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Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
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
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
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
The Top Secret 10 Inch Thick, 2,700 Page Binder of Russian Influence and Collusion That Went Missing When Trump Left Office We begin with the explosive story at CNN and The New York Times revealing a missing 10 inch thick 2,700 page binder of top secret intelligence on Russian interference and collusion in the 2016 … Continued
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
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
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
The Casual Cruelty of the Recently Impeached Texas AG in Delaying a Life-Threatening Abortion We begin with the Texas Supreme Court issuing a stay on a ruling in a critical abortion case that would have allowed a pregnant woman to have an abortion because her life and her future fertility are in danger. The recently … Continued
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
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
