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

Background Briefing: November 12, 2025

More Damaging Epstein Emails Emerge While the Real “Smoking Gun” Remains Epstein’s Ties to Israeli Intelligence We begin with House Democrats releasing incriminating emails from Epstein expressing surprise that Trump had not been tied to his and...

Background Briefing: November 11, 2025

Trump Tries to Shake Down the BBC for a $Billion With a Flimsy Lawsuit Like His Trumped Up Cases Against Comey, Letitia James, Senator Schiff, etc. We begin with Trump threatening to sue the BBC for a billion dollars in a trumped up case like the flimsy lawsuits...

Background Briefing: November 10, 2025

Senate Democrats Defect to Open the Government on Republican Terms With Empty Promises We begin with eight Senate Democrats and one Independent caving to end the government shutdown with little apparent gain in their strategy to hold out on funding the government for...

Background Briefing: November 9, 2025

An Assessment of Air Safety as Air Travel Melts Down We begin with the government shutdown now in a record 40th day with 40 major airports cutting flights and cancelling reservations as 13,000 air traffic controllers and 55,000 TSA agents work without pay. We assess...

Background Briefing: November 6, 2025

Mounting Evidence the MAGA Spell Has Been Broken We begin with mounting evidence the MAGA spell has been broken and that the obvious damage Trump is doing to America is finally arousing a silent majority to end his destructive reign of error, incompetence and chaos....