Kara and Scott discuss President Trump doubling down on claims that Iran’s nuclear program is “obliterated,” and challenging a leaked intelligence report that says otherwise. Plus, Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the New York City Democratic primary for mayor. Then, President Trump reportedly wants to name Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s replacement as soon as September, the FTC approves a mega advertising merger, and Meta and Anthropic score wins in AI copyright cases.
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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
4:16 Trump Lashes Out Over Iran Damage Reporting
16:37 Big Beautiful Bill Struggles
20:24 Mamdani’s NYC Victory
41:19 Trump’s Powell Replacement Plan
42:38 FTC Approves Merger for Advertising Giant
47:01 Meta and Anthropic’s Legal Win
49:50 Predictions
Producers:
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Zoë Marcus
Taylor Griffin
Kevin Oliver
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Production Assistance:
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Mia Silverio
Dan Chiolan
Kate Gallagher
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