Background Briefing: October 23, 2022
Friday's Subpoena From the January 6 Committee and Trump's Next Move We begin with Friday's subpoena issued to Donald Trump by the House January 6 Committee and assess what Trump's next move might be as well as discuss the sentencing of Stephen Bannon to four...
Background Briefing: October 20, 2022
The Paralysis Caused by Brexit Claims Another British Conservative Prime Minister We begin with the short tenure of Liz Truss as the British Prime Minister following her resignation today which will prolong the leadership crisis in the UK as the Tories scramble...
Background Briefing: October 18, 2022
The FBI's Failure to Act on Warnings Before Jan. 6 and Sympathy For the Insurgents Within the FBI's Ranks We begin with revelations from the recent House January 6 Committee that there was plenty of intelligence warning of an insurrection prior to January 6 that was...
Background Briefing: October 17, 2022
Anti-Semitism From Trump and Kanye West is Feeding the Dual Loyalty Trope We begin with an uptick in anti-Semitism coming from different directions in the media space with former President Donald Trump calling on "Jews to get their act together" before "it is...
Background Briefing: October 16, 2022
Having Bought the Supreme Court, American Oligarchs Are Now Trying to Buy the Legislative Branch We begin with the massive influx of dark money into the Republican senate races which, in spite of what Mitch McConnell referred to as a problem with the quality of...
Background Briefing: October 13, 2022
An Analysis of Today's Final House January 6 Committee Hearing We begin with today's final hearing of the House January 6 Committee which laid out a devastating case of an attack on the foundation of American democracy by one man determined to hold onto the...
Background Briefing: October 12, 2022
Biden's New National Security Strategy and the Danger Putin May Not be Able to Accept Losing His War Without Escalating to Nukes We begin with the release today of the Biden Administration's National Security Strategy that makes clear the post Cold War era is...
Background Briefing: October 11, 2022
The Pernicious Polarization Gripping Our Politics As We Head For Electoral Autocracy or a Democratic Collapse We begin with a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll that finds 47% of Republicans want Trump to be their nominee in 2024 and if he will be running...
Background Briefing: October 9, 2022
Biden Warns We Are Close to Armageddon and Have To Take Putin's Nuclear Threats Seriously We begin with President Biden's warning that we should take Putin's threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine seriously and that "we have not faced the prospect of...
Background Briefing: October 6, 2022
Biden Will Pardon all Federal Offenses of Simple Marijuana Possession We begin with President Biden's announcement today that he will pardon all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. Joining us is John Hudak, deputy director of the Center for...