The open society foundations plan to limit their grant making until february as the non-profits transition to a new operating model run by billionaire investor george soros's son alex. A spokesperson for the foundation said that the pause will not affect current grantees. The organization is also cutting its global staff of 800 in 20 countries by 40 percent which malick brown called quote painful news for all concerned it also means changes to the length of o s f grants.
In today's episode, Andy & DJ talk about Travis King, a US soldier that sprinted into North Korea and is believed to be in custody, CMT facing backlash online after pulling down Jason Aldean's music video, and an IRS whistleblower confirming that the Biden family funneled over $17 million from foreign sources.