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Todd Blanche’s Jaw-Dropping Ethics Violation (w/ Andrew Weissmann) | Illegal News
This episode exposes the alarming erosion of legal and ethical norms within the U.S. government, from questionable financial settlements and conflicts of interest to the Pentagon's attempts to control press access and the Department of Defense's coercive tactics against an AI company.

Is Trump Already Getting Tired of His Iran War? | Morning Chaser
The hosts dissect the Trump administration's approach to the Iran conflict, arguing Trump is seeking an exit despite maximalist objectives, and then pivot to the emerging political and regulatory challenges of rapidly advancing AI.

Trump Made an Insane Bet on a Risky War (w/ Derek Thompson) | The Bulwark Podcast
Derek Thompson and Tim Miller dissect the Trump administration's foreign policy and domestic governance, revealing a pattern of executive overreach, transactional decision-making, and the weaponization of obscure legal statutes.

The Pentagon's AI Fight Was Never Just About Anthropic (w/ Hayden Field)
A high-stakes conflict between the Pentagon and leading AI firm Anthropic over contract terms exposes fundamental disagreements on AI's military application, particularly regarding autonomous lethal weapons and mass surveillance.
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