Undercurrents

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Michael Shellenberger joins Emily to discuss recent events involving the Epstein and JFK files, exploring the growing public distrust in U.S. intelligence agencies who continue to withhold critical information, and the political establishment’s unwillingness to challenge the deep state.

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Emily discusses how President Biden’s doctor, Kevin O’Connor, invoked the Fifth Amendment during a House Oversight Committee hearing regarding the president’s health. Chairman James Comer read two key questions, to which O’Connor pleaded the Fifth. O’Connor’s legal team claims it’s about protecting confidentiality, but the move has raised serious concerns.

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In an interview with Emily, Annelle Sheline explains why she resigned from the State Department in March 2024, citing U.S. support for Israel's actions in Gaza. She says the Biden administration ignored laws like the Leahy Laws by continuing aid despite human rights violations. Sheline urges an end to violence and calls for Israel's withdrawal from Gaza.

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Emily breaks down the obscure and questionable reluctance of the Trump administration regarding the Jeffrey Epstein case — from Bill Barr’s father hiring Epstein at Dalton, to key Trump-era figures like Pam Bondi, Alexander Acosta, and Kash Patel. She examines the intelligence connections, the unanswered questions surrounding Epstein’s death, and why even MAGA supporters are demanding the full story.

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Emily breaks down the politics behind Donald Trump's ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’, including Hakeem Jeffries’ 8-hour floor speech, internal tensions within the GOP, the strategic branding behind the bill, and why Democrats may have missed a major political opportunity.

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Emily is joined by James Fishback to explain why he believes Elon Musk is missing the mark on the "One Big Beautiful Bill." Donald Trump and Musk have been clashing publicly over this sweeping legislation, and whether the bill makes enough cuts. Together, Emily and James break down the political drama, the internal GOP divide, and whether Musk's push for deeper cuts is realistic or naïve.

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Emily dives into the conservative civil war sparked by Senator Mike Lee’s now-revoked proposal to sell millions of acres of federal land. What began as an effort to tackle the housing crisis in the American West quickly became a flashpoint in the deeper battle over the soul of the right: Are markets here to serve the people—or the other way around? Emily breaks down the backlash from fellow Republicans, populists, conservationists, and even Don Jr., and explores how this fight exposed a growing rift between libertarian orthodoxy and a rising new conservatism focused on families, sovereignty, and public goods.

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Emily reacts to today’s explosive press conference, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ripped into his former Fox News colleague, journalist Jennifer Griffin, over her reporting—alongside other outlets—on the damage caused by recent U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

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