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Background Briefing (Monday, 5am)

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This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.

Background Briefing (Monday, 5am)

Olga Lautman / Patrick Blanchfield / Helaine Olen

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12.09.24 - 5:00am

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The Fall of Assad Could End Putin, But Trump Will Rescue Him
Rage Across the U.S. at the Sickness-for-Profit “Healthcare” System
Musk Will Put Millions Out of Work, While Making Billions Out of the Government He is Hollowing Out


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Robert Kuttner / William Arkin / Steven Simon

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12.02.24 - 5:00am

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If the Senate Has Hearings, Hegseth, Gabbard, and RFK Jr. Will Not Be Confirmed
Trump’s Envoy To Ukraine, General Kellogg, and His Plan to End the War
With Iran and Hezbollah on the Ropes, Syrian Rebels Backed By Turkey Make Surprising Gains


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Tom Mockaitis / James Green / Stephen Biddle

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11.25.24 - 5:00am

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Trump’s Choice to Head the DOD Sees Half the Country as the Enemy and Expects Civil War
The Arrest of Coup Plotters in Brazil is a Warning For a Military Takeover That Could Happen Here
Putin’s Latest Nuclear Saber Rattling as NATO Crosses Its Red Lines


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Nina Burleigh / Thomas Nichols / Mark Galeotti

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11.18.24 - 5:00am

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“Trump 2.0: Here Comes The Night”
A Hari Krishna-Like Cult Member and Russian Asset in Charge of U.S. Intelligence!
Russia’s Military: It’s History and It’s War Today


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Timothy Shenk / Sean Wilentz / Robert Benson

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11.11.24 - 5:00am

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With the Blame Game Underway, the Democrats Need to Focus on Accountability and a Coherent Strategy
The Failure of the Legal System to Bring a Career Criminal to Justice Before he Took Over the World
The Global Implications of the Enormous Power Trump Will Wield


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Joshua Dyck / Karen Greenberg / Adele Stan

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11.04.24 - 5:00am

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Cynical Preparations Underway to Get the MAGA Faithful to Believe an Assured Victory Was Stolen Again
With Trump and Murdoch etc. Having Made Half of America Hate the Other Half, Putin is Already the Winner of the Election
Trump’s Promise to America’s Women “Whether They Like It Or Not”


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Nader Hashemi / James Risen / Jeffrey Winters

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10.28.24 - 5:00am

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Reactions to Israel’s Retaliation Against Iran Appear to Indicate a Winding Down of Escalation
The Press Allows Trump to Be Lawless, While Expecting Harris to be Flawless
Will the Election be Won by the Billionaire Tech Bros, or Will the American People Save Our Democracy?


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Lawrence Douglas / Benjamin Carter Hett / Stephen Wertheim

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10.21.24 - 5:00am

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43 States Are Mere Spectators to a Consequential Election that Could be Decided by a Few Counties
One Third of Americans Agree with Trump that “Immigrants Poison the Blood of America,” which Echos the Nazi’s “Criminal Biology”
“Competitive Coexistence” With China as an Alternative to Cold War Containment and Confrontation


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David Daley / David Graham / Brett Murphy

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10.07.24 - 5:00am

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The Democrats Have to Win Big Because Chris Jankowski, Leonard Leo, and John Roberts Have Stacked the Deck Against Them
The Many October Surprises and a Guide to the Cases Against Trump
The Flow of U.S. Weapons Continues Unabated, as Civilian Deaths Mount in Gaza and Lebanon


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Mohsen Milani / Frederick Clarkson / Maximina Juson

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09.30.24 - 5:00am

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After Repeated Humiliations, Will Iran Strike Back at Israel in a Wider Middle East War?
J.D. Vance Doubles Down in His Embrace of Christian Nationalism and “Christo-Fascism
The Filmmaker of the Feature Documentary on the Electoral College — One Person, One Vote — Which Premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday


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