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Actually, with Emily and Kate · July 28 · 54 min

Mitch is Mogging in His New Proof of Life Pics

Less than 100 days until the midterms, the House is on a five-week vacation, and nobody has actually seen Mitch McConnell since June 16 — but don't worry, they released another "proof of life" photo. Kate and Emily break down what happens if McConnell's seat opens up in Kentucky, why one senator (Utah's Mike Lee) is holding the Senate hostage over the SAVE Act, and why that bill almost certainly isn't going anywhere. Then: the New York Times report on DNC chair Ken Martin melting down — and the bigger problem behind the drama. The Democratic Party's national committee is $2 million in debt and took a mortgage out on its own headquarters, while Trump's super PAC is sitting on $400 million. What does that actually mean for 2026 and 2028? The girls get into it: the DSA and Zohran Mamdani, "safe bet" candidates like Janet Mills, why the establishment keeps making the same play, and why waiting your turn in politics is overrated. Plus: Emily achieved inbox zero (4,000 emails deep), Kate visited a giant data center being built in Wisconsin, an Anne Lamott quote for your rusty toolbox of a soul, and the pop culture homework you all assigned us — Netflix's true crime doc "A Toxic Love Story." (Spoilers, obviously.) And breaking: RHONY's original cast is coming back, and we WILL be recapping. Drink your water. Take your meds.

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Less than 100 days until the midterms, the House is on a five-week vacation, and nobody has actually seen Mitch McConnell since June 16 — but don't worry, they released another "proof of life" photo. Kate and Emily break down what happens if McConnell's seat opens up in Kentucky, why one senator (Utah's Mike Lee) is holding the Senate hostage over the SAVE Act, and why that bill almost certainly isn't going anywhere.

Then: the New York Times report on DNC chair Ken Martin melting down — and the bigger problem behind the drama. The Democratic Party's national committee is $2 million in debt and took a mortgage out on its own headquarters, while Trump's super PAC is sitting on $400 million. What does that actually mean for 2026 and 2028? The girls get into it: the DSA and Zohran Mamdani, "safe bet" candidates like Janet Mills, why the establishment keeps making the same play, and why waiting your turn in politics is overrated.

Plus: Emily achieved inbox zero (4,000 emails deep), Kate visited a giant data center being built in Wisconsin, an Anne Lamott quote for your rusty toolbox of a soul, and the pop culture homework you all assigned us — Netflix's true crime doc "A Toxic Love Story." (Spoilers, obviously.)

And breaking: RHONY's original cast is coming back, and we WILL be recapping.

Drink your water. Take your meds.

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