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How Colleges Can Defend Themselves From MAGA

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . It’s not just that President Trump has ramped u p the decades-long conservative attacks on colleges. It’s also that some college

Transcript: How Colleges Can Defend Themselves From MAGA

This is a lightly edited transcript of the June 26 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of Right Now on The New Republic . Two great guests today.

Trump: ‘Communists are finally making their move’

President Trump on Thursday reacted to a string of victories from progressive candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), a democratic socialist, saying “the communists” were “making their move” after two incumbent lawmakers lost their Democratic primaries.

Samsung will soon start charging to access its smart home API

From October this year Samsung will roll out a variety of new paid tiers for access to its SmartThings API, including a $4.99 monthly plan for "non-commercial, individual developers." It won't just be developers that pay the price though. Some more advanced smart home users are

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Supreme Court pays dividends for Trump

In today's issue: ▪ Trump’s victories at the Supreme Court ▪ Hard-liners pause House business ▪ Ship hit in Strait of Hormuz ▪ U.S. assisting Venezuela earthquake recovery President Trump is notching significant wins with the Supreme Court, demonstrating just how consequential