President Donald Trump has nominated loyal associates to influential positions over and over. But one recent pick for the federal bench has legal experts and many lawmakers particularly up in arms.
The Senate voted Tuesday to begin considering former Trump defense attorney Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals judge for the Third Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Bove, the president's former defense attorney and now a senior Justice Department official, was the subject of a recent whistleblower complaint. According to that complaint, Bove suggested defying court orders to advance Trump's immigration agenda.
Democrats and at least one Republican have vowed to do everything possible to keep him from being confirmed. We discuss who Bove is and the implications for the judiciary if his nomination goes through.
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The Gist - Not Even Mad – Zee Cohen-Sanchez and Jesse Adams
Unf**k America Tour founder Z Cohen-Sanchez and Washington Examiner contributor Jesse Adams join for a tour through Trump’s waning immigration support, the public broadcasting defunding that will hurt the next generation of Jesse Adamses, and why even Epstein truthers may be losing the thread. They debate whether GOP border hawks want actual deportations or just spicy cable-news optics, and whether NPR got PBS defunded by sheer association. Meanwhile, the Democrats try to square "abolish ICE" with NYC’s obsession with safety—somehow still winning. Plus, Goat Grinders include denied entrance at Charlie Kirk events, the tyranny of the word “unhoused,” and the tragic combustion of Jeff Maurer’s own anti-sawdust screed.
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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘The Kylee Cast’ With Kylee Griswold, Ep. 3: Russiagate Returns
On this episode of The Kylee Cast, The Federalist's Senior Legal Correspondent Margot Cleveland joins Federalist Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to break down the biggest bombshells from the new Russia hoax documents. Plus, the worst headlines of the week and a fresh look at the man, the myth, the dad: Scottie Scheffler.
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The Bulwark Podcast - Mike Murphy: Trump’s Kryptonite
The one thing Mr. Authenticity was supposed to be was the anti-politician: the guy who would go after the establishment, clean up Washington, and make a booming economy. Now, Trump's acting just like a typical politician trying to cover-up a scandal—and he's vulnerable to a backlash from the manosphere that went all in on him. Meanwhile, he is getting near-Biden polling numbers on the economy, he's trying to make the Fed chair his scapegoat, and he's the best American president the Chinese auto industry ever had. Plus, Newsom's prospects in '28 and the success of 'change' mayors across the board.
Mike Murphy joins Tim Miller.
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Mike Murphy joins Tim Miller.
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- Mike on the EV industry after the passage of the budget bill
- Mike on leaving the Republican Party
- More clips from the first episode of South Park's new season
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Conspiracies Left and Right
As the Trump administration presses a case against the Obamans for pursuing Trump maliciously in 2016 and 2017, liberals and populists are pressing for more and more information on the confusing matter of Jeffrey Epstein. Is there an "omniconspiracy" of the American elites? And we take a look at the remarkable deal struck between the administration and Columbia University. Give a listen.
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Bad Faith - Episode 494 – What Happened to AOC? (w/ Corbin Trent)
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Co-founder of Justice Democrats and former communications director for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Corbin Trent talks AOC’s excuses for voting against Marjorie Taylor Greene’s amendment to pull weapons funding to Israel, whether AOC’s failures are evidence that it’s impossible to work within the Democratic Party, the Democrats’ hesitation to exploit Epstein, and how establishment Dems work to defeat not only progressive electeds but bedrock progressive policies like expanding abortion access.
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The suffering in Gaza has reached new depths, and now finding food, which was already scarce, has become a deadly endeavor.
Israeli forces have opened fire on crowds of desperate and hungry people who were trying to reach aid sites established by a new and controversial humanitarian group. Hundreds of people have been killed, according to Gaza health officials.
Aaron Boxerman, who covers Gaza for The Times, explains who is behind the distribution system and why it has been so deadly.
Guest: Aaron Boxerman, a reporter for The New York Times covering Israel and Gaza.
Background reading:
- Dozens were killed in shootings that took place after thousands of Palestinians gathered in the hope of getting humanitarian aid from U.N. trucks entering the Gaza Strip.
- Israel-backed aid sites in Gaza pose a lethal risk for Palestinians.
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First Things Podcast - How to Prevent an Act of Terror (ft. Alan Dershowitz)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Alan Dershowitz joins in to discuss his recent book, "The Preventive State: The Challenge of Preventing Serious Harms While Preserving Essential Liberties."
Tech Won't Save Us - Decomputing For a Better Future w/ Dan McQuillan
Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss the global push by governments to rapidly adopt AI at all costs and how citizens can critically rethink our dependence on these technologies while imagining a collective future that benefits everyone.
Dan McQuillan is a lecturer at Goldsmiths College, University of London and the author of Resisting AI.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.
The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson.
Also mentioned in this episode:
- Dan recently gave a talk about decomputing as resistance and published the text on his website.
- The UK Labour Government is going all in on data centre development, while planning for future water shortages.
- Academic institutions are rapidly adopting AI technologies, with a little help from industry leaders.
- The GKN Factory Collective offers an inspiring example of collective action.
Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova - You Play Better When You’re Having Fun (with Leo Margets and Erik Seidel)
To wrap up our coverage of the World Series of Poker, we bring you a poker interview extravaganza. This year, Leo Margets became the second woman ever to make it to the Main Event final table—and the first since 1995. Nate and Maria chat with Leo about her approach to poker, why having fun helps her play better, and how she felt about her historic 2025 WSOP. Then, they interview poker legend Erik Seidel, who taught Maria to play the game. He talks about the camaraderie of the poker world, and shares his personal “no suffering” rule.
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