I feel like there's one branch of government we have left that hasn't failed us thus far, and that branch of government is the people. You know what I mean. We the people.>> Hi everyone and welcome to this week's episode of the Best People podcast. This guest is someone we've been hoping to talk to and wanting to talk to since the very first week that the Best People podcast existed. He's very busy. He's in a lot of demand. He's the host of the Smash Hit Podcast, The Breakfast Club.He's not afraid to go int ...

And the Washington Post editorial board has a new piece entitled, "Like the Tea Party of 2009, no Kings protests are a warning to Trump. " And it reads in part, quote, "The Democratic establishment dismissed the Tea Party movement in 2009. Now, Republican leaders are making the same mistake as they dismiss millions of demonstrators around the country as little more than pawns of George Soros, the billionaire financier and Democratic donor.It is politically perilous to blame propaganda or malign foreign infl ...

We got some new polling to get to. Starting with how Americans view President Trump's handling of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. According to the latest AP and NRC poll, 47% approved on how Trump is handling the conflict overseas. That's up 10 points from last month. That poll was conducted after the ceasefire deal was announced, but before the hostages and prisoners were actually freed. Still, when it comes to Trump's overall job performance, the poll shows that just 37% approve versus 61% who disa ...

Organizers say with more than 7 million people gathered at nearly 3,000 events across the country over the weekend for the so-called No Kings rallies in a largely peaceful show of force against the Trump administration's policies. That is 2 million more people than the first No Kings Day back in June. Protesters flooded the streets, squares, and parks in both big cities and small towns, chanting, "No kings in America, and carrying signs with slogans like democracy, not monarchy," and "Make America good agai ...

But specifically, one person is not working. And I want to talk to you about this because Speaker Mike Johnson continues to defend his decision not to swear in Democratic Congresswoman elect Graalva of Arizona following her special election victory nearly a month ago. The Republican speaker was pressed about it once again over the weekend.>> When are you going to swear in representative elect. >> As soon as we get back to legislative session when Chuck Schumer allows us to turn the lights back on. >> Why ha ...

Organizers say more than 7 million people gathered at nearly 3,000 events across the country over the weekend for no kings rallies in a largely peaceful show of force against the Trump administration's policies. That's 2 million more people than the first No Kings Day back in June. Protesters flooded streets, squares, and parks in both big cities and small towns, chanting, "No kings in America and carrying signs with slogans like democracy not monarchy and make America good again. " In Boston, organizers sa ...

Joining us now, journalist and author Pao Ramos. She is contributor for MSNBC and Noticia Telmundo. Also joining us is independent reporter and former Washington Post columnist my former colleague Philip Bump. Thanks so much for joining us this morning, guys. It appears that the apocalypse that Republicans were predicting happen >> did not happen. Um but Paula, what what did you see yesterday on the streets? >> So I was coming back from the Rio Grand Valley. So, I spent um the last week in in the valley and ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to back down from his strategy of keeping the House out of session until Senate Democrats vote to end the government shutdown. But one GOP lawmaker is bucking the party line. Congressman Kevin Kylie of California is one of a few GOP lawmakers still showing up to work in Washington.And he's also been very critical of Johnson's handling of the shutdown, believing Republicans should be in Washington negotiating a solution rather than staying on hiatus in their districts. ...

If you are one of the fortunate Americans who's managed to avoid the pain of the government shutdown, there's some chance that uh fortune could be coming to an end very soon. Almost 20 days into the shutdown, millions faced uh paying dramatically more for health insurance if Congress fails to extend health insurance subsidies. What does that mean.Well, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation analysis, if those tax credits expire, annual out-ofpocket premiums are estimated to increase by 114% next year. Th ...

Hope of President Trump's immigration crackdown has been expanding and more US citizens are getting caught in the crosshairs. ProPublica just released a massive new report that found more than 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents over the course of the first nine months of this administration. One of those Americans detained was attorney Robert Held, seen here at a protest last week in the Chicago area.He's part of a group of attorneys who have been coordinating and doing rapid response efforts ...