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In her new book, "Autocracy Inc.," journalist Anne Applebaum argues that many of today's dictators collaborate to help keep one another in power. She joins the show to discuss this phenomenon.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned about the rise of autocracy in the United States at a pro-democracy event in Berlin on Tuesday. HILLARY CLINTON: Thank you for reminding us of ...

"There's no way to sugarcoat it. There's no way to explain it away. Autocracy is on the march, and we now have a government in the United States that has thrown in its lot with the autocrats." "where ...

Is the United States headed toward autocracy? That is a question prompted by a steady stream of executive orders seeking to consolidate power in the White House and upend long-held policies and norms.

Katie Couric pressed Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) to acknowledge that the United States is becoming an autocracy during an interview on her podcast. Fetterman disagreed, saying that labeling people as ...

BIANNA GOLODRYGA, SENIOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANALYST: Well, next, in a momentous deal struck between Moscow and several western nations, the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War happened last week.