Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
Join noted author & pundit Molly Jong-Fast for irreverent humor that cuts right to the heart of our politics today as she discusses the top political headlines with some of today’s best minds. Known for being one of the few interviewers in politics to cut through the talking points, Molly reveals the personalities and issues tearing the country apart. She asks the questions no one else does, and g…Social links:
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Trump's FRAGILE Fit Over New Reporting w/ Jason Selvig
The Good Liars Jason Selvig & Molly Jong-Fast reflect on nearly a decade of covering Donald Trump, focusing first on a Washington Post report that described Trump allegedly being moved covertly—along with Natalie Harp and Pete Hegseth—via a catering truck while the press corps and others were left …
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Trump Flirts With Executive Order To Steal Midterms w/ Jeet Heer
Molly Jong-Fast and The Nation's Jeet Heer have a discussion sparked by a clip of radio host Wayne Allen Root proposing that Donald Trump declare a national security emergency related to elections—arguing it could enable measures like photo ID, proof of citizenship, and limits on mail-in ballots—an…
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Jeet Heer & Cindy Holscher
The Nation’s Jeet Heer stops by to talk about Trump toying with declaring an emergency for the midterms. Then we’ll talk to Kansas State Senator Cindy Holscher about her run for governor of Kansas after a surprise win in the Democratic primary.
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Rick Wilson & Daniel Biss
The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump’s grip on elected officials while losing influence in the primaries. Soon-to-be Congressman Daniel Biss joins us to talk about being an anti-AIPAC Jewish candidate.
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Sam Seder & Sen. Tammy Duckworth
The Majority Report’s Sam Seder stops by to talk about Trump’s bad economy and increasing war bill. Senator Tammy Duckworth joins us to discuss her new resolution addressing the Trump administration’s efforts to hide the death toll of the war in Iran.
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Trump's Presidency Has now FAILED On Every Front w/ Sam Seder
Molly welcomes Sam Seder and they quickly turn to “economy numbers,” arguing that tariffs, war in the Middle East, and recent job reports and revisions show that what Trump is doing “is not working,” while deeper structural problems in a “K-shaped economy” have also gone insufficiently addressed—ci…
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Marc Elias & Shane Goldmacher
Democracy Docket’s Marc Elias stops by to talk about Trump’s lawless plans for the midterms. The New York Times’ Shane Goldmacher joins us to discuss how the primaries are shaking out and the growing trouble at the DNC.
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Trump Is Really Considering This Midterm Idea?!?! w/ Marc Elias
Molly Jong-Fast welcomes Democracy Docket's Marc Elias to discuss the political climate heading into the midterm elections, focusing on Donald Trump’s apparent strategy of “putting all of his eggs in the voter suppression and election subversion basket” rather than pursuing policies that could broa…
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Jim Acosta & Stacey Young
The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to talk about the Max Miller albatross hanging around the GOP’s neck. The Justice Connection’s Stacey Young joins us to discuss just how dangerous it would be to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General.
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Why Trump Is Mostly Decorating Lately w/ Jim Acosta
Jim Acosta & Molly Jong-Fast discuss how Republican senators like John Cornyn and Bernie Moreno are seen as bowing to Donald Trump instead of confronting him, even when faced with serious allegations involving Max Miller, whose conduct is described as abusive and disturbing; the speakers argue that…
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