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This week, we dive into the fandom that’s developed around the assassin who killed United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Then, we’ll look at how Donald Trump’s team pulled the Pete Hegseth nomination back from the brink in the Senate.

Later, we talk about the younger Democrats pushing for generational change in House committee leadership positions.

Finally, we head to Politicology+ where we discuss how Citizens United moved the balance of power toward rich donors and pulled the Democratic party to the left.

Joining guest host Zack Czajkowski on this week’s panel:

David Weigel (politics reporter at Semafor)

James Lynch (Communications Strategist)

Segments this week:

(02:19) Assassin fandom

(31:54) Hegseth Nomination saved in the Senate

(45:48) Generational change in the Democratic Party

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