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Background Briefing (5am) – December 22, 2023

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Will the Supreme Court Fall For Trump’s Brazen Tried and True Delaying Tactic? We begin with Trump’s most brazen use of his tried and true delaying tactic with Wednesday’s request to the Supreme Court urging them not to get involved right now with whether or not he is immune from prosecution in Jack Smith’s January … Continued


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Netanyahu and Putin Drag Out Their Wars That Hurt Biden to Bring Back Trump We begin with the wars in Gaza and Ukraine that have become political burdens for Biden as they drag on with the two most destructive and despicable figures on the world stage, Netanyahu and Putin, wanting to prolong the wars to … Continued


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Texas is About to Turn Into the “Show Me Your Papers” Gestapo State We begin with an anti-immigrant law just signed by the Texas governor that will allow Texas police to arrest anyone who looks suspicious with brown skin who might not have the right papers on them. Joining us to discuss the collision course … Continued


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The White House Tells Israel That “Protecting Palestinian Civilians in Gaza is Both a Moral Duty and Strategic Imperative” We begin with increasing pressure from the White House on Israel with Defense Secretary Austin meeting with his Israeli counterpart urging the IDF that “protecting Palestinian civilians in Gaza is both a moral duty and strategic … Continued


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The House Republicans’ Unanimous Evidence-Free Vote For Biden’s Impeachment We begin with the House impeachment vote with all Republicans signing on to an investigation of President Biden even though there is absolutely no evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors, while on the other hand it is clear that Republicans are doing Trump’s bidding of petty … Continued


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Hunter Biden Defies the House Which-Hunters Ahead of the Vote To Impeach His Father We begin with Hunter Biden’s appearance on the steps of the Capitol offering to testify in person to the Republican Kangaroo Court, who have been smearing him for years, ahead of today’s vote by House Republicans to begin an impeachment inquiry … Continued


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Zelensky Tries to Break the Deadlock as Republicans Hold Up Aid to Ukraine We begin with President Zelensky’s efforts to break the deadlock on aid to Ukraine with his visit to Capitol Hill and the White House as domestic US politics threaten to hand Putin a win on the world stage because of the blindness … Continued


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As Russia Emphasizes its Maximalist Demands and Zelensky Heads to the White House to Try to Salvage the Aid Deal, What Kind of Peace is Possible? We begin with Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson emphasizing Putin’s maximalist demands which amount to a capitulation by Ukraine as a condition of peace talks as Zelenky heads to the White House … Continued


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A Meaningless Debate in a Democratic Ritual That Avoided Discussing Our Endangered Democracy We begin with the last of the Republican presidential candidates’ debate which was on a lesser known network NewsNation and featured the final four Christie, DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy challenging Trump who was not on the debate stage and is way ahead … Continued


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How the Laws of War, International Law and the Right of Self-Defense Apply to the War in Gaza We begin with an exploration of how the laws of war, international law and the right of self-defense apply to the war in Gaza as the civilian death toll in Gaza mounts and PM Netanyahu castigates the … Continued


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