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Dec 21, 2023 • 43min
How the Supreme Court could decide the 2024 election
As Trump seizes on the ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot to rile up his base, our panel discusses how the Supreme Court could decide the 2024 election. Plus, The mayor of El Paso joins to talk about the border crisis, and reacts to Trump’s comments that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of the US. And, 10 Americans are freed by Venezuela in exchange for a Nicolás Maduro ally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 20, 2023 • 44min
Trump removed from Colorado 2024 ballot
The Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from the State’s 2024 ballot, after finding he engaged in an insurrection on January 6. The plaintiff and organization behind the 14th amendment lawsuit join to give their reaction the former president’s disqualification. Plus, Trump dismisses Hitler comparisons as he doubles down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric. And, CNN reports on the ground near the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 19, 2023 • 44min
Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric on the campaign trail
Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric goes to dark extremes, four-weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses, after campaign trail speech he gave in New Hampshire draws comparisons to Nazi Germany. Plus, a judge denies former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadow’s attempt to move his Georgia criminal case to a federal court. And, In 2000, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas complained openly to lawmakers about his $173,600 salary, saying one or more Justices would resign if action was not taken. Laura Coates speaks with ProPublica’s Justin Elliot about what may have shifted Thomas’ view in the intervening years, amid previous reporting of him spending vacations with billionaire friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 16, 2023 • 42min
Giuliani ordered to pay $148M for defaming poll workers
There is a price for election lies and that price is more than $148 million. Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor, has been ordered to pay an astronomical number for defaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss with lies about what they did or did not do after the 2020 election. Plus, a one-on-one with Independent 2024 presidential candidate Cornell West about vote margins in battleground states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 15, 2023 • 44min
Everything, everywhere, all at once for Biden
With US diplomatic and aid efforts in both the Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, an impeachment inquiry, and sinking approval ratings, Biden will be running for reelection against some significant headwinds. Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins to discuss the challenges Biden faces. Plus, as a jury weighs the potential $48 million in damages against Rudy Giuliani for smearing two Georgia election workers, our panel discusses his demeanor inside and outside of the courtroom. And, Marvel movie star Jonathan Majors awaits his assault trial verdict. Also tonight, calls for answers and accountability grow after a third Mississippi family finds a loved one was buried without their knowledge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 14, 2023 • 44min
Could winning the White House be Trump’s ultimate get out of jail card?
Amid mounting legal woes, could winning the White House be Trump’s ultimate get out of jail card? Our panel discusses. Plus, exclusive audio of the former Trump attorney who masterminded the so-called “alternate elector” plot. Kenneth Chesebro, who pleaded guilty to cooking up the plan, is now speaking with investigators in Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin. And, a federal judge pauses Trump’s election interference case with a ruling that could delay it until March 2024. Also tonight: the House votes to formalize President Biden’s impeachment inquiry, Hunter Biden defies his House subpoena and says he is willing to testify publicly, and two wrongfully convicted California men are exonerated in separate murder cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 13, 2023 • 43min
Rudy Giuliani continues to defame election workers
Why is Rudy Giuliani continuing to defame two Georgia election workers, claiming without proof that “they were engaged in changing votes”? The mother and daughter he accuses are receiving threats against their lives, captured on voicemail. Plus, as the House prepares to formalize the Biden impeachment inquiry tomorrow, could it backfire on the GOP? And, President Zelensky pleads for more Ukraine aid from Congress. Also tonight: After 20-years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed, and a new movie gives a gay civil rights visionary his due. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 12, 2023 • 44min
Is a President of the United States above the law?
Special Counsel Jack Smith calls Trump's bluff - next stop the Supreme Court. He’s asking the Justices to decide whether Trump is, in fact, protected by presidential immunity in the election subversion case in Washington, DC. Plus, the Texas Supreme Court strikes down a ruling allowing a woman’s emergency abortion, hours after she left the state for the procedure. And, a jury is to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two election workers he defamed after the 2020 race. Also tonight: George Santos is in talks for a possible plea deal, and Elon Musk reactivates Alex Jones’ X account after a 5-year ban. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 9, 2023 • 43min
Michigan shooter sentenced, Biden on grief, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’
A day of emotion in court, and a historic sentencing for families that waited two-years for justice. A judge gives the Oxford High School shooter the harshest possible penalty. Plus, CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper joins to talk about his recent “All There Is” episode in which President Biden speaks out on grief, and his relationship with his sons. And, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ viewers. Also tonight: comedian Matt friend weighs in with his take on a wild week in politics, Trump is to take the stand in his civil fraud trial in New York on Monday, and a 17-year-old becomes the youngest to pass the California State Bar exam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 8, 2023 • 43min
Hunter Biden indicted on tax charges
The President's son, Hunter Biden, is facing nine criminal tax charges including evasion of assessment, and fraudulent or falsified tax returns. The 56-page indictment alleges he avoided paying taxes on millions of dollars while spending money on his extravagant lifestyle. Plus, former Attorney General Eric holder joins to discuss the avalanche of warnings about a second Trump term, including weaponizing the DOJ. And, the university presidents under fire for antisemitism on their campuses. Also, a court grants a Texas woman’s request for an emergency abortion in a historic ruling, but now the Texas attorney general is threatening to go after her doctor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices