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Today, I am talking to the guys about the New York Times reporting that

Russia covertly offered bounties to the Taliban for killing U.S.

and coalition troops in Afghanistan.

We'll look at whether Democrats can pick up four seats in the Senate

to gain control of both houses of Congress this year.

And is cancel culture distracting from real change

when it comes to race in our country.

Plus, it turns out, not surprisingly to some of you,

that David and Steve are culturally illiterate when it comes to American cinema.

Let's dive right in new reporting on the story

that Russia was paying a bounty to Taliban members to kill U.S.

and coalition forces.

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