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Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews join Ezra to talk about the updated travel ban, how Trumpism has translated into policy, and the impact that increasingly awesome video games have had on young men's work habits. Links! White Paper: Leisure Luxuries and the Labor Supply of Young Men Peter Suderman's piece about young men playing video games instead of getting jobs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Tankersley and Tara Golshan join Matt to talk about House Republicans' struggles to write a budget resolution and get their tax reform agenda on track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The hosts discuss their frustration with ongoing talks on healthcare and the release of the CBO report. Analysis of the CBO report highlights estimated coverage loss and reduction in subsidies. Objections to the bill from conservative and moderate senators, as well as concerns about lack of interest in healthcare reform. The importance of Medicaid and misinterpretation of studies. The uncertainty of health insurance and its impact on healthcare outcomes.

The Senate health care bill is out — and Sarah, Ezra, and Matt are back in the studio to dive into the details of what it means for the marketplaces, Medicaid, and very rich people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about Tuesday's special elections and the soon-to-be-released Senate health care bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Foreign editors Yochi Dreazen and Jennifer Williams join Matt to talk about the diplomatic crisis in Qatar and the never-ending war in Afghanistan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah, Ezra, and Matt take the deepest look they can at Senate Republicans' secret health care bill, plus a quick look at Jeff Sessions’s non-answers on Russia and new research on the long-term impact of lead exposure.Links!White paper of the week from the Brookings Institution: New evidence that lead exposure increases crimeCaitlin Owens in Axios on the Senate GOP not releasing their healthcare billDylan Scott on what it would look like it Senate Republicans voted to repeal ObamacareDavid Leonhardt's New York Times piece on the half-hearted opposition to the GOP’s health care planJeff Stein's piece on the left's game plan for beating the GOP health bill9 legal experts weigh on whether or not Sessions can discuss his conversations with the presidentKevin Drum on lead's connection to violent crime and lower IQs in Mother Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The hosts discuss Comey's testimony, Republican senators' reactions, Jeff Sessions' role, finding loyalty and integrity, the power and dysfunction of the Trump administration, and the risky legal strategy and potential consequences.

The podcast discusses competing single-payer bills in Nevada and California, and research on the value of access to the Obama White House.

Jared Kushner, International man of mystery, discusses his role in the Trump administration and the Paris Accords. The podcast explores the Republican party's stance on climate change, the influence of senior elites, and the suspicious interactions between Kushner, a Russian bank, and the Russian government. It also delves into scandals surrounding Trump's contacts with Russia during the transition period.