MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump lashing out and striking Iran again as world leaders gather without the United States, new global alliances take shape, and America becomes increasingly isolated on the world stage. Meiselas breaks down the major developments surrounding the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Trump administration’s response, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest remarks as Trump faces the consequences of his foreign policy.

Donald Trump’s approach to Iran has increasingly become a test of whether American economic power can still compel other countries to follow Washington’s lead. His latest secondary sanctions strategy is based on a familiar idea: if direct pressure on Iran has failed to produce the desired political outcome, the United States can increase the pressure by targeting countries and companies that continue to do business with Tehran. The problem is that this strategy brings China directly into the confrontation—and China has considerable leverage of its own. Anthony Davis reports.

Project 2025 laid out a comprehensive plan to cut food and healthcare benefits to the lowest income Americans. those often working two or even three jobs will now be kicked off of SNAP, Medicaid and their kids won't have access to school lunch programs. Add that up to massive funding and staff cuts at the CDC, the USDA and the FDA and it doesn't look like food safety, tracking deadly diseases and infections are that important to Republicans. They all voted for this in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" and as Suri Crowe explains. things are actually about to get much worse.

Where you at McConnell?

In the THIRD PART of the special Court of History series on Donald Trump’s malevolent mentor Roy Cohn, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Kai Bird, author of “American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey,” about how the disgraced counsel to Joe McCarthy returns to New York City to become its king, the center of celebrity, tabloid journalism and the Mafia, the friend of William F. Buckley and Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, takes on Roger Stone as a protege, works for all the Five Families of the Mob, escapes the law, preys upon young men as a closeted homosexual, lies, steals and cheats his way to the top, and meets Donald Trump, who was his apprentice.

Popok reports on new direct messaging from Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney who has told Trump to his face that Canadians won't take his bait; won't accept his trolling and insults of the Canadian military or sovereignty, and he should stop "posting memes" and get back to the bargaining table as Canada continues to win the trade war!

Trump and his DOJ are scrambling to avoid contempt as Katie Phang's Epstein Files Lawsuit continues to trap them. Michael Popok and Ben Meiselas cover it all on Legal AF.