On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice hold their noses as they dissect the politics of Donald Trump’s nightmarish “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Aaron and David discuss:

* Why passage of the bill is by no means assured, thanks to the competing demands of prickly Republican senators.

* Why you shouldn’t buy any of the soft-focus encomiums to Elon Musk, whose reign was pure disaster (and may not even be over).

* Who’s the flat-out dumbest member of the Senate?

And much more! We also took some excellent questions from viewers about Trump’s attacks on the courts and whether “DOGE” might be more effective with Musk supposedly receding from view.

If you missed our livestream, you can watch it by clicking above!

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