The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank examines the turning of the tide against Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. Marc Dunkelman details his new book Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back.

The Washington Post&rsquo;s Dana Milbank examines the turning of the tide against Trump&rsquo;s Big Beautiful Bill. Marc Dunkelman details his new book Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back.

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 gets the answers even her guests didn’t expect to give – and exactly what you want to know. Tune in every Monday, Wednesday & Friday for the funniest yet serious look at what’s ailing America.

Join noted author &amp; 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 gets the answers even her guests didn’t expect to give – and exactly what you want to know. Tune in every Monday, Wednesday &amp; Friday for the funniest yet serious look at what’s ailing America.

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Dana Milbank &  Marc Dunkelman 

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Katie Phang joins us to talk about her lawsuit to get more of the Epstein files released, as well as the latest in Trump’s vendetta against E. Jean Carroll.
Wired’s Daniel Boguslaw joins us to discuss the DOJ going after anti-data center activists.

Katie Phang joins us to talk about her lawsuit to get more of the Epstein files released, as well as the latest in Trump&rsquo;s vendetta against E. Jean Carroll. Wired&rsquo;s Daniel Boguslaw joins us to discuss the DOJ going after anti-data center activists.

Katie Phang & Daniel Boguslaw

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Molly Jong-Fast welcomes back independent journalist and attorney Katie Phang to unpack Phang’s newly filed federal lawsuit against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, which she describes as the first brought under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, arguing the Department of Justice has made illegal and improper redactions that shield key names and details from public scrutiny. Fang explains her motion for a preliminary injunction seeking expedited relief on five alleged violations, including redacting email senders and recipients, concealing names of potential co-defendants in internal Epstein prosecution documents, withholding FBI interview notes tied to serious allegations, refusing to translate foreign-language materials, and failing to produce the required redaction log. The conversation then shifts to broader concerns about politicization of the Trump-era DOJ, including reporting around potential efforts targeting E. Jean Carroll and Reid Hoffman, and a discussion of recent findings of prosecutorial misconduct in the Broadview Six case, highlighting what Fang argues is a troubling pattern of abuse of process and retaliation. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

Molly Jong-Fast welcomes back independent journalist and attorney Katie Phang to unpack Phang&rsquo;s newly filed federal lawsuit against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, which she describes as the first brought under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, arguing the Department of Justice has made illegal and improper redactions that shield key names and details from public scrutiny. Fang explains her motion for a preliminary injunction seeking expedited relief on five alleged violations, including redacting email senders and recipients, concealing names of potential co-defendants in internal Epstein prosecution documents, withholding FBI interview notes tied to serious allegations, refusing to translate foreign-language materials, and failing to produce the required redaction log. The conversation then shifts to broader concerns about politicization of the Trump-era DOJ, including reporting around potential efforts targeting E. Jean Carroll and Reid Hoffman, and a discussion of recent findings of prosecutorial misconduct in the Broadview Six case, highlighting what Fang argues is a troubling pattern of abuse of process and retaliation. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

The Next Shoe Dropped To Release The Epstein Files! w/ Katie Phang

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MSNOW’s Ali Velshi stops by to talk about Trump heading into another election year of picking bad candidates.
Semafor’s Dave Weigel joins us to discuss the trends he’s seeing as the primaries shake out.

MSNOW&rsquo;s Ali Velshi stops by to talk about Trump heading into another election year of picking bad candidates. Semafor&rsquo;s Dave Weigel joins us to discuss the trends he&rsquo;s seeing as the primaries shake out.

Ali Velshi & Dave Weigel

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