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If you’re feeling confused or overwhelmed by the news coming out of Washington, D.C. right now, know this: you are not alone. Each week, former U.S. Senator Jon Tester of Montana and veteran journalist Maritsa Georgiou are here to talk you through it.
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Access Denied: A chat with Jim Acosta (opens the original)
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As we start a new work week, major TV news networks suspended their pooled coverage of President Donald Trump after he banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists from the White House over the weekend. The three outlets filed a lawsuit against the president and three top advisers Monday, saying the ban violates the First Amendment. We welcome our friend , whose own White House credentials were famously removed in 2018, to break down Donald Trump’s latest assault on the free press. Jim walks us
Raising the Barr (opens the original)
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In The New York Times this morning, a top headline reads, “Republicans Reel on the Midterm Map as Deep-Red Areas Come Into Play.” The article discusses the battleground of Georgia, but also vulnerabilities for Republicans in Kansas and Nebraska. The story doesn’t include Montana’s House race in the western district, where new polling shows Democrat Sam Forstag in a dead heat with R
Stuck in the Road (opens the original)
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A few years ago, Jennifer Palmieri found herself needing help in north central Montana. Her rented mini van was stuck on a snow-covered road a mile (or two) from Jon Tester’s farm, where she was meeting him for an interview to be featured on The Circus. “It was great television, but mortifying,” Palmieri said. “But yes, Jon Tester big time came to our rescue.”“The truth is that a staff member was supposed to te
25 Years (opens the original)
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We wanted to take a moment on the 25th anniversary of terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. We hope you take some time to reflect on all of the lives we lost that day, and also for the more than 9,000 people who have died since from their exposure to toxic materials in the aftermath. Thank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into our live video! <img class="install-substack-app-embed-img"
Live from... (opens the original)
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New America?!? Just kidding… we went to the Happiest Place on Earth! It’s not often we get to be in the same room, so we try to do a live check in with some headlines when we are! We took the Grounded team (Sharla Tester included) to Disneyland for a quick visit before a planned Tester speaking engagement nearby. We had a lot of fun with our hosts and also some somber conversations about the state of the world, which we discuss in this short update. We hit on the new proposal to change the name
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