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Pam Bondi is the second cabinet member to be fired from her job in President Trump's second term.

With his Harry Reid book on shelves now, Jon Ralston reflects on his life as a political journalist in Nevada

Gangsters, banksters, and politicians. Today on the show, how the hunt for Al Capone helped turn the IRS into one of the U.S. government's most powerful tools — and most effective weapons. This episode originally published in May of 2025. Guests: Joe Thorndike, historian for Tax Analysts and author of Their Fair Share: Taxing the Rich in the Age of FDR. Paul Camacho, retired special agent for the IRS Criminal Investigation Division and member of the board of directors at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. Jason Scott Smith, historian at The University of New Mexico and author of two books about FDR and the New Deal. Lawrence Reed, president emeritus of The Foundation for Economic Education. To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline.

Bondi's departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files. President Trump says Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will be acting attorney general.

The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.

Carl Castro, a retired U.S. Army colonel, talks about the impact of the Iran war on service members, their families and veterans.

Amid what some researchers call a "friendship recession," a cafe in southeastern Washington is helping people make friends by hosting “speed friending.” It's like speed dating but for platonic pals.

A small town in Wyoming found itself at the center of national attention when a tiny goat sparked a lawsuit that tested constitutional rights.

Landsman, one of four Democrats to vote against a war powers resolution on Iran, now thinks the war in Iran should end.

MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp has a terminal cancer diagnosis.