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Trump's Revenge Leads to Republican Revolt

22 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

So much for Trump's iron grip on the party. Just days after Thomas Massie's defeat, Republicans in the Senate and House begin to buck Trump on his top...

The Bruised Hand in the Cookie Jar

19 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Trump's DOJ launches a $1.7 billion fund to make payments to his allies, as Democrats revive the debate about whether to make Trump's declining fitnes...

Which Democrats Have What It Takes to Win the White House?

17 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

David Axelrod joins Dan to discuss the Democratic Party's best messengers and its likely 2028 contenders. Together, they break down standout moments ...

Trump Admits He's for He/Him, Not You

15 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Republicans attempt to defend President Trump's admission that he does not "think about Americans' financial situations," while his Department of Jus...

AOC vs. Bezos

12 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivers a blistering response to Jeff Bezos's Washington Post after the editorial board attacks her for criticizing bi...

Will Raphael Warnock Hear the Call?

10 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock stops by the studio to talk to Jon about the Supreme Court's dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, his visit to an ICE...

It's One Ballroom, Donald, How Much Could It Cost?

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Congressional Republicans plan to spend $1 billion in taxpayer money on Trump's ballroom, claiming the money is necessary for "security" — and creat...

Trump Is Falling. Are Democrats Rising?

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Just like the ceasefire with Iran, Trump's standing in the polls has effectively collapsed, but Democrats aren't performing better on the generic bal...

Bernie vs. the Robots

03 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Lovett sits down with Senator Bernie Sanders about what we need to do rein in AI, getting super PAC money out of Democratic politics, and building su...

Did Trump's Supreme Court Rig the Midterms?

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act, setting the stage for Republicans to grab more Democratic seats — but will they be ...

Why Is the DNC Hiding Its Own 2024 Autopsy?

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

DNC Chairman Ken Martin wanted to come on and respond to criticisms about his refusal to release the 2024 "after-action report" — despite his promis...

Political Violence Shocks Washington

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As more details emerge about the gunman who tried to rush the White House Correspondents Dinner, one thing is clear: it must be Democrats' fault. Jon,...

Are Trump Voters Feeling Buyer's Remorse? (With Sarah Longwell)

26 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Polls showing dropping support for Trump are one thing, but what do his voters actually say when you get them together in a room? Tommy talks to Sara...

Trump Loses the Gerrymander War

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Virginia voters approve a new congressional map that could net Democrats four seats, dealing what might be the decisive blow to Republicans in the red...

J. Edgar Boozer

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for defamation after they publish a well-sourced article alleging he's frequently drunk on the job. Donald T...

MAGA Media Turns on Trump (feat. David Pakman)

19 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Political commentator David Pakman joins the show to talk with Dan about the war brewing on the right between Trump and the MAGA influencers who once ...

The Gospel According to Trump

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

JD Vance and Mike Johnson defend Donald Trump's fight against the pope, while Trump says "he's all about the Gospel" and Defense Secretary Hegseth le...

The Audacity of Pope

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump attacks Pope Leo as "weak on crime" in a long social media screed before posting an AI-generated photo of himself as Christ healing th...

Hasan Piker Has Thoughts on the Hasan Piker Discourse

12 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Political commentator Hasan Piker stops by the studio to talk to Jon about his move into electoral politics and the discussion inside the Democratic P...

Trump Blasts "Third Rate Podcasts"

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The MAGA media revolt over Iran is in full swing and Trump posts a nearly 500-word screed declaring "I no longer care" — before attacking each criti...

Strait Up War Crimes

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump gives Iran until 8pm Tuesday night to "Open the Fuckin' Strait" or he'll level all of the country's power plants and bridges. In the mean...

Taxing Cory Booker's Patience

05 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Senator Cory Booker stops by the studio to talk to Lovett about his bold tax proposal that would see the majority of Americans pay no federal income ...

Bondi Gets the Boot

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi and announces that Todd Blanche, his former personal attorney, will serve in the interim while he waits to appo...

SHOCKING GOP Plan to Fund War with Health Care Cuts

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Congressional Republicans consider massive cuts to federal healthcare spending in order to raise $200 billion to fund Trump's war in Iran. Jon and Lo...

When Life Gives You Don Lemon

29 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor turned independent journalist, talks to Alex Wagner about the charges the Department of Justice brought against him f...

Blue Wave Building in the Strait of Hormuz

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump's approval rating hits historic lows as voters react to soaring gas prices caused by his war of choice with Iran. Dan and Jon discuss wha...

TACO Tuesday in Tehran

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump backtracks on his threat to obliterate Iran's power plants, saying the administration has begun talks with Iran to end the war, despite I...

Trump’s Wartime Messaging Disaster (feat. Jen Psaki)

22 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jen Psaki, Joe Biden's former White House Press Secretary and host of MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, talks to Dan about the ways the Trump adm...

The Worst Way to Spend $200 Billion

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Pentagon requests an additional $200 billion in funding for Trump's war in Iran. Jon and Dan discuss how Democrats in Congress should respond to t...

Trump Desperate for Strait Allies

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump calls on U.S. allies to send warships to the Middle East to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but no one seems interested in answering his ...

Josh Shapiro Is Calm but Not Cool

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro stops by the studio to talk to Jon Lovett about Trump's war in Iran, growing antisemitism and Islamophobia in Amer...

Trump Celebrates High Gas Prices

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump suggests that the high price of oil—surging upward because of his war in Iran—is a good thing, because the United States makes "a ...

Trump Says War Is Over, Vows to Keep Fighting

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The war in Iran enters its second week and Donald Trump declares that it's about to end — and also that it's going to last a very long time. Jon, T...

Gavin Newsom Is Finally Comfortable with Himself

08 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

California Governor Gavin Newsom sits down with Jon and Tommy before a live audience in Los Angeles to discuss Trump's war on Iran, the crowded Calif...

Trump Deports Noem

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Trump abruptly fires Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Dan and Jon discuss the Congressional hearings that led to her dismissal, ...

1129: Why Democrats Must Oppose Trump's Iran War

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump administration struggles to justify its new war with Iran, while Democrats struggle to effectively explain why Americans should oppose it. J...

1128: Graham Platner Isn't Backing Down

01 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate running for Senate in Maine, stops by the studio to talk with Jon about Trump’s impending conflict with Iran...

1127: Trump's Dangerous War Games

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The White House debates going to extreme lengths to get the American public to stomach a war with Iran, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tries to ...

1126: The State of the Union Is Long

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump breaks his own record for longest State of the Union in history, delivering a meandering, angry, tone-deaf speech that utterly fails at i...

1125: Will Trump Bomb State of the Union/Iran?

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The State of the Union has arrived. Will war with Iran come with it? Jon, Tommy, and Lovett react to reports that Trump is considering launching air s...

1124: Trump Loses At Supreme Court, Handles It Well

22 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court tanks Donald Trump's tariff program in a 6-3 ruling supported by two of his hand-picked justices. Lovett talks to Jerusalem Demsas,...

1123: Trump: "I've Won Affordability"

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Trump's economic messaging tour takes him to Georgia, where he claims "I've won affordability"—as White House advisors concede in a high-level meeti...

1122: Fascist Mile High Club

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Sydney, Jon, Lovett, Tommy, and Dan discuss the lurid details of The Wall Street Journal exposé on Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski's eye-...

1121: How To Survive a Dictatorship (feat. Wagner Moura)

15 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What can we learn from other countries that have lived through dictatorships? How can artists fight authoritarianism? How should an Oscar nominee reac...

1122: Dems Freeze ICE

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Melbourne, Jon, Lovett, Tommy, and Dan react to Democrats’ decision to stand firm on ICE funding and force a shutdown of the Department of...

1119: MAGA: Defenders of the Epstein Class

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Epstein revelations continue. New files reveal that the notorious sex offender had closer relationships than previously known with Trump’s inner cir...

1118: Is Trump Afraid of Bad Bunny? (feat. Pablo Torre)

08 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Does Trump know ball? Is he afraid of Bad Bunny—or did MAGA just fumble the halftime show? This Super Bowl Sunday, Tommy sits down with journalist ...

1117: Trump Threatens to Steal the Midterms

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and Mike Johnson hint at plans to steal the midterm elections, from "nationalizing" the voting to straight-up sending ICE ...

1116: Epstein Files: Worse Than You Thought

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Justice Department releases more than three million more files related to Jeffrey Epstein, and the list of powerful people involved with the notor...

1115: Why Are Democrats Afraid of Power?

01 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Marc J. Dunkelman, author of "Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress — and How to Bring It Back," stops by the studio to talk to Lovett about how De...

Minneapolis is a Turning Point

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Outrage over the killing of Alex Pretti spreads to nonpolitical and Trump-friendly spaces, even as Border Czar Tom Homan promises to "draw down" the D...

Trump Retreats After Alex Pretti's Killing

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump caves to the national outrage over Alex Pretti's killing, telling Governor Tim Walz that he'll agree to allow for an impartial investigat...

How Dems Can Defeat MAGA Once and For All

25 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What will it take for Democrats to win not just in 2026, but in 2028 and beyond? What do we need to change to win again in Iowa, Texas, and Florida? W...

Trump's Arctic Humiliation

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump announces that he's reached a "concept of a deal" on Greenland, agreeing to drop his tariffs for … well, the details aren't exactly cle...

That'll Leave a Denmark

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Trump tells the Norwegian Prime Minister that he no longer feels an "obligation" to peace because he didn't receive the Nobel Prize and announces that...

What It Would Take to Rein in ICE

18 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How can we hold ICE legally accountable? Can federal agents be prosecuted? Will Renee Good's family ever see justice? Strict Scrutiny's Leah Litman st...

ICE's Reign of Terror

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Minneapolis residents describe the city as a war zone as 3,000 federal agents terrorize citizens and non-citizens alike. Jon and Dan react to the situ...

Trump Targets Minneapolis, the Fed, and Greenland

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As protests break out around the country over the killing of Renee Good, the administration sends even more agents to commit even more violence in Min...

2026's Biggest Questions

11 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Will the Supreme Court destroy what remains of the Voting Rights Act? How much influence will America's 250th anniversary have on the midterm election...

ICE Kills Minnesota Mom

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three living in Minneapolis, is gunned down in her car by an ICE agent as cameras roll. Jon and Dan react to the t...

Empire State of Mind

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Trump kicks off 2026 with a return to imperialism, launching a military assault in Venezuela and abducting President Nicolás Maduro. Jon, Lovett, and...

Meet Democrats' Go-To Trump Stand In

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 2016, veteran Democratic advisor Philippe Reines stepped up for an unconventional task: impersonating Donald Trump for Hillary Clinton's debate pre...

Is JD Vance the Republican Front-Runner?

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy answer your questions about the upcoming midterms, early bets on 2028, what they got wrong about this year, and Lovett's f...

The 2025 Pundies: Highs & Lows from a Long Year

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the first year of Trump 2.0 limps to a close, it's time to celebrate 2025’s worst takes and funniest moments with The Pundies, Pod Save America's...

Rahm Emanuel is Not NOT Running for President

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago and chief of staff to President Obama, joins Tommy to discuss where he thinks the Democratic Party went wrong in...

Trump White House Secrets Revealed

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vanity Fair publishes a candid interview with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in which she makes eye-popping admissions about Trump, Elon Musk,...

Donald Trump, Empath in Chief

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trump says the savage murder of Rob and Michele Reiner was the result of their own "Trump Derangement Symptom" and says Reiner was bad for the country...

Can Democrats Fight Trump Without Being Defined by Him? (with Gov. JB Pritzker)

14 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Governor JB Pritzker visits the studio to talk to Lovett about Trump's Indiana redistricting fail, how Illinois is standing up to ICE's immigration ra...

Trump's A+++++ Affordability Message

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump holds a campaign-style rally to hit his affordability message: making fun of the very idea of an affordability message, and telling paren...

Trump Joins the Streaming Wars

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The fate of Hollywood rests in President Trump's hands as Netflix and Paramount fight to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery—the home of HBO Max, Harr...

The Making of America's Most Prominent Anti-Vaxxer

07 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How did Robert F. Kennedy — once the heir-apparent to the Kennedy family's Democratic dynasty — become the Secretary of Health in the Trump admini...

Two Strikes. Is Hegseth Out?

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reacts defiantly to two scandals: his department's decision to murder the survivors of a September strike on an alleged ...

Department of War (Crimes)

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The House and Senate Armed Services Committees launch an investigation into Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after a report that he ordered a second ...

Will There Be a Blue Wave in 2026?

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can Democrats repeat their big 2025 wins in next year's midterms? Can the party win back the support of white working-class and Latino voters? Can hig...

Terminally Online: Live from Crooked Con (Subscription Preview)

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Crooked Con, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Dan Pfeiffer and producer Elijah Cone record a special episode of our subscriber-exclusi...

How Many Republicans Will Follow MTG?

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a public fallout with the President, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene unexpectedly announces that she'll resign from congress on January 5. Could her...

What Will Democratic Governance Look Like? + Lina Khan (Crooked Con)

23 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Crooked Con, Alex Wagner hosts a discussion with Sen. Brian Schatz, Sen. Ruben Gallego, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal about what America would lo...

Trump Calls for Democrats' Executions

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trump calls for six congressional Democrats to be executed for treason because the group—all military and intelligence vets—dared to post a video ...

What’s the Story We’re Telling? + Sen. Ruben Gallego (Crooked Con)

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Crooked Con, Jon Favreau talks to Jen Psaki, Faiz Shakir, Lis Smith, Rebecca Katz, and Adam Jentleson about the narrative we’re pitching—...

Did Trump Blow It on the Epstein Files?

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After failing to pressure Republicans into voting no on releasing the Epstein files, Trump pulls an astonishing reversal and says they should vote yes...

What Is the Polling Telling Us About 2026? + Gov. Andy Beshear (Crooked Con)

16 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Crooked Con, Dan Pfeiffer talks with Sarah Longwell, David Shor, Terrance Woodbury, and Carlos Odio about what the voters are telling us abo...

Trump's Ballroom Reno Derailed by Epstein

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Democrats release a new batch of Jeffrey Epstein's emails—including messages suggesting that Trump knew what Epstein was doing and spent time with o...

Can Democrats Lose the Downer Image? + Chris Murphy in Conversation (Crooked Con)

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Crooked Con, Jon Lovett talks to Hasan Piker, Symone Sanders Townsend, Tim Miller, and Jessica Tarlov about why Democrats are the party of h...

Shutdown for What? (Schumer's Version)

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eight Democratic senators break from the party to cut a deal with Republicans and end the shutdown without any meaningful concessions on health insura...

How Do We Push Back on Authoritarianism? (Crooked Con)

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Crooked Con, Jon Favreau is joined by Skye Perryman and Norm Eisen to hash out a strategy for the most effective ways to fight back against ...

Live from Occupied D.C. with Barack Obama

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Barack Obama drops by our Crooked Con live show to talk about Democrats' big wins and what we need to push for now. Then, Jon, Lovett, Tommy, Dan, and...

Revenge of the Libs

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jon, Tommy, and Dan react to Democrats’ big election night, breaking down gubernatorial wins in New Jersey and Virginia, the passage of Prop 50 in C...

Don't Poo — Vote!

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Barack Obama hits the campaign trail—and discusses Trump's sh*tposting—as voters head to the polls. Donald Trump sits down for a lengthy interview...

Debating the Trump Era with Abby Phillip

02 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who is worth debating? Where do we draw the line? Will all journalism eventually devolve into debate? Jon Favreau is joined by Abby Philip, anchor of ...

Noem Won't Rule Out Tear-Gassing Trick-or-Treaters

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker asks the Department of Homeland Security to suspend ICE operations — including the use of tear-gas — during Hallowee...

Trump's Secret Plan for a 3rd Term

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trump insider Steve Bannon says "there's a plan" for Donald Trump to serve a third term, and Trump says he'd "love to do it." Jon, Lovett, and Tommy s...

Trump (Literally) Destroys White House

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump demolishes the White House’s East Wing to make room for his ostentatious 90,000 square foot ballroom. Jon, Dan, and Alex Wagner — ...

Trump Unloads on No Kings

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After millions rally at No Kings protests, Donald Trump posts an AI-generated video of himself wearing a crown, spraying poop from a fighter jet onto ...

Why is Big Business Caving to Trump? (with Andrew Ross Sorkin)

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why have CEOs been so eager to bend the knee? How are tariffs actually affecting the economy? Is the next major financial crisis already underway? New...

JD Vance Defends Hitler-Loving Racists

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When a group of Young Republicans' racist private messages—which included praise for Hitler and slavery and jokes about gas chambers—get leaked to...

The Politics of Fashion: How What We Wear Shapes the World

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fashion isn’t just functional — it’s transformative. It can be a form of political speech, like when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made headlines in ...

Trump's Gaza Ceasefire Takes Hold

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump travels to Israel and Egypt to celebrate the return of the hostages and the end of military operations in Gaza. Tommy and Lovett react...

President of Peace Invades Chicago (feat. JB Pritzker)

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump ramps up his attacks on American citizens, fighting in court to be able to deploy national guard troops to Chicago, and declaring that Il...

Trump's War on Blue America

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump orders National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, making good on his promise to generals to use American cities as "training grounds....

Roxane Gay on the Myth of Civility

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is civility? Who does it serve? When, if ever, is incivility called for? New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay joins Alex Wagner to discus...