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The White House says it's looking into suspending a bedrock legal principle that would mean speeding up its mass arrests and deportations of immigrants across the country, called the Writ of Habeas Corpus.

It means, "have the body," and says that a person needs to be brought before a judge when they're accused of a crime. Right now, the Trump Administration thinks it's getting in the way of their plans to deport millions of people in the US.

On top of that, the Department of Homeland Security said arrests of Democratic members of Congress might be on the way, shocking the political world.

Grant breaks it all down to make some sense of what seems like a pretty dystopian roadmap of where things could go next.

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President Trump hosts newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office. The two men haven't had the coziest relationship since Trump began putting tariffs on Canada, raising prices, and calling for Canada to become the 51st US state, which Carney said was like a Harry Potter villain.

Trump also mentioned he would like people to stop asking about the tariffs and deals because he could get them done now, but won't, but might not have to make deals, but still will, and round and round.

Grant breaks down what Trump is really talking about, plus the cost of Canadian health care, and how Trump is affecting the elections of other countries to swing against him.

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Over the last few months Donald Trump, his family and his administration have set out to make Trump wealthier.

Grant talks about the crypto empire Trump is trying to build and why it's a flashing sign to the rest of the world that his influence is for sale.

Then, a brand new Senate report is out about Elon Musk and what DOGE is really all about. Spoilers, it's not really about saving money.

The guest today is Rick Claypool from Public Citizen. Rick is a researcher who's put together a tracker for the companies who might be trying to buy their way out of government investigations and how many of those investigations have already been stopped or ended all together.

LINKS:

Public Citizen Inaugural Fund Tracker

Public Citizen Corporate Enforcement Tracker

Senate Report on Elon Musk and DOGE

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