Background Briefing: May 29, 2022
Putin Digs in For a Long War While His Security Services Tighten Control of Russia We begin with the debate within the foreign policy establishment between those who want to increase the arming of Ukraine as Putin intensifies his brutal campaign to destroy the...
Background Briefing: May 26, 2022
Now Governor Abbott Wants More Action on Mental Health After Calling on Texans to Buy More Guns, Tweeting "Let's Pick up the Pace Texans" We begin with the Republican leaders in Texas shamefully avoiding responsibility and shifting blame for the massacre of 19...
Background Briefing: May 25, 2022
Following Today's Thoughts and Prayers Press Conference, Abbott and Cruz Will Join Trump at Friday's NRA Convention We begin with the 213th mass shooting in America so far this year that has left 19 elementary school children and 2 teachers dead and 17 wounded...
Background Briefing: May 24, 2022
Primaries in Georgia as 14 Children and 1 Teacher are Shot Dead in a Texas Elementary School We begin and go to Georgia where important primary elections today will determine how much Trump's big lie that is underpinning the MAGA takeover of the Republican...
Background Briefing: May 23, 2022
No More Strategic Ambiguity When it Comes to China Invading Taiwan We begin with President Biden's answer to a reporter's question today in a press conference with Japan's Prime Minister that yes, if China attacked Taiwan, the U.S. would respond militarily...
Background Briefing: May 22, 2022
How U.S. Intelligence Missed Putin and the Takeover of Russia by the Security Services We begin with the shocking revelations from a former CIA operations officer that explain why U.S. intelligence missed Vladimir Putin and because of betrayals by KGB spies in...
Background Briefing: May 19, 2022
The Authors Who Revealed Tapes of Top Republicans Speaking as Patriots in Private But Traitors in Public We begin with the authors of a new book which reveals the disconnect between what top Republican leaders say in private and what they espouse in public,...
Background Briefing: May 18, 2022
The Need to Focus on Ending the War in Ukraine Over a Push For Victory We begin with concerns that not enough attention is being paid to exploring ways to end the war in Ukraine as the focus appears to be more on helping Ukraine win and driving Russia out of...
Background Briefing: May 17, 2022
The Need For Media Outlets Like Fox News and the Murdoch Family to Take Responsibility For What They Air We begin with President Biden's emotional speech in Buffalo today in which he said that "White Supremacy is a poison...running through our body politic" and...
Background Briefing: May 16, 2022
Texas' Social Media Censorship Law and Elon Musk Owning Twitter Will Allow More Racist Hate Speech Like the "Great Replacement" Theory We begin with Saturday's gun massacre in Buffalo, New York in which 10 mostly black victims were killed among the 13 shoppers...