In today's episode: • DSA chalks up record victories • Trump adds 4 trillion to a 40 trillion dollar debt — and says you should thank him for data centers • Melania returns after nearly 30 days — as questions swirl around Natalie Harp • Why Democrats need just 4 seats to take the Senate — and why Cook says they have multiple paths • Ohio data centers blow up in Republicans' faces — Sherrod Brown now leads Ohio Senator Jon Husted by 8 points • Alaska, Texas, and Arkansas — three Senate races Republicans thought were safe • The phony polls — how fake ones almost broke the averages in Wisconsin • Who the Democratic party left behind in Arkansas — and why it still matters Key figures covered: Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Natalie Harp, Sherrod Brown, Jon Husted, Mary Peltola, Dan Sullivan, Ken Paxton, Jame Talarico, Tom Cotton, Hallie Shoffner Subscribe for sharp nightly takes on the people who run the country Recorded live August 20, 2026