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

Background Briefing: January 23, 2024

Why New Hampshire Republican Voters Love Trump We begin with today’s New Hampshire presidential primary which the Democrats are skipping while on the Republican side it is the make-or-break moment for Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign as the likelihood...

Background Briefing: January 22, 2024

  The Rise and Fall of the Warrior Against Woke, Ron DeSantis We begin with the exit of Governor Ron DeSantis from the Republican presidential primary race, which has always been dominated by Donald Trump and now only has Nikki Haley left ahead of Tuesday’s...

Background Briefing: January 21, 2024

  A Defiant Netanyahu Will Drag Out His War to Hurt Biden and Help Trump We begin with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s defiance in his public rejection of the US administration’s case for a Palestinian state following Biden’s call for a...

Background Briefing: January 18, 2024

America’s Industry and Banking Leaders at Davos Are Quite Okay With Trump Winning the Presidency We begin with insight into the attitudes of corporate leaders and billionaires expressed in softball interviews at Davos towards the possibility of Trump being...

Background Briefing: January 17, 2024

A Supreme Court Poised to Gut the Administrative State We begin with today’s argument before the Supreme Court in a case known as “Chevron deference” being heard after 40 years in which government agencies were given deference to experts’...