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

Background Briefing: June 4, 2024

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...

Background Briefing: June 3, 2024

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...

Background Briefing: June 2, 2024

After Getting MAGA World and the Trump GOP to Believe He Won the Last Election, Now Trump Has Them Believing the Trial That Convicted Him 34 Times Was Rigged We begin with the 34 felony convictions against Donald Trump and a repeat of his ability to create an...

Background Briefing: May 30, 2024

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...

Background Briefing: May 29, 2024

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...