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The Surge: Can We Trust The Polls?

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ANT, Man

Anthropic files for IPO under the symbol ANT. Plus, a big upset in Big Law and the bitcoin heist at Binance.

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DOJ’s Groundwork for Midterm Mayhem

A voter’s guide to lawsuits, lies, and last-minute chaos threatening the midterms.

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Going to Graceland Edition

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The Surge: Can We Trust The Polls?

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The “Finally, We Vote’ Edition

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Bonus: Let Them Eat Cheesecake

Obama jokes about Trump’s Oval Office gold decor and ignites right-wing media firestorm.
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The Next Epstein Files

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Were Midterm Ads Always This Bad?

From the unhinged to the undeniably ugly.
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An Internet Boyfriend Just Made The Movie Of The Year

Nathan Fielder’s “You Can See Everything” has divided the discourse.
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Trump Slashed Healthcare. Is It Payback Time?

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Is it Time To Panic About A.I. Yet?

What’s alarmist and what’s real about artificial intelligence. Plus, how lawmakers are dealing with a situation they don’t really understand.
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Side Effects May Include Headaches, Sleep Eating, Buying Power Tools

When the medication that makes you well has other costs.
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Can this Marine Flip a Border Seat?

JoAnna Mendoza thinks she can win this Arizona swing district. Polls say she could be right.
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The A.I. Billionaire Class

Meta makes a deal to keep Zuckerberg happy as Musk eyes a power-consolidating merger. Plus, Airbnb’s latest play for the hotel crowd.

Bonus: The Regretful Ex-Pats

Europe wasn’t quite the MAGA-antidote they expected.
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Impeach Trump Y/N?

Impeachment scholar Frank Bowman has a warning for Democrats dabbling in magical removal thinking.

Bonus: There Are Laws About That, Actually

Do District Court rulings make you chuckle? Join us.
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The “Tradwife” To Girlboss Pipeline

Some of the internet’s most iconic homemakers are angling for a rebrand.
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Plus: How We Survive the News

What Next was live in Richmond with Reveal’s Al Letson and On the Media’s Micah Loewinger.
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When A.I. Regulates Itself

A.I. companies want a say in how they’re governed. Doesn’t that defeat the whole point?
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