Project 2025

Making The Moral Case Against ICE On MS NOW

On MS NOW, I made clear that Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s ICE operations are not only legally dubious, economically damaging, and politically…

Jan 23 • Ahmed Baba

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Power & Oil: Trump's Venezuela Move Betrays Voters, Helps Big Oil, And Advances Project 2025

On MS Now, I laid out how Trump’s Venezuela escalation violates his “no new wars” pledge, enriches Big Oil, furthers Stephen Miller's goals, and aligns…

Jan 5 • Ahmed Baba

3:01

2025: A Year Defined By Trump Overreach & People-Powered Pushback

While the Trump Administration has sought to speedrun Project 2025, they've turned the country against them. This year has been a story of Trump's…

Dec 31, 2025 • Ahmed Baba

Trump's Incompetence Is Backfiring And More Republicans Are Seeing Him As A Weak Lame Duck

Danielle Moodie and I discuss the growing realization among Republicans that Trump is a lame duck, the lawless incompetence that tanked his retribution…

Nov 25, 2025 • Ahmed Baba and Danielle Moodie

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Upholding & Teaching History In An Era Of Trump’s War On Truth & Civil Rights—With Dr. Terry Anne Scott

We discuss how Trump's attacks on DEI, civil rights education, and historical truth echo the Lost Cause's efforts to rewrite America’s story & why…

Nov 21, 2025 • Ahmed Baba and The Institute for Common Power

40:45

Dem 2025 Election Wins Prove It: Trump's GOP Is Weak And Headed Toward A 2026 Midterm Reckoning

In a massive rebuke of Trump and the GOP, Democrats scored big victories in Virginia, New York, New Jersey, California, and more. Key bellwether races…

Nov 5, 2025 • Ahmed Baba

9:48

Trump Is Weaker Than He Appears (Update): New Polls, Court Losses, And GOP Pushback On Trump's Gerrymandering

Trump’s approval rating is below 40%. His gerrymandering push is facing resistance. Courts are blocking key Project 2025 moves. Trump's facade of…

Oct 31, 2025 • Ahmed Baba

4:52

Trump Is A Lot Weaker Than He Appears

Trump’s authoritarian image is seeing real cracks. From court losses to pushback within the GOP to the No Kings protests to other acts of defiance…

Oct 17, 2025 • Ahmed Baba

5:26

Authoritarianism Has A Cost: How Trump’s Abuses Of Power Are Harming The Economy

Trump's tariffs are raising prices. His federal purges are surging Black unemployment. And his immigration raids are damaging local economies. Trump's…

Oct 14, 2025 • Ahmed Baba

Don Lemon & Ahmed Baba On Trump's Project 2025 Shutdown & How Dems Should Navigate This

Don and I break down Trump’s admission that he’s exploiting the shutdown to further Project 2025's goals and how Democrats should message their tactics…

Oct 2, 2025 • Ahmed Baba and Don Lemon

22:19

Trump & Russell Vought Plan To Exploit The Shutdown To Accelerate Project 2025

The Trump Administration is using the government shutdown as a pretext to speedrun their planned purges of federal workers, executing a key goal of…

Oct 1, 2025 • Ahmed Baba

Trump’s FCC Threats Pushed ABC To Pull Jimmy Kimmel Off The Air. Free Speech Is Under Attack.

Trump’s FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened ABC affiliates with fines & license revocation to pressure Disney/ABC into taking Kimmel off the air. This…

Sep 18, 2025 • Ahmed Baba

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