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Emergency physician Dr. Rob Davidson recalls a parent who refused their child’s blood transfusion unless the hospital could guarantee the donor had never received a COVID vaccine. He warns that Trump and RFK Jr. are intensifying medical distrust that can put defenseless children at risk. #RFKJr #DonaldTrump #Vaccines #Healthcare #Misinformation

00:00 A Parent Refuses Their Child’s Blood Transfusion
00:41 The Children Have No Say
01:17 Parents Believe They’re Protecting Their Kids
02:15 What Is Driving RFK Jr.?
03:10 The MAHA Influencer Grift
04:36 RFK Jr.’s Political Opportunity
05:51 Trump Targets the Hepatitis B Vaccine
07:02 The Vaccine That Cut Cases by 99%
07:37 The Senator Who Enabled RFK Jr.

Trump has been shaking up US foreign policy throughout his second term, but now he's throwing North Korea back into the mix. Edwin Eisendrath and Susan J. Demas discuss that and more!

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Why didn’t Major Jason Watson simply resign before protesting Trump? He explains why a quiet departure would have been ignored—and details the career, retirement, benefits and personal relationships he expects to lose because of his decision.

00:00 Why Didn’t He Simply Resign?
01:22 “Nobody Cares”
02:44 The Sacrifice Was the Message
04:16 What Punishment Could He Face?
05:33 What He Did Was Otherwise Legal
07:33 Losing His Retirement and Benefits
08:17 Becoming “Radioactive”

Trump’s approval rating has hit a new low—and the ripple effects could reshape the entire midterm map.

Talking Point Memo's Josh Marshall & Molly Jong-Fast , break down new Reuters/Ipsos polling showing Donald Trump dropping from 35% to 33%, described as the lowest of his presidency and potentially unprecedented for a modern president heading into a midterm. They discuss why much of the political “insider” world may be underestimating just how rough the environment looks for Republicans, even as Democrats continue to struggle with their own brand problems.

The discussion then zooms into the Senate battlefield: Texas, Michigan, Maine, Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, and North Carolina. With Democrats needing to win five of seven, the episode explores which races look plausible, which are still major question marks, and why certain Democratic candidates (and campaign styles) may fit their states better than the national party image.

The episode also digs into broader forces driving voter anger—especially economic frustration and a sense that “there are no rules anymore”—and why Trump is being blamed for more of it than many expected. The panel contrasts the D.C./New York political bubble with the mood in the rest of the country, and closes with a blunt assessment: sometimes campaigns don’t have good options, and Trump appears to be leaning into the very image that’s dragging him down.