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Chris Murphy
John Heilemann June 2, 2026
A candid conversation with the junior senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, about the president’s slate of terrible Iran options and the blatant corruption that has marked his return to office.
Donald Trump
John Heilemann May 18, 2026
Obama strategist and political soothsayer Dan Pfeiffer on Trump’s “financial situation” gaffe, misunderstanding MAGA, and the enduring political superpower of being strong and wrong.
jacob Frey
John Heilemann April 8, 2026
Long before his profane breakout moment after Renee Good’s killing, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was navigating the fault lines of policing, immigration, and the art of resisting federal power in the Trump era.
Richard Blumenthal
John Heilemann March 29, 2026
Sen. Richard Blumenthal sits in classified briefings on the Iran war. But he says you don’t need a security clearance to see that Trump didn’t think this through—and that all signs point to a ground invasion.


Mark Kelly
John Heilemann March 9, 2026
The Arizona senator, retired naval aviator, and potential ’28 contender denounces the strategic incoherence of Trump’s latest regime-change adventure and explains why the Venezuela model does not apply in Iran.
Ezra Klein
John Heilemann December 30, 2025
The Times columnist, podcast impresario, and would-be Democratic Party uber-reformer recaps the past year in politics—and explains why, despite his ongoing sense of alarm, he’s closing out 2025 feeling moderately hopeful.
Pete Hegseth
John Heilemann December 11, 2025
A chilling conversation with retired Air Force Major General Steven Lepper, a former top military lawyer, about Trump’s legally dubious boat strike campaign, the dangers of an unfettered Department of Defense, and why he expects the worst is still to come.
Pat Ryan
John Heilemann November 17, 2025
Congressman Pat Ryan, a Democrat from the deep purple heart of New York’s Hudson Valley, thinks his party has a lot of work to do despite its off-year election win. Herewith, he makes the case for a broad Democratic coalition, praises the pugnacity of A.O.C., and explains why Trump isn’t a lame duck—yet.


J. Michael Luttig
John Heilemann November 4, 2025
A bracing conversation with conservative former federal appellate Judge J. Michael Luttig on why Trump teasing a third term is no joke.
Ro Khanna
John Heilemann October 27, 2025
A conversation with the Democratic congressman from Silicon Valley about allying with Marjorie Taylor Greene, endorsing Zohran Mamdani, defending Graham Platner, and wanting to tax the hell out of his billionaire constituents.
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