Background Briefing: September 20, 2022
The Special Master Essentially Tells Trump's Lawyers to Put Up or Shut Up We begin with the hearing today before Judge Raymond Dearie, the special master appointed by Federal District Judge Aileen Cannon at which the DOJ lawyers and Trump's lawyers made...
Background Briefing: September 19, 2022
Wall-to-Wall Media Coverage of Mourning and Ritual has Given the British PM a Break From the Crises Left to Worsen We begin with today's funeral of Queen Elizabeth II following 12 days of mourning and intense media coverage both in the UK and the US as...
Background Briefing: September 18, 2022
How an Unqualified Trump Judge Got on the Bench With the Dark Money That Bought the Supreme Court Which Could Also Buy the Next Election We begin with the DOJ appealing to the 11th Circuit following the ludicrous ruling by the Trump judge who is blocking the...
Background Briefing: September 15, 2022
Ron DeSantis's Politics of Hate is Met By the Politics of Love in Martha's Vineyard We begin with the thuggish behavior of the most popular Republican politician other than Donald Trump, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, whose latest stunt is to fly Venezuelan...
Background Briefing: September 14, 2022
The Shadow Power of Trump's Law Firm and the Corruption of Justice We begin with the dark side of American law embodied in the firm that helped get Donald Trump elected then govern while evading investigations as they led the right wing takeover of the courts....
Background Briefing: September 13, 2022
Senator Graham's Attempt at Damage Control for the GOP on Abortion We begin with an attempt by Senator Lindsey Graham to mitigate the political damage facing House and Senate Republicans in this upcoming midterm election from the Supreme Court's decision to ban...
Background Briefing: September 12, 2022
Ukraine's Successful Counter Offensive and Pressure on Putin to Take More Desperate Measures We begin with the successful counter offensive underway by the Ukrainian military in the north east around Kharkiv that has routed the Russian invaders and provoked...
Background Briefing: September 11, 2022
The DOJ's Polite Request in Response to the Trump Judge's Indefensible Ruling We begin with the DOJ's polite rebuke in response to the ruling by the unqualified Trump Judge Cannon on a "special master" which has blocked the investigation into Trump's theft of...
Background Briefing: September 8, 2022
The Death of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family's Future Under a New King Charles We begin with the death of Queen Elizabeth II after seven decades on the throne and go to the UK to get a sense of the shock and sadness gripping the country. Joining us is...
Background Briefing: September 7, 2022
Now We Learn How Trump Has Endangered Our National Security and Given Aid and Comfort to Our Enemies We begin with the devastating revelations in The Washington Post that reveal Trump held onto the most top secret information the government possesses on a...