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President Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America. Is this the ultimate power move or a powerless gesture? ... Plus, Republicans push state laws to restrict the rights of naturalized and dual citizens. Should there be any such thing as “not American enough?” ... Lindsay Clancy’s fate is now in the jury's hands. Will they see murder? Or a mother who was too mentally ill to be held...

President Trump reportedly plans to spend MAGA campaign money on ads about himself. Do Republicans trying to win midterm races even want that? ... Meta's massive court deal promises two-hour limits for teens on Instagram. What about TikTok or YouTube? ... Did Pete Hegseth want a top general to bend the rules for a rich rock star? New questions emerge about discipline and the warrior ethos at the...

President Trump's endorsement was all it took to elect Lindsey Graham's sister. Are GOP primaries essentially loyalty tests? ... The president's plan to bring down the price of beef runs afoul of cattle ranchers, who are calling it a raw deal. Could cheaper imports come at their expense? ... True crime obsession surrounds the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, with amateur sleuths raising all kinds of...

We begin today's show with a look at South Carolina's critical runoff between Darline Graham, the political newcomer and sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, and Ralph Norman, the ultra-conservative congressman who backed President Trump's agenda but did not earn his endorsement ... Michigan's Abdul el-Sayed is still trying to distance himself from Hasan Piker. Was it worth the political...

The buzz continues this morning after we learned about a secret, face-to-face meeting between Jared Kushner and Hakeem Jeffries. So, who should be more concerned, Democrats or Republicans? ... The White House says today is economic D-day for Iran. But haven't years of sanctions and isolation already failed? The father of a sailor serving an extended deployment aboard the USS Lincoln has been...

Have Donald Trump and his former fixer Michael Cohen reunited? Or is the renewed flattery just a very public push for a pardon? ... The Navy may strip a Black war hero's name from an aircraft carrier and replace it with Donald Trump. What's behind the latest vanity project? ... Key midterm races in Texas and Iowa are now considered tossups. Is the GOP in real danger of losing the Senate this...

The national debt is soaring, while the war in the Middle Eastkeeps raging. Yet at the White House it was show and tell day for a newdriveway. Are the president's priorities in need of an upgrade? ... Georgia Senator John Ossoff's quip about one of Trump's most trusted aides is still making headlines days later. Is it prompting a strategy shift for Democrats. Learn more about your ad choices....

Not even a Trump endorsement could save scandal-plagued Florida Congressman Cory Mills, who lost his House primary race last night to former local TV news anchor Ryan Elijah. Mills has been facing a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations including sexual misconduct, campaign finance violations, and misuse of congressional resources, all of which he has denied. Also: A Democratic...

Jon Ossoff slams the president, and Trump predictably fires right back. Did the Georgia senator cross the line or just hit a nerve? ... Primary voters head to the polls today in Florida. Can a scandal-plagued congressman ride a Trump endorsement to victory? ... Pete Hegseth talks politics in the all-important primary state of Iowa. Could he be thinking of running for the White House in 2028?...

Asked yesterday if he could promise to be independent from the White House, new US Attorney General Todd Blanche said, "No." Was it naive to think he would? ... Democrats finalize their 2028 calendar, scheduling racially diverse states first. How does that help the party find its strongest candidate? ... Looking for a deal for Gaza, Trump son-in-law says he's got Hamas on board. But what about...