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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
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
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
Complaints From Ukraine’s Front Lines That Big Ticket U.S. Weapons Don’t Work, Get Jammed, or Are Unsuitable We begin with reports coming from the front lines in Ukraine that a lot of the big ticket items the U.S. supplied — like Abrams tanks, HIMARS, and F-16’s — are either not working, jammed by the Russians, … Continued
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
The Insurrectionists on the Supreme Court Exposed We begin with the shocking, but not surprising, revelation that Supreme Court Justice Alito flew the insurrectionist flag at his home a few days before Biden’s inauguration and 11 days after the January 6th insurrection. We discuss the party of law and order’s embrace of insurrection that started … Continued
