The Hartmann Report

Will Trump get his Putin-loving nominees in power over the executive branch without congressional hearings using a constitutional trick? Is this how he becomes a "dictator on day one"? Commentator Steve Schmidt joins Thom, with a warning. And, Thom read from "I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year" by Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

By choosing loyalists over experts, Trump risks unraveling the integrity of U.S. agencies while empowering adversaries like Putin… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Can Social Security survive right wing efforts to hand it over to Wall Street? Meanwhile Republicans are full speed ahead on giving Trump concrete power to attack non-profits, immigrants, journalists, and protesters any other enemies of his consolidation of power. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How Divisions and Complacency Allow Authoritarianism to Flourish… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One security analyst, Stephen Spoonamore, wants to check to see if the Russian-generated bomb threats were designed to distract from a software attack on our elections in swing states. But will Kamala Harris ask for a hand recount? Stephen joins Thom to share his theories. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The road ahead could lead to dictatorship or renewed liberty, as the American people confront the corrosive power of wealth in politics… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Democrats must remake the party into the party of the bottom 90%, the party of average working people whose wages have gone nowhere and whose jobs are less secure. 'Blueprint of destruction': Experts outline 'chillingly clear' view of Trump's next term.MTG is teasing who will be arrested for "crimes against humanity" by Matt Gaetz and it's chilling. Should Dr Fauci flee the country? Marjorie Taylor Greene: Matt Gaetz will prosecute vaccine 'crimes against humanity'. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Boris Johnson warns that some Republicans have a 'Weird Homoerotic Fascination' with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Also why women are hoarding birth control medicine as well as mifepristone thanks to the antiquated Comstock Act. Will the new regime enforce it as well as putting the hammer down on porn? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MSNBC host and producers are under threat now as ex-Trump people start fleeing the country. The Russia Report will make your toes curl...Line up to kiss the ring! How to join the brownnosers sucking up to Trump. The new fascist mantra of the Republican party exposed... "If Trump says jump 3 feet high we jump 3 feet high" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From the Founders’ Vision to the Billionaire Takeover of Democracy See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom talks with Tina Anderson of Just Thrive Health See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Phil Ittner - Ukraine Update - What will happen to Ukraine? The LA Times goes "fair & balanced." Is this just "obey in advance?" Is Putin Blackmailing Trump? Are the Putin-released nudes of Melania his way of telling Donald Trump that the PeePee tapes are next if he doesn’t do what he wants? Fascism Rising, Truth Dying News... Republicans have seized control of everything, prez, senate, house and SCOTUS - who will save Democracy? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s time to name the enemy and wage a real fight for the middle class… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Trump vows to ditch the Paris Agreement and regulations the world gets warmer and more hazardous. What will the "Warrior Board" do? Retribution? Did Donald Trump win the 2024 election fairly or even legally? Dean Obeidallah joins Thom Hartmann to convince us that America deserves a recount. Thom reads from Dopamine Nation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From FDR to Reagan to Trump: How the left lost its greatest power, and how to win it back… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are retribution and the unthinkable coming soon? CONGRESS IS ABOUT TO GIFT TRUMP SWEEPING POWERS TO CRUSH HIS POLITICAL ENEMIES. The House is set to vote Tuesday on a bill that would let the administration destroy nonprofits it claims support terrorism. Co-founder & Executive Director - Freedom of the Press Foundation Trevor Timm - Can we limit Trump's power to go after the press? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Homan returns to ICE, expect a brutal escalation in deportation raids, with few spared…and the rest of us will probably be next. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A strategy to win back America and stand against Trump’s takeover. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

These voters supported both Trump and AOC — here's what they were thinking. Is the world moving right-wing or away from neoliberalism? An Important message from Senator Corey Booker. Project 2025 authors gloat over Trump win: 'What a joke – it was all lies' A strategy to win back America and stand against Trump’s takeover. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Despite the terrifying prospect of DJT returning to the White House, the federal government is not the only political institution that can positively or negatively impact people's lives. There is also a lot at stake at the state and local level. Today, state and local governments are largely responsible for educating children, prosecuting crime, and protecting reproductive rights. Some down ballot victories can give us a chance for hope. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.