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Will 2026 Be the Year Voters Pull the Emergency Brake? | 'The Opinions' Podcast
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40:22Now PlayingThe midterms are coming, and President Trump is already sounding the alarm. For this week’s round table, the columnists David French and Jamelle Bouie and the Opinion national politics writer Michelle Cottle try to prepare listeners — and themselves — for how each party will frame Trump’s second term and falling approval rating.
See Jamelle Bouie, Ross Douthat and Kathleen Kingsbury of Times Opinion live at the Library Foundation of Los Angeles on Jan. 20 for “TrumpThe First Year of His Second Term.” Get tickets here
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