A DAILY PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM FEATURING NEWS ANALYSIS OF THE DAY'S TOP ISSUES

Background Briefing: November 19, 2019

Nancy Pelosi’s Behind-the-Scenes Strategy of an Impeachment She Did Not Want We begin with today’s impeachment hearing before the House Intelligence Committee with NSC Ukraine expert Colonel Vindman and VP Pence’s aide Jennifer Williams in the morning and the...

Background Briefing: November 18, 2019

  Trump Further Weakens Palestinians’ Claims for Statehood We begin with the announcement today by Secretary of State Pompeo that the U.S. is repudiating a 1978 State Department legal opinion finding Israeli settlements in the occupied territories...

Background Briefing: November 17, 2019

  Trump’s Actions in Ukraine Serve Putin’s Interest, Not America’s We begin with an overview of last week’s testimony in the House impeachment inquiry and focus on the broader impact of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, all of which were in service...

Background Briefing: November 14, 2019

  Democrats Lay the Groundwork for Impeachment We begin with an assessment of yesterday’s first public impeachment hearing from Frank Bowman, a Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law and a former federal prosecutor whose latest book, just...

Background Briefing: November 13, 2019

  Today’s Fact Witnesses and the Republican’s Alternative Reality We begin with the first day of public impeachment hearings with testimony from the acting ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor and George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state, who...