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How to Get Around Speaker Johnson’s Servility to Trump as He Blocks Aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan We begin with House Speaker Johnson refusing to move on the bipartisan bill of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that passed the senate 70 to 29 and speak with Thomas Kahn, who worked in Congress for 33 … Continued
Voting to Replace George Santos is Underway in a Snow Storm in a Race That Will Impact the House GOP’s Slim Majority We begin with today’s critical congressional election in New York’s 3rd district of Queens and Long Island that could weaken the GOP’s slim hold on the House and be seen as a referendum … Continued
Trump Alarms Allies Saying He Would Encourage Russia To Do “Whatever the Hell They Want” to a NATO Country We begin with Trump’s remarks at a rally on Saturday saying that he would encourage Russia (Putin) to do “whatever the hell they want” to any NATO member who does not meet defense spending targets. Joining … Continued
The Contrast Between the Transparent Leadership Change in Ukraine and Putin Cancelling the Token Opposition Candidate Because He Was Too Popular We begin with today’s expected announcement from President Zelensky’s office that the head of Ukraine’s military will be replaced which coincides with a senate vote of 67 to 32 to advance a stand-alone bill … Continued
Trump’s Successful Scuttling of the Immigration Bill and His Toady Mike Johnson’s Humiliation We begin with Trump’s successful scuttling of the bipartisan immigration bill with help from his toady Speaker Mike Johnson who was publicly humiliated in the House yesterday with his failure to pass the vote on impeaching the head of DHS then failing … Continued
If Trump is Disqualified From the Ballot, Waves of Violence Will Follow Whether He Wins or Loses the Election We begin with the blunt ruling from a three-judge panel on the Court of Appeals denying Trump absolute immunity, which he is bound to appeal as he seeks to delay the insurrection trial. Joining us to … Continued
To Solve Crises, Biden is Increasingly Relying on His Enemies at Home and Abroad We begin with the extent to which Biden is increasingly relying on his enemies abroad like Netanyahu and Iran to avoid getting dragged into another war and his enemies at home, House and Senate Republicans, to vote for an immigration bill … Continued
Why Russia’s War on Ukraine Has Reached a Stalemate We begin with the expected firing of the head of Ukraine’s military by President Zelensky which is likely to further diminish hopes that US aid blocked by House Republicans will be unlocked although the EU did find a way around Hungary’s Orban to get $54 billion … Continued
With Biden Poised to Retaliate, Both the US and Iran Say They Don’t Want a Wider War We begin with both Iran and the US saying they don’t want a wider war in the Middle East just as President Biden is about to retaliate against Iranian proxies and possibly Iran itself for a drone attack … Continued
The Plutocratic War on the New Deal and American Democracy We begin with a do-nothing legislative branch deliberately crippled by Trump who has his lackeys in the Senate like Ted Cruz and in the House like the new Speaker Mike Johnson killing a deal on the border on Trump’s orders to hurt Biden while impeaching … Continued
