Deadline: White House

Michael Feinberg, former FBI assistant special agent in charge and national security analyst, offers a law enforcement perspective. The conversation covers Capitol Hill testimony about ICE confrontations. They explore patterns of federal overreach, DHS leadership failures, threats to civil liberties, and efforts by local prosecutors to seek accountability.

Michael Schmidt, NYT investigative reporter on national politics; Angelo Carusone, media analyst tracking misinformation; Tim Heaphy, lawyer who led the Jan. 6 investigation. They discuss Trump urging Republicans to take control of voting. They trace tactics aimed at shaping future elections. They unpack legal skirmishes around Fulton County and pressure on universities.

Ian Bassin, a democracy watchdog and former Justice Department official; Tara Palmieri, investigative journalist who has covered the Epstein case; Dani Bensky, survivor and advocate. They unpack the DOJ’s massive Epstein files release with unredacted names and photos. Conversations cover re-traumatization from exposed materials, reporting on redaction failures, and how powerful networks protected abuse.

Tim Miller, political analyst and podcaster who reads GOP shifts; Ruth Ben-Ghiat, historian of authoritarianism; Isaac Stanley-Becker, Atlantic reporter on Minneapolis. They discuss daily street mobilization in freezing temperatures. They cover federal agents' expanded arrest powers, videos of confrontations, boycotts pressuring corporations, legal pushback freeing detainees, and how images of detained children reshape national politics.

David Frum, Atlantic writer and commentator on policy and geopolitics; Mike Schmidt, NYT investigative reporter on the Justice Department; Melissa Murray, NYU law professor specializing in constitutional law; Mark Elias, voting rights attorney and founder of Democracy Docket. They debate DOJ staffing and norm erosion. They discuss federal access to voter files, court fights over records, and economic policy effects on jobs and Venezuela.

Jason Hauser, former ICE/DHS official with use-of-force experience, analyzes tactical failures and safety lapses. Ben Rhodes, ex-deputy national security advisor, warns of geopolitical risks around Venezuela. Michelle Norris, Minneapolis reporter, describes vigils and local organizing. Reverend Al Sharpton, civil rights activist, frames protests as disciplined moral response. Tim Miller, political analyst, examines public reaction and administration strategy.

Basil Smichel, Democratic strategist and political analyst, offers electoral and civic perspective. Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advisor, provides foreign policy and national security analysis. They discuss nationwide protests and press arrests. They examine ICE raids, community fear, youth organizing, and growing cross-cultural solidarity. They debate federal tactics, legal pushback, and risks to election infrastructure.

Carol Lenig, an investigative reporter on Justice Department and courtroom developments; John Heilman, a political columnist who frames protests in historical context; Alex Tabat, a Minneapolis field correspondent covering marches and enforcement. They discuss massive Minneapolis demonstrations, on-the-ground accounts of fear and trauma, surveillance and facial recognition concerns, politicized prosecutions, and long-term movement strategies.

Charlie Sykes, conservative commentator and newsletter author (To the Contrary). They dig into ICE’s expanded surveillance tools like biometrics, drones, and spyware. Then they shift to questions about Donald Trump’s public behavior: mysterious hand bruising, dozing in meetings, and his fixation on cognitive tests.

Andrew Weissmann, former DOJ official known for high-profile prosecutions, explains court actions against ICE. Alex Wagner, political analyst reporting from Minnesota, describes bipartisan outrage and local reactions. Sarah Longwell, pollster and Focus Group host, shares voter and law enforcement focus-group responses. They discuss courts rebuking ICE, public backlash, and the political fallout from aggressive immigration tactics.