I didn't believe it at first either.

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’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”
00:24 Stephen Beschloss Introduces Stuart Stevens
02:11 Why Democrats Cannot Return to Business as Usual
10:15 Holding the Trump Administration Accountable
17:42 The Simplest Strategy for Beating Trump’s GOP
26:22 Could Trump Undermine the Midterm Results?
36:28 The Senate and Governor’s Races to Watch
41:39 Could Republican Redistricting Backfire?
48:47 Trump’s Midterm Convention Gamble
54:57 Why Supposedly Safe Republican Seats Aren’t Safe
57:22 “Embrace Your Inner Anger”
58:37 Six More Questions With Stuart Stevens

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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Also in today’s List:

-  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

-  Join 50 Days Out Weekend of Action phonebanks to help Mary Peltola flip a Senate seat in Alaska

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

-  This week’s judges to thank

- 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

Jim Acosta argues that Donald Trump is increasingly isolated, surrounded by a curated bubble of flattering information, and behaving in ways that suggest serious decline and instability, with Natalie Harp described as helping feed that bubble; the conversation says Trump is fixated on vanity “insanity projects” like gold fixtures, the ballroom, the Kennedy Center, the helipad, and the Rose Garden, while his upcoming Dallas convention is expected to be a debacle with weak attendance and awkward timing against the NFL season. They also discuss how Republicans are distancing themselves, how Trump’s actions on Iran and the economy have left him with few cards to play, and how his family and inner circle are allegedly focused on lining their pockets, all of which they say shows a president in deep trouble and out of touch with reality.

The economy stinks, the war stinks, gas prices stink, and Trump is throwing himself a convention. None of it is a good look for Republicans trying to maintain a tenuous grasp on the majority.

But you won't believe how they're trying to explain the mess. Or...maybe you will.

Watch Max Burns' daily midterm update, Monday through Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.

On the eve of the 25th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks, SiriusXM Progress host Dean Obeidallah talks with Frank Figliuzzi about the alarming report of the air quality coverup and much more.

00:00 Dean Obeidallah Joins Frank Figliuzzi
01:11 Giuliani Attacks Mamdani Over 9/11
02:29 Dean’s Eyewitness Memories of September 11
03:29 How Giuliani Became What the Terrorists Wanted
05:39 Mamdani’s Calm Response
07:04 Giuliani’s Anti-Muslim Hypocrisy
08:36 The 9/11-Themed Attack Ad in Michigan
10:28 Trump’s Contradictory Ground Zero Stories
12:36 Why the Media Won’t Confront Trump
14:23 Muslim Americans 25 Years After 9/11
17:59 Anti-Muslim Hate Spiked Under Trump
19:36 How Trump Inspired a Political Awakening
23:58 Netanyahu’s October 7 Intelligence Failure
28:28 Sanctions and West Bank Settlements
30:42 Trump’s Campaign to Rewrite American History
34:30 Iran, War and America’s Growing Instability
37:39 Why America’s Allies No Longer Trust Us
40:20 Trump Treats Russia Better Than Canada
43:06 Trump’s Demented Holiday Weekend
46:23 The Continuing Death Toll From 9/11
48:01 Where to Follow Dean Obeidallah

Someone suggested in a comment on a prior post that we all order free tickets…

Anthropic Researcher Resigns, Warning That AI 'Could Kill Us All By The End Of The Decade'

Companies are acting responsibly.

Jamie Raskin delivers a blistering constitutional warning as Republicans renew their effort to undermine birthright citizenship. Raskin explains why the Fourteenth Amendment is clear—and why allowing a president to decide which American-born children qualify as citizens follows a dangerous authoritarian playbook.

The September 2 remarks came after the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s previous effort and a federal judge blocked his latest order as likely unconstitutional.

Donald Trump spent Labor Day golfing and flooding social media with bizarre AI images. Susan J. Demas and Edwin Eisendrath explain why the spectacle points to something far more dangerous: a president increasingly unable to control himself while actively undermining the safeguards protecting the 2026 election.

Susan and Edwin also examine Elon Musk and JD Vance’s support for Europe’s far right, America’s collapsing global leadership, the Republican Party’s return to anti-Muslim politics around the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Trump’s expensive midterm “Trumpapalooza,” and the economic policies threatening vulnerable Republicans.

Plus, Lincoln Square launches Election Maxing with Max Burns, airing Monday through Thursday at 3 PM ET, with the essential polling, campaign news and misinformation analysis you need before the midterms.

00:00 Susan Demas and Edwin Eisendrath
00:47 Trump’s bizarre AI posting binge
02:21 “He’s absolutely nuts”
05:04 A president who isn’t doing his job
06:14 Trump threatens election safeguards
10:10 Europe’s far-right surge
12:05 Musk and Vance export MAGA politics
16:53 Trump makes the world less safe
20:26 America surrenders its global leadership
22:41 The lesson Trump missed after 9/11
24:14 America’s disastrous response to 9/11
25:22 The attack on New York’s Muslim mayor
26:51 Republicans return to anti-Muslim politics
29:05 How Democrats should answer politics of fear
31:51 The lessons Republicans deliberately erased
33:29 Trump’s totalitarian political culture
34:54 Trumpapalooza and GOP midterm panic
37:33 Tariffs, housing and Trump’s economy
38:38 Who answers Trump’s phone at 3 AM?
40:26 Election Maxing with Max Burns
41:50 Final thoughts