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December was a record month for migrants crossing the US/Mexico border, and the crisis is only getting more amplified as Republicans hold Biden’s border spending bill hostage. In today’s episode, former Senator Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri talk with El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar about how Dems can lead on this issue and hold Republicans accountable. And looking ahead to the Iowa Caucuses, an insider’s read on what to watch from two women who have lived it.
 

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Rachel Maddow and an expert team of analysts break down the fifth Republican presidential debate, which took place just hours after former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie dropped out of the race. Rachel and the rest of MSNBC's political team discussed the best and worst moments of the night as Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis battled for second place behind former President Donald Trump. While Haley and DeSantis debated, Trump held a town hall on Fox News.

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Kristi Noem? Nancy Mace? Tucker Carlson? It appears increasingly likely that Donald Trump will be the GOP presidential nominee, so who will he pick as his running mate? Former Sen. Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri dive into the nightmare scenarios, the more realistic options, and who he might be considering with Bulwark publisher and GOP strategist Sarah Longwell.. 

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From anti-abortion measures to restricting care for transgender troops to (likely) authorizing an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Democratic Whip Katherine Clark joins former Sen. Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri for a year-end roundup of House Republicans’ worst votes of 2023 that could haunt them in 2024.

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2024 is almost here and so is primary season. Before things kick into full gear with the Iowa caucuses in January, Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri are answering your political (and your not-so-political) questions – about how to combat waning interest in President Biden, who might make the ticket as former President Trump’s running mate, and how Travis Kelce scored a date with Taylor Swift.

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In this special breaking news episode, Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord, hosts of the Prosecuting Donald Trump podcast, react to the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to disqualify the former president from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot. They explain the court’s reasoning, and what the potential fallout might be.

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Earlier this week, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against a pregnant woman in Dallas seeking an abortion following a fatal fetal diagnosis. The ruling prompted outcries from abortion-rights activists across the country. Former Sen. Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri are joined by Christina Reynolds of EMILYs List to break down what happened in Texas and look ahead to how the push for abortion access will influence political races in 2024. Plus, they shine a spotlight on voters’ climate change concerns following this week’s COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai.

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In recent weeks, Donald Trump has made his plans for a second term clear: he wants to use the military on domestic soil, repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and increase deportation efforts – to name a few. Former Senior Advisor to President Obama, Dan Pfeiffer, joins former Sen. Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri to take a closer look at Trump’s second term threats. Plus, they shine a spotlight on the rising concerns at the US southern border.

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With the Iowa caucuses fast approaching, Republican presidential candidates went toe to toe in their fourth debate on Wednesday, December 6th. The debate was hosted by NewsNation in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Chris Christie all making it to the stage. Like in earlier debates, the party frontrunner, former President Trump, was not present. After things wrapped, MSNBC’s Jen Psaki hosted a live YouTube special to analyze the night. She was joined by co-hosts of MSNBC's new show "The Weekend": Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders-Townsend and Michael Steele. Listen to the coverage here as a bonus podcast episode.

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Younger voters have steadily backed the Democratic Party for years, but support for the Biden Administration has faltered. What are young people looking for in 2024? Former Sen. Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri are joined by North Carolina Democratic Party Chair, Anderson Clayton, to find out how Biden can win over voters in this key group. Plus, they shine a spotlight on The Affordable Care Act and new reporting by ABC News that reveals Senator Chuck Grassley almost replaced then Vice President Mike Pence in the counting of electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021. Grassley claims to have only learned of the scheme when they were "publicly reported many months later."

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