Alex Wagner: An Unlawful Administration
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Alex Wagner: An Unlawful Administration

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 202652 min

Trump pulled out all the stops at the state dinner to regale the guy who is working with our enemy: Not only has China been helping Iran target and kill American soldiers, it's also been shipping Tehran component parts for drones and missile guidance systems. Senate Republicans, of course, blocked an effort to end the war as one of their last votes before the midterms. Meanwhile, election deniers keep showing us that they're going to try to monkey around with the election results in November. Plus: Alex discusses her new book about the origin story behind today's supermajority Supreme...

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U.S. voters abroad, have you got your ballot yet? All states are now sending ballots to overseas voters. So if you want to vote this year, you should request your ballot right away.

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Go to votefromabroad.org and click request my ballot. Ask to receive it by email. Questions? Ask our support team directly.

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Don't miss this chance to shape the future. Don't delay. Votefromabroad.org. Hello, my name is Richard.

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