House Republicans have voted to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as conference chair after backlash over her continued criticism of former President Trump. With this vote, it illustrates that Republicans think the only way to winning majorities in Congress is with Trump as their leader. Julia Manchester, political reporter at The Hill, joins us for all the fallout… Cheney vowed to work toward never letting Trump near the Oval Office again.




Next, the east coast is dealing with the effects of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, but these types of hacks are affecting others as well. Another ransomware gang just leaked sensitive personnel files from the D.C. Metro Police Department. Information such as social security numbers, psychological assessments and more have been released after a $4 million ransom was not paid. Dan Goodin, security editor at Ars Techinca, joins us for more.




Finally, a new study is pointing to MDMA as a possible new treatment for those suffering from PTSD. In a recent 18-week trial, participants were given three doses of MDMA which was followed up with one-on-one therapy. In almost all cases, this treatment was significantly more effective than those that got placebos. Jeffrey Kluger, editor-at-large for Time Magazine, joins us for the promise of MDMA in treating PTSD.

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