Fran Drescher is the president of SAG-AFTRA, which is the actors union that's on strike. "We stand at a time when big business feels like it's okay to marginalize people and systematically squeeze them out of their livelihood," she says. Listen to our full conversation now.
The defense bill is the latest piece of legislation to be weaponized by the far-right Freedom Caucus. It’s also the latest test for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Jon Ehrens, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Serena Solin, engineered by Patrick Boyd with help from Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
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