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President Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America. Is this the ultimate power move or a powerless gesture? ... Plus, Republicans push state laws to restrict the rights of naturalized and dual citizens. Should there be any such thing as “not American enough?” ... Lindsay Clancy’s fate is now in the jury's hands. Will they see murder? Or a mother who was too mentally ill to be held criminally responsible?


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President Trump reportedly plans to spend MAGA campaign money on ads about himself. Do Republicans trying to win midterm races even want that? ... Meta's massive court deal promises two-hour limits for teens on Instagram. What about TikTok or YouTube? ... Did Pete Hegseth want a top general to bend the rules for a rich rock star? New questions emerge about discipline and the warrior ethos at the Pentagon.


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President Trump's endorsement was all it took to elect Lindsey Graham's sister. Are GOP primaries essentially loyalty tests? ... The president's plan to bring down the price of beef runs afoul of cattle ranchers, who are calling it a raw deal. Could cheaper imports come at their expense? ... True crime obsession surrounds the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, with amateur sleuths raising all kinds of conspiracies. Has the internet gone too far? ... In a nation divided, Dolly Parton was loved on both sides of the aisle. Was she America's last cultural common ground?


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We begin today's show with a look at South Carolina's critical runoff between Darline Graham, the political newcomer and sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, and Ralph Norman, the ultra-conservative congressman who backed President Trump's agenda but did not earn his endorsement ... Michigan's Abdul el-Sayed is still trying to distance himself from Hasan Piker. Was it worth the political risk to pal around with him in the first place? ... AI threatens to disrupt Texas politics. Could the rural revolt over data centers turn parts of the Lone Star State blue?


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The buzz continues this morning after we learned about a secret, face-to-face meeting between Jared Kushner and Hakeem Jeffries. So, who should be more concerned, Democrats or Republicans? ... The White House says today is economic D-day for Iran. But haven't years of sanctions and isolation already failed? The father of a sailor serving an extended deployment aboard the USS Lincoln has been detained by ICE for deportation. We discuss how voters are responding to that.


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