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

Background Briefing: June 25, 2020

   As Trump Does the Opposite of What is Needed, We Could Have 300,000 Covid Deaths by November We begin with the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic following the opening up of states such as Texas, Arizona and Florida along with California which has seen a...

Background Briefing: June 24, 2020

   Republicans Try to Shut Down Testimony From Critics of Barr We begin with the testimony today before the House Judiciary Committee from Aaron Zelinsky a former DOJ prosecutor on the Roger Stone case who also was a part of Robert Mueller’s team and a...

Background Briefing: June 23, 2020

  How “Moscow Mitch’s” Voting Suppression is Playing Out in Kentucky Today We begin with today’s primaries in New York and Kentucky where polling places have been drastically reduced particularly in Jefferson County which encompasses...

Background Briefing: June 22, 2020

   Strands of Incriminating Evidence Against Trump are Coming Together We begin with the release of portions of the unredacted Mueller Report to Buzzfeed as a result of a FOIA suit relating to Roger Stone’s communications with Wikileaks in which Stone...

Background Briefing: June 21, 2020

  To Avoid a Growing Likelihood of Humiliation, Could Trump Walk Off the Job he Doesn’t Like Doing We begin with AG Barr’s firing of the US Attorney for the SDNY and Berman’s refusal to leave followed by Barr saying the president had fired him...