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Why Republicans Are Losing While Trump Wins 5.6.26
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44 mins ago • Philip DeFranco
28:34
Kash Patel Just Sued The Atlantic for $250 Million. The Real Target Is the Press Freedom Ruling Holding It All Up.
The big picture: FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic over a piece by Sarah Fitzpatrick citing more than…
1 hr ago • Philip DeFranco
RFK Jr. Just Announced a Federal Crackdown on “Psychiatric Overprescribing.” The Medical Community Is Pushing Back.
The big picture: RFK Jr.
2 hrs ago • Philip DeFranco
Trump Punished the Indiana Republicans Who Blocked His Gerrymander. Nick Fuentes Is Telling Followers to Vote Democrat. And an ICE Director…
The big picture: Yesterday’s primaries and special elections in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan delivered a mixed but revealing set of results.
2 hrs ago • Philip DeFranco
The U.S. and Iran Are Reportedly Close to a One-Page Deal to End the War. Satellite Imagery Just Showed the Damage to U.S. Military Assets…
The big picture: Trump just paused Project Freedom to try to finalize a one-page memorandum of understanding with Iran that would end the war and reopen…
2 hrs ago • Philip DeFranco
The Daily Dip #607 - Governing Gambit
Plus, Epstein suicide note fight
11 hrs ago • Philip DeFranco
The Epstein Note They Never Wanted Us To See 5.5.26
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May 5 • Philip DeFranco
27:11
A Drone-Drugs-for-Votes Scheme in a Puerto Rican Prison Allegedly Helped a Trump-Aligned Governor Win. The DOJ Shut the Investigation Down.
The big picture: A new ProPublica report alleges that a prison gang in Puerto Rico ran a drugs-for-votes scheme to help Republican Jenniffer…
May 5 • Philip DeFranco
Trump’s DOJ Just Demanded the Home Addresses of Every Person Who Worked Fulton County’s 2020 Election
The big picture: Trump’s DOJ has issued a grand jury subpoena demanding the names, home addresses, emails, and phone numbers of every single person who…
May 5 • Philip DeFranco
A Federal Prosecutor Just Backed Unsealing Jeffrey Epstein’s Alleged Suicide Note. The DOJ Admits It Has Never Seen It.
The big picture: A potential suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein has been sealed from public view for years in a separate criminal case.
May 5 • Philip DeFranco
A Cruise Ship Has Been Stranded at Sea for Weeks. The WHO Just Confirmed What Killed Three Passengers Was Hantavirus.
The big picture: A cruise ship called the MV Hondius is stranded at sea after a rare, deadly virus killed at least two passengers and likely a third.
May 5 • Philip DeFranco
California Just Threatened to Suspend State Farm’s License Over How It Handled LA Wildfire Claims
The big picture: California regulators have launched what they’re calling a “major enforcement action” against State Farm, the state’s largest insurance…
May 5 • Philip DeFranco
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