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Why Democrats Face a Daunting 2026 Senate Map
The 2026 Senate map gives Democrats very little room for error. Doug Sosnik breaks down the seats they need to defend, and the Republican-held states they need to flip.
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Is Trump Losing Key Voters Ahead of the 2026 Midterms?
Doug Sosnik points to falling spending power and declining Trump support among women, younger voters, Latino voters and independents.
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What happens when one billionaire family controls CBS and CNN?
@MarkHalperin and @MegynKellyShow dig into media consolidation, editorial influence, and the debate over whether a new owner could fundamentally change CNN.
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Megyn Kelly on CNN’s conservative audience: “Don’t buy CNN.”
@MarkHalperin is joined by @MegynKellyShow who argues the network can’t simply change its lineup and expect conservatives to come back —they’ve already moved on.
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Doug Sosnik: The ‘Catalytic Event’ Shaping 2026
He joins @MarkHalperin to explains how Iran, inflation and the economy are reshaping the midterm landscape.
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Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez really that smart?
@MarkHalperin puts the question to @MegynKellyShow, and she gives a blunt assessment of how AOC has evolved since entering Congress.
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Megyn Kelly on CNN’s Collapse, AOC & JD Vance’s Future
@megynkelly and @MarkHalperin go rapid-fire on the future of CNN, the state of broadcast journalism, and the 2028 possibilities for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and JD Vance, including potential running mates. A wide-ranging conversation on where media and politics are headed next.
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Kara Swisher says she wants out of CNN after its latest ownership shake-up.
@MarkHalperin and @MegynKellyShow break down the growing unease inside the network, and what the latest changes could mean for CNN’s future.
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Doug Sosnik: “Gains that looked unimaginable” for Democrats are now in play.
He explains why the 2026 Senate map is shifting, and which races are suddenly competitive.
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President Donald J. Trump and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani? An unlikely political pairing.
@MarkHalperin and @MegynKelly break down why Mamdani’s warmth toward Trump has created a very different dynamic than Trump had with previous New York mayors.
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Megyn Kelly on CNN: “It’s too late.”
@MegynKellyShow joins @MarkHalperin and argues that CNN has alienated conservatives and says even firing everyone and rebuilding from scratch wouldn’t fix the deeper problem: the audience has already moved on.
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@MarkHalperin does a live reported monologue with Democratic strategist Doug Sosnik, who gives an exclusive look at his new memo on the 2026 midterms, laying out why he sees opportunities for his party that didn’t seem to exist even two weeks ago.
Plus, @megynkelly, host of, "The Megyn Kelly Show," weighs in on Trump & Mamdani, the future of CNN, and AOC’s 2028 ambitions.
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The Real Reason Why Iran Targeted the Gulf Before Saudi Arabia
@dansenor explains why Iran initially focused attacks on the UAE and Kuwait instead of Saudi Arabia, and how the conflict has pushed the UAE even closer to Israel.
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How Steve Hilton Plans to Flip California Red in 40 Days
@SteveHiltonx lays out his strategy for the final 40 days of his campaign to turn California red, from winning over disaffected voters to breaking through the state’s political establishment.
@MarkHalperin presses Hilton on whether his ideas can actually make a deep-blue state competitive.
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