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Trump and Bondi are Coming for Free Speech
Trump’s politics of division—friends vs. enemies—has now turned on the First Amendment itself. Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang expose how Pam…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump Turns Kirk’s Killing Into a Weapon
Corey Brettschneider and his cohost John Fugelsang examine how Donald Trump is exploiting the tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s killing—turning grief into a …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump’s ICE Raids Get SCOTUS Greenlight: Democracy on the Line
The Supreme Court just gave Trump a dangerous win—greenlighting ICE racial profiling raids. Justice Kavanaugh claims it’s about “geography,” but Just…
1 year ago
Judge Rules Trump’s Military Move Illegal
Judge Breyer rules Trump’s military deployment is unconstitutional under the Posse Comitatus Act. We unpack the history, the structural reasoning, an…
1 year ago
Trump’s Flag-Burning Ban and Dictator Dreams
Donald Trump just issued an unconstitutional order against flag burning. He’s trying to oust a Federal Reserve governor—and he declared, “A lot of pe…
1 year ago
Trump Attacks the Smithsonian: Whitewashing Slavery From Our History
Donald Trump is attacking the Smithsonian and trying to whitewash the story of slavery. On The Oath and The Office, Corey Brettschneider and John Fug…
1 year ago
The Hard Coup Has Begun: Trump Escalates His War on America
Corey and John open with a personal note: The Presidents and The People has just won the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award for its defens…
1 year ago
Rigging Reality: Trump Fires Stats Chief as Texas Targets Voting Rights
Donald Trump didn’t like the latest economic data, so he fired the nation’s top labor statistician. It’s not just about one job: it’s a dangerous mov…
1 year, 1 month ago
Satire Strikes Back: South Park Skewers Trump and Paramount
South Park just aired one of its sharpest episodes ever—a brutal, brilliant, and hilarious take-down of Trump and Paramount, its own parent company …
1 year, 1 month ago
From Courtrooms to Congress (with Mike Sacks)
Veteran legal journalist Mike Sacks has reported from countless courtrooms, from Fox 5 to the National Law Journal. Now he’s seeking the Democratic n…
1 year, 1 month ago