Behind The Ballot
By Mikal Jenkins, Muhamed Alic
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Engaged, Balanced, Informative. Finding Common Ground in a Polarized World. Our hosts Mikal Jenkins and Muhamed Alic dive into modern American politics and offer insights and views into the ever shifting political landscape.
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07/15/26 - Iran Strikes, Graham passing, ICE Shootings & Housing Win
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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07-08-2026 - Iran Tensions Flare, SCOTUS Rulings, and Platner Drops Out
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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5/27/26 - Trump’s Iran Showdown, Paxton’s Revenge Victory, Zelensky’s SOS & Ebola Emergency
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May 29, 2026 |
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05-26-2026 - Trump’s Triple Crisis: Iran Deal Chaos, White House Shooting, and the AI Bubble Burst
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May 27, 2026 |
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5/20/26 - Massie Ousted, $1.8B Slush Fund Fight, and Trump’s Ballroom Defeat in Senate
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May 22, 2026 |
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05-18-2026 - China Ag Deals vs. Reality, EV Fees Fight, and the $1.7B Jan. 6 Fund
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May 19, 2026 |
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05/15/26 - Geopolitical Chess Moves: Trump-Xi Summit Fallout, Housing Bill Fight & Redistricting Wars
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May 19, 2026 |
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05/11/26 - Gas Tax Fight, Data Center Wildfires & the White House Ballroom Brawl
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May 12, 2026 |
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05-08-2026 - Strait of Chaos: Iran Strikes Back, UFO Files Drop, and America’s Economy Cracks
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May 10, 2026 |
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05-06-2026 - From Project Freedom to Full Conflict: Iran’s Missiles, UAE Retaliation & America’s Breaking Economy
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May 07, 2026 |
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05-04-2026 - From Project Freedom to Full Conflict: Iran’s Missiles, UAE Retaliation & America’s Breaking Economy
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May 05, 2026 |
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05-01-2026 - Iran’s ‘Stuck’ War, $1+ Gas Spikes & Pentagon’s Massive AI Power Grab
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May 02, 2026 |
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04-29-2026 - Global Oil Shock, Iran Standoff, Congressional Chaos & Domestic Squeeze
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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04-27-2026 - From the Strait to the Senate: War, Economy & Power Struggles
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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04-22-2026 - Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire + Reconciliation Drama
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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04-20-2026 - War Powers, Petroyuan & Senate Gridlock: Inside the High-Stakes Iran Endgame
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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04-15-2026 - US Blockade of Strait of Hormuz
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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04-13-2026 - US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses as Trump Sets New Deadline
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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04-08-2026 - Fragile Peace or Setup for Round Two? Iran War Updates
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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04-06-2026 - Iran’s Oil Premium, Trump’s Tuesday Deadline & the Pentagon’s Rescue Disaster
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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04-03-2026 - Interview with Tom Joseph
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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04-01-2026 - Iran Says No to Talks — Trump Prepares to Address the Nation
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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03-30-2026 - Maximum Pressure Backfires? Iran's Oil Profits, US Ground Prep & Shutdown Stalemate
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Ramon Perez Interview
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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03-25-2026 - On the Brink: US Troops Surge Toward Iran While Senate Gridlock Paralyzes DHS at Home
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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03-23-2026 - S-Iran War Update: Trump’s 5-Day Pause Sparks 10%+ Oil Plunge, Alleged Backchannel Talks Emerge, Israel Launches Fresh Strikes
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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03-18-2026 - US-Iran War Further Escalates
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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03-16-2026 - US-Iran War – Domestic & Global Dimensions
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Mussab Ali - Candidate for NJ-8
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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03/09/2026 - Trump's War Gamble: Regime Change, Backchannels, and Midterm Mayhem
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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03-06-2026 - No Surrender: Iran Closes the Strait, Oil Surges, Jobs Tank
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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03/04/2026 - War Without End? US-Iran Conflict Escalates
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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03-02-2026 - America & Israel Strike Iran
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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02-27-2026 - National Voting Emergency? The Legal Memo Behind Trump's Election Power Grab
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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02-25-2026 - SOTU Claims, Epstein Update, ICE Whistleblower, & Anthropic Shakeup
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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02-23-2026 - Tariff Refunds Battle, Supreme Court Climate Case, Recent Polling
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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02-20-2026 - Tariffs Overturned, War Drums on Iran, & Trump's Agenda Tested
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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02-18-2026 - James Talarico & CBS News, Supreme Court, Iran Developments, and More
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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02-16-2026 - Flashpoints: Shutdowns, Files, Tariffs & Midterm Mayhem"
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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02-11-2026 - Disaster in D.C: Pam Bondi's Testimony & Netanyahu's 6th visit
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Meet Jackson Franklin - IN-5 Congressional Candidate
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Meet Brendan Gill - Candidate For NJ District 11
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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Midterm Shadows: FBI Raid on Fulton, ICE Shootings Spark Shutdown Threat, Rubio on Venezuela
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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01-27-2026 - Political Crisis - Government Shutdown Showdown
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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01/22/2026 - Kneepads in Davos: Trump's Greenland Pivot and ICE Door-Kicking Power
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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01/20/2026 - Trump's Global Gambit
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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01-15-2026 - Cancel The Midterms, Carry Your Papers, & Iran
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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01/14/2026 - Trump's Turbulent Week Vs Jerome Powell
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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01/11/2026 - ICE Murders Minnesota Woman, Venezuelan War Powers Resolution
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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01/08/2026 - America "Arrests" Venezuelan President Maduro
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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The GOP's ongoing Break Down, Farmer Bailout, U.S War Machine
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Meet Melat Kiros - Candidate For Colorado's 1st District
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Meet Katie Bansil - NJ District 6 Candidate
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Mamdani's Big Win, Sherill's Decisive Win, & Democrat Wins
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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Meet John Goodwin of The Forward Party
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Meet Gayle Jenkins
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Meet Author Dennis Brennan
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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The Shutdown Extended, AOC/Bernie Townhall, AIPAC, & Israel Violating Ceasefire
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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10/14/2025 - Senate Races, Israel Ceasefire, The Argentina Bailout, & The Fed
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Meet Jose Vega - The Man Challenging Ritchie Torres
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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The Showdown Over ACA Subsidies
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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The Government Shutdown Extended
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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The Government Shutdown
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Meet The Creator of Paid Protests
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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The Impending Government Shutdown
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Trump's Corruption, Tom Homan's Investigation, and the Antifa EO
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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The Cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel, The Aftermath of Kirk's Passing, & Economic Data
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Who Killed Charlie Kirk?
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Israel Bombs Qatar, Epstein Estate Releases Files, Government Economic Cover-Up
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Trump Panicking over Epstein, US Bombs Venezuelan Ship, Weak Economic Outlook
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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Possible Blue Wave in 2026, Israel Proceeds with Genocide, & USA Demographic Changes
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Democrat Strategy for 2026 Midterms, Trump's Communism Lite, & Domestic Crime
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Ukraine Peace Deal, Israel Doubles Down on Genocide, & Trump's push on Intel Ownership
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Health Over Politics: Jamel Holley on the RFK Agenda to Make America Healthy Again
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Congress Visits Israel as Israel approves to Occupy Gaza, Trump's Unconstitutional Census Order, and The Tariff Game
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Israel Preparing To Conquer Gaza, Trump's Terrible Tariffs, and The latest Redistricting efforts
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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08/01/2025 - Tariffs in Action, China/Russia Oil Trade, Maxwell Immunity, & Gerrymandering
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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07/30/2025 - The Trump Tariffs and if they're effective, Maxwell getting "Immunity", Gerrymandering Domino Effect From Texas Texas
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Behind The Ongoing Epstein Drama. Debating Tariffs, The Crazy Gerrymandering coming out of Texas, & Polls
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Behind The Tariffs, Israel/American Relations, Crypto Bills, Epstein & 2028 Presidential Candidates
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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The Epstein MAGA Revolt, Tariffs, & The Horrible Floods
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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The Big Beautiful Bill - And What It Means
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Iran vs Israel, Supreme Court Decisions, & 2026 Midterms
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Jun 29, 2025 |