About this episode

The episode discusses various political events including Elon Musk's funding in midterms, the rise of far-right parties in Germany, and allegations against Corey Lewandowski.

In today’s Politics Chat: Elon Musk is spending up to 100 million dollars on the midterms, including backing ‘Vote Safe,’ a site that reportedly collects extensive personal data unlike the official. In Germany, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won just over 43 percent in a regional legislative election Sunday, and Musk congratulated them. Four Wall Street Journal reporters detailed allegations that Corey Lewandowski misused Department of Homeland Security contracts to enrich himself and his associates. Energy Secretary Chris Wright suggested there may be no new nuclear agreement with Iran, framing the strategy instead as continuing pressure until Iran cannot build a weapon. Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced he will step down at the end of the year. New polling shows Trump is 41 points underwater on the economy compared to October 2024. Many Republicans are reportedly skipping an upcoming midterm convention in Dallas to avoid being seen with Trump. Reports in The Lancet and from Boston University found tens of thousands of people, including children, died because of USAID cuts, which the administration denies. Politics Chat is recorded live on YouTube…

People in this episode

Host: Heather Cox Richardson

Topics covered

• midterm elections
• political funding
• far-right politics
• government contracts
• nuclear agreements
• polling data
• USAID cuts

Keywords

• Elon Musk
• Vote Safe
• Alternative for Germany
• Corey Lewandowski
• Department of Homeland Security
• Chris Wright
• nuclear agreement
• USAID cuts
• Trump polling
• midterm convention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vote Safe, Alternative for Germany (AfD), Department of Homeland Security, Iran, USAID, The Lancet, Boston University

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