Taking Trump’s Speech Crackdown to Court (w/ Conor Fitzpatrick)
The Trump administration is trying to deport foreign students for doing nothing more than speaking their minds — attending protests, writing editorials, voicing opinions the government doesn’t like. It’s a direct attack on the First Amendment, and FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) is taking them to court.
Sarah Longwell talks with FIRE attorney Conor Fitzpatrick about the lawsuit, the students targeted, and why this fight matters for everyone’s free speech—citizen or not.
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When ‘Woke Meat’ Gets Banned (w/ Michael Grunwald)
Jonathan Cohn talks with "We Are Eating the Earth" author Michael Grunwald about how food and farming are wrecking the planet. From beef and biofuels to fake meat and Florida politics, it’s a climate crisis hiding in plain sight.
Hungry for more? Read more from Michael Grunwald in We Are Eating the Earth: https://a.co/d/dPBVm9b
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Trump Loyalists Learn What ‘America First’ Really Means
Tim Miller serves up a double dose of Schadenfreude Saturday. Two die-hard MAGA businessmen just got a taste of their own politics — and it’s not going down easy.
First, the Trump Burger chain owner in Texas who plastered his restaurants with MAGA merch… and now faces deportation. Next is Josh Smith: a Montana knife maker who mocked companies for whining about tariffs — until those same tariffs jacked up his costs.
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Colin Allred: Republicans Lied—Now You’re Paying More
Colin Allred joins Lauren Egan to talk about the Texas redistricting fight, his 2026 Senate campaign with potential rivals Beto O'Rourke and James Talarico with lessons from his race against Ted Cruz, and why Democrats can win over working-class voters with authenticity.
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Tim Miller: Ghislaine Too Dangerous for Puppies—But Not Trump’s DOJ
Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on ‘Deadline: Whitehouse’ to discuss Democrats’ need to act on redistricting, Ghislaine Maxwell’s unusual prison privileges under the Trump administration, and his interview with Venezuelan asylum seeker Andry Hernández, who survived months of abuse after wrongful deportation.
Watch Tim’s interview with Andry
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