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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.

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Public Citizen Inaugural Fund Tracker

Public Citizen Corporate Enforcement Tracker

Senate Report on Elon Musk and DOGE

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President Trump sits down for a one-on-one interview with ABC's Terry Moran for an Oval Office interview about his second, first 100 days.

It comes as Trump has hit a record level of unpopularity and voters across the country have already soured on his policies.

The interview was equally insightful and combative, neither of which seems to make Trump's case that his first 100 days have been a success. He covers Immigration, Kilmar Abrego-Garcia's edited tattoos, egg prices and the economy, Pete Hegseth and defense, and Elon Musk and DOGE. Grant walks through the most important parts of the interview

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The Democratic Party is fighting.

Since the election, the party hasn't had a clear leader. Grant breaks down the biggest fights right now, including party members calling for Sen. Chuck Schumer to step down from his leadership job and his defiance of that.

He also talks about the controversy between David Hogg and the rest of the DNC after Hogg announced a plan to oust sitting Democrats from WITHIN the party.

Grant's guest is Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. A candidate for Senate in Michigan. He talks about his campaign, why he wants to run now, and what the Democratic party's future should look like.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in the middle of another scandal over using Signal, again, for the same sensitive or classified information he exposed last time. Just like last time, he's fighting back, but is more out of control than he was before. Grant talks about this latest scandal and what's been happening behind the scenes at the White House.

Then, Trump calls his own bluff again. This time, after weeks of calling for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to resign or working to find ways to fire him, he says he won't do that. Grant breaks down how that happens and what it means for the economy.

Finally, Elon Musk says he's on his way out, but not for good. After Tesla's stock dropped this week and Musk is getting increasingly more sensitive about the things his critics are saying, he's going to take a back seat for the rest of the administration.

All of it comes together under the new White House mantra, No Scalps. Grant breaks it all down.

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It's been a busy week for the US Courts starting with the high profile case of Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, the man mistakenly sent to El Salvador and who the Trump Administration refuses to return. Grant breaks down a scathing new ruling in that case and talks about Sen. Chris Van Hollen's visit to the Central American country to find Abrego-Garcia.

Plus, the US Supreme Court says it's going to take on Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship, setting up a fight over who gets to be an American, who doesn't, and what that could mean for the rest of us.

To help break it all down, Grant talks to Andrew Torrez, co-host of the Law and Chaos podcast who gives his thoughts on each case plus whether we're already in a constitutional crisis.

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It's been a whirlwind way to start the week in the world of immigration. A huge ruling was made by a judge in the case to stop deportations to El Salvador. The judge says he's ready to charge the Trump Administration with contempt of court for disobeying his orders. Grant has some breaking news in that story.

Then, he talks about the Kilmar Abrego-Garcia case and how the government is disobeying a judge there, how the administration is changing its reasons for sending him to an El Salvadorian prison, and where that case stands.

Plus, the biggest news this week, (so far) President Donald Trump says he wants to deport US citizens to one of the world's deadliest prisons. A likely illegal plan that sent shockwaves through the US legal world on Monday.

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