About this episode

Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann discuss various political issues including voting rights, congressional redistricting, and the Federal Reserve's actions.

Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann discuss the Supreme Court’s voting rights decision, the rush to redraw congressional maps before the midterms, Trump allies pushing criminal investigations against political enemies, the escalating fight over Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve, and the growing fears around abuse of FISA surveillance powers. Plus, Weissmann explains why the SPLC case is already DOA—and why he believes these moves are straight up authoritarian. Illegal News fans can get 15% off Andrew's book, 'Liar's Kingdom' by using this link to pre-order: https://bookshop.org/a/2344/9780316601306 Head to https://factormeals.com/illegalnews50off and use code illegalnews50off to get 50% and free daily greens per box—with new subscription only—while supplies last until 09/27/2026. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code ILLEGALNEWS at https://www.oneskin.co/ILLEGALNEWS #oneskinpod The Bulwark is going to Southern California! Go to https://thebulwark.com/events to learn more.

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Longwell

Guest: Andrew Weissmann

Topics covered

• voting rights
• congressional maps
• criminal investigations
• Federal Reserve
• FISA surveillance
• authoritarianism

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SPLC, Federal Reserve, Trump, The Bulwark

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