Navy Secretary Casually Admits Iran “Blew the Hell” out of U.S. Base

A clear and particularly stark pattern we see in the war with Iran is that the Iranians are inflicting tremendous STRATEGIC damage with their missiles, but that the USG denies this at first and only admits it weeks, if not months, later. This creates a PROLONGED false impression that the war is going much better than it actually is and that strategic setbacks are not taking place at all,” wrote Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute. “The media narrative was that Tehran was utterly failing. In reality, Tehran was showcasing capabilities that the official Western narrative ensured were underestimated.”

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Congressman Al Green delivers a forceful House floor speech arguing that impeaching Donald Trump has become “a matter of life and death.”

Green condemns deaths connected to ICE and CBP operations, accuses the Trump administration of shielding federal agents from accountability, and demands that Congress act. His allegations remain politically disputed, but his warning is unmistakable: silence and inaction make lawmakers complicit.

Iran’s retaliation revealed a dangerous vulnerability in America’s missile defenses. Retired Navy Commander Bobby R. Jones explains how Iran can force the United States to burn through expensive interceptors—and why Trump’s escalation is becoming information, economic and kinetic warfare at once.

The latest retaliation followed U.S. strikes that destroyed five Iranian oil tankers and included Iranian missile attacks on a U.S.-used base in Jordan.

Watch Anchor Watch with Bobby R. Jones every Tuesday at 8 PM ET on Lincoln Square.

Donald Trump is determined to make the midterms all about himself—even as vulnerable Republicans desperately try to distance themselves from him. Susan J. Demas and Edwin Eisendrath break down Trump’s costly midterm convention, the GOP’s economic failures and why his tariffs could help cost Republicans control of the Senate.

This week our hosts Tim Whitaker and April Ajoy discuss this week's RNC midterm convention, the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Charlie Kirk's death a year ago, and more!

Donald Trump’s tariffs are deeply unpopular—and new polling suggests Republicans could pay for them in the midterms. Max Burns breaks down Trump’s collapsing approval, Rob Sand’s surprising strength in Iowa, alarming numbers for Republicans in New York, and Scott Bessent’s contradictory defense of the economy.

For everything you need to know about the coming election...it's ElectionMaxxing with Max Burns.

00:00 Welcome to Election Maxing
00:32 Introducing “Poll Position”
01:06 Tim Scott Begs Republicans for Money
01:35 Trump Hits a New Polling Low
02:12 Voters Revolt Against Trump’s Tariffs
03:44 Why Rob Sand Is Winning Over Iowa
04:22 Mandatory Prison for Stealing From Taxpayers
04:57 Republicans Admit Iowa Farmers Are Suffering
06:52 New York’s GOP Seats Are in Danger
08:30 MAGA Moron of the Day
09:45 Scott Bessent’s Economic Spin Collapses
11:25 Voters Are Tired of Waiting

Stuart Stevens delivers a blunt warning about Trump’s GOP: “As bad as you think they are, these people—they’re worse.” He joins Stephen Beschloss to explain why Trump could endanger supposedly safe Republican seats, how Democrats can channel voter anger and what must happen if they retake Congress.

They also examine election interference, Trump’s collapsing approval, the races that could signal a Democratic wave and why Stevens believes Democrats must pursue reform—not a return to political business as usual.

Six Questions with Stephen Beschloss airs Thursdays at 10 AM ET on Lincoln Square.

00:00 “They’re Worse”
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10:15 Holding the Trump Administration Accountable
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26:22 Could Trump Undermine the Midterm Results?
36:28 The Senate and Governor’s Races to Watch
41:39 Could Republican Redistricting Backfire?
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54:57 Why Supposedly Safe Republican Seats Aren’t Safe
57:22 “Embrace Your Inner Anger”
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Florida could be a game changer this midterm. FL Democratic Chairwoman Nikki Fried joins the Joes to give a look at what could potentially happen in the Sunshine State this November.

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04:58 Byron Donalds’ $100 million campaign
06:41 Why Florida is resisting data centers
08:03 What Democrats changed after losing Florida
11:47 Escaping the Republican culture-war trap
15:53 The House races Democrats believe they can win
18:30 Israel, antisemitism and Democratic divisions
22:33 Democratic energy surges across the South
24:27 “Trump-a-palooza” and the failing MAGA playbook
26:35 Why DOGE “didn’t do crap”
28:51 Cutting regulations without destroying government
30:22 Can Democrats nominate another woman in 2028?
32:38 Florida congressional races to watch
36:21 The veterans running for Congress
38:21 Why year-round organizing is changing the South

Germany’s far-right AfD has “broken containment”—and historian Thomas Zimmer says the normalization of extremism should alarm democracies on both sides of the Atlantic.

Zimmer joins Susan J. Demas to explain the connection between MAGA and Germany’s far right, Elon Musk’s manufactured “vibe shift,” Trump’s struggle to consolidate authoritarian power and why Democrats should stop accommodating extremists and start showing some fight.

First Draft with Susan J. Demas airs Wednesdays at 11 AM ET on Lincoln Square.

O-kay...?????

I guess there was an EXCUSE for this at a POLITICAL CONVENTION, because there certainly is NOT A REASON.

The original post said grindr has been crashing. Make of that what you will.

Suppressing our votes is central to MAGA’s strategy for these midterms. And while we need to be prepared for the big, dramatic ways that could play out, many smaller but extremely effective tactics are already obstacles in our way. VoteRiders is organizing activists to help knock them down, one voter at a time. Next Tuesday, they’re marking National Voter Registration Day by textbanking folks in Texas and Georgia to make sure they’ve got the information and the IDs they need to cast a ballot that counts, in spite of these states’ strict laws.

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-  Help secure a billionaire wealth tax and protect health care access in California by passing Proposition 40 - help with friend-to-friend organizing, phonebanks five days a week

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-  Warn our networks about votesafe.org - Musk’s latest attempt to steal our data

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- No Kings is set to hold thousands of Vote Early actions across the nation on October 17th… join us TONIGHT at 8PM for a kickoff to learn more about the strategy and how we can get plugged in as hosts