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Charlie and Kate talk to BuzzFeed politics reporter Darren Sands about Trump's culture war with the NFL and how the kneeling debate has transcended its origins as a police brutality protest. Then they're joined by senior technology reporter Alex Kantrowitz to break down Facebook's awful few weeks in the spotlight over Russian interference. And finally, Kate asks Charlie about the (now-quiet) pro-Trump media and why he's having some problems writing about the trolls. Learn more about your ad...

Charlie returns from vacation and Kate gives him a rapid-fire rundown of what he missed (a lot). Then, they're joined by BuzzFeed News' Paul McLeod to learn what exactly the Graham-Cassidy health care bill that's floating through Congress would do for Americans...and why Jimmy Kimmel is at the center of the fight. Then, Kate and Charlie talk to BuzzFeed News Deputy World editor Hayes Brown to recap what Trump and the U.N. are doing about the escalating crisis in North Korea. Learn more...

Kate is joined by BuzzFeed world news editor Hayes Brown, politics reporter Tarini Parti, and foreign affairs reporter John Hudson to talk about DACA dealmaking and Russia’s earnest attempt to make nice with the Trump Administration — starting with a bilateral working group on cybersecurity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Kate is joined by BuzzFeed politics editor Katherine Miller and White House correspondent Adrian Carrasquillo to talk about why the Trump administration is trying to kill a program that helps 800,000 young people, and about what comes next for DREAMer activists, lawmakers, and law enforcement agencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlie talks with BuzzFeed News Media Editor Craig Silverman about the world of misinformation: How fake news gets made, how companies like Facebook grapple with policing it, and how social networks and concerned citizens are trying to understand and stop it. Read BuzzFeed News’s report on hyperpartisan Facebook pages: https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/partisan-fb-pages-analysis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate and Charlie talk with BuzzFeed reporter Tarini Parti about what happened in Charlottesville this weekend, the ways the alt-right continues to grow beyond online hate groups, and about the GOP representatives distancing themselves from a selectively critical President Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: We continue our summer interview series with the co-founder of Sleeping Giants, an anonymous organization that's trying to stop companies from advertising with Breitbart. He discussed how the group convinced thousands to ditch Breitbart, why it's so easy to advertise on controversial websites without even knowing it, and if the online boycotts over political disagreements has gone too far. Catch us back in your feed on August 25. Hosted by Kate Nocera and Charlie Warzel. Learn...

This week: We continue our summer interview series with Rep. Jim Himes, a Democrat from Connecticut. He discussed the Russia investigation, why he thinks Republicans aren't standing up to President Trump, and what it's like being in the minority party in Congress. Catch us back in your feed on August 11. Hosted by Kate Nocera and Charlie Warzel. For more, visit buzzfeed.com/news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate talks with BuzzFeed Politics editor Katherine Miller about some of the things that might happen now that Senate Republicans have voted to proceed with the debate on the GOP healthcare bill. Plus: They explain what a “skinny repeal” is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: We kick off our summer interview series with Sarah Kliff, senior policy correspondent at Vox. She discussed her years of U.S. health care coverage, how the GOP's Obamacare repeal attempts are going, and that time she dressed up as the Canadian health care system for Halloween. Catch us back in your feed on July 28. For more, visit buzzfeed.com/news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: The latest obstacle for Republicans in Congress as they try to replace Obamacare, and how CNN is dealing with controversy after retracting a story related to Russia. Plus: what do Alex Jones and Gwyneth Paltrow have in common? Also, an announcement: We are switching to a new bi-weekly schedule for the summer after this episode. Catch us back in your feed with an interview on July 14. Hosted by Kate Nocera and Charlie Warzel. Henry Gomez covers Republicans for BuzzFeed News and...

This week: Republican senators unveil their health care bill, what made special elections in Georgia and South Carolina so special, and Alex Jones of Infowars goes head-to-head with NBC’s Megyn Kelly. Hosted by Kate Nocera and Charlie Warzel. Sarah Mimms edits Capitol Hill coverage for BuzzFeed News and Alexis Levinson is a reporter. For more, visit buzzfeed.com/news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: How Capitol Police handle security threats, why there’s controversy surrounding a modern political take on Julius Caesar, and what happens if President Trump decides to fire the special counsel in the Russia investigation, Robert Mueller. Hosted by Kate Nocera and Charlie Warzel. Sarah Mimms edits Capitol Hill coverage for BuzzFeed News, Steven Perlberg covers media and politics, and Zoe Tillman covers legal issues. For more, visit buzzfeed.com/news. Learn more about your ad...

This week: The highlights from former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony about his interactions with President Trump and how Republicans in Congress are quickly (and quietly) getting closer to passing their healthcare bill. Hosted by Kate Nocera and Charlie Warzel. Tarini Parti covers the Trump administration and Capitol Hill for BuzzFeed News and Paul McLeod covers healthcare. For more, visit buzzfeed.com/news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: What happens now that President Trump has taken the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, the White House is on the hunt for a new communications director and we try to figure out what all the covfefe is about. Hosted by Kate Nocera and Charlie Warzel. Dan Vergano is a science policy reporter for BuzzFeed News and Tarini Parti covers the Trump administration and Capitol Hill. For more, visit buzzfeed.com/news. For tickets and info about the Northside Festival, visit...

This week: We learn more about GOP House candidate Greg Gianforte body slamming a reporter during Montana's special election, the conspiracy theory surrounding the unsolved murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich, and how President Trump's speech about Islam was received by American Muslims. Hosted by Kate Nocera and Charlie Warzel. Alexis Levinson is a reporter for BuzzFeed News, Steven Perlberg covers politics and media, and Hannah Allam covers Muslim life in America. For more, visit...

Roger Stone, a lobbyist, consultant, and early political advisor to Trump, is the subject of the new Netflix documentary: Get Me Roger Stone. In this bonus episode, Charlie talks with the movie’s directors about choosing Stone as a subject at a low point in his political career, following his comeback during the 2016 election and the rise of the alt-right, and about whether or not he’s actually an agent of change — or just the guy who’s always in the room when it happens. Learn more about...

This week: Why Trump getting impeached is unlikely for now, what really happens during a Congressional investigation, and what it’s like being cooped up with White House communications staff in the press office this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: We dig into the firing of FBI director James Comey and what could be next, the myths and facts surrounding the GOP healthcare bill, and why hackers failed to affect the outcome of the French presidential election. Hosted by Kate Nocera and Charlie Warzel. Zoe Tillman covers legal issues for BuzzFeed News, and Sarah Mimms is the DC editor. For more, visit buzzfeed.com/news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: How internet trolls are trying to turn innocuous hand signals into white supremacy symbols, a look at how President Trump’s affinity for authoritarian leaders shapes U.S. foreign policy, and Sean Spicer’s update on the border wall. (Don't call it a fence.) Hosted by Kate Nocera and Charlie Warzel. Today's guests are Joe Bernstein, a technology reporter, and Hayes Brown, deputy world news editor. For more, visit buzzfeed.com/news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...