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Popok: 70% believe the economy is in the wrong direction because they feel it every day, in their purse, in their pocketbook.
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Popok: 70% believe the economy is in the wrong direction because they feel it every day, in their purse, in their pocketbook.
Perryman: We are increasingly seeing what is an autocratic playbook unfold — an administration that is operating as if they will never be held accountable to the people.
They are being held accountable. They’re being held accountable by the people, in court, and at the ballot box.
They are being held accountable. They’re being held accountable by the people, in court, and at the ballot box.
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Perryman: We are increasingly seeing what is an autocratic playbook unfold — an administration that is operating as if they will never be held accountable to the people.
They are being held accountable. They’re being held accountable by the people, in court, and at the ballot box.
They are being held accountable. They’re being held accountable by the people, in court, and at the ballot box.
Bonta: I think we should do things that are good for the American people. I don’t think we should always be concerned about getting even or saying, “If they did it, then we should do it.” I think we should give the American people whatever they need and deserve.
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Bonta: I think we should do things that are good for the American people. I don’t think we should always be concerned about getting even or saying, “If they did it, then we should do it.” I think we should give the American people whatever they need and deserve.
Bonta: What really came through was this idea that a tariff is a tax, and the power to tax lies squarely within the authority of Congress, in Article One of the Constitution.
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Bonta: What really came through was this idea that a tariff is a tax, and the power to tax lies squarely within the authority of Congress, in Article One of the Constitution.
Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.
@adelitaforcongress.bsky.social joins Popok & Lisa Graves to discuss her victory in Arizona’s 7th district and her lawsuit against Speaker Mike Johnson for blocking her swearing-in to prevent a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
@adelitaforcongress.bsky.social joins Popok & Lisa Graves to discuss her victory in Arizona’s 7th district and her lawsuit against Speaker Mike Johnson for blocking her swearing-in to prevent a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.
@adelitaforcongress.bsky.social joins Popok & Lisa Graves to discuss her victory in Arizona’s 7th district and her lawsuit against Speaker Mike Johnson for blocking her swearing-in to prevent a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
@adelitaforcongress.bsky.social joins Popok & Lisa Graves to discuss her victory in Arizona’s 7th district and her lawsuit against Speaker Mike Johnson for blocking her swearing-in to prevent a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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NEWS: A new late-night emergency preliminary injunction has been issued against the Trump Administration from Judge Immergut, the federal judge in Portland, Oregon, related to the deployment of the National Guard in Oregon.
November 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
NEWS: A new late-night emergency preliminary injunction has been issued against the Trump Administration from Judge Immergut, the federal judge in Portland, Oregon, related to the deployment of the National Guard in Oregon.
Popok: The judge has given the government until Monday to use the $6 billion contingency reserve — a “rainy day fund” established for this purpose — to continue SNAP payments. She found it likely that the 23 states bringing the case, including CA and MA, will prevail on the merits.
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Popok: The judge has given the government until Monday to use the $6 billion contingency reserve — a “rainy day fund” established for this purpose — to continue SNAP payments. She found it likely that the 23 states bringing the case, including CA and MA, will prevail on the merits.
Popok: Go to the local supermarket and try to go shopping with last year's money in your pocket and see what happens. Try to buy meat. Try to buy coffee. Try to buy fruits and vegetables Good luck.
October 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Popok: Go to the local supermarket and try to go shopping with last year's money in your pocket and see what happens. Try to buy meat. Try to buy coffee. Try to buy fruits and vegetables Good luck.
The dam is about to break on U.S. attorneys appointed by Trump, with multiple judges ruling or poised to rule, that their appointments were illegal.
Popok highlights that the “luck of the draw” is favoring the defense in these key cases.
Popok highlights that the “luck of the draw” is favoring the defense in these key cases.
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The dam is about to break on U.S. attorneys appointed by Trump, with multiple judges ruling or poised to rule, that their appointments were illegal.
Popok highlights that the “luck of the draw” is favoring the defense in these key cases.
Popok highlights that the “luck of the draw” is favoring the defense in these key cases.
The Supreme Court is poised to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the Callais case out of Louisiana, threatening core protections against voter suppression.
Popok breaks it all down.
Popok breaks it all down.
October 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Supreme Court is poised to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the Callais case out of Louisiana, threatening core protections against voter suppression.
Popok breaks it all down.
Popok breaks it all down.
Popok reports that Judge Crenshaw found Attorney General Pam Bondi and others made “troubling” remarks that jeopardize Garcia’s Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial, leading the judge to issue an order to stop them.
October 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Popok reports that Judge Crenshaw found Attorney General Pam Bondi and others made “troubling” remarks that jeopardize Garcia’s Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial, leading the judge to issue an order to stop them.
NY AG Tish James' attorneys seized on the inexperience of Trump's hand picked prosecutor novice Lindsey Halligan in her communicating with Anna Bower in a series of direct messages about the James case.
October 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NY AG Tish James' attorneys seized on the inexperience of Trump's hand picked prosecutor novice Lindsey Halligan in her communicating with Anna Bower in a series of direct messages about the James case.
Popok: We have a little something called the 22nd Amendment. I know Donald Trump thinks the Constitution is a doormat, but the American people won't allow it. The American people are already rejecting it, and yet he continues to flirt with it.
October 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Popok: We have a little something called the 22nd Amendment. I know Donald Trump thinks the Constitution is a doormat, but the American people won't allow it. The American people are already rejecting it, and yet he continues to flirt with it.
As the federal mortgage fraud investigation against Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff has stalled.
Popok dives in on how Sen. Adam Schiff is staring down Trump and his administration without blinking — fearless and ready for the fight.
Popok dives in on how Sen. Adam Schiff is staring down Trump and his administration without blinking — fearless and ready for the fight.
October 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As the federal mortgage fraud investigation against Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff has stalled.
Popok dives in on how Sen. Adam Schiff is staring down Trump and his administration without blinking — fearless and ready for the fight.
Popok dives in on how Sen. Adam Schiff is staring down Trump and his administration without blinking — fearless and ready for the fight.
Congress and the National Capital Planning Commission are pushing back against Trump’s unauthorized demolition of the White House, saying he needed a permit. Trump’s team falsely claimed he could tear it down without any approval.
Popok breaks it all down.
Popok breaks it all down.
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Congress and the National Capital Planning Commission are pushing back against Trump’s unauthorized demolition of the White House, saying he needed a permit. Trump’s team falsely claimed he could tear it down without any approval.
Popok breaks it all down.
Popok breaks it all down.
Legal AF’s very own Dina Doll is joining Access Daily as the legal analyst for Trial Files — a new segment that breaks down the biggest true-crime stories and courtroom moments. Tune in for her expert takes and behind-the-scenes legal perspective. @askdinadoll.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Legal AF’s very own Dina Doll is joining Access Daily as the legal analyst for Trial Files — a new segment that breaks down the biggest true-crime stories and courtroom moments. Tune in for her expert takes and behind-the-scenes legal perspective. @askdinadoll.bsky.social
Popok: That $200 million price tag? Forget it. It’s now $300 million. Donald Trump missed it by 50% and he’s supposed to be the builder-in-chief. The demolition doesn’t need a permit? Turns out it does. The demolition and the plan for vertical construction don’t need approval? Turns out they do.
October 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Popok: That $200 million price tag? Forget it. It’s now $300 million. Donald Trump missed it by 50% and he’s supposed to be the builder-in-chief. The demolition doesn’t need a permit? Turns out it does. The demolition and the plan for vertical construction don’t need approval? Turns out they do.
Wolff: Their way of dealing with it is to threaten billion-dollar lawsuits.
Michael Wolff joins Popok and Sidney Blumenthal to give exclusive insight to the new lawsuit he filed against Melania Trump for threatening him with a "Billion Dollar" lawsuit if he didn't retract.
Michael Wolff joins Popok and Sidney Blumenthal to give exclusive insight to the new lawsuit he filed against Melania Trump for threatening him with a "Billion Dollar" lawsuit if he didn't retract.
October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Wolff: Their way of dealing with it is to threaten billion-dollar lawsuits.
Michael Wolff joins Popok and Sidney Blumenthal to give exclusive insight to the new lawsuit he filed against Melania Trump for threatening him with a "Billion Dollar" lawsuit if he didn't retract.
Michael Wolff joins Popok and Sidney Blumenthal to give exclusive insight to the new lawsuit he filed against Melania Trump for threatening him with a "Billion Dollar" lawsuit if he didn't retract.
As Trump intensifies his war on immigrants, advocates are fighting back. Greisa Martinez Rosas of @unitedwedream.org joins Popok to unveil the Defending Our Neighbors Fund w/ the ACLU, launching thousands of lawyers to defend immigrants & children nationwide.
October 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
As Trump intensifies his war on immigrants, advocates are fighting back. Greisa Martinez Rosas of @unitedwedream.org joins Popok to unveil the Defending Our Neighbors Fund w/ the ACLU, launching thousands of lawyers to defend immigrants & children nationwide.
Popok: But they can swear in Adelita Grijalva. The reason they’re not is because she’s already said she’ll be the 218th vote on the petition to discharge from committee a bill to release the Epstein files in their entirety to the American people.
October 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Popok: But they can swear in Adelita Grijalva. The reason they’re not is because she’s already said she’ll be the 218th vote on the petition to discharge from committee a bill to release the Epstein files in their entirety to the American people.
Trump has a plan to steal $230 million from ordinary Americans, and has to do with a submarine pair of lawsuits he intends to use to sue his captured DOJ, and then force them to settle with him for all the indictments and investigations his criminal conduct caused. Popok reports.
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Trump has a plan to steal $230 million from ordinary Americans, and has to do with a submarine pair of lawsuits he intends to use to sue his captured DOJ, and then force them to settle with him for all the indictments and investigations his criminal conduct caused. Popok reports.
Popok breaks down how the new motion filed by James Comey is based on Trump targeting Comey in retaliation for his public criticism, showing clear personal animus.
October 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Popok breaks down how the new motion filed by James Comey is based on Trump targeting Comey in retaliation for his public criticism, showing clear personal animus.