Paul Ryan to Further Prostrate Himself Before Trump

The Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is slated to make his first appearance on the campaign trail with Donald Trump – has he no shame left?

Heading into the second presidential debate, Donald Trump makes an appeal to a voting bloc of terminally ill Americans.

Also, some unironically good news about the 2016 election. One quarter of the country looks set to fully legalize marijuana in November. So if you’re bummed about the outcome, at least you can still get stoned.

And we recap the week’s big intelligence news, including what could be a new surveillance program being run out of Yahoo, and the arrest of spy contractor accused of stealing government secrets. Investigative reporter Marcy Wheeler is on to discuss.

Finally, it’s Friday, folks, so that means the Garbage Can is ready… filled to the brim with banana peels, chicken carcases and bags of doo-doo that dog walkers have thrown in. It’s extra stinky this week, and so our candidates. You won’t wanna miss it.

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