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If Trump Sends Troops to the Polls, Who Stops Him?
22 oktober 2026 · 18 min
In this episode of The Tara Palmieri Show, author Chris Whipple joins the discussion to analyze whether anyone can stop Donald Trump's worst instincts ahead of the midterms. The conversation addresses Trump's reported desires to deploy the National Guard and armed personnel to polling places, evaluating whether state-level election officials can serve as an effective safeguard against federal overreach. Whipple shares insights from his ten months speaking with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, exploring whether she can serve as the ultimate guardrail or if her tight bond with Trump renders her ineffective in stopping retribution and pardons for insurrectionists. Lees meer
00:00 - Trump's plans for armed guards and the National Guard at polls
01:27 - Introducing Chris Whipple on Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
02:01 - Join the Red Letter newsletter
03:07 - Election safeguards: State officials vs. Federal overreach
05:49 - Why stealing the upcoming midterms would be difficult
08:34 - Surprising truth-tellers: John Ratcliffe and the Iran decision
10:23 - Predictions for congressional investigations and impeachment
11:29 - The delusion of Trump's presence helping midterm candidates
14:13 - Will Susie Wiles tell Trump hard truths or walk away?
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Why Trump fires the Women First w/ Chris Whipple
21 oktober 2026 · 47 min
In this live discussion, Tara Palmeri sits down with renowned White House historian and best-selling author Chris Whipple to break down the latest shifts, personnel shakeups, and political fallout following the midterms. Lees meer
We take an inside look at the West Wing dynamics, the history of presidential staff purges, and why women in leadership roles are often the first targeted during high-stakes political resets. Whipple brings deep historical context from his reporting on White House chiefs of staff and administrations to explain what these maneuvers signal for the future.
0:00 – Welcome & Introduction
02:15 – Breaking Down the Post-Midterm Shakeup
07:30 – Welcome White House Historian Chris Whipple
13:45 – History of West Wing Purges: How Past Presidents Handled Staff Overhauls
21:10 – The Power Dynamics: Why Women Often Face the Ax First
29:00 – Behind the Scenes: Chief of Staff Influence & Internal Clashes
35:40 – Audience Q&A / Live Chat Reactions
41:15 – Key Takeaways & Final Thoughts
#Politics #WhiteHouse #ChrisWhipple #TaraPalmeri #Midterms
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Megyn Kelly Attacked Me for Cornell 7 Reporting. She forgot her own past.
19 oktober 2026 · 21 min
For the interview that set Megyn Kelly off, go here: https://open.substack.com/pub/tarapalmeri/p/mattress-girl-on-cornell-no-one-on?r=1ili3&utm_medium=ios Lees meer
After Megyn Kelly attacks Tara Palmeri for interviewing Emma Sulkowicz, the former Columbia University student known as "Mattress Girl," Tara fires back. From Kelly's criticism of sexual assault accusers to her own experience with Roger Ailes at Fox News, Tara examines the similarities between the two women's stories. Why are some women believed while others are dismissed?
Tara also revisits the Cornell 7 case, the pressures that prevent women from reporting sexual misconduct, and the role institutions play in handling allegations. Plus, a conversation with MeidasTouch's Ken Harbinger about Trump's new press secretary, her shaky first appearance, and the behind-the-scenes connections that helped her land the job.
#megynkelly #tarapalmeri #trump #politics #epstein
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“We’re About to Get Killed”: Inside the GOP Midterms Panic w/ Marc Caputo
15 oktober 2026 · 45 min
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With just three weeks until the midterm elections, Axios national political reporter Marc Caputo joins the show to break down the increasingly grim outlook for Republicans. We dive into the latest GOP panic, Trump’s super PAC (MAGA Inc.) finally opening its wallet, and the wild conspiracy theories surrounding the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico. Plus, we discuss Trump’s controversial move to import Russian diesel, the sudden rise of new White House Press Secretary Katie Zakaria, and the internal MAGA drama surrounding Kimberly Guilfoyle's potential ambassadorship.
Chapters:
00:00 - GOP Panic & Midterm Election Outlook
02:46 - Is Trump’s MAGA Inc. Finally Spending?
05:11 - Florida Governor's Race: Jolly vs. Donalds
07:42 - The James Talarico "Missing" Conspiracy in Texas
11:55 - MAGA Inc.'s Strategy & South Carolina Race
14:45 - High Diesel Prices & Trump’s Deal with Putin
19:37 - Can Democrats Actually Win Texas?
22:23 - Knives Out: MAGA Inc. Consultants Lobbying in Serbia
27:24 - GOP Pulls Funding in NC & Shifts Georgia Strategy
29:16 - Predictions: Control of the House and Senate
31:34 - How Katie Zakaria Became White House Press Secretary
35:26 - Kimberly Guilfoyle Drama & Greece Ambassadorship
39:16 - Final Midterm Predictions
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Why “Mattress Girl” Emma Sulkowitz Is Warning Us About Cornell Seven
11 oktober 2026 · 17 min
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In 2013, Emma Sulkowicz was an anonymous Jane Doe at Columbia University before her "Carry That Weight" mattress performance thrust her into the national spotlight. Now, in the wake of the Cornell Seven lawsuit where another Jane Doe was outed by Michael Tracy, Emma discusses the cost of losing anonymity, public backlash, and finding peace as an acupuncturist 14 years later.
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00:00 - The 2013 Jane Doe Story
01:28 - The Cornell Seven Case & Michael Tracy
02:48 - Speaking Out & Institutional Resistance
04:42 - The "Carry That Weight" Mattress Performance
05:42 - Sponsor: Article Furniture
06:37 - Sponsor: Lola Blankets
07:59 - Rejecting "Mattress Girl" & Graduation
09:05 - Finding Peace & Perspective After 14 Years
12:04 - Sponsor: OneSkin Eye Cream
13:10 - The Cost of Giving Up Anonymity
13:56 - Life as an Acupuncturist & Title IX Changes
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Michael Tracey Won’t Apologize to the Cornell Jane Doe w/ Piers Morgan
6 oktober 2026 · 11 min
I break down my intense debate on Piers Morgan with online provocateur Michael Tracey after he published and subsequently deleted the alleged identity of the Jane Doe in the Cornell Seven case. Why does he consistently target sexual assault survivors and attempt to undermine high-profile claims? From his actions during the Jeffrey Epstein investigation to his flawed legal defense under the Sixth Amendment, we examine what really drives this behavior and the real-world dangers faced by victims who come forward. Lees meer
#cornell7 #politics #piersmorgan
00:00 - Confronting Michael Tracey on Piers Morgan02:00 - Questioning Tracey's Motivations & Funding
04:00 - Why Expose Jane Doe? Risks to Survivors
06:00 - The Sixth Amendment Flaw & Deleting the Post
08:00 - Independent Journalism & Closing Thoughts
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“It’s Going to Be a Tsunami” — GOP Braces for Midterm Wipeout w/ Marc Caputo
4 oktober 2026 · 50 min
Are Republicans headed for a midterm wipeout—or will their biggest problem be voters who simply stay home?
Axios reporter Marc Caputo joins Tara Palmeri to break down the GOP’s worsening election outlook and the fear of a “red undertow”—Republican voters losing enthusiasm and sitting out the election.
From rising fuel costs and immigration backlash to Ken Paxton’s troubles in Texas and Florida’s Senate and governor’s races, Tara and Marc examine the pressures on Trump’s coalition. Can attack ads, campaign cash and redrawn congressional maps overcome voter frustration? Lees meerThey also discuss what a Democratic House could mean for investigations and impeachment, why Trump’s support within his own party may be softer than it looks, and the political balancing act facing JD Vance ahead of 2028. Plus, a conversation about fears of federal agents at polling places—with Caputo distinguishing what he’s heard from what remains speculation.
Will voter frustration translate into a Democratic breakthrough, or can Republicans turn things around? Share your take in the comments.#midtermelections #politics #trump
00:00 Inside the Republican Midterm Convention
04:35 Marc Caputo on GOP Polling & Voter Turnout
09:00 Campaign Ads, Senate Races & the Economy
13:20 Immigration Enforcement in Miami & Doral
17:26 Texas Politics: Ken Paxton & James Talarico
22:17 Florida’s Senate Race, Campaign Money & Maps
27:16 Trump’s Advertising, Approval Ratings & Voter Concerns
32:15 Debt, Impeachment & Election-Day Questions
37:15 Polling-Place Security: Reporting vs. Speculation
41:59 JD Vance, 2028 & Election Cybersecurity
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Why Sean Spicer Banned Me From the White House
27 september 2026 · 31 min
When Sean Spicer wouldn’t grant me a White House pass, I had to report from outside the gates. It turned out to be some of the most productive reporting of my career.
I’m sharing what happened during my time at Politico, how I found sources without a credential, and why I think the White House briefing can be more theater than news gathering. With CNN, MSNBC and Politico facing a new access fight, I also explain why the press still needs to defend its place in the room. Then I answer your questions live. Lees meerSubscribe to The Red Letter for my independent reporting and read more about it here: https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/trump-should-worry-about-the-reporters
Chapters
00:00 The White House briefing room’s dirty little secret
01:19 How I became a Trump White House reporter
02:22 My clashes with Sean Spicer
03:05 The White House pass I couldn’t get
04:50 Reporting and breaking stories from outside the gates
06:30 The new White House press access fight
08:53 What reportedly triggered the ban
11:20 Why I did better reporting outside
13:41 How being inside can limit a reporter’s sources
15:36 Why access still matters
18:28 Live questions from viewers
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The Woman Behind Pete Hegseth’s Paranoid Pentagon
8 september 2026 · 59 min
Pete Hegseth needs $67 billion to keep his war in Iran funded — and it's Republicans, not Democrats, standing in his way. Tara breaks down the Pentagon purge and why senators like Tillis and Ernst say he's "lost my confidence." Plus: Jasper Craven, author of God Forgives, Brothers Don't, joins to unpack the childhood insecurities driving Hegseth's Department of War — and why his wife Jen has earned the nickname "Yoko Ono" inside the building. Lees meer
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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Nancy Mace Says I “Rape Shamed” Her Over Trump—and That Was Just the Beginning
6 september 2026 · 24 min
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Lees meer
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Leon Black REFUSES Epstein Subpoena: Inside Epstein’s World of Powerful Men
3 september 2026 · 59 min
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Lees meer
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Nancy Mace: Trump Threw Me Away Over Epstein
30 augustus 2026 · 42 min
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Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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James Carville Sounds Off: Dems in Revolt, Midterm Predictions & Kushner’s Hakeem Jeffries Meeting
26 augustus 2026 · 45 min
Democratic strategist James Carville joins me to break down the November midterms—and why a growing rift inside the Democratic Party could threaten its chances of taking back power. Carville dissects the map, the DSA revolt, and where Democrats go from here. Plus: why he’s piping hot over Jared Kushner’s closed-door meeting with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Lees meer
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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MASS EXODUS: Trump’s A-Team Is Gone — Except Natalie Harp
23 augustus 2026 · 35 min
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Lees meer
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Why The Government Has Released Less Than 2% of The Epstein Files
16 augustus 2026 · 24 min
Tara Palmeri discusses what we still don't know about Jeffrey Epstein, why survivors say they have been ignored by the Department of Justice, and the mystery surrounding the vast amount of Epstein evidence that remains unseen. Lees meer
Palmeri discusses the missing Epstein videotapes, the FBI's handling of the files, why whistleblowers may be afraid to come forward, Epstein's alleged connections to powerful political and intelligence figures, and how he managed to avoid serious prosecution for so long.
She also breaks down the controversial non-prosecution agreement that protected Epstein's unnamed co-conspirators, the role of powerful attorneys, the Florida investigation, and the Miami Herald reporting that finally helped reopen the case.
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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Why Stacey Abrams Still Won’t Concede the 2018 Georgia Election
14 augustus 2026 · 9 min
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Lees meer
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EXCLUSIVE: The Epstein Email About Trump the DOJ Won’t Let You See
11 augustus 2026 · 20 min
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Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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Ex-DNC Official Warns Democrats are losing the Party to Abdul El-Sayed
6 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
Is Abdul El-Sayed the future of the democratic party? Ex-DNC official Alex Hoffman doesn't think so. We're breaking down the recent races plunging the party into a civil war. Lees meer
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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00:00 Introduction: Democrats at a Crossroads
01:18 Is the Democratic Establishment Losing Control?
03:03 The "Ghost of Joe Biden" and the 2024 Fallout
04:05 Did Bernie Sanders Change the Democratic Party Forever?
06:00 Gaza, Israel & the Democratic Purity Test
07:05 Why Left-Wing Candidates Are Connecting With Voters
10:05 Can Democrats Unite After Bitter Primaries?
12:20 Is the Democratic Socialist Wing Becoming the Party's Face?
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Vance or Rubio? The Brutal Battle for Trump’s Legacy w/ Julia Ioffe
2 augustus 2026 · 19 min
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Is 2028 a race JD Vance and Marco Rubio can never win? Donald Trump doesn't build successors — he builds loyalists. And the closer you are to him, the more dangerous your position becomes.
This week, I'm joined by Puck's Julia Ioffe to break down the shadow primary already underway: Trump polling dinner guests on Vance vs. Rubio, the Donald Trump Jr. wildcard nobody wants to say out loud, and why the earliest frontrunners almost never make it to the finish line (remember when it was "definitely" going to be Ron DeSantis?).
Then we go deeper: JD Vance's Catholic conversion, the rise of the reactionary Catholic wing of the Republican Party, what Julia learned reporting on the Russian Orthodox Church under Putin, and how Steve Bannon, Viktor Orban, and the anti-Francis Catholics became the ideological core of the new MAGA right.
Julia Ioffe is a founding partner and Washington correspondent at Puck, and the author of "Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy."
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What JD Vance Really Thinks About Trump, Iran & Israel
26 juli 2026 · 17 min
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Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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BREAKING: Did the DNC Just Hand Kamala 2028?
24 juli 2026 · 7 min
The DNC has voted to make South Carolina the first primary state for 2028, reshuffling the early voting calendar and likely bumping Iowa out of the window entirely. Tara breaks down what it means for Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigieg — and floats a wildcard 2028 name on the Republican side (hint: it's not who you think). Lees meer
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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The Math Behind Every Successful Revolution
21 juli 2026 · 51 min
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Julia Angwin joins Tara Palmeri to discuss her new book, On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in the Age of Fear. Drawing on stories from whistleblowers, journalists, activists, and ordinary citizens around the world, Angwin explains why authoritarianism thrives on fear—and why collective, nonviolent action has historically been its greatest weakness. Lees meer
They discuss the warning signs of democratic backsliding, the importance of independent journalism, how corruption ultimately weakens authoritarian movements, and what ordinary people can do to resist intimidation without resorting to violence.
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From Putin to Trump: 5 Times FIFA Bent the Knee
19 juli 2026 · 11 min
FIFA calls itself the guardian of the world's game — but pull back the curtain, Tara Palmeri argues, and it looks less like a sports body and more like a global power broker where politics and money matter more than soccer. In this documentary-style breakdown, Tara is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Ken Bensinger, author of "Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal," to walk through FIFA's most damning chapters. They trace the through-line of patronage: Russia's bribe-fueled 2018 World Cup and Gianni Infantino's full-throated embrace of Vladimir Putin (who awarded him the Order of Friendship at the Kremlin); the 1978 tournament staged in Argentina under a murderous military dictatorship; Qatar 2022, won through bribery and built by migrant workers who died by the thousands, then defended by Infantino's surreal "Today I feel Qatari, today I feel a migrant worker" speech; and the engineered 2034 process that cleared every rival so Saudi Arabia could win unopposed — shortly before state oil giant Aramco signed a massive FIFA sponsorship. Finally, they get to the 2026 World Cup on North American soil, where — for the first time in 60 years — a red-card suspension was overturned, not through a referee appeal, but after President Trump personally called the FIFA president. Bensinger explains why, given everything about how FIFA operates, that stunning reversal was almost inevitable — and how Infantino's cultivation of Trump, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia keeps the money flowing and his grip on power secure. Lees meer
0:00 – FIFA as a global power broker: meet reporter Ken Bensinger
0:43 – Russia 2018: bribes, sanctions, and Infantino's embrace of Putin
1:49 – Argentina 1978: a World Cup under a military dictatorship
2:13 – Qatar 2022: bribery, migrant worker deaths, and the "Today I feel…" speech
3:58 – The Saudi Arabia 2034 maneuver — and the Aramco sponsorship
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What Harvey Weinstein’s Threat Taught Me About Power
13 juli 2026 · 40 min
Tara Palmeri opens the show with a deeply personal story about being threatened by Harvey Weinstein early in her journalism career—and explains how that experience shaped her reporting on powerful men. Then, joined by Stuart Stevens, she breaks down the fallout from Graham Platner's withdrawal from the Maine Senate race, Donald Trump's latest legal setback in the E. Jean Carroll case, and what these stories reveal about power, accountability, and politics. Lees meer
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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Why the Epstein Scandal is Trump’s Watergate
10 juli 2026 · 14 min
Tara Palmeri joins MSNBC to discuss President Trump's growing political challenges, from the escalating conflict with Iran and criticism from his own supporters to renewed scrutiny over the Epstein investigation, legal setbacks, and questions about government transparency. The conversation also examines what a Democratic-controlled Congress could mean for future oversight and investigations ahead of the midterm elections. Lees meer
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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Will Graham Platner Drop Out? The Pattern I Couldn’t Ignore
7 juli 2026 · 51 min
As new allegations against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner send shockwaves through the race, party leaders—including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Chuck Schumer—pull their endorsements and call for him to step aside. Tara Palmeri breaks down the latest developments, Platner's response, the political fallout, and why she believes the allegations point to larger questions about how the media investigates abuse claims and how political parties vet their candidates. Plus, Tara answers viewer questions live and discusses what could happen next in one of the country's most closely watched Senate races. Lees meer
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Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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Will Trump STOP 60 MILLION women from voting?
1 juli 2026 · 18 min
Stacey Abrams—a two-time former Georgia gubernatorial candidate, joins Tara Palmeri for a conversation about the future of the Democratic Party, the 2028 election, and what voters should demand from the next generation of leaders. Abrams argues that the focus shouldn't be on personalities—but on candidates who can deliver results for Americans and strengthen democracy. Lees meer
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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Stacey Abrams SLAMS Supreme Court: "Failure for Democracy"
30 juni 2026 · 39 min
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Lees meer
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Is Congress Really Ending Aid to Israel?
29 juni 2026 · 28 min
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Lees meer
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What is Leon Black hiding about Epstein?
26 juni 2026 · 18 min
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Lees meer
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Why Pro-Life Congresswoman Cammack Didn’t Want This Interview Aired
25 juni 2026 · 19 min
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Lees meer
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What Happens When a Pro-Life Congresswoman Needs an Abortion?
21 juni 2026 · 59 min
Tara Palmeri sits down with Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack of Florida for a wide-ranging and unusually candid conversation. A former Capitol Hill chief of staff before she was elected, Cammack draws on both sides of the power dynamic to describe a culture she calls "college 2.0" — late nights, alcohol, lobbyists, and a steep imbalance that she argues lets harassment flourish among members and staff alike. As chair of the Republican Women's Caucus, she's co-leading a bipartisan working group with Democrat Teresa Leger Fernández to overhaul how misconduct is reported and punished: consolidating the maze of six separate reporting offices into a single "one-stop shop," requiring candidates to disclose past sexual-misconduct settlements, and stripping congressional pensions from those convicted. Tara presses her on the tensions, too — reconciling a zero-tolerance push with supporting a president who has been accused by more than two dozen women, and why she believes the Epstein files (which she says she's called to release since 2021) became a partisan weapon that ultimately hurt survivors. In the most personal stretch of the interview, Cammack recounts the life-threatening ectopic pregnancy that forced her to terminate to save her life, the delays she faced in the ER under Florida's six-week law, the disinformation campaign she says geofenced hospitals to frighten doctors, and the death threats she's received for telling her story. It's an emotional, often-uncomfortable conversation about power, accountability, and the human cost of playing politics with women's health. Lees meer
Note: this episode includes a frank discussion of pregnancy loss and a medical emergency that some viewers may find difficult.
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Trump’s $16 Million "Reflecting Pool" Payday Explained
20 juni 2026 · 19 min
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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Will JD Vance Take the Fall for Trump’s Iran Deal?
18 juni 2026 · 1 uur 14 min
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Lees meer
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The 5 Things JD Vance Got Wrong About Trump & Epstein
17 juni 2026 · 35 min
Tara Palmeri does something cable news won't: she fact-checks JD Vance's appearance on "The View" line by line, as the vice president recasts himself as the lone transparency champion of the Epstein scandal. Tara walks through the claims one by one — that Trump "reported Epstein to the police" (he didn't; he made a July 2006 call only after the investigation was underway), that Trump "threw Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago" (Trump has claimed Epstein was never even a member), and that the 2.5 million still-missing files are just "duplicates" or "under judicial seal." She brings in Rep. Madeleine Dean's account of reading a fully redacted email — subject line: Trump — between Epstein's attorney and Trump's attorney, and lays out the real reason Trump turned on Epstein: a 2004 Palm Beach bidding war over a mansion called the "House of Friends," not the girls. Then Tara digs into the bombshell New York Times reporting on Epstein's mental state and final days at the Metropolitan Correctional Center — new cellmate interviews describing shredded sheets, at least three prior suicide attempts, and a discovered noose, set against a crime scene so mismanaged it was never treated as a possible homicide. In the second half, Jim Acosta joins to unpack the Haberman/Swan "Situation Room freak-out," the mystery of who was recording inside a SCIF, Todd Blanche's forward-leaning push (and his reward: the AG nomination), the pardon-for-Maxwell quid pro quo, James Comer shutting the investigation down, and why the men named in the files — Leon Black, Jes Staley — still haven't testified. Lees meer
0:00 – JD Vance on "The View": breaking down the Epstein claims line by line
3:48 – Fact-check: Trump didn't report Epstein; the July 2006 call to Palm Beach police
6:06 – The veto-proof Transparency Act and Mike Johnson's delay tactics
7:21 – Rep. Madeleine Dean and the redacted Epstein-Trump attorney email
9:59 – The missing 2.5 million files and Vance's "duplicates" defense
11:19 – The New York Time…
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Is Hollywood Self-Censoring to Please Trump?
14 juni 2026 · 40 min
Tara Palmeri sits down with producer Chris Fenton — dubbed "Hollywood's MAGA whisperer" — to unpack how an entire industry is learning to speak Donald Trump's language. With LA hemorrhaging jobs (50,000 lost in recent years) and production fleeing to the UK, Canada, and 80-plus countries offering national tax incentives, Hollywood is pushing for a federal film incentive to bring shoots back to America. The catch: getting it passed runs through a president who rewards allies and punishes critics. Fenton lays out the economics — state-by-state rebates, why Marvel left Georgia for Britain, and why the real beneficiaries are middle-class "below the line" crews in red states, not the Hollywood elite the public loves to hate. But Tara presses on the harder question lurking underneath the talking points: where does lobbying end and self-censorship begin? She and Fenton spar over whether studios are quietly shelving politically risky projects to avoid angering Trump, the payouts ABC and CBS have made, the firing of late-night hosts, and the broadcast networks afraid of losing their licenses. Fenton concedes the biggest tell of all: a film about Jeffrey Epstein that actually examined Donald Trump's role would "never get a full release" from a major studio. Tara argues it's the biggest corruption story of our time and 80% of the country would watch it — yet Hollywood won't touch it. Along the way: the China problem (why James Bond never has a Chinese villain), Steve Bannon's surprising openness to the idea, Fenton's own story of being shut out of left-leaning platforms, and his new faith-tinged comedy "Bad Counselors."
0:00 – Has Hollywood flipped? The new Trump-era dynamic
3:18 – What does a "MAGA translator" actually do?
5:31 – How the federal film incentive works: tax rebates, explained
7:20 – Do the studios just want to wait Trump out?
9:40 – Who wrote the talking points? "Everybody's on board"
11:11 – A charm campaign for Trump's attention — and promoting his own movie
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White House MELTDOWN Over Epstein Files w/ Legal AF's Michael Popok
11 juni 2026 · 42 min
Tara Palmeri is joined by attorney Michael Popok of Legal AF to break down the explosive new reporting from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan — an excerpt from their book "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump" that pulls back the curtain on the White House's "summer of Epstein." While the administration publicly dismissed the Epstein story as a hoax and a "Democratic witch hunt," Haberman and Swan reveal that Trump's top officials were repeatedly huddling in the Situation Room — the SCIF normally reserved for national security crises — trying to contain the fallout. Tara and Michael walk through who was in the room (Todd Blanche, Susie Wiles, Kash Patel, JD Vance) and who wasn't (Trump himself, left outside the door; Bondi and Patel phoning in), and unpack the verbatim quotes that suggest someone was taking meticulous notes or recording — and the mole hunt that will follow. They get into Blanche's stunning plan to interview a convicted child sex trafficker, Ghislaine Maxwell, and dangle a pardon; Pam Bondi's chaotic binder rollout; the sworn FBI 302 alleging abuse by Trump; the redacted emails connecting Trump and Epstein through their lawyers; and why JD Vance, eyeing 2028, was the lone voice for transparency. Michael lays out the realistic odds of impeachment for Todd Blanche and others, while Tara connects the dots to the polling collapse, the "wag the dog" timing of the Iran escalation, and Michael Wolff's tapes and the missing contents of Epstein's safe. As Haberman and Swan write: Trump could break institutions and bend the world's richest men to his will — "but he could not, it turned out, make Jeffrey Epstein disappear." Lees meer
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What Epstein’s Assistant of 18 Years Lesley Groff Didn’t Tell Congress
10 juni 2026 · 13 min
Tara Palmeri joins Ari Melber on MSNBC to break down the House Oversight Committee's interview with Lesley Groff — Jeffrey Epstein's longtime assistant of 18 years, who booked girls, arranged their hotels, paid them over $1,000 for so-called "massages," and told them the "protocol" of being around Epstein. Now Groff claims she had no idea what was going on. Tara isn't buying it. Named as one of four unindicted co-conspirators in Epstein's 2008 non-prosecution agreement, Groff kept working for him even after his conviction for soliciting a minor, and was named again as a potential co-conspirator in 2019. Yet she was allowed to testify before Congress behind closed doors and not under oath — free to deny everything without repercussion. Alongside civil rights attorney Nancy Erika Smith, Tara argues that the wrong people are being dragged to the Hill: it's the women who facilitated the abuse being called, while the powerful men accused of it — Leon Black, Jes Staley, Prince Andrew, Harvey Weinstein, all named in U.S. Attorney Jeff Berman's barely-covered 86-page 2019 prosecution memo — walk free. The conversation digs into why none of Epstein's enablers were ever held accountable, the role pardon politics may be playing, and why the biggest scandal of our time is still unfolding behind closed doors. Lees meer
0:00 – Tara on Ari Melber: who is Lesley Groff, Epstein's assistant of 18 years
1:41 – The 86-page 2019 indictment memo from U.S. Attorney Jeff Berman that's gone uncovered
3:02 – A non-prosecution agreement built on the claim she "didn't know anything"
5:09 – Tara on Jeff Berman's 2019 prosecution memo and the named co-conspirators
7:04 – Prosecutors focused on the women, not the men the victims accused
9:45 – Pizzagate, the believers, and the victims of the lie
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Can Democrats Defend Graham Platner?
7 juni 2026 · 49 min
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
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Democrats Want to Be the Anti-Corruption Party Again. Will It Work This Time?
3 juni 2026 · 35 min
Democrats say corruption will be a central issue in the midterms.Congressman Jason Crow joins me to discuss his new End Corruption Caucus and the party’s plan to target Trump’s ethics controversies.The bigger question: Why should voters believe Democrats this time? Will the party confront corruption only on the other side—or look in the mirror as well?
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Acting AG Todd Blanche THROWS Trump Under the Bus in Explosive Hearing
3 juni 2026 · 2 uur 17 min
The Trump administration's controversial $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund is officially dead—and Tara Palmeri was live as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced intense questioning on Capitol Hill. After weeks of GOP backlash, Blanche confirmed the Justice Department is abandoning the program, marking a major political retreat for the administration. Tara breaks down the key moments from the hearing, what forced the reversal, and whether Blanche is becoming the fall guy for one of Trump's most controversial initiatives. Lees meer
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Jill Biden Says She Thought He Had a Stroke. Former Aide Speaks Out w/ Michael LaRosa
31 mei 2026 · 49 min
Tara Palmeri sits down with Michael LaRosa, former spokesperson for First Lady Jill Biden and Biden campaign insider, for a no-holds-barred conversation about the Jill Biden memoir disaster, the Democratic Party's credibility crisis, and why no one around the Bidens will tell them the truth. LaRosa — who says he cares about "Doctor B" but paid a price for speaking out about Biden's health — breaks down why the book tour's opening salvo has been met with hostility from Democrats, how Jill's claim that she thought Biden was having a stroke during the debate contradicts everything the campaign said at the time, and why the same advisers who got the Bidens into this mess are still running the show. They dig into Jill Biden's unprecedented influence inside the White House — how her chief of staff controlled the schedule, the residence staff, the Secret Service, and access to the president — the DNC's embarrassing autopsy report that Ken Martin can't even stand behind, why Democrats still can't articulate what they're for, and the uncomfortable truth about affordability: Democrats didn't care about it under Biden but suddenly do under Trump. Plus: why only 16 House seats are actually competitive in 2026, whether Democrats can take back the House and Senate, and LaRosa's sharp distinction that "Republicans use power as a tool — Democrats use power as a reward." Lees meer
#biden #politics
0:00 – Intro: Jill Biden's memoir is creating more questions than answers
5:21 – "They were allergic to transparency" — the Biden campaign's fatal flaw
10:08 – The same people who got everything wrong are still advising her
15:01 – Why this book is destroying her credibility instead of restoring it
19:23 – Jill Biden's unprecedented influence inside the White House
24:28 – The DNC autopsy report is a joke — and Ken Martin can't even own it
30:02 – Democrats still can't answer basic questions about what they stand for
35:00 – Neither side has clean hands
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Congressman Reveals the Moment Bondi Went Silent on Trump & Epstein
29 mei 2026 · 26 min
Tara Palmeri gets the first account of what happened behind closed doors during Pam Bondi's transcribed interview before the House Oversight Committee from Congressman James Walkinshaw (D-VA), who was in the room. Walkinshaw reveals that Bondi repeatedly threw acting Attorney General Todd Blanche under the bus — blaming him for the botched redactions that exposed 70-plus Epstein survivors' identities, for removing the Howard Lutnick photo from the files (claiming it was AI-generated), and for decisions she said she wasn't involved in. But the biggest bombshell: when asked point-blank whether President Trump knew about Epstein's crimes before they became public, Bondi didn't say no — she said "I don't know." Walkinshaw and Palmeri dig into why Harmeet Dhillon accompanied Bondi as a DOJ minder to block embarrassing questions, Bondi's shifting explanations for her "I've got the list on my desk" claim, why the administration is using "privilege" to withhold files in apparent violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the FBI whistleblower who said agents were directed to flag mentions of Trump in the files, and whether Bondi was actually fired because Trump got frustrated with the continued media attention. Plus: the Lutnick island photo cover-up, why no one has investigated Les Wexner or Leon Black, and what a future Democratic Congress plans to do about it. Lees meer
0:00 – Intro: Congressman Walkinshaw was in the room for Pam Bondi's closed-door interview
4:49 – Bondi blames Todd Blanche for exposing survivors' identities and the Lutnick photo cover-up
9:06 – "Everybody knew about Epstein" — did Trump know about the crimes?
14:00 – FBI agents directed to flag mentions of Trump in the Epstein files
19:04 – The "client list" lie, privilege loophole, and what a future Congress will d
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Why the DOJ is Targeting Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll w/ Michael Popok
28 mei 2026 · 52 min
E. Jean Carroll accused Donald Trump of r**e, beat him in court, and won tens of millions in damages. Now Trump’s DOJ is reportedly investigating Carroll over testimony tied to Reid Hoffman-backed legal funding. I’m going LIVE with Legal AF’s Michael Popok to break down the timing, politics, and legitimacy of the probe.
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Inside Grindr's Secret Power Network in Trump's Washington
28 mei 2026 · 13 min
Tara Palmeri investigates how Grindr — the gay hookup app born in West Hollywood — has quietly become an unexpected political force in Trump's Washington. During White House Correspondents' Dinner weekend, the hottest invite in town wasn't hosted by a media company — it was hosted by Grindr. And yet almost no elected Republican politicians were willing to show their face, even as the app experienced a massive usage spike during the Republican National Convention and CPAC. Palmeri traces this story back to her own reporting 16 years ago, when she walked through the Capitol, the White House, and the Pentagon with the app open and watched users light up all around her. She reveals Grindr's growing $1.6 million lobbying operation run by Joe Hack — a longtime Republican operative — their work with the State Department to save PEPFAR funding, their bipartisan fundraising strategy targeting Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin, and the enormous gap between public political performance and private institutional reality in Washington. Plus: why the app was forced to divest from Chinese ownership over national security concerns, why Melania Trump carries symbolic weight among gay Republicans, and how Grindr's party may have been less a publicity stunt and more a coming-out party for a new kind of influence operation.
0:00 – The hottest party in Washington was hosted by Grindr Lees meer4:28 – Grindr's $1.6M lobbying operation and its Republican operative running it
8:30 – The gap between public performance and private reality in Trump's Washington
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The Epstein Honeytrap: The Women Who Pulled Prince Andrew In
24 mei 2026 · 32 min
Tara Palmeri sits down with royal biographer Andrew Lownie to expose what may be the most dangerous dimension of the Epstein scandal: the intelligence operation behind it. Lownie, author of "The Rise and Fall of the House of York," reveals an FBI document describing how Russian and Chinese intelligence services targeted Prince Andrew through women, money, and contacts — and how Andrew was a willing participant, driven by hatred for his brother King Charles. Andrew Lownie details honey traps from Libya to Central Asia, Andrew requesting prostitutes on official trips (including 40 in Thailand — charged to taxpayers), a €10,000 payment for a former Miss Slovakia in Prague, and the deeper question of whether Epstein was just a player in a wider intelligence conspiracy involving Robert Maxwell, Mossad, and the Barr family's Dalton School connection. They also break down why Lownie doesn't believe Epstein's recently surfaced suicide note is real — citing forensic pathologist evidence, mysterious guard payments, failed cameras, and Epstein's own insistence days before his death that it would be "crazy" to kill himself. Plus: Bill Barr's unexplained prison visit, why Epstein's key staff have never been subpoenaed, what Andrew's fall means for King Charles's reign, and why William wants this dealt with before he inherits the throne. Lees meer
#politics #epsteinfiles #princeandrew
0:00 – Intro: The intelligence operation behind the Epstein scandal
1:42 – The FBI document: Russian and Chinese intelligence targeting Prince Andrew
5:26 – Honey traps, €10,000 for Miss Slovakia, and 40 prostitutes on taxpayer expenses
10:38 – Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine, and the intelligence origins of the Epstein operation
15:41 – The suicide note Lownie doesn't believe — and the evidence for homicide
20:49 – Bill Barr's prison visit, Mark Epstein, and the witnesses never subpoenaed
25:03 – What Andrew's fall means for King Charles and the future of the monarchy
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The Men Sarah Kellen Linked to Epstein’s Trafficking Ring
22 mei 2026 · 25 min
After my exclusive reporting revealed that former Epstein lieutenant Sarah Kellen identified several powerful men to congressional investigators, I’m digging into the longstanding ties these figures had to Jeffrey Epstein — and the elite political, financial, and social networks surrounding him that reached all the way to the top, including Clinton. Join me for new reporting and a deeper look at the power structure behind Epstein’s inner circle. Lees meer
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Inside Trump's Secret Plan to Fund His “Loyalty Squad”
21 mei 2026 · 37 min
Tara Palmeri sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative reporter Russ Buettner to break down what may be the most brazen act of presidential self-dealing in American history: Trump's $1.776 billion IRS "settlement." Buettner explains how two Trump subordinates — acting AG Todd Blanche (Trump's former personal defense attorney) and Treasury officials — quietly cut a deal that creates a massive slush fund with no public reporting requirements, wipes away a 15-year audit over a suspicious $72.9 million tax refund that could have cost Trump well over $100 million, and includes a sweeping addendum that "forever bars" the IRS from auditing Trump, his family, and any "affiliated individuals" — language so broad it could cover Jared Kushner and his crypto partners. They dig into why the IRS thought they could win the case, how Trump declared over $1 billion in losses from his casinos and Chicago Tower (possibly claiming the same losses twice), how January 6th defendants are already lining up for $30 million payouts from the fund, and why a senior Treasury lawyer reportedly quit over what was coming. Plus: why lawyers won't even call it a "settlement," whether a future administration can reverse it, and why this may amount to the president having deputized and funded a militia. Lees meer
0:00 – Intro: Pulitzer Prize-winning NYT reporter Russ Buettner on Trump's IRS deal
5:57 – The $72.9 million refund, The Apprentice windfall, and a 15-year audit
10:24 – Todd Blanche signed the deal — Trump's former personal defense attorney
15:16 – "Forever barred": the sweeping non-prosecution language no taxpayer has ever received
20:58 – The $1.776 billion slush fund and January 6th defendants demanding $30 million
26:00 – Pandora's box: elected kings, future presidents, and the self-dealing precedent
30:02 – "The most corrupt moment I've ever lived through"
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Royal Bombshell: Sarah Ferguson’s Alleged Relationship With Diddy Began Through Ghislaine Maxwell
20 mei 2026 · 59 min
Royal biographer Andrew Lownie joins me to discuss explosive new allegations that Ghislaine Maxwell introduced Sarah Ferguson to Diddy — and the hidden overlap between the Epstein world and elite royal circles.
How deeply did Maxwell penetrate the Royal Family’s orbit? And how did those relationships shape the fallout surrounding Prince Andrew and Ferguson?
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EXCLUSIVE: How Michael Wolff Is Trying to Cash In on His Epstein Tapes
17 mei 2026 · 1 uur 9 min
Tara Palmeri sits down with reporter Ellie Leonard to expose how journalist Michael Wolff spent two decades as Jeffrey Epstein's fixer — and is now trying to cash in on the 100 hours of tapes he recorded with him. Ellie went through 1,830 emails between Wolff and Epstein and found a paper trail that goes far beyond journalism: Wolff helped Epstein build a PR team (the same one that worked with Harvey Weinstein), drafted public statements to discredit survivors, killed a New York magazine article because Epstein didn't want his sex offender status mentioned, signed an NDA to get advance copies of books about Epstein and passed the information back to him, tried to get ahead of James Patterson's "Filthy Rich," suggested Epstein pay off his doorman for leaking about girls coming in and out, and offered to trade off-the-record White House information with the Saudis through Epstein. Now Wolff is actively shopping a narrative documentary with a major producer while claiming no one wants his tapes — and Tara breaks the news live on air, texting with Wolff in real time as he denies it all.
0:00 – Intro: Ellie Leonard's six-month deep dive into 1,830 Wolff-Epstein emails Lees meer5:20 – Wolff as Epstein's fixer: killing articles, discrediting survivors, drafting PR statements
10:50 – Wolff moved his tapes to a "secure location" — and has been shopping them ever since15:46 – Tara breaks news live: Wolff is actively pitching a documentary with a major producer
20:15 – The Daily Beast connection: Joanna Coles, the failed production deal, and "raw tapes" semantics25:57 – The Epstein Files reading room in New York — somber, two stories of binders, mixed feelings
31:43 – "Stop using these girls as props" — politicizing survivors vs. honoring them
36:20 – The $830K GoFundMe, the $13M book deal, and Wolff's financial hypocrisy47:06 – "You couldn't be a pizza delivery boy and not know" — Virginia Giuffre on Epstein's house
54:16 – The shadow hearing in West Palm Beach: Rosa's testimon…