The Trumpification of the FBI

Todd Blanche Wants to Break the DOJ

Peter Rothpletz joins Sarah Matthews to preview the upcoming Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche, discuss what a Blanche-run Department of Justice might look like, and address the blatant politicization of justice we are witnessing. Peter is the founder of the newly launched Verbatim Media, a full-service media management and strategy firm. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Bulwark, Zeteo, and elsewhere. You can follow him at @PeterTwinklage [https://x.com/PeterTwinklage]. Home of the Brave exists to show Americans the real-world consequences of this administration’s policies, and to highlight what bravery looks like in defense of American democracy. Get full access to Home of the Brave at newsletter.ofthebrave.org/subscribe [https://newsletter.ofthebrave.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Brian Tyler Cohen on Saving Democracy

Brian Tyler Cohen and Sarah Matthews talk about Brian’s new book, “The Day After,” and what it’s going to take to pull back from the brink and rescue American democracy—before it’s too late. Get full access to Home of the Brave at newsletter.ofthebrave.org/subscribe [https://newsletter.ofthebrave.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

America’s Humiliating Surrender to Iran

A conversation with Tom Nichols and Sarah Matthews about the Trump administration’s surrender to Iran, the damage to US prestige and power around the world, and how this undermines American democracy. Tom is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a contributor to the Atlantic Daily newsletter. He is the author of “The Death of Expertise” and “Our Own Worst Enemy,” and professor emeritus at the US Naval War College, where he focused on Russia, nuclear weapons, and national security. Sarah is an advisory board member and spokeswoman for Home of the Brave. She previously served as deputy White House press secretary during Trump’s first term, and she resigned in protest on January 6, 2021. Get full access to Home of the Brave at newsletter.ofthebrave.org/subscribe [https://newsletter.ofthebrave.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Checkmate in Iran

Featuring Home of the Brave’s Sarah Matthews and Robert Kagan, contributing writer for The Atlantic, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and the author, most recently, of “Rebellion.” Bob has written that, in fighting and then losing the Iran war, the damage to US credibility “can neither be repaired nor ignored. There will be no return to the status quo ante, no ultimate American triumph that will undo or overcome the harm done.” Bob and Sarah discussed the recently signed memorandum of understanding, what it does and doesn’t do, the possibility of further re-escalation, and how all of this leaves America in a weaker position globally. Get full access to Home of the Brave at newsletter.ofthebrave.org/subscribe [https://newsletter.ofthebrave.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Why EVERYTHING Costs More This Summer

Sarah Matthews and Michael Fanone break down how this administration’s policies are sending summer prices skyrocketing, and our new campaign bringing this message straight to the American people. Plus: new ICE funding with no strings attached, and Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general. Sarah is the former deputy White House press secretary, and resigned in protest on January 6, 2021. Michael is a former Metropolitan Police Officer who defended the Capitol on that day. They are both advisory board members for Home of the Brave, which exists to show Americans the real-world consequences of this administration’s policies, and to highlight what bravery looks like in defense of American democracy. Get full access to Home of the Brave at newsletter.ofthebrave.org/subscribe [https://newsletter.ofthebrave.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]