August 14, 2025; 8pm: As California Governor Gavin Newsom lays out his plan to counter Trump's congressional power grab, the Republican Congressman making the case that NONE of this should be happening. Then, the brand new reporting about what Donald Trump says about Jeffrey Epstein's victims when the cameras are off. And the New York mayor's race says about the Democratic party on the whole.

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August 13, 2025; 8pm: The immediate reality of Trump's D. C. occupation. And as Texas Republicans look to consolidate power for Donald Trump, blue states are taking matters into their own hands. Then, the growing alarm over a MAGA makeover of American history. Plus, a preview of Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

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August 12, 2025; 8pm: What to make of Trump's threat to expand his federal crackdown into other American cities. And as Republicans look to consolidate power for Donald Trump, the attorney general of Texas wants Beto O'Rourke jailed for standing up for democracy. Then, Donald Trump didn't like the jobs numbers so he fired the person in charge of them—and now there’s growing alarms over the MAGA replacement. Plus, the latest Republican to bomb at a town hall in front of his own constituents.

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