Those were the earlier years that kind of define why I think there's some part of me still that way. Not wanting to be pulled into a group situation, wanting to maintain some independence." #RobertRedford

"One last thing before we go on about why I am the way I am. Not wanting to be pinned down, not wanting to be corralled. I was totally free as a child. I was totally free...

And of course, when you're that focused on freedom, you're also focused on #independence. So I wanted to be independent."

Then, Dan talks with Rep. LaMonica McIver about getting slapped with criminal charges by Trump's #JusticeDepartment, and what it means for the executive branch to be targeting legislators for doing their job.

Jon & Dan talk about what Democrats can do to stop t/ bill—and the upside of Republicans passing something so massively unpopular, Trump's "white genocide" show-and-tell for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, & the damning new data showing why #KamalaHarris lost the 2024 presidential election.

In the middle of the night, the House narrowly passes Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," a witch's brew of #taxcuts for the wealthiest and benefit cuts for the neediest, sending it on to the Senate.

For the first time in Catalist’s dataset, both #infrequent and #new #voters — groups that tend to be younger and more diverse than the electorate at large — fell below 50% support for a #Democratic presidential candidate. #election2024 #KamalaHarris

She lost roughly two points of support among those who turned out in 2020, and new and #infrequentvoters failed to materialize for Democrats as they had in previous elections.‬

The #Catalist “What Happened” report, shared first exclusively with The Cook Political Report, finds that Vice President #KamalaHarris’ 2024 #loss was due to two key #factors:

That means some of the most vulnerable Americans – families, the elderly, folks with disabilities – won’t be able to get the lifesaving treatment, medication, or care they need. These are people you know. Reach out to your senators now to let them know how much this will impact you.