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Background Briefing (5am) – June 18, 2024

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Netanyahu Dissolves the War Cabinet as Tensions on Israel’s Border With Lebanon Intensify We begin with PM Netanyahu dissolving Israel’s war cabinet, as the danger of a war breaking out on the border between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies. Joining us from Israel is Asher Kaufman, Director of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and … Continued


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The Senate Launches a Probe Into Jared Kushner’s $2 billion Payoff From Saudi Arabia’s MbS We begin with the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee asking Jared Kushner for more details about the $2 billion investment in his new company from Saudi Arabia’s MbS, at a time when there is much focus on Hunter Biden’s … Continued


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The Hunter Biden Trial as a Political Hit Job, With More Humiliation of the Troubled Son Coming in the September Trial We begin with questions arising from yesterday’s conviction of Hunter Biden on three felony counts and ask why he did not plead guilty in the first place and how much the trial was a … Continued


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The Undercover Activist Who Captured the Real Justice Alito as a Christian Nationalist We begin with the mask coming off the right-wing Supreme Court Justices. They claim to be fair and impartial but, in the cases of Thomas and Alito, it is increasingly obvious that they are ideologues, if not political hacks. Now the true … Continued


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Israel’s Opposition Leader Quits the War Cabinet, But Netanyahu Will Continue the War Through the U.S. Elections to Hurt Biden and Help Trump We begin with the withdrawal from the war cabinet by two Israeli Army generals and former Chiefs of Staff of the IDF, Gadi Eisenkot and Benny Gantz, the leader of the opposition. … Continued


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The 80th Anniversary of D-Day and Today’s Struggle Against Tyranny We begin with the remembrance today in Normandy, France on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, with a diminished number of veterans 100 years and older attending along with world leaders, including President Biden, who spoke of sacrifice in the name of freedom and democracy, as … Continued


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Legal Challenges to Biden’s EO on Closing the Border We begin with the ACLU threatening to take the administration to court in response to Biden’s Executive Order to close the border in the event there is a flood of immigrants seeking asylum. Joining us to discuss the battle ahead in the courts is Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Policy … Continued


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Will Biden’s Executive Order to Close the Border Win or Lose Votes? We begin with President Biden’s Executive Order today allowing temporary border closures to migrants once the seven-day average of illegal entries reaches 2,500 per day. Joining us to discuss this thorny issue for the White House is Margaret Hu, a Professor of Law … Continued


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The Oligarchs Lining Up to Line Trump’s Pockets We begin with billionaires rallying to support Trump, with the late casino mogul’s wife Miriam Adelson poised to drop $100 million or more this week, as Wall Street’s Schwartzman, Ackman, and Peltz, who condemned the insurrectionist-in-chief after January 6, line up to line Trump’s pockets. Joining us … Continued


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Why We Should Care About the Trump Trial and, With the Tail Wagging the Dog, Biden Has to End the Gaza War, Which Netanyahu Plans to Continue for Seven Months We begin with Israel’s National Security Advisor announcing that the war in Gaza will go on for at least another seven months, which could prove … Continued


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