On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, John Hart, chief executive officer of nonprofit transparency organization OpentheBooks, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss wasteful government spending, implications of the ongoing shutdown, and the need for increased government transparency.
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The Bulwark Podcast - Peter Hamby: The Mini Dictator Wants What He Wants
The administration under sticky fingers Trump is now pretending it cares about the sanctity of classified documents, while it seems that Marco Rubio is the one pushing for regime change in Venezuela. In California, the redistricting ballot measure has been seen as one of the most significant battles in the November election, but the Supreme Court may end up disrupting the Dem’s effort to retake the House next year. Plus, Democrats are winning the under-covered shutdown fight, but why is Schumer meddling in the Maine and Michigan Senate primary fights? And the right-wingers complaining about Bad Bunny are such nerd losers.
Peter Hamby joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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Peter Hamby joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - It’s Still Mamdani’s Race
We discuss last night's NYC mayoral debate, in which Zohran Mamdani was bad, Andrew Cuomo was worse, and Curtis Sliwa was Curtis Sliwa. And we talk about the terrorist-run city of Birmingham, UK. Give a listen.
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The Daily - A Shutdown Where None of the Normal Rules Apply
Under normal circumstances, the profound pain of a government shutdown compels both parties to negotiate a quick resolution on behalf of the American people. But, so far, nothing about this shutdown is normal.
Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Tyler Pager, Catie Edmondson and Tony Romm sit down to discuss why this shutdown feels so different.
Guest:
- Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, covering President Trump and his administration.
- Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.
- Tony Romm, a reporter covering economic policy and the Trump administration for The New York Times, based in Washington.
Background reading:
- President Trump’s unilateral spending cuts could complicate a shutdown deal.
- The Trump administration said it would pay some ICE and T.S.A. agents during the shutdown.
Photo: Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times
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The Ezra Klein Show - Can the Israel-Hamas Deal Hold?
Every Israeli-Palestinian peace deal has failed. Could Trump’s be any different?
On Oct. 10, the Israeli cabinet approved a cease-fire deal brokered by the Trump administration, Turkey and Qatar. Since then, the living Israeli hostages have come home. Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israel have been freed. Israeli forces have partially withdrawn from the Gaza Strip, and they’re allowing in more desperately needed aid. This is finally, hopefully, the end of this war.
But that was just the first part of the deal. The next phase is a lot more ambitious — and ambiguous. And while President Trump said the region would now “live, God willing, in peace for all eternity,” history would suggest otherwise.
Robert Malley has worked on Middle East policy under President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden and President Bill Clinton. Hussein Agha negotiated on the Palestinian side, working under both Yasir Arafat, the first president of the Palestinian Authority, and the P.A.’s current president, Mahmoud Abbas. Together they wrote a sweeping new history of attempts at peace, “Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine.” They join me to examine what could go right — or wrong — as the rest of the deal takes shape.
Mentioned:
Tomorrow Is Yesterday by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley
Book Recommendations:
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Dirty Hands by Jean-Paul Sartre
The Just Assassins by Albert Camus
The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil
Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger
Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.
You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.
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Pod Save America - JD Vance Defends Hitler-Loving Racists
When a group of Young Republicans' racist private messages—which included praise for Hitler and slavery and jokes about gas chambers—get leaked to POLITICO, JD Vance says "that's what kids do" and that we all need to move on. President Trump names new targets for prosecution, including Sen. Adam Schiff, Andrew Weissmann, and Jack Smith, even as Trump's DOJ indicts his old nemesis, John Bolton. Jon and Dan react to Vance and Trump's comments, discuss the Trump administration's plan to weaponize the IRS, and debate whether the administration is seriously considering starting a war with Venezuela. They then turn to the latest developments in the government shutdown, the growing debate over the DSCC's influence in 2026 senate primaries, including those in Maine and Michigan, and a pending ruling at the Supreme Court that could further weaken the Voting Rights Act. Then, Sen. Brian Schatz talks with Tommy about whether the end of the shutdown is in sight, the administration's designation of Antifa as a terrorist organization, and the upcoming No Kings protests.
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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘The Kylee Cast’ feat. David Harsanyi, Ep. 14: Peace Abroad, Horror At Home
On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Federalist managing editor Kylee Griswold chats with Washington Examiner senior writer and “You’re Wrong” co-host David Harsanyi about Trump’s peace deal in the Middle East. Plus, Kylee breaks down the moving Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony for Charlie Kirk and rants about her fellow Americans’ hellish Halloween “decor.”
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The Gist - Not Even Mad: Jonah Goldberg & Zee Cohen-Sanchez
Hamas hostages, Trump and autocracy, and the strangely quiet shutdown — we tackle all three. Why Trump’s blunt style played in the Middle East, whether “competitive authoritarianism” really fits his second-term instincts and enablers, and who’s taking the fall for Obamacare-premium brinkmanship. Plus: goat-grinders (pointless rebrands at Max and Apple TV, Crowder’s vest-and-glass cosplay, and the humbling age math of Roy Orbison, the Skipper, and the Golden Girls).
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The Bulwark Podcast - Anne Applebaum: The Loss of ‘Democratic Faith’
The U.S. has been a model for other aspiring democracies since 1776. At the same time, the idea of America as the leader of the democratic world has also had a unifying effect at home. It’s what has kept this diverse country of many faiths and ethnicities together, and it has been our national identity. But with Trump actively undermining those ideals, what will we be unified around? Plus, the potential new whites-favored refugee policy, Trump’s psychological comfort to the Russian war effort, Hegseth got himself a state media press room at the Pentagon, JD is totally cool with lots of Nazi talk—and could the administration be trying to start a war in Venezuela so it can expand its militaristic crackdown on the streets here?
Anne Applebaum joins Tim Miller.
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Anne Applebaum joins Tim Miller.
show notes
- Anne's new piece, "The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark"
- Anne on the Nobel Peace Prize winner
- "Ukraine’s Plan to Starve the Russian War Machine," by Anne
- Ian McEwan's "What We Know" — second recommendation this week!
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1A - What Department of Education Cuts Mean For Special Education
The Trump administration has decimated the Department of Education with staffing cuts.
Now, the latest round of layoffs all but wipes out the Office of Special Education Programs. So, what does that mean for the millions of kids who rely on these services?
We sit down to talk about how Education Department cuts will affect children with disabilities.
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Now, the latest round of layoffs all but wipes out the Office of Special Education Programs. So, what does that mean for the millions of kids who rely on these services?
We sit down to talk about how Education Department cuts will affect children with disabilities.
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