Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

MSNBC's "The Weekend" co-host, Alicia Menendez, breaks down how the start of the Republican primaries also marks the beginning of the general election. Rep. Jared Moskowitz recaps his latest battle with the inept House Oversight Chairman, Rep. Jim Comer. The Daily Beast's Deputy Politics Editor, Sam Brodey, details the never-ending chaos in Congress.

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The Mary Trump Show's Mary Trump examines how we got the disorder that made Trump who he is. Former Senator Barbara Boxer tells us about her big idea on how we can fix immigration in America. Nixonland Author Rick Perlstein examines the pitfalls of covering the 2024 election.

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The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson gives the media covering the 2024 election a well-deserved tongue-lashing. Joshua Green details his latest book, "The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a New American Politics." Author Brad Meltzer tells us about the latest in his series of children's books, "Ordinary People Change The World: I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg."

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NBC's Matt Dixon examines his new book, "Swamp Monsters: Trump vs. DeSantis." The Wall Street Journal's chief foreign affairs correspondent, Yaroslav Trofimov, details his new book, "Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence."

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Volts' David Roberts details the latest advances in the fight against climate change. Michael Gerhardt examines his new book, 'The Law of Presidential Impeachment: A Guide for the Engaged Citizen.'

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Princeton historian and CNN political analyst Julian Zelizer examines some recent history lessons for our present day. Bradley Tusk, CEO of Tusk Ventures and author of 'The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politics,' examines the inner workings of how policy gets passed.

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Amanda Litman, founder of Run For Something, previews how we can win down-ballot elections in the 2024 election. Garrett Graff of Wired details his new book, 'UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There.'

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Chris Geidner of Law Dork runs through the latest developments in the Supreme Court. Marc Roscoe Loustau reports on his recent trip to Ukraine.

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Professor Lawrence Lessig and Matthew Seligman detail their new book, 'How to Steal a Presidential Election.' Robin Marty, author of 'New Handbook for a Post-Roe America' and Executive Director of West Alabama Women's Center, gives us an on-the-ground look at women's health care in the South.

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Veep's Executive Producer Dave Mandel stops by to talk about the beyond-parody dysfunction of the American government. Director Matt Tyrnauer also stops by to discuss some of the hidden political figures who have shaped our politics.

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