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One of the “Adults in the Room” on Trump’s Vengeful Plans For a Second Term We begin with alarming reports in The Washington Post and The New York Times about Trump’s vengeful plans for a second term outlining how he would invoke the Insurrection Act on day one and round up his enemies such as … Continued
Trump on the Witness Stand in a Case He Has Already Lost We begin with Trump in the witness stand today in a $250 million fraud case he has already lost in which the judge repeatedly told him to answer questions and not make political speeches, at one point imploring his counsels to rein in … Continued
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Increasing Tensions Inside the American Left on Campuses and Among and Between Arab and Jewish Americans Over the Gaza War We begin with increasing tensions inside the American left and among and between American Jewish and Arab communities and on campuses which has prompted the head of the FBI to warn that violent reactions to … Continued
MAGA Mike Johnson’s Top Priority to Cut Taxes on the Rich by Gutting the IRS’s Ability to Collect Revenues From Wealthy Tax Cheats We begin with the top priority of MAGA Mike Johnson, the new House Speaker, which is to serve his benefactors by cutting taxes on the rich. Johnson’s first act is to gut … Continued
More Civilian Deaths in Gaza as Israel’s Ground Campaign Intensifies We begin with more civilian deaths in Gaza as Israeli ground forces move into the north and destroy tunnels in a campaign that may be over much sooner than the months that Netanyahu recently announced. Joining us to discuss the war’s impact on domestic politics … Continued
How the War in Gaza is Impacting U.S. Electoral Politics We begin with an analysis of how the war between Israel and Hamas is impacting electoral politics in the U.S. as a new poll indicates a drop of 11% among Democratic voters in support for President Biden since the war began in early October. Joining … Continued
Winning the Military Campaign But Losing the Information War We begin with the beginning of a ground invasion of Gaza by Israeli forces and the human cost in Palestinian lives as television screens around the world show heartbreaking images of wounded and traumatized children. Joining us to discuss who is winning the military campaign, but … Continued
Trump’s Christian Soldier MAGA Mike Johnson We begin with an autocrat and a kleptocrat joining forces with a theocrat and explore the role of white Christian nationalism as a vital component of the coalition to reelect Trump now bolstered by Trump’s Christian soldier MAGA Mike Johnson, the new Speaker of the House. Joining us is Clyde … Continued
