Haines joins executive producer Brian Teta to discuss how she interpreted James Carville's recommendation that Democrats "play possum" while the Trump administration continues to slash the federal workforce, she answers a listener question about being an independent and resisting pressure to pick a side, and reflects on taking part of a trend on TikTok about "getting coffee" with her younger self.

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