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1) Donald Trump's Humiliating Iran War Defeat the Most Significant Since Vietnam

David Faris, Professor of Political Science at Roosevelt University and author of "The Kids Are All Left: How Young Voters Will Unite America," discusses his recent Nation Magazine commentary, "The Framework for the Iran Peace Deal Means Total Humiliation for Trump," and other developments in the status of U.S.-Iran ceasefire and peace negotiations.

2) FBI Targets Ohio Voting Rights Group in Advance of Critical Midterm Election

Dion Nissenbaum, Senior Reporter with Votebeat National, nonpartisan local reporting on elections and voting, to discuss his recent news story, "FBI probe of Ohio voting rights group expands to include an affiliated national advocacy network," and other Trump administration threats to the midterm election he's been covering for Vote Beat.

3) Trump Justice Dept. Arrests 15 Minneapolis Anti-Ice Activists in Another Attack on Free Speech

Pastor Doug Pagitt, executive director of the Minneapolis-based national organization Vote Common Good, discusses how the resistance community he works with has been doing since the dark days of the ICE invasion and war in the Twin Cities in January. He'll also talk about the Dept. of Justice recent issue of federal criminal charges against 15 Minneapolis residents in connection with anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis/St. Paul earlier this year, accused of “conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers” and of allegedly “violently” impeding immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities.

4) The Southern Poverty Law Center's 2025 Year in Hate & Extremism Report Summarized

Rachel Carroll Rivas, Deputy Director Research, Reporting & Analysis with the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center & SPLC Action Fund, discusses the Center's Annual Year in Hate & Extremism Report, which finds that under the Trump regime far-right extremist groups have gained new power across the federal government, private tech sector and college campuses over the course of 2025.