Pam Bondi's combative Senate hearing performance

-- On the Show:

-- Democrat Mindy O'Neall defeats incumbent Republican Mayor David Pruhs in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Pruhs concedes with grace instead of conspiracy theories

-- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker accuses Donald Trump of suffering from dementia while condemning his decision to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland

-- Attorney General Pam Bondi erupts in a combative Senate hearing, dodging questions about Trump and Epstein while lashing out at Democratic senators

-- Trump openly suggests rewarding loyal federal workers and punishing others, effectively proposing an unconstitutional spoils system on national television

-- Trump baffles Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a press conference with rambling, incoherent remarks about airports, AOC, and a Canada–US "merger"

-- Stephen Miller accidentally admits on CNN that Trump has "plenary authority," exposing the administration's authoritarian mindset before the network cuts him off

-- Stephen Miller doubles down on extremist rhetoric and racist remarks while dismissing accusations of incitement

-- Trump calls for the jailing of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker, echoing the rhetoric of 20th-century dictators targeting dissenters

-- Former MAGA-friendly podcasters like Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and Adin Ross rapidly distance themselves from Donald Trump as their audiences turn against his presidency

-- On the Bonus Show: Mike Johnson warns furloughed workers may not get back pay, the White House says it'll use tariff revenue to pay for food assistance, the Treasury defends minting a Trump coin, and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (00:43) Democrat defeats Republican Mayor in Alaska (05:33) Governor Pritzker calls out Trump's dementia (16:00) Pam Bondi clashes with Democrats in Senate hearing (26:02) Trump suggests rewarding loyal workers, punishing others (29:22) Trump confuses Canadian PM with bizarre press remarks (37:15) Stephen Miller admits Trump has "plenary authority" (42:38) Miller doubles down on extremist rhetoric (49:26) Trump calls for jailing Chicago Mayor and IL Governor (54:25) Former MAGA podcasters distance themselves from Trump