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Brooks and Capehart on Trump commuting Santos' sentence

Season 2025 Episode 290 | 10m 19s

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump commuting the sentence of former GOP Rep. George Santos, the government shutdown enters its third week as Trump shows no signs of wanting to negotiate, the Young Republicans’ hateful group chat and reporters refusing the Pentagon's new press rules.

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