Emily Jashinsky opens the show with a moving tribute to actor James Van Der Beek who passed away following a battle with cancer. She shares personal reflections about him, his career, and the kindness he showed her. Then Emily is joined by her friends: Christopher Bedford, senior politics editor for Blaze News and author of The Beltway Brief, and Sarah Bedford, investigations editor for the Washington Examiner. They begin with a discussion on the absolute circus in Washington on Wednesday when Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Judiciary Committee. Then the conversation moves to a grand jury’s refusal to indict six Democrats who told active-duty members of the military and intelligence community that they were obligated to refuse illegal orders, plus new headlines about Fulton County’s handling of the 2020 election and why it matters. They also discuss a cringy new video of Washington Post Tech Guild members attempting to enter the newspaper’s office building in protest. Next Emily is joined by Lionel Shriver, author of the new book “A Better Life.” They discuss media framing of ICE data, and why Shriver’s new book is receiving such harsh criticism from the left. Emily ends the show with a big announcement about the future of “After Party.”

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