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

Background Briefing: September 16, 2026

Now That the Fed Has Raised Interest Rates, Will Trump Trash Kevin Warsh As He Just Did His Three Supreme Court Picks?   We begin with the Fed raising interest rates today by a quarter of a percent with an expectation there will be another increase to 4.1% later this...

Background Briefing: September 15th, 2026

Trump Hangs MbS Out to Dry After Jared “Peacemaker” Kushner Has Made Billions From Gulf Potentates Now at the Mercy of Iran We begin with how Trump is abandoning the Saudi dictator MbS who is being hung out to dry after begging for U.S. help against the...

Background Briefing: September 14, 2026

  Trump and Mike Johnson’s Plan to Steal the Election, Not On November 3 But On January 3, 2027  We begin with Trump’s plan to steal the November election as he sits on $850 million that could help elect Republicans to the House and Senate but...

Background Briefing: September 10, 2026

 25 Years Later What We Have Learned From 9/11 and What We Have Not Learned From Successive U.S. Government Cover Ups of Saudi Involvement We will begin with tomorrow’s 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and assess what we have learned since our military...