Dan and Alyssa Mastromonaco discuss Stormy Daniels’s latest round of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Trump insults Jewish voters and prepares a huge giveaway to Big Oil. President Biden announces he won’t send offensive weapons to Israel if the IDF invades Rafah. RFK Jr. says doctors found a dead worm in his brain, and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to ditch Mike Johnson goes down in a humiliating landslide. Then, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan talks with Lovett about all the big moves she’s made on antitrust and worker protections.

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SHOW NOTES

Trump Trials

• NYT: Live Updates: Stormy Daniels Leaves Stand After Hours of Searing Testimony
• CNN: Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump’s hush money trial
• PBS: 6 takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ testimony on what happened between her and Trump
• WaPo: Opinion |  In court, Stormy Daniels pulled a Trump on Trump
• NEWSWEEK: Trump’s Defense Made ‘Textbook Mistakes’ During Cross Examination: Attorney
• USATODAY: Guilty? By nearly 3-1, Americans predict a Trump conviction, though some see unfairness

BIDEN

• CNN: Biden says he will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to Israel if they launch major invasion of Rafah
• Politico: Biden’s Big Best Hits Reality
• Politico: Poll: Biden touts his four major infrastructure and clean energy laws. Voters doubt they’re working.
• Navigator: A Majority of Americans Believe Trump Would Sign a Nationwide Abortion Ban Into Law

MTG/RFK

• NYT: R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain
• Business Insider: We asked a parasite expert about RFK Jr.’s claim that a worm ate his brain. Here’s what they said.
• MSNBC: RFK Jr.’s full intv with MSNBC’s Melber: 2024 race, Jan. 6, media, abortion & family
• NYT: Johnson Survives Greene’s Ouster Attempt as Democrats Join G.O.P. to Kill It
• New Yorker: How Marjorie Taylor Greene Raises Money by Attacking Other Republicans
• Trump Truth on Wednesday afternoon