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Alex Wagner brings an enormous breadth of reporting experience to her new show, where she’ll cover news of the day, politics, and the cultural trends shaping our country and ourselves, leaving viewers with a better understanding of what’s happening in the world.
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1Rep. Jamie Raskin talks with Alex Wagner about the race between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Gerry Connolly for the Democratic Party's top spot on the powerful House Oversight Committee. Raskin left his spot on that committee to become the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, and explains that the leadership shuffle is about gearing up for the fight against Donald Trump's capricious agenda.
Donald Trump has made clear that his company will be pursuing business opportunities in other countries while he is president and making decisions about the relationship between the U.S. and those countries. Meanwhile the people he is choosing to run his administration are consistently conflicted with responsibilities that overlap with their own interests.
So much attention has been devoted to the personal shortcomings of Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, that there hasn't been room to look at his opinions on key issues for the military, including the role of women. Senator Elizabeth Warren, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks with Alex Wagner about why Hegseth's views could threaten U.S. military recruitment goals.
While Donald Trump's most extreme picks to serve in his administration are struggling in the spotlight, Trump's revenge agenda is likely to survive even if the nominations of some of his preferred foot soldiers do not. In light of Trump's enthusiasm for payback that could take the form of baseless criminal prosecution, some people are encouraging President Biden to issue pardons to Trump critics, particularly those on the black list of Trump's choice to lead the FBI, Kash Patel.
Even as Donald Trump continues to secure his corruption of the federal government, he remains powerless to escape his civil fraud judgment in New York.
Despite having seen how tariffs raised consumer prices in his first term, Donald Trump is determined to start new trade wars with significant tariffs on Mexico and Canada while at the same time deporting a sizeable portion of the U.S. workforce against the warnings of the farming and construction industries.
Alex Wagner reports on a litany of new Cabinet picks announced by Donald Trump on Friday evening.
With the collapse of Matt Gaetz's bid for attorney general, attention is shifting to Donald Trump's other nominees and whether Trump is hitting the limits of his political power with such flawed Cabinet picks.
Alex Wagner explores how Donald Trump's true goal of wreaking havoc on the federal government is well served by his Cabinet picks even if they are unqualified to run the departments they would be in charge of.
Alex Wagner looks at how Donald Trump has returned to the tactic Steve Bannon described as "flood the zone," by overwhelming the capacity of the media and the public at large to process the sheer volume of inappropriate behavior and decisions that might have caused a bigger scandal in isolation.
As Donald Trump bullies Washington Republicans into submission with ridiculous Cabinet picks, President Joe Biden is working to bolster the guard rails of the judiciary as much as he can before his time in office runs out.
Alex Wagner takes a closer look at the dubious cast of characters Donald Trump is elevating to his Cabinet, from Tulsi Gabbard to Matt Gaetz, to RFK Jr.
After a day of absurd selections for the top levels of his administration, it is clear that Donald Trump is testing the loyalty of Senate Republicans to blindly do his bidding. Alex Wagner talks with her guests about the reaction to a potential Attorney General Matt Gaetz or Defense Secretary Hegseth.
Alex Wagner looks at expectations for the new Trump regime, from his cabinet appointments to his plan for "mass deportations," to his attacks on federal government agencies.
Plus, How the Roberts Supreme Court embraced MAGA and paved the way for Trump's autocratic ambitions
Plus, 'Women have to find each other': Election exposes deep political rift among white women
Plus, Abortion rights ballot measures confirm public support but confound with Trump voter crossover
On the last episode of Alex Wagner Tonight before Election Day, Alex Wagner looks at the remarkable campaign Kamala Harris has pulled together in a very short amount of time, and talks with guests about the final days of election day and what it means about the United State of America that someone as flawed as Donald Trump still enjoys the support of half of the country's voters.
The name of the game in the final days of the 2024 election is "get out the vote." While Donald Trump struggles to find a way to communicate to anyone who isn't already in his thrall, Kamala Harris combines a rigorous ground game with a steady effort to expand her reach, especially in swing states. Ali Velshi takes a closer look at Nevada, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina.
Joy Red co-hosts with Alex Wagner in a "Your Vote, Your Power" election special broadcast looking at the rights and freedom for women that are at stake in the 2024 election.
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Why hasn't the Casey Anthony case been mentioned at all? The evidence was a shoo-in and she completely fudged that up and Casey Anthony got off scot-free for the death of her daughter. George Zimmerman was another loss for Bondi, in terms of her litigating abilities.
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So, if Vance intends to increase male employment, does he intend to raise the minimum wage?
The Supreme Court's Chevron decision certainly has a connection to Project 2025. Who do these Supreme Court Justices think they are? They certainly aren't preservers of precedent.
I can't believe that this show has actually become less substantial over time. You would think that with Maddow's production team behind her, that Wagner would eventually be producing a similar quality of product, but she isn't, and maybe she can't. It feels like I'm tuned to Fox; she makes the same three points every night, she's willfully detached from the class reality, and she speaks over people who disagree with her. Laziness. This program makes me angry every time I listen nowadays.
Really disappointed on the take on the war happening in Palestine here. I expected more from this show.
Interesting irony, the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan was the first major project (a renovation) undertaken by Donald Trump. It's now considered to be 'ground zero' of the country's immigration crisis.
15.00 ish F-Bomb! 💥 😂
I still don't understand why they don't just lock the gangster up and make him REALLY want to expedite the process. This is the way I would deal with it and why I should not be able to.
Holy shit! I kinda agree with f¥ș@ing Nixon! 🧐
We have all wondered what they wear under those robes, and as long as they are going to be aloft the judgemental pedestal, we're gonna look, no matter how disgusted we might be by it.
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I love her reporting but I sure wish she would let the guests speak. don't interuot them so much. they are there because we want to hear their opinion.
Can we take this as Garland keeping these cases compartmented? Whatever the outcome, I don't get the feeling there is corrupt intent and the political consequences will be short-lived once Jack Smith starts prosecuting those behind the Jan 6th insurrection and Trump's theft of ts/sci documents. The question of the folders with missing contents, what he did them, and who he gave access to the lot of the documents still need answers.
In a busy day, I have to prioritise my podcasts... Please add more info on episode plus guest names. I like Alex, but only so much time!
Did they play the first 12 minutes twice or am I going nuts? 🤪
So they're going to charge the maniac with "incompetent homicide". Why shouldn't they sentence him to an incompetent execution?
Here is a very visible opportunity to see the difference between Trump and Biden as far as rescuing Puerto Rico. The mess from the previous hurricane is still there. I suspect no paper towel tossing as the main event this time. Tonight I would imagine much of the island is in dire straits.
Younger American voting men should keep in mind how much it costs to raise a child. Older ones too. If a child is not in their plans yet then they need to vote.
3:30, Monumentous? I think that isn't a word. Momentous is a word, as is monumental. This is not the first time I've heard it. Two countries separated by a common language🇬🇧