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-- Merici Vinton, former US digital service and DOGE staffer, joins David to discuss working at DOGE, the absolute an total fiasco that it was under Elon Musk, and much more...

-- Fed chairman Jerome Powell issues a major warning about forthcoming inflation as a result of the Trump tariffs

-- Donald Trump pre-fires his Surgeon General nominee Janette Nesheiwat, replacing her before she even starts her job with a conspiracy theorist named Casey Means

-- Republican Jefferson Griffin finally concedes North Carolina Supreme Court race to Judge Allison Riggs, a Democrat

-- Donald Trump calls Houthi terrorists "brave" in a bizarre and confused rant

-- A recent cabinet meeting was a contest between Kristie Noem, JD Vance, Sean Duffy, and Andrew Giuliani over who could suck up to Trump the most

-- The new Trump administration policy of "less stuff for everyone" is a stunning reversal from decades of Republican policy

-- On the Bonus Show: What to know about India/Pakistan situation, the Newark airport fiasco, major concerns growing over Senator John Fetterman, much more...

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