Everything Is Feinstein
What A Day16 Okt 2020

Everything Is Feinstein

A new study shows eight million people have fallen into poverty since May, when the CARES Act money started running out, but lawmakers in Washington still can’t agree on a second relief bill. We review the current state of negotiations, and how the delay is affecting Americans in need.

Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up their confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, with no big surprises except a few frustrating moments where Democratic ranking member Dianne Feinstein went out of her way to signal approval for the process and for Lindsey Graham.

And in headlines: Thailand declares a “state of extreme emergency” after protests, three people who were traveling with Biden and Harris test positive for COVID-19, and the BTS IPO. Plus Crooked's own Erin Ryan fills in for Akilah.

Show Links:

"Inside the Fall of the CDC" https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-the-fall-of-the-cdc

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A Blockbuster Day For The Supreme Court

A Blockbuster Day For The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will issue a slew of major opinions today on what’s expected to be the final day of its current term. Still outstanding are decisions in cases over President Donald Trump’s birthrigh...

27 Jun 202522min

Is This Trump's Idea of Isolationism?

Is This Trump's Idea of Isolationism?

President Donald Trump addressed leaders at a NATO summit in the Netherlands Wednesday as the tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Iran continued to hold for a second day. Trump said the U.S. would be...

26 Jun 202523min

What It's Like To Have An Empathetic Leader

What It's Like To Have An Empathetic Leader

What does national leadership really look like? Despite all of President Donald Trump's rhetoric, it's not like running a business. It's not even like running a state. It's running a massive apparatus...

25 Jun 202523min

MAGA Isolationists Sidelined in Iran Strike Debate

MAGA Isolationists Sidelined in Iran Strike Debate

Iran fired missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar Monday in retaliation for American strikes on three nuclear enrichment sites, marking another major escalation in the growing Middle East conflict....

24 Jun 202524min

Sen. Warner Says Congress Needs Answers After US Bombs Iran

Sen. Warner Says Congress Needs Answers After US Bombs Iran

The United States is going to war in the Middle East again… maybe. President Donald Trump announced Saturday the U.S. had bombed three of Iran’s main nuclear facilities, adding, “NOW IS THE TIME FOR P...

23 Jun 202520min

Politics and Musings Live with former Senator Al Franken

Politics and Musings Live with former Senator Al Franken

A few weeks ago, What A Day took a trip to the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival in Seattle, Washington, for a conversation with former Democratic Minnesota Senator Al Franken.His path to politics is a fasci...

20 Jun 202523min

How The Supreme Court Just Failed Trans Youth

How The Supreme Court Just Failed Trans Youth

The Supreme Court is staying busy with decisions. The High Court issued a 6-3 ruling on Wednesday in United States v. Skrmetti, upholding a Tennessee law that banned gender-affirming care for transgen...

19 Jun 202522min

The Israel Iran Conflict Explained

The Israel Iran Conflict Explained

Tensions continue to escalate between Iran and Israel as the two countries swap missile fire. Israel claims to have killed multiple high-level Iranian officials and has asked for US military support. ...

18 Jun 202520min

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