Trump's madman antics got him into a game of chicken with Iran, but he's up against people who are even crazier than he is. And he is not likely to get a deal with Tehran that is any better than Obama's nuclear agreement—which Trump called the worst deal in the world. Plus, the Virginia win is another reminder that Dems can effectively play hardball, Kevin Warsh is looking like an alarming pick for the Fed, the media coverage of the mass shooting in Shreveport was almost non-existent, MAGA is obsessed with Mamdani, Sam and Tim have new Cabinet rankings, and is there a way to stop Kushner from making deals with Sharia law countries?

Sam Stein joins Tim Miller.

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• Catherine on Warsh failing the big test in his confirmation hearing
• Will Saletan on the latest anti-MAMDANI bill
• Jonathan on the national media largely ignoring the mass shooting in Louisiana
• Tim, Sam, and Sommer on Candace vs. Loomer
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Trump keeps jawboning the markets to try to manage the fallout from the war on Iran, but we have yet to see the full economic impact of his foreign policy misadventure. Oil and gas facilities in the Gulf have been critically damaged and will take years to repair—which will inevitably lead to higher fuel prices. And countries are stockpiling commodities and products like fertilizer, which will also feed inflation. Plus, a new book on the social and economic travails of modern American men.

The Ringer's Jordan Ritter Conn and Bloomberg's Tracy Alloway join Tim Miller.

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• Jordan's new book, "American Men"
• Tracy's podcast, "Odd Lots"
• "Road from Raqqa," Jordan's book about two Syrian brothers
• The NYT story on the Syrian billionaires and their business deals with the Trump family
• Jordan's reporting on the heartbeat of resistance in Minneapolis
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Just hang tight: Trump is super close to a deal with an enemy that he handed all the leverage to. Absolutely do not read his steady supply of hollow threats as him begging Iran for a face-saving off-ramp. Meanwhile, back in reality, Iran too can see how desperate Trump is, the war is helping China feel emboldened, and some of our closest post-WWII allies think Beijing is more dependable than the U.S. under Trump. Plus, Hegseth has chosen an ideal time to pick a fight with the secretary of the Army, numerous officials at the FBI are alarmed by Kash's alleged alcohol-induced absences, kudos to Ossoff for the way he talked about corruption and kleptocracy, and more Vance-splaining from the newbie Catholic Veep.

Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.

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• Tim’s livestream Monday at 8ET on YouTube or Substack
• JVL on the "Trump Madman Theory' of the stock market
• Lauren on the Dems preparing for a potential midterm-year SCOTUS vacancy
• Tim's 2020 piece on Joe DiGenova
• Images of the Poodle Room, Kash's alleged hangout in Vegas
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