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 Week of Big Cases At SCOTUS

A Week of Big Cases At SCOTUS

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America At A Tipping Point

America At A Tipping Point

President Donald Trump still hasn’t hit the 100-day mark of his second term, but it feels like the country is already hitting some kind of inflection point. On Saturday, we saw a second day of mass pr...

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How Trump’s Shredding Green Regulations

How Trump’s Shredding Green Regulations

The Trump administration is running through our constitutional rights like a bull unleashed on the streets of Pamplona. For days now, the high-stakes back-and-forth between the administration, the cou...

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Dems Go To Bat For Due Process

Dems Go To Bat For Due Process

Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador Wednesday to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who the U.S. government wrongfully deported to a Salvadora...

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How RFK Jr. Has Already Reshaped Public Health

How RFK Jr. Has Already Reshaped Public Health

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda on the road this week, stopping in Indiana Tuesday. While Kennedy has only had the job for t...

16 Apr 202527min

Trump's Deportation Standoff Keeps Getting Worse

Trump's Deportation Standoff Keeps Getting Worse

President Donald Trump met with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office Monday. Their conversation centered on immigration, and specifically the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego ...

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We Went To The 'Fighting Oligarchy' Rally

We Went To The 'Fighting Oligarchy' Rally

Congress is out of session this week. Democrats are keeping busy with planned town hall events in red and blue districts nationwide. But a certain progressive duo is taking a different approach. Vermo...

14 Apr 202517min

House Republicans Pass Big Beautiful Bill feat. Rep. Ro Khanna

House Republicans Pass Big Beautiful Bill feat. Rep. Ro Khanna

If you’re not feeling better after President Donald Trump paused the largest of his previously planned tariffs on 75 countries on Wednesday, you’re not alone. The stock market is just as confused as y...

11 Apr 202524min

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