found one justice of the peace in the suburbs of New Orleans who may well be the highest paid judge in the country. His court took in nearly $1 million in revenue last year. And he personally took home over $400,000. Somehow, this is all legal. Kai Wright speaks with Guardian US southern bureau chief Oliver Laughland and data editor Will Craft about the real life ramifications of this system for tenants and Laughland and Craft explain how they dug through more than 11,000 pages of eviction records to discover this little noticed judicial system that evicts thousands of people a year. A former judge called the system “blatantly unconstitutional.”


    • Oliver Laughland and Will Craft’s Guardian investigation on the “Big Business” of evictions


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    41 分