Is America winning — or walking into something bigger? 2WAY's Mark Halperin joins Michael to talk the war in Iran, whether the U.S. could credibly claim “victory” if the conflict ended today, and the political consequences heading into the midterms.
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New list, old faces: will Kamala Harris run for president again in 2028? What about AOC? And if she doesn't, where will progressives turn? 2WAY's Mark Halperin talks that, plus the state of affairs in Iran, in his weekly conversation with Michael.
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Today's poll question: If the war in Iran were to end today, would the U.S. have been victorious?
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Yesterday's poll showed a majority of people think the war in Iran is just getting started. President Trump claimed the war will be over "very soon" but would not commit to any future plans. Do you agree with this result?
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"You break it, you buy it." That old truism may be applicable in Iran. With Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead and his son in power, does the U.S. have to stick around until Iran stabilizes, or can we leave the country in its current state? Adm. James Stavridis answers.
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Today's poll question: Is the war in Iran is at the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end?
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Yesterday's poll showed most people think Mojtaba Khamenei will be supreme leader of Iran for less than a year—but a significant minority think he could be there a while. Israel has threatened to target any new leader of Iran. Do you agree with this result?
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The U.S. and Israel were in perfect agreement when they first struck Iran more than a week ago. But are their goals still aligned? Brookings Institution senior fellow Thomas Wright says they may not be for very long.
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"Mission accomplished" might not come as quickly in Iran as President Trump hopes. As oil prices spike, will the president wait it out long enough for the regime change that Israelis want? The Brookings Institution's Thomas Wright discusses.
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Today's poll question: How long will Khamenei's son last as Iran’s supreme leader?
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Yesterday's poll showed a strong majority of people think we SHOULD keep daylight saving time year-round. That was enacted for a brief period in the 1970s but quickly repealed, and efforts to restart it have been unsuccessful. Do you agree with this result?
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Yesterday's poll closed with 40.29% of 59,380 voters saying that the war in Iran will end in a year. What do you think?
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President Trump says only an "unconditional surrender" from Iran will end the new war there—which Iranian leadership says is not going to happen. But Iran's control over the crucial Strait of Hormuz could make an extended siege difficult. Adm. James Stavridis explains.
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Yesterday's poll closed with 54% of 28,365 voters saying that it is good news that the Pentagon is using AI. What do you think?
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On Friday, Polymarket took in more than $800,000 in wagers that the U.S. would strike Iran within the next day. On Saturday, the U.S. attacked Iran, and one person made half a million dollars. But Rutgers professor Harry Crane says insider trading is hard to prove.
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Today's poll question: On balance, is it good or bad news that the Pentagon is using artificial intelligence?
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Yesterday's poll showed an overwhelming majority believe media access to the return of soldier's bodies should be the family's choice. Trump administration officials have criticized media coverage of the new war in Iran as overly negative. Do you agree?
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Former Sen. Bob Kerrey joins Michael for a candid conversation about his 2013 meeting with Jeffrey Epstein and the fallout that led him to resign from a corporate board and his blunt thoughts on Iran, war powers, and Congressional authorization.
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Not everyone in the Epstein files is a billionaire or President. Some of them—like former Sen. Bob Kerrey—are war heroes, and Kerrey says he was trying to elicit a donation from Epstein to the university. In fact, he didn't even expect to appear.
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Today's poll question: Who should determine media access to the dignified transfer of remains at Dover, DE: the families of the fallen, or the press?
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Yesterday's poll showed that most people believe Sec. Pete Hegseth when he said that the U.S. had to attack Iran because Israel was already set to strike. Officials say an Israeli strike would have triggered retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets. Do you agree?
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Michael sits down with Mark Halperin to talk two huge stories shaping American politics right now: the Texas Senate race and the escalating conflict with Iran. Can Democrat James Talarico finally unseat Republicans? And what risks still remain in Iran?
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Reports out of Iran suggest that the next leader of the country could be the son of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike. He'd bring an even harsher Islamist regime to power, but 2WAY's Mark Halperin says his reign wouldn't last long.
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Today's poll question: Did Israel compel the U.S. to act against Iran, the U.S. compel Israel to act against Iran, or did Iran's actions trigger U.S. and Israeli responses?
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Yesterday's poll showed a close split between those who think U.S. strikes in Iran should end immediately and those who think there are real objectives to be accomplished—and among them, a divide between those demanding regime change and not. Do you agree?
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Are we witnessing accountability — or hysteria? Michael welcomes the Free Press's Joe Nocera to unpack the growing fallout from the release of the Epstein files. As more names surface, he asks: Is this about proven wrongdoing, or guilt by association?
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The countless people appearing in the Epstein files may have had no idea what was going on behind closed doors, but that hasn't stopped the public from preemptively convicting them of being co-conspirators. The Free Press's Joe Nocera says that's not quite fair.
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Today's poll question: The use of force against Iran should end now, when Iran's military and nukes are neutralized, when Iran's regime changes, or both?
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