After Joni Ernst angered Iowans with her "We're all going to die" nonsense, one of our favorite Iowans has decided to fight back. JD Scholten, progressive Democrat and longtime friend of the program has stepped up, and we couldn't be happier about it. JD joins us on today's show, and so does union leader Johnny Jones of AFGE. Get ready for an hour of policy talk for working families, and be sure to subscribe for more.

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It appears that the presidential bromance is over, as Elon leaves the White House and takes to Twitter to bash Trump's "big, beautiful bill." For anyone who pays attention to Trumpworld, this is just how it goes, but for the American working people, this is just more nonsense that we are going to end up paying for. Our guests today are Jeff Hauser of The Revolving Door Project, and Michael Sainato of The Guardian.

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Every day now feels like just one more step closer to authoritarianism, but while it is here and terrible, American are fighting back. But new attacks happen every day, and we must be ready for them. Our guests today are Ryan Mulholland of The Center for American Progress, and Will Attig of The United Veterans Council.

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Tacos tacos everywhere. The memes are all over the internet, and for those who don't know the meaning of it, it means "Trump Always Chickens Out" and he earned the acronym by talking tough and acting weak, which is nothing new. However, it looks like Trumpworld is very upset by the jab at Trump's ego, but so far, Mr. "Art of the Deal" hasn't been able to shake off the insult. He'll probably sue someone over it, because that's what our spoiled rich people do. Adam harsh of The Economic Policy Institute and John Whiten of The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy are our guests.

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After whining for decades about "waste, fraud, and abuse" when the GOP unleashed the DOGE tents on the federal government, what they discovered was that government actually operates pretty efficiently, and the waste they were looking for simply ins't there. We discuss this and more with today's guests: Labor Attorney Seth Goldstein and Justin Pier of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen.

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Over the Memorial Day weekend, Trump once again posted message after message that placed himself at the center of the holiday and embarrassed us once again on the world stage. For some reason none of us can explain, things that would have ended any other political career anywhere ever simply don't affect Trump. We will be studying this phenomenon for years, but today, we'll discuss it with Mike Williams of The Center for American Progress, and former GOP Congressman Bob Ney.

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Even with all the greed, corruption, and sometimes just plain old evil coming out of this administration, the thing that defines it for all of history will likely be its ridiculous incompetence. Everywhere we look, we find leaders who have no idea what they're doing, and the mistakes are stacking up and growing in severity. Daniel Horowitz of AFGE is our guest.

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