‘Enraging’: Hayes slams lawmakers, billionaires for submitting to Trump in advance
Guests: Brian Beutler, Adam Serwer, Sen. Peter Welch, Jennifer GranholmThe intimidation continues and the MAGA picks keep coming. Tonight: why Republican rejection of democracy is still alive and well. Then, despite a massive PR push, the signs that Trump's Pentagon pick is not out of the woods yet. And Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on the case that Donald Trump can't roll back all of the Biden climate progress.
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‘The bureau is in trouble’: J. Edgar Hoover biographer reacts to FBI director resigning
Guests: Ryan Reilly, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Beverly Gage, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Jamelle Bouie, Michelle GoldbergThe FBI director resigns before Donald Trump takes office. Tonight: the resignation of Christopher Wray—and the major implications it has for Trump's second term. Plus, the historian who wrote the book on J. Edgar Hoover on why Trump's new pick could be worse. And inside the MAGA campaign to save Pete Hegseth by intimidating the Republican Senate.
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‘This is a signal flare’: Swalwell reacts to Trump DOJ secretly seizing his phone records
Guests: Ken Dilanian, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Sahil Kapur, Alexi McCammond, Sen. Chris Murphy, Samar AliTrump's targets for retribution speak out as we learn startling new details about abuse from Trump's first DOJ. Then, inside the MAGA pressure campaign to try and avoid another Matt Gaetz. And 72 hours after Assad's ouster in Syria, the real opportunity and the real danger that exists at the end of the dictatorship.
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Guests: Zeke Faux, Marq Claxton, Tim Weiner, James Risen, Rep. Jasmine CrockettThe billionaire takeover of the American Government. Tonight: shedding new light on what those billionaires are getting for their investment. And the growing concerns that Trump's FBI pick could pull America back to the dark days of J. Edgar Hoover. Then, an update on Day 3 of the manhunt after the insurance CEO shooting.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting: New evidence emerges on Day 2 of manhunt
Guests: Faiz Shakir, Rep. Greg Casar, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Pricilla Thompson, Paul O’BrienThe Party of Trump dusts off the old playbook as Republicans begin saying the quiet part loud. Then: another day of bad headlines for Trump's Pentagon pick. And new evidence in the shooting of an insurance executive as the manhunt for the suspect continues.
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