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America at 250 is a rorschach Test
The party was hijacked, but the idea hasn't. It endures
Jul 3
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Elise Labott
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The end of the Israel exception
The alliance isn't ending. The rules that governed it may be.
Jul 2
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Elise Labott
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June 2026
The Iran deal’s inconvenient math on Lebanon
Hezbollah remains the central fact that nobody can quite agree how to discuss.
Jun 24
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Elise Labott
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Things I want to know about the Iran deal
A lot of unanswered questions for a deal already being described as "historic"
Jun 16
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Elise Labott
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Something Has Shifted for Ukraine
Time may not be on Russia’s side anymore
Published on The Preamble
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Jun 15
The boy who cried deal
Four months into this war, I stopped listening. So has Iran.
Jun 12
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Elise Labott
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Power, politics and the World Cup
Lords of Soccer host Conor Powell details FIFA's historic influence, corruption and greed
Jun 10
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Elise Labott
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conor
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53:05
Hot takes happy hour with Elise and Dany 🍸
Iran, Pulte and ODNI, Pelley, the media, and we missed out on complaining about Jill Biden
Published on What the Hell is Going On?
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Jun 5
35:38
Wondering WTH is going on with Iran?
Join the club. Take a peek at the HTHH team texts on the leaks, the dithering, the rank incompetence
Published on What the Hell is Going On?
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Jun 4
Hot Takes Happy Hour with Elise & Dany
Iran, Iran, Trump, Iran... sigh
Published on What the Hell is Going On?
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Jun 2
36:22
Iran's new atomic bomb
The war was about nuclear weapons. The negotiation is about something else entirely.
Jun 1
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Elise Labott
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May 2026
Cuba is next. Then what?
Washington knows how to apply pressure. It has no theory of aftermath.
May 21
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Elise Labott
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