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This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.
Should Biden Follow the Example of George Washington? We begin with President Biden’s defiance in the face of mounting calls from Democratic donors and House and Senate members for him to step down, as more and more talk of getting behind VP Kamala Harris to run against Trump is emerging from the punditry and the … Continued
If Biden is Lucky to Be Running Against Trump and Not a Younger Candidate, Does That Mean The Republicans Would be Worse Off Against a Younger Democratic Candidate? We begin with Biden’s disastrous debate performance on Thursday and the chorus of calls from nervous Democrats to resign that followed. While it is clear that Biden … Continued
The Heatwave Baking the Planet and the Contrast Between Biden’s Understanding of Global Warming and Trump’s Denial We begin with the heatwave baking the planet and killing people from Saudi Arabia to Greece and from India to the United States. We discuss the political cost of climate denial and the contrast between Biden, who calls … Continued
How to Reign in a Supreme Court Even More Out of Step With the American People We begin with the Supreme Court’s most brazen display of how much it is out of step with the American people: a ruling overturning the Trump era ban on bump stocks that came about because of the slaughter of … Continued
Already Governing, Trump Has His Puppet Mike Johnson Appoint Two Clowns to Cripple the House Intel Committee We begin with Speaker Johnson, acting on orders from Trump, appointing to the House Select Committee on Intelligence an insurrectionist Congressman Scott Perry and Congressman Ronny Jackson, whose drinking and inappropriate behavior led to a scathing report by the … Continued
After Getting MAGA World and the Trump GOP to Believe He Won the Last Election, Now Trump Has Them Believing the Trial That Convicted Him 34 Times Was Rigged We begin with the 34 felony convictions against Donald Trump and a repeat of his ability to create an alternative reality and get at least a … Continued
Many Staffers in Trump’s GOP Are White Nationalists Who Casually Use Nazi Terms Like “Unified Reich” Because That is Their Milieu and Mindset We begin with the latest example of Trump’s worship of murderous dictators, as he praised Putin, Xi, Orban, and Kim Jong-Un at a rally on Thursday for being “at the top of … Continued
The Insurrectionists on the Supreme Court Exposed We begin with the shocking, but not surprising, revelation that Supreme Court Justice Alito flew the insurrectionist flag at his home a few days before Biden’s inauguration and 11 days after the January 6th insurrection. We discuss the party of law and order’s embrace of insurrection that started … Continued
As Ukraine Faces a Long War, Will the U.S. and NATO Be There, and is There Any Hope of a Peace Deal? We begin with Russia intensifying its attacks on Ukrainian lines as they move to try to recapture the city of Kharkiv, near the Russian border, and get an analysis of the possibility of … Continued
The House Speaker Uses an Antisemitic Trope Blaming George Soros as he Launches Hearings on Antisemitism on Campuses We begin with Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton referring to the pro-Palestinian student encampments as “the little Gazas that have risen up on campuses across America,” which he dismissed as “disgusting cesspools of antisemitic hate full of pro-Hamas … Continued
