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Election Exclusive: British Advisors to Kamala Harris Hope to "Kill Musk's Twitter"
England, not Russia, is the culprit in a real foreign election interference story, as the leaked Stateside plans of an advisory group with close ties to…
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ATW Livestream Tonight at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT
We’re less than three weeks removed from Election Day, and naturally, things are heating up.
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Listen to This Article - The University of California: At War With Its Own Proud Speech Tradition
Narrated Version | New FOIA disclosures from UC Irvine show school faculty and administrators struggling with its own famed commitment to academic…
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The Slow-Motion Assassination
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House Democrats Have Lost Their Minds
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Listen to This Article - The Most Self-Sabotaging Political Ad Ever?
Narrated Version | Jimmy Kimmel writer and Substacker Jacob Reed may have just elected Donald Trump by clowning men in the new Mount Everest of…
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Listen to This Article - The Hurricane Speech Panic is Here
Narrated Version | In a sequel to the pandemic panic, politicians and elite media are calling for a European-style speech clampdown, this time using the…
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“The Catbird Seat”
Walter and Matt discuss "The Catbird Seat," by James Thurber. Excerpt from ATW episode 109
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Transcript - America This Week, October 18, 2024: "For Kamala Harris on Fox, Hot Seat or Catbird Seat?"
Kamala Harris does a rare contentious interview, but seemingly not to win over Fox viewers. Why? Also, Walter and Matt discuss "The Catbird Seat," by…
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America This Week, October 18, 2024: "For Kamala Harris on Fox, Hot Seat or Catbird Seat?"
Watch now | Kamala Harris does a rare contentious interview, but seemingly not to win over Fox viewers. Why? Also, Walter and Matt discuss "The Catbird…
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Media Falls Below Congress in Trust Survey
Gallup's annual confidence survey shows 69% of Americans will not relieve themselves on a journalist in flames
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Listen to This Article - Should America be the World's Policeman?
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