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The "Stocking the Cabinet" Edition
Episode 291
President-elect Biden continues building his Cabinet, but his pick for defense secretary leaves some supporters cold. Administration officials drag their feet on the transition as Trump’s lawyers mou…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
The "You Get a Pardon and You Get a Pardon!” Edition
Episode 290
A top Iranian nuclear scientist is assassinated. Everyone gets pardons this Christmas! And the attorney general takes steps to ensure the investigation of the Russia probe continues in the Biden admi…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
"The First Day of the Rest of Our Lives (Revisited)" Edition
Episode 289
We're off this week for Thanksgiving, but we're bringing you back four years ago to reflect on the day after the 2016 election. What national security themes drove Donald Trump's supporters? What cha…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
"The Firings Will Continue Until Morale Improves" Edition
Episode 288
President Trump fires the country’s top election security official because he won’t go along with his lies about a stolen election. Promising news about coronavirus vaccines raises important question…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
The "Peaceful(ish) Transfer of Power" Edition
Episode 287
Joe Biden is elected president, but Donald Trump refuses to concede, and the transition to a new administration is rocky. Attorney General Bill Barr authorizes federal prosecutors to investigate pote…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
The "Still Counting" Edition
Episode 286
President Trump falsely declares victory and asserts the election was fraudulent. What havoc could he raise as states continue to count ballots? Some of the most dreaded threats of foreign interferen…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
The “Buckle Your Seatbelts” Edition
Episode 285
Americans head to the polls in the face of a virus and potential disruptions at polling places and beyond. Whoever wins next Tuesday, the period between Election Day and the inauguration is bound to …
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
The “That’s Rudy!” Edition
Episode 284
Rudy Giuliani finds himself at the center of a misbegotten effort to interfere in the 2020 election. American diplomats and intelligence officers complain they’re being left in the cold after mysteri…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
The "Unmasked at Last" Edition
Episode 283
A Justice Department investigation into whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the identities of individuals from intelligence reports ends with a whimper. An investigation into the shootin…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
The “Don’t Let it Dominate You” Edition
Episode 282
President Trump tests positive for the coronavirus and the White House becomes a hot zone. Justice Department officials were “a driving force” behind an immigration policy that separated families at …
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago