Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

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November 2025

Hot takes happy hour w/ Elise and Dany: Thanksgiving edition
Ukraine, Witkoff (again!), Hegseth, sedition and stupidity, Mamdani, & MTG
Published on What the Hell is Going On? • 
38:34
Ukraine on a platter
This Thanksgiving, Putin is thankful for Trump and his plan for Ukraine's surrender.
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Elise Labott
Hot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and Dany
Cheney, John Birch Society, sedition, MBS, Khashoggi, Ukraine, and 💤 COP
Published on What the Hell is Going On? • 
34:50
The next Aramco
MBS is trading with China, but his deals with Trump are betting Saudi Arabia’s economic future on American innovation
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Elise Labott
MBS in Washington
The Council on Foreign Relations' Steven Cook on how the evolution of the US-Saudi relationship can transform the Gulf.
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Elise Labott
 and 
Steven A. Cook
45:23
Hot takes happy hour with Elise & Dany
Epstein (💤), Syria, shutdown, filibuster, West Bank woes, aviation & 🍸
Published on What the Hell is Going On? • 
32:13
What we owe those who serve
This Veterans Day, let’s recommit to the informed citizenship our troops fight to protect
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Elise Labott
Trump's Syria gambit
Whether the President's Syria policy is brilliant or just plain reckless depends entirely on execution
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Elise Labott
Hot takes happy hour with the Elise and Dany
Socialists, Supreme Court and and antisemitic snakes in Heritage's backyard
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Elise Labott
 and 
Danielle Pletka
34:42

October 2025

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