Episodes
President Joe Biden on Thursday joined Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, the only living two-term Democratic presidents, aiming to use their star power to woo big-pocketed donors as Biden tries to join their ranks. Obama and Clinton weren’t the only former presidents in New York tonight, Donald Trump attended the wake of an NYPD officer in Long Island. The officer was killed during a traffic stop in Queens.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/29/24
An American tragedy deepens as more people have been confirmed dead in Baltimore after the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed when it was struck by a cargo ship. More families have been left with so many questions and so much pain. Also, former vice presidential candidate and senator Joe Lieberman has died at the age of 82.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/28/24
The US Coast Guard has ended the rescue operation for the six workers, who were on the Baltimore bridge when it collapsed. “We do not believe that we are going to find any of these individuals still alive,” Commander Shannon Gilreath said. Plus, authorities searched musician and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs’ homes on Monday because he is a target of a federal investigation carried out by a Department of Homeland Security team that handles human trafficking crimes, according to a senior federal...
Published 03/27/24
A New York judge says Donald Trump will be the first United States president to stand for a criminal trial and face a jury of his peers as his trial is set to start in only weeks. Plus, Donald Trump gets a lifeline as a New York appeals court reduces his bond from $454 million to $175 million. Also, the son of the founder of the Oath Keepers is running for office as a Democrat.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/26/24
The Princess of Wales reveals her cancer diagnosis amidst weeks of widespread speculation. Plus, co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, joins to discus the antitrust lawsuit that may change the way one billion people use their iPhones. Also, a deal has been reached to avoid a government shutdown with a Senate vote expected shortly.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/23/24
We look at what the New York attorney general may do if Donald Trump does not come up with half one billion dollars by Monday. Democrats are also warning this could be a huge national security risk. Plus, Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis is pushing to revive the Trump case with a summer trial request before the November election. Also, a look at threats and controversy amid the sports gambling gold rush.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/22/24
Cruel and unusual is the new defense from the Trump world to have him avoid paying his half billion dollar bond. A former Trump attorney joins to make the case. Plus, the DNC prepares for a war with third-party candidates and one of them joins the program to discus the 2024 presidential election. Plus, rap artist Glorilla joins to discuss meeting Biden and Harris at the White House.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/21/24
The lawyer who fought to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case joins to discuss why she pursued the motion to remove Ms. Willis, if there was any racial motivation in the filing, and to react to the judge’s ruling allowing Ms. Willis to stay on the case. Plus, a federal appeals court late Tuesday night put Texas’ controversial immigration law back on hold, hours after the Supreme Court had cleared the way for the state to begin...
Published 03/20/24
Former President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his bond to cover the massive judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, his lawyers told a New York appeals court. Trump’s attorneys said he has approached 30 underwriters to back the bond, which is due by the end of this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/19/24
We finally find an answer to the question we’ve been waiting months to find out: Fani Willis is not disqualified from prosecuting Donald Trump and his codefendants. But, the judge ordered an ultimatum that either Ms. Willis leaves the case or the top prosecutor, Nathan Wade, goes. So, Mr. Wade resigned from the case. Judge Glenda Hatchett joins to discuss the developments in the case. Plus, the prosector who oversaw the trails of Ethan Crumbley’s parents speaks out.  Learn more about your ad...
Published 03/16/24
According to a court filing, the Manhattan district attorney’s office is willing to delay Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial for up to 30 days. Plus, the judge presiding over the classified documents case in Florida denied Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss charges based on unconstitutional vagueness. Earlier, the former president was in court as the judge heard arguments on motions to throw out the charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/15/24
It’s been almost two weeks to the day since the judge of the Fulton County, Georgia election subversion trial, Scott McAfee, said he would decide if district attorney Fani Willis would be disqualified. This as the judge threw out six charges against Trump. Plus, RFK Jr. confirmed he is considering NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers for his possible vice presidential running mate.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/14/24
The mystery man referred to as Trump Employee 5 in Jack Smith's classified documents indictment steps into the spotlight. Brian Butler worked behind the scenes at Mar-a-Lago for two decades. Now, he is speaking out for the first time in a CNN exclusive. He's already given testimony to federal investigators and tonight, he told Kaitlan Collins that back in June of 2022, he helped Trump's body man, Walt Nauta, deliver boxes of classified information from Mar-a-Lago to Trump's plane.  Learn more...
Published 03/12/24
Hip hop artist Fat Joe joins to discuss attending the State of the Union speech and meeting President Biden. During the speech, the 81-year-old president set out to defuse his biggest liability: deep-seated fears among millions of Americans that he’s too old to serve a second term. Plus, Trump hosts far-right Putin ally Viktor Orban at Mar-a-Lago. Also, a United flight makes emergency landing after the engine catches fire.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/09/24
President Biden is preparing for his State of the Union address tomorrow as a rematch between Biden and Trump is now clear after the results from Super Tuesday. Plus, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) joins to discuss her IVF journey following the recent Alabama ruling which threw the future of infertility care into turmoil.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/07/24
The Supreme Court ruled former President Donald Trump should appear on the ballot in Colorado in a decision that follows months of debate over whether the frontrunner for the GOP nomination violated the “insurrectionist clause” included in the 14th Amendment. Although a massive victory for Trump, the decision has no impact on the four ongoing criminal cases that Trump is facing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/05/24
Donald Trump's preferred legal strategy comes down to a single word: delay. And it looks to be working.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/02/24
Big news tonight out of Florida. Looks like special counsel Jack Smith wants to get Donald Trump's classified docs case moving ASAP. In fact, he's asking for a new trial date: July 8. That's just one week before Trump is all but certain to become the nominee at the Republican convention.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/01/24
The Supreme Court has decided to hear Donald Trump’s claim that he should be shielded from criminal prosecution. The country’s highest court wants the final word on the former president’s assertion of immunity, even if it may ultimately affirm a comprehensive ruling of the lower federal court that rejected Trump’s sweeping claim. Any verdict on Trump’s alleged subversion of the 2020 vote will not come before summer.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 02/29/24
Some Democrats are using tomorrow's primary to protest the president's handling of the war in Gaza by not voting for Biden, not for Trump, but for "uncommitted." If thousands of Michigan Democrats actually do vote “uncommitted” tomorrow, that could be one large sign that his handling of Gaza may actually cost Biden's some crucial votes. Will Biden listen? Or, will Michigan voters cover their ears to him?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 02/27/24
Trump made remarks suggesting Black people see themselves in him because of his indictments. To discuss the latest in the GOP presidential race, Nikki Haley’s campaign manager joins. This as questions remain if Nikki Haley still has a path to victory in 2024.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 02/24/24
The October 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was tragically hit by a live round of ammunition fired from a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the movie “Rust.” There were opening statements today marking the start of the trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who served as the film's armorer. Now, she has pleaded not guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and also to tampering with evidence. Hutchins death is prompting questions as to how live...
Published 02/23/24
A 33 year-old woman who is a Russian-American dual citizen is now under arrest in Russia on charges of treason for allegedly donating to a Ukrainian charity in the United States. Now, Russia's federal security service, the FSB, says that she was arrested for "providing financial assistance to a foreign state in activities directed against Russia security." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 02/22/24
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos created through IVF are babies kept alive in a cryogenic nursery while they awaited implantation. The ruling states that those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death. This decision puts back into national focus the question of when life begins and one that reproductive rights advocates say could have a chilling effect on infertility treatments and the hundreds of Alabamians who seek them each year. Learn more about your ad...
Published 02/21/24
As world leaders condemn the death of Alexey Navalny, a man who knew he was risking his life for the sake of his country, Donald Trump shares a post on his social media comparing himself to Navalny and going on a rant claiming Navalny’s death made him aware of what is happening in the United States.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 02/20/24