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President Trump issues an ultimatum: Put his name back on the Kennedy Center or it won't be renovated and reopened. Is this a political shakedown? ... A GOP senator calls for impeaching Pete Hegseth. What will his fellow Republicans say when forced to go on the record? ... Kash Patel defends a bizarre bestiality policy in front of Senators at a public hearing. Is this your tax dollars at work?


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President Trump tried to change the rules for mail-in voting before the midterms. But the Supreme Court ruled against him ... Kash Patel faces the Senate Judiciary Committee today. Will there actually be substantive Q&A or a performance for an audience of one? ... The president calls growing AI concerns a "hoax."


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Big tech wants to pump the brakes on AI, while President Trump is full-steam ahead. Do Republicans risk being on the wrong side of this issue? ... House Speaker Johnson says Congress needs to approve the president's proposed $5,000 checks. Would Trump let Republican lawmakers take the fall for an impossible pledge? ... A woman dies of measles in Pennsylvania. Is the conflicting public health messaging a concern?


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We begin today's show by marking the 25-year anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001.
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Democratic Senator John Fetterman surprises everyone at Trump's midterm Republican national convention, fueling rumors that he's switching sides. Are Dems better without him? ... Texas Senate candidate James Talarico flip flops on transgender athletes in sports. We ask whether the voters can believe what he's saying now ... 9/11 started America's war on terror. 25 years on, is it a success or failure?


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