May 24, 2026 - Jonathan Alter | Gregory Treverton | Afshin Matin-Asgari

With Comedians Leading the Resistance, Colbert is Taken Off the Air by a President Who Can't Take a Joke | Trump's Conspiracy Theorist in Charge of US Intelligence Resigns | The Fate and Future of the Iranian Opposition
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