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Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow Say They Didn't Believe Graham Platner Last Month When He Said There Were No More Scandals Waiting More: "I asked two different ways... I didn’t necessarily feel like that 'no' was 100% convincing."

Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow Say They Didn't Believe Graham Platner Last Month When He Said There Were No More Scandals Waiting More: "I asked two different ways... I didn’t necessarily feel like that 'no' was 100% convincing."

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41,129 views • 2 days ago

Sen. Susan Collins: "Platner's Decision" To Go To War, "He Was Not Drafted" "The anger I feel is for the people who sent me," Platner said. "We destroyed Iraq." "He not only enlisted twice —after the war was started— but he also went to work for... Blackwater," Collins said.

Sen. Susan Collins: "Platner's Decision" To Go To War, "He Was Not Drafted" "The anger I feel is for the people who sent me," Platner said. "We destroyed Iraq." "He not only enlisted twice —after the war was started— but he also went to work for... Blackwater," Collins said.

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681,442 views • 1 month ago

Republican Senate Candidates Don't Need Big Wins in 2026 — They Just Need to Survive "If Talarico loses by one point, Democrats will see that as a moral victory, but Republicans will see it as: we survived," Carl Cannon said on the RCP podcast.

Republican Senate Candidates Don't Need Big Wins in 2026 — They Just Need to Survive "If Talarico loses by one point, Democrats will see that as a moral victory, but Republicans will see it as: we survived," Carl Cannon said on the RCP podcast.

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22,024 views • 2 days ago

Alex Karp: CEOs Bragging About AI Layoffs Will Create Backlash That Makes Bernie Sanders Look Moderate "They really believe that can't happen, so they're basically free-riding on the fact that it could," he said. "We're going to be nationalized!"

Alex Karp: CEOs Bragging About AI Layoffs Will Create Backlash That Makes Bernie Sanders Look Moderate "They really believe that can't happen, so they're basically free-riding on the fact that it could," he said. "We're going to be nationalized!"

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33,979 views • 6 days ago

Tucker Carlson: Trump Announced The End Of The American Global Empire Last Night "We can’t open the Strait of Hormuz. The president said that—someone else do it. So we’re done." "That’s okay. It was always going to end. Hopefully, we can get out without a nuclear exchange."

Tucker Carlson: Trump Announced The End Of The American Global Empire Last Night "We can’t open the Strait of Hormuz. The president said that—someone else do it. So we’re done." "That’s okay. It was always going to end. Hopefully, we can get out without a nuclear exchange."

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426,398 views • 3 months ago

Jeff Bezos on AOC and Mamdani: Politicians Create Villains To Blame When They Can’t Solve Problems "They think there's a fixed pie. One pizza and seven people, who's going to get two slices?" "That is not how economies work," he said. "It isn't a fixed pie. It grows."

Jeff Bezos on AOC and Mamdani: Politicians Create Villains To Blame When They Can’t Solve Problems "They think there's a fixed pie. One pizza and seven people, who's going to get two slices?" "That is not how economies work," he said. "It isn't a fixed pie. It grows."

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178,418 views • 1 month ago

Carl Cannon: Virginia Redistricting Referendum Is Going To Supreme Court "The courts usually give pretty wide leeway on referendum language, but this is so egregious," Carl Cannon said. "It says 'to restore fairness.' This is Orwellian language intended to deceive voters.

Carl Cannon: Virginia Redistricting Referendum Is Going To Supreme Court "The courts usually give pretty wide leeway on referendum language, but this is so egregious," Carl Cannon said. "It says 'to restore fairness.' This is Orwellian language intended to deceive voters.

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150,260 views • 2 months ago

The Bird and the Bee: Satire, Social Media, and Censorship How does a satire comedy website find itself on the front lines of the debate over free speech online? Seth Dillon and his team at the Babylon Bee tell the story of how they unwittingly found themselves at war with Twitter over a joke, eventually garnering the attention of Elon Musk and ushering in a new era for the social media company—in a new documentary from the Palladium Pictures Film Incubator.

The Bird and the Bee: Satire, Social Media, and Censorship How does a satire comedy website find itself on the front lines of the debate over free speech online? Seth Dillon and his team at the Babylon Bee tell the story of how they unwittingly found themselves at war with Twitter over a joke, eventually garnering the attention of Elon Musk and ushering in a new era for the social media company—in a new documentary from the Palladium Pictures Film Incubator.

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886,532 views • 1 year ago

First Poll For California Governor Without Swalwell Who Gets Swalwell's Votes?—Bad News For Democrats "Hilton still first, +4 at 17%. Bianco, the other Republican, +3 at 14%." "Steyer is at 14% +4. Becerra was the biggest gainer, +7 to 10%. Porter is also at 10%, only +2."

First Poll For California Governor Without Swalwell Who Gets Swalwell's Votes?—Bad News For Democrats "Hilton still first, +4 at 17%. Bianco, the other Republican, +3 at 14%." "Steyer is at 14% +4. Becerra was the biggest gainer, +7 to 10%. Porter is also at 10%, only +2."

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119,937 views • 2 months ago

$Megyn Kelly: “The coalition that got Trump elected is completely fractured and in smithereens." “It was folly to begin with. It remains folly.” "The question is now not, who has Trump lost. The question is who remains." “We care about what’s happening in Iowa, not Iran.”$

Megyn Kelly: “The coalition that got Trump elected is completely fractured and in smithereens." “It was folly to begin with. It remains folly.” "The question is now not, who has Trump lost. The question is who remains." “We care about what’s happening in Iowa, not Iran.”

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119,906 views • 3 months ago

Susan Collins has never faced a challenger like Graham Platner, Sean T at RCP said about the Maine Senate race on the RCP podcast. "She's won in polarized environments before, but never in one where the overall story is: We’re going to need a check on a Republican president."

Susan Collins has never faced a challenger like Graham Platner, Sean T at RCP said about the Maine Senate race on the RCP podcast. "She's won in polarized environments before, but never in one where the overall story is: We’re going to need a check on a Republican president."

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35,509 views • 25 days ago

VP Vance: U.S. And Iran Agree We Don't Want A "Persian Libya" -- A Failed State With 90 Million People "I don't know if Bibi thinks this, but are there people within Israeli society who would like to turn Iran into Libya?" "Probably."

VP Vance: U.S. And Iran Agree We Don't Want A "Persian Libya" -- A Failed State With 90 Million People "I don't know if Bibi thinks this, but are there people within Israeli society who would like to turn Iran into Libya?" "Probably."

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14,836 views • 18 days ago

Henry Olsen: If Trump's Approval Rating Stays at 41, Susan Collins Is Headed to the Private Sector "She can't win enough people who disapprove of Trump to outrun a 41% job approval," he said. "I’m not saying Trump will be at 41."

Henry Olsen: If Trump's Approval Rating Stays at 41, Susan Collins Is Headed to the Private Sector "She can't win enough people who disapprove of Trump to outrun a 41% job approval," he said. "I’m not saying Trump will be at 41."

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54,603 views • 3 months ago

Ann Coulter: Iran War Supporters Tend to Be "Trump Cultists" and "FOX News Boomers" "I love how suddenly everyone knows about Kharg Island," she said. "As long as you get Trump off his campaign promises and concentrating on somewhere 6,000 miles away..."

Ann Coulter: Iran War Supporters Tend to Be "Trump Cultists" and "FOX News Boomers" "I love how suddenly everyone knows about Kharg Island," she said. "As long as you get Trump off his campaign promises and concentrating on somewhere 6,000 miles away..."

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47,160 views • 2 months ago

Steve Hilton at CA-Gov Debate: Democrats Spent $24 Billion to End Homelessness, "And They Have No Idea Where It Went" "It’s going into these nonprofit crony developers instead of solving the problem. They’re profiting."

Steve Hilton at CA-Gov Debate: Democrats Spent $24 Billion to End Homelessness, "And They Have No Idea Where It Went" "It’s going into these nonprofit crony developers instead of solving the problem. They’re profiting."

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32,322 views • 2 months ago

David Wurmser: Going Into Negotiations, Iranians Think They Have The US Over A Barrel—Literally (of Oil) "In the Middle East, there’s reality, and there’s reality." "Their whole strategy is based on leveraging weakness through manipulation to have you defeat yourself."

David Wurmser: Going Into Negotiations, Iranians Think They Have The US Over A Barrel—Literally (of Oil) "In the Middle East, there’s reality, and there’s reality." "Their whole strategy is based on leveraging weakness through manipulation to have you defeat yourself."

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33,792 views • 3 months ago

RCP Panel: Dems Need Four of These Six Seats to Flip Senate—and Texas Is in Play In play - NC, OH, ME, TX, FL, AK "It’s shaping up like a Democratic year. That Texas is even in play shows you," Carl Cannon said." Republicans are playing defense now, and they know it."

RCP Panel: Dems Need Four of These Six Seats to Flip Senate—and Texas Is in Play In play - NC, OH, ME, TX, FL, AK "It’s shaping up like a Democratic year. That Texas is even in play shows you," Carl Cannon said." Republicans are playing defense now, and they know it."

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32,132 views • 2 months ago

Trump to CBS's Norah O'Donnell: "You Read That Crap From Some Sick Person… You Are a Disgrace" "I didn't rape anybody," the president said. "I'm not a pedophile." O'Donnell quipped: "Oh, you think he was referring to you?"

Trump to CBS's Norah O'Donnell: "You Read That Crap From Some Sick Person… You Are a Disgrace" "I didn't rape anybody," the president said. "I'm not a pedophile." O'Donnell quipped: "Oh, you think he was referring to you?"

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26,954 views • 2 months ago

Weichert: "Whatever Happened" With Pilot Rescue Near Isfahan Shows Trump Still Isn't Ready To Send Ground Forces into Iran "We live in a censorious age," Weichert said. "But the president seemed to have a moment of clarity, like, I can’t go forward with this."

Weichert: "Whatever Happened" With Pilot Rescue Near Isfahan Shows Trump Still Isn't Ready To Send Ground Forces into Iran "We live in a censorious age," Weichert said. "But the president seemed to have a moment of clarity, like, I can’t go forward with this."

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28,508 views • 2 months ago

CNN: U.S. Confirms F-15 Shot Down Over SW Iran, Search And Rescue Mission Underway To Find Pilots "It is reportedly a U.S. fighter jet - not Israeli - and I don't have to say how significant it is to have U.S. pilots down on enemy territory."

CNN: U.S. Confirms F-15 Shot Down Over SW Iran, Search And Rescue Mission Underway To Find Pilots "It is reportedly a U.S. fighter jet - not Israeli - and I don't have to say how significant it is to have U.S. pilots down on enemy territory."

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30,900 views • 3 months ago