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Trump's D.C. Crackdown, Putin Summit, and Cuomo's Mamdani Jabs

67 min episode · 2 min read
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Episode

67 min

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2 min

AI-Generated Summary

Key Takeaways

  • What will Trump accomplish at the Alaska Putin summit?
  • How does federal control of DC police demonstrate authoritarian tactics?
  • Can civil society effectively push back against Trump's policies?
  • Why is Andrew Cuomo losing ground to Zoran Mamdani?

What It Covers

Kara Swisher and David Remnick analyze Trump's authoritarian tactics, upcoming Putin summit in Alaska, federal takeover of DC police, and Andrew Cuomo's struggling NYC mayoral campaign.

Key Questions Answered

  • What will Trump accomplish at the Alaska Putin summit?
  • How does federal control of DC police demonstrate authoritarian tactics?
  • Can civil society effectively push back against Trump's policies?
  • Why is Andrew Cuomo losing ground to Zoran Mamdani?

Notable Moment

Remnick reveals Stephen Miller emerged as the dominant voice in a leaked Trump administration chat group, overruling cabinet members and speaking directly for the president.

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