Jessica Tarlov and Aaron Parnas start with a Washington bombshell: the Pentagon is facing an urgent budget shortfall just as Trump escalates his campaign in Iran. The war has now cost the U.S. $37.5 billion, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced pointed — and largely unanswered — questions on the Hill about where the money goes from here. Plus, breaking down the emerging U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal.
Republicans are reviving the SAVE America Act, attaching it to a House vote on a GOP-led stock trading ban expected today. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is making the case on why it matters - but will it pass?
A new Epstein survivor, Roza Gilles, has come forward to tell her story to CNN, describing abuse that began when she was an 18-year-old model. With Epstein dominating Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing last week and fresh headlines continuing to emerge, when does any of this actually result in government action?
FBI Director Kash Patel is planning a trip to Russia in October — unusual, to say the least, for any FBI director, let alone one who will likely be hosted by the FSB — the successor organization to the KGB.
Arizona primary results are in. On the Republican side, Rep. Andy Biggs won the gubernatorial nomination, giving the GOP its candidate to take on Democratic incumbent Katie Hobbs in November. But on the Democratic side, Amish Shah — a doctor and former state lawmaker running against the DCCC-backed Marlene Galán-Woods — has taken the lead. What does that tell us about the anti-establishment mood this cycle, and what can Arizona’s primaries teach us about the national map heading into November and 2028?
Plus: Darline Graham, sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has officially launched a campaign for his South Carolina Senate seat just days after Trump urged the governor to appoint her temporarily.
And finally: more than 500 veteran and former journalists are urging the White House Correspondents’ Association to publicly condemn the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on the press ahead of Friday’s rescheduled Correspondents’ Dinner. Aaron is boycotting it — he explains why.
And, Jess and Aaron take listener questions.
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