All-Out War, or Deescalation? And Crowning the "Face of The Ringer"

Rachel’s back! And the U.S. is on the brink of war! Rep. Ro Khanna joins to bring congressional perspective to our involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, before HuffPost’s Akbar Shahid Ahmed returns to help dig into Iran’s retaliation on a U.S. military base. (0:00) Intro (17:24) Rep. Ro Khanna joins the show (29:54) Authorizing strikes without Congress (34:08) Andrew Cuomo vs. Zohran Mamdani (49:32) Akbar Shahid Ahmed (52:25) Trump’s response (1:23:04) NBA Finals (1:29:17) Kevin Durant traded (1:32:31) McGrady compares career to Kobe’s (1:38:44) Face of the Ringer (1:54:09) Glaze of the Week Host: Van Lathan Jr. and Rachel Lindsay Guests: Rep. Ro Khanna and Akbar Shahid Ahmed Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices