August 4, 2026

On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.

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Politics Chat, August 4, 2026

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An Unconscionable Deal

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Politics Chat, August 4, 2026

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Representative Chellie Pingree | American Conversations

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August 3, 2026

Just before midnight last night, news broke that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had rescinded the order of May 18, 2026, establishing a $1.776 billion slush fund for those who claimed that the Department of Justice under former president Joe Biden had persecuted them.

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Manipulating the Judicial Process

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August 2, 2026

Friday’s dismissal of the Department of Justice case against David Hearn for vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool came days after Hearn’s lawyers asked for transcripts of the grand jury proceedings that led to the indictment.

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Week Ten in 250 to 250

This was the tenth week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

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Always a Lie

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August 1, 2026

In a classic Friday night news dump, the Department of Justice last night moved to dismiss the criminal charges against David Hearn, the U.S.

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Trading Strategy for Ideology

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July 31, 2026

Courtney Kube, Monica Alba, Peter Nicholas, Gordon Lubold, Katherine Doyle, and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News reported Wednesday that President Donald J.

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Maya Wiley | American Conversations

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

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60 Years of Medicare and Medicaid

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July 30, 2026

Sixty years ago today, on July 30, 1966, Medicare and Medicaid went into effect.

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Politics Chat, July 30, 2026

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Senator Andy Kim | American Conversations

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Politics Chat, July 30, 2026

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Nothing to Stand On

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July 29, 2026

Ariel Edwards-Levy of CNN reported today that a new CNN poll conducted by the public opinion research firm SSRS found that 70% of adult Americans disapprove of the way President Donald J.

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July 28, 2026

Turning it over to Buddy tonight.

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Politics Chat, July 28, 2026

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Politics Chat, July 28, 2026

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Trying to Rewrite History

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July 27, 2026

On July 22, Sam Fortier of NOTUS reported that the Trump-appointed judges of the Presidential 1776 Award competition, emceed by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, apparently rigged the competition to cut out a 17-year-old Indian immigrant in favor of a homeschooled blonde girl from Wyoming, a Michigan boy who attended a private Catholic school, and a girl from Washington who told CNN she supported Trump and wanted to see “everyone walking away from the competition knowing this is the greatest country of the world.”

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Rejecting the Constitutional Order

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Ben Wikler | American Conversations

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July 26, 2026

From the time he took office in January 2025, Trump and his cronies have not simply challenged laws or constitutional provisions.

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Whitewashing

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