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Jon Stewart discusses Biden and Trump’s recent visits to the Mexico border, how the GOP uses fear to advance their policy goals around immigration, and how the Democrats’ struggle to deliver on their espoused values. Plus, as SCOTUS unanimously rules in favor of Donald Trump, preventing states from kicking him off their ballot this election, Jon Stewart and Desi Lydic help Democrats get creative to prevent another Trump term. And Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker staff writer and author of “Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here,” discusses with Jon Stewart the political dynamics at play that are preventing comprehensive immigration reform from getting passed in the U.S.

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A year on from our series Next Year in Moscow, Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, is dead. Hope for the “beautiful Russia of the future” he imagined from his prison cell in Siberia is all but extinguished. The Economist’s Russia editor Arkady Ostrovsky finds out how Russians who oppose Vladimir Putin’s war are enduring these dark times

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In the past few weeks, activists in Michigan have begun calling voters in the state, asking them to protest President Biden’s support for the Israeli military campaign in Gaza by not voting for him in the Democratic primary.

The activists are attempting to turn their anger over Gaza into a political force, one that could be decisive in a critical swing state where winning in November is likely to be a matter of the slimmest of margins.

Jennifer Medina, a political reporter for The Times, explains how the war in Gaza is changing politics in Michigan.

Guest: Jennifer Medina, a political reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Will Biden’s Gaza stance hurt him in 2024? Michigan is the first test.
• The war in Gaza turned this longtime Michigan Democrat against Biden.

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Our tale of Orange County bastardry reaches it's apex in John Schmitz, the conspiracy maniac who ran against Nixon from the Right and blazed the trail that led us to Donald Trump

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March for Our Lives organizer turned Congressman Maxwell Frost shares how his views of elected officials have evolved now that he works on the inside, what needs to change in order to pass stronger gun laws, and how his fellow Gen Zers can become more engaged with politics despite not trusting it

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Today on the Matt Walsh Show, Hollywood released a historic, groundbreaking gay romantic comedy, that nobody went to see. Does this mean we’re all going to be accused of homophobia for not supporting the film? Yes of course it does. Also, an investigative report from the Daily Wire reveals that the pro-trans student walkout in Virginia last week was not exactly what it appeared to be. Plus, Kamala Harris wants to provide hurricane relief to all the people in Florida who need it, except the white ones. In our Daily Cancellation, at long last, David French finally pens the conservative case for transitioning minors. 

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The Supreme Court prepares to overturn Roe v. Wade, Senator Amy Klobuchar talks about the threat to abortion rights and Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson discusses abortion rights.

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Change starts with a single person, and that could be you. On today's episode, Andy and the crew are joined by Kalena Bruce, who's running for Missouri's 4th Congressional district. They talk about how NOW is the time to get together and stand up for your rights, why it's imperative to give back to America and how getting involved and sharing your voice could matter way more than you could realize.