Donald Trump tries to walk back his comments on cutting Medicare and Social Security while Joe Biden goes on offense during a campaign swing in Wisconsin and Michigan. Kamala Harris becomes the highest ranking government official to visit an abortion clinic and RFK Jr. praises Aaron Rodgers as a “critical thinker” after he’s reported to be a Sandy Hook truther. Later, EPA Administrator Michael Regan stops by the studio to talk to Tommy about clean energy and environmental justice.

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SHOW NOTES

BIDEN

• NYT: Trailing Trump in Polls, Biden Can Be More Bullish in One Battleground
• ABC: Biden travels to battleground Wisconsin after clinching Democratic nomination
• AP News: Biden heads back to Wisconsin and Michigan as he looks to shore up Democratic ‘blue wall’
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Biden campaign announces Milwaukee headquarters for Wisconsin election push
• RollCall: Biden to Wisconsin, Michigan amid mixed signals about prospects there
•  Yahoo News/YouGov poll: No State of the Union bump for Biden
• TODAY/SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY: NATIONAL POLLING
• FIVETHIRTYEIGHT: How Popular/Unpopular is Joe Biden?
• USATODAY: Trump shows slight lead over Biden in new exclusive poll even as views of economy brighten
• POLITICO: Not much change in first major Trump, Biden poll post-SOTU
• THEHILL: Biden sees no bump in polling after State of the Union

TRUMP 

• Politico: Conway urges Republicans to flip the script on abortion
• WSJ: House Republicans’ 2024 Strategy: Talk About Abortion More, Not Less
• WaPo: RNC fires dozens of employees after Trump-backed leadership takes over
• NYT: Trump Aides, Taking Over R.N.C., Order Mass Layoffs
• NBC: Trump vows to ‘free’ Jan. 6 defendants as one of his first acts if elected
• AP: Trump’s vow to only be a dictator on ‘day one’ follows growing worry over his authoritarian rhetoric (12/7/23)
• WaPo: Three-quarters of Republicans back Trump being ‘dictator for a day’

NO LABELS 

• WSJ: No Labels Co-Chairman Pat McCrory Quits Group as It Presses Ahead With Presidential Ticket
• WaPo: No Labels to appoint a panel Thursday to pick presidential candidate