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Extreme gerrymandering is ruining American democracy and right now, the country is in the middle of a redistricting arms race. Essentially, it's politicians choosing voters instead of voters choosing politicians.

Grant talks to author and redistricting expert David Daley about just how extreme things are about to get after Texas and California vowed to change their maps, how and why Republicans have drawn more extreme district maps over the past 20 years, and what can be done to walk us back from the brink of our gerrymandering armageddon.

LINKS:

David's books

Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections

Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind The Secret Plan to Steal America's Democracy

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The DOJ sent out dozens of subpoenas to hospitals and doctors demanding private information about their patients. social security numbers. Diagnoses. Prescriptions. Addresses. Even info about their parents and when treatment started.

All of these kids are trans.

Grant talks about what's in the subpoenas, how it's part of a bigger goal from the Trump Admin to go after people who need more protection, not less and how it actually affects all Americans, trans or not.

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Grant breaks down what happened at the Alaska Summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, how it looks like Trump got bowled over by the Russian president, and didn't stand his ground on a ceasefire.

Then, Grant talks about hosting the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House and whether or not Trump has the ability to bring together a peace summit before it's too late.

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