Background Briefing – June 4, 2026

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Background Briefing – June 1, 2026

On today’s briefing: Iran Suspends Peace Talks With Trump as Netanyahu Pounds Lebanon We will begin with Iran suspending talks to end the war because of Israel’s military escalation in Lebanon and speak with Dr. Annelle Sheline, a research fellow at The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for … Continued


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Background Briefing – May 26, 2026

On Today’s Briefing: Another US Senator Assaulted by Trump and Stephen Miller’s ICE and DHS Thugs We begin with another US Senator being assaulted by ICE and DHS thugs, this time New Jersey Senator Andy Kim who was pepper sprayed on Monday after visiting a detention facility with New Jersey’s governor. They were responding to … Continued