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			<title><![CDATA[Trump's $5000 Promise, an AI Apocalypse and SCOTUS's mail-in ballot ruling]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>On today's episode of the D.C. Sources podcast, Meghan Hays, Eli Stokols and Maura Gillespie break down another week in American politics. </p><br><p>What does Donald Trump's $5,000 pledge mean for the midterm elections... is it a bribe or serious political strategy? </p><br><p>Should we pay heed to industry insider warnings on AI or are they, as the president puts it, an anti-American hoax? </p><br><p>... And as the primaries (finally!) draw to a close, will the SCOTUS ruling on mail-in ballots change November results?</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The RNC Midterm Convention, Canada's Trade War and Primaries in New Hampshire]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>A Good Idea is a Good Idea</title>
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			<title>Welcome to D.C. Sources</title>
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