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9/30/25: Another shutdown looms as Trump promises loyalty purges
-- On the Show:
-- Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat from Connecticut, joins us to discuss the looming government shutdown, gun violence, and Trump's authoritarianism
-- David breaks down how government shutdowns are a manufactured crisis created in the 1980s that punish ordinary Americans while politicians treat them like a game
-- Grocery prices surge to record levels with beef, coffee, and fruit soaring, exposing Donald Trump's failed promises to lower costs
-- Leaked texts from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reveal officials know Trump's trade…
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