The Next Level

The gang discuss President Trump’s bonkers interview with Laura Ingraham, his obsession with making Canada the 51st state, his call with Vladimir Putin, Federal Trade Commission firings, and how Sen. Chuck Schumer is not meeting the moment as Minority Leader.

Plus, what happens when Bad JVL meets Bad Tim & Sarah?

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The gang’s all in person this week! They talk the state of the stock market, President Trump’s expected invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, the arrest of Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new podcast, Pete Buttigieg announcing he won’t run for Michigan's open Senate seat, and more!

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The gang break down the administration’s shameful abandonment of Ukraine, and speak to how our allies can no longer trust the United States

They also discuss Trump’s joint address to Congress, Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s response, Gavin Newsom’s new podcast, whether tariffs will actually stick around this time, and Sen. Lindsey Graham “joking” about Trump 2028.

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The gang break down the bomb threat they experienced at the Principles First Summit. They also discuss the White House announcing they’ll decide which journalists are in the press pool, the access Elon Musk now has to the government’s data, the House GOP’s budget resolution, and how some MAGA voters are angry DOGE eliminated their jobs.

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Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller sound the alarm on America’s political future. Are we ready for what’s coming? Watch now.

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The United States is one of the bad guys now, with Donald Trump publicly calling Ukrainian President Zelensky a dictator. The gang reacts to the idea of America as a hero in the world shattering before their eyes.

Plus, Elon Musk does a joint interview with Trump on Hannity’s show and the Free Press’s Bari Weiss pisses off her MAGA following by lightly criticizing the far right.

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The gang react the startling deterioration of our government under Elon Musk’s shadow presidency, and question what hold Musk has over Donald Trump that’s preventing Trump’s ego from firing him. When will the negative impact of DOGE be felt by the electorate that put Trump back into office? And will they just blame Democrats?

Plus, inflation is up again under Trump and the White House goes after the Associated Press for continuing to refer to the Gulf of Mexico by its name.

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We’re two and a half weeks into the second Trump administration, and it already feels like a century has passed. All of Donald Trump’s nominees are getting confirmed, and Elon Musk is taking a chainsaw to our government institutions. The gang rip apart Trump, Musk, the GOP, the bad billionaires, and the “Uncommitted” movement in this super-sized episode!

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The gang went live Wednesday night to discuss RFK Jr.’s Senate hearing, the farce that was the questioning from Republicans, Trump’s funding freeze debacle, the first White House press briefing, and whether any of these things matter one bit.

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Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. The gang react to his first three days, the resigned vibe from Democrats, the capitulation from Republicans over Trump’s sweeping Jan. 6 pardons, and Trump’s flurry of executive orders, which some (Tim) might describe as a bukkake.

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