About this episode

This episode covers Virginia's redistricting, a discussion with Sophia Nelson about her book on freedom, and the impact of AI on public opinion regarding the Iran conflict.

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First: The redistricting battle continued this week as voters in Virginia approved a new congressional map favoring Democrats. We speak with NOTUS politics reporter Reese Gorman about how the President's move to START the gerrymander war MAY be backfiring… Then: a conversation with author and political commentator Sophia Nelson about her new book "Redefining Freedom: Thoughts on Bridging Divides and Renewing the American Promise at 250." Finally: Substack author and independent journalist Hollie McKay discusses her reporting on how AI videos and images are shaping public opinion in the Iran conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Virginia redistricting
• political commentary
• AI in media
• Iran conflict
• gerrymandering
• freedom

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