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John is out of town today, so I am delighted to have with me the one and only Alex Wagner.

Alex, thanks for doing this. Oh, what a thrill, Dan. I love when John goes out of town. It is a thrill. People are cheering that you were here instead of John. We want John to be able to travel at a moment's notice. You know, there's the, it's a big country that needs a lot of John Fabro.

So I'm happy to be a pale, notice, you know? There's the, it's a big country that needs a lot of John Fabro, so I'm happy to be a pale,

pale imitation of him.

Not, not at all.

An improvement, many would say.

Okay.

We've got a lot to talk about on today's show.

Pete Hegsteth is on the hill trying to defend a war nobody wants.

Trump is laser focused on his grudges and perceived enemies like Jimmy Kimmel and Jim Comey. We've got a huge Supreme Court decision in the Voting Rights Act and main governor

Janet Mills dropping her Senate bid, as well as a possible reboot of The Apprentice. Then Tommy

talks to Iowa Senate candidate Zach Walls. Before we get to all of that, I just wanted to say

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slash friends and subscribe. Okay, let's get to the news. The conservative super PAC Americans for

Prosperity released a memo on Thursday warning that Republicans may lose the Senate if they don't sharpen

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