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The Ghost of Roy Cohn Hangs Over Trump’s Hush Money Trial as Closing Arguments Were Heard Today We begin with today’s closing arguments in the New York hush money trial, which could be the first to convict an American president of a crime, and speak with a historian writing a book about Trump’s mentor Roy … Continued
On Memorial Day, Those Who Serve America versus Those Who Want to Tear it Apart We begin on this Memorial Day with the difference between those who serve America and those who want to tear it apart with hatred and division, as we witnessed recently with President Biden addressing the graduates of West Point calling … Continued
Right Wing Leaders Gathered in Madrid to Declare War on Socialism We begin with the recent gathering of the far right in Madrid, ahead of the European elections, at which spoke one of the attendees, Marine Le Pen, who is ahead in the polls in France, along with Italy’s Meloni, Hungary’s Orban and Argentina’s Milei. … Continued
Norway, Spain, and Ireland Recognize a Palestinian State, as the ICC is Poised to Issue Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Three Hamas Leaders We begin with the implications of Norway, Spain, and Ireland formally recognizing a Palestinian state as of May 28 and also discuss the U.S. condemnation of the ICC arrest warrants for PM … Continued
Finally We Are Learning More About Saudi State Involvement Behind the 9/11 Attacks We begin with an explosive article at The Atlantic that confirms suspicions many have had about who was behind the 9/11 attacks. What is emerging — with more to come, assuming the federal trial in New York goes ahead — is not … Continued
Does the Death of Iran’s President Open a Path for the Son of Ayatollah Khamenei to Succeed His Ailing Father? We begin with the helicopter crash in Iran that killed President Raisi and Foreign Minister Amriabdollahian, and we assess whether this opens a path for Moshtaba Khamenei, the son of the Supreme Leader to succeed … Continued
The Murky Ties to the Poet and Would-be Assassin of Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico We begin with the assassination attempt on Robert Fico, the PM of Slovakia, who is close to Hungary’s Orban and Russia’s Putin, and the murky background of the would-be assassin, who professes to be a poet and appears to have ties … Continued
The Party of Law and Order Now Embraces Lawlessness as the GOP Speaker Trashes the Rule of Law to Please the Scofflaw-in-Chief We begin with the former party of law and order’s embrace of lawlessness as a top Republican who is second in line to the president trashes the judicial system and the rule of … Continued
Mike Johnson Personifies the Staggering Hypocrisy of the “Christian” Right We begin with the staggering hypocrisy of the Christian Right, with the movement’s most prominent and powerful politician, the pious man of God Mike Johnson, showing up today at Trump’s porn payoff trial. Johnson praised the defendant and trashed the witness on the stand, as … Continued
In Paying Off A Porn Star for Her Silence Trump Tells Cohen to “Just do it!” We begin with Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen testifying against Trump today in a Manhattan courtroom recounting how Trump, at a time when the Access Hollywood tape had shaken Trump’s 2016 campaign, told Cohen to “just do it,” in … Continued
