Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast Rick Wilson & Michael Waldman
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Jan 26, 2026 
Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center, outlines nine anti-corruption reforms. Rick Wilson, political strategist and Lincoln Project co-founder, dissects ICE actions, GOP turmoil, and voter-roll politics. They debate campaign finance fixes, ethics enforcement, insider trading bans, immigration enforcement fallout, and how political forces shape public trust.
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ICE Funding Is A Civil‑Rights Flashpoint
- Rick Wilson argues ICE funding and operations have become a civil-rights crisis that shifts public opinion against the administration's immigration policies.
- He warns Democratic support for ICE funding will provoke primary challenges and voter backlash if they don't oppose it in the Senate.
Graphic Account Of The Minneapolis Shooting
- Rick Wilson recounts the Minneapolis killing where agents seized a legally holstered firearm and shot the man repeatedly while he was restrained.
- He describes agents pistol‑whipping and counting bullet holes as they left, calling the act murder and demanding charges.
Block Funding And Force Accountability
- Rick Wilson urges Democrats to block the DHS funding CR to avoid complicity in ICE abuses and to force Republicans to own a shutdown.
- He says holding hearings and bringing victims' families into oversight will expose lies and build political pressure.