Can You Hear The Donald Ring?
What A Day4 Jan 2021

Can You Hear The Donald Ring?

In a leaked phone call from this weekend, Trump used every line he could to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger to overturn the state's election results. About a dozen GOP senators say they’re going to raise objections during the congressional vote to certify the presidential election this week, in a show of election theater that will lead nowhere.

A more-contagious coronavirus variant first discovered in the UK has been identified in California, Florida, and Colorado. Despite predictions from the federal government that 20 million Americans would receive their first vaccine dose by the end of December, the current number is about 4.2 million… we discuss why that is.

And in headlines: India approves two COVID vaccines, Pelosi reelected as Speaker, and Bitcoin does huge numbers on its 12th anniversary.

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Did The J6ers Win?

Did The J6ers Win?

Five years ago today, supporters of President Trump, emboldened by his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, stormed the Capitol. Now, with Trump back in the Oval Office, it feels like the J...

6 Jan 23min

Trump Extracts Oil -- And The Venezuelan President

Trump Extracts Oil -- And The Venezuelan President

Late Friday evening, President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. After his capture, Maduro was...

5 Jan 24min

Donald Trump’s Pot Shot

Donald Trump’s Pot Shot

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance. Trump's order contin...

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Why Is Trump So Obsessed With Rep. Ilhan Omar

Why Is Trump So Obsessed With Rep. Ilhan Omar

President Trump has made multiple xenophobic comments about Somali immigrants over the past few weeks, following the findings of an investigation into social services fraud in Minnesota. Many of those...

18 Des 202520min

Quantifying Happiness In 2026

Quantifying Happiness In 2026

Unemployment is up. Two-thirds of Americans have recently struggled with the rising cost of groceries. And the President of the United States has occupied his time attempting to start a land war in Ve...

17 Des 202519min

Trump Can't Stop Saying Biden

Trump Can't Stop Saying Biden

Trump has been president for 11 months, and during that time, former President Joe Biden has basically left the public eye. Yet as Trump's own presidency has deflated like an old soufflé, he's gotten ...

16 Des 202520min

If Tariffs Are So Great, Why Are There So Many Exemptions?

If Tariffs Are So Great, Why Are There So Many Exemptions?

President Donald Trump loves tariffs. But according to a new analysis from Politico, more than half of US imports right now are not subjected to them. To find out why, we spoke to Paroma Soni. She's a...

15 Des 202525min

ICE Polices The American Dream

ICE Polices The American Dream

The Trump Administration has put billions of dollars into building an immigration superstructure meant to punish those who have done nothing wrong and intimidate everyone else – including legal immigr...

12 Des 202522min

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