Morning Announcements

Trump’s Senate impeachment trial starts this week, and we talk about a Liz Cheney anecdote that points to how the Senate Republicans are likely to vote. Next we have an update on the Covid relief package, plus news of a new proposal for an additional child tax credit. We finish the episode with more fallout from Fox News’s $2.7 billion defamation suit for lying about the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Friday’s episode talks about the latest consequences for Marjorie Taylor Greene and an update on next week’s Senate impeachment trial. Then we talk about President Biden’s first foreign policy speech of his term, and how Fox News got smacked with a massive lawsuit for airing misinformation about the election. Finally, we have some positive results from a new study on the AstraZeneca vaccine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we start with a breakdown of the situation with the ongoing farmer protests in India. Then we move onto the latest with Marjorie Taylor Greene and Liz Cheney*, and Canada’s declaration of the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization. Lastly we cover the Republican attempts to roll back voting rights in the Georgia state senate. *After this episode was recorded, the Republican vote to remove Liz Cheney failed in a secret ballot, 145-61. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Wednesday’s episode start with an update on Biden’s executive orders to overturn Trump’s immigration policies. In Senate news, we have an update on the Covid relief bill and Democrats’ move to pass a $1.9 trillion package via budget reconciliation, which does not require 10 Republicans signing on to pass it. Also in the Senate, we have two Cabinet confirmations that have taken way too long, and a surprising denunciation by the Senate Minority Turtle. Then we have an update on the sentencing of Alexey Navalny in Russia, and we finish with news about Amazon’s Jeff Bezos announcement that he is stepping down as CEO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode we go into the background and geopolitical context of the military coup in Myanmar, followed by a tragic incident of police pepper-spraying a 9-year old Black girl. We close the episode with news of a Biden administration deal to manufacture at-home Covid tests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Monday’s episode starts with an update on the Covid relief negotiations and the 10 Senators who may be willing to negotiate. Next we talk about the second weekend of mass protests in Russia, and Donald Trump’s loss of his entire legal team about a week before his Senate trial. Plus an update on which corporate America darlings support the January 6th sedition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Friday, we continue to cover the drama around Gamestop shares falling over 40% on Thursday after Robinhood restricted trading for its users. Next, we talk about how Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene was appointed to the House Education and Labor Committee and how Kevin McCarthy met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago to plan for the 2022 midterms. Finally, with the rise of more contagious Covid strains, experts are sharing new precautions around mask-wearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Thursday we start with GameStop’s stock surge as Reddit users team up to take on Wall Street. Next, we talk about the Department of Homeland Security’s warning of a domestic terrorist threat following the inauguration, the GOP’s plan to use the filibuster to stall Biden’s DHS nominee Alejandro Mayorkas, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s social media past coming back to bite her. Finally, we cover some good news as Biden signed a number of executive actions to address the climate crisis, create jobs, and restore scientific integrity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Wednesday’s episode, we update you on the Senate trial of Donald Trump, including what scholars say about the constitutionality of trying a former president, and which Republican Senators had the spine to vote to proceed. Next, we talk about President Biden’s first perfect phone call with Vladimir Putin and run through some of his recent achievements, including securing 200 million more vaccines for the American people and rescinding the Trump administration memo that led to child separation at the border. *After this recording, Leahy has been released from the hospital and has returned home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Tuesday we start off with an update on the articles of impeachment against former President Trump, including who will be presiding over the Senate trial. We cover a few more news items out of the Senate, and how Mitch McConnell is resisting the transfer of power.* We also cover the first few confirmations of Biden’s cabinet and the executive actions he’s taking in the face of a paralyzed senate. Lastly, we end with some Coronavirus updates, including the status of the remaining vaccine trials. *After this recording, Mitch McConnell agreed to pass the organizing resolution and formally hand over majority power to the Democrats, without formal agreement to keep the filibuster in place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices