The Tragic Kingdom Of Ron DeSantis
What A Day22 Apr 2022

The Tragic Kingdom Of Ron DeSantis

The GOP-led Florida state legislature gave the final stamps of approval to a pair of proposals on Thursday. The first redraws Florida’s Congressional voting map in a way that would eliminate two majority Black districts. The other revokes Disney Corporation’s special tax status around Disney World.

In headlines: The U.S. will provide $800 million in military aid to Ukraine, the Supreme Court ruled that residents of Puerto Rico aren’t eligible for some federal aid programs, and CNN+ announced its closure.

We also talk with Mary Annaïse Heglar and Amy Westervelt, the hosts of Crooked’s “Hot Take,” to discuss how Earth Day got away from its origins in protest and activism.


Show Notes:

Crooked’s “Hot Take” – https://crooked.com/podcast-series/hot-take/

The “Hot Take” Newsletter – https://www.hottakepod.com/


Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/whataday/

For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

Episoder(1543)

Can Planned Parenthood Survive Trump’s Big Beautiful Law?

Can Planned Parenthood Survive Trump’s Big Beautiful Law?

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade three years ago, the question of abortion's legality and availability returned to the states. As of now, abortion remains broadly legal in more than 30 s...

15 Jul 202521min

Why Hiring 10,000 New ICE Agents Is A Bad Idea

Why Hiring 10,000 New ICE Agents Is A Bad Idea

President Donald Trump’s new spending and tax law is set to balloon the budget for immigration and detention enforcement. With an extra $170 billion over the next four years, the government is hoping ...

14 Jul 202523min

Ex-NOAA Administrator On Trump's Staffing Cuts

Ex-NOAA Administrator On Trump's Staffing Cuts

President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to central Texas today to tour damage of the devastating July 4th weekend floods. More than 100 people have been confirmed dead, and nearly 200 are still ...

11 Jul 202522min

ICE Gets Billions To Intimidate Americans

ICE Gets Billions To Intimidate Americans

Federal agents descended on a park in the middle of Los Angeles midday Monday, showing up on horseback, in armored tanks, and carrying rifles. While it’s still not at all clear if the agents made any ...

10 Jul 202527min

Ex-CDC Doctor On RFK Jr.'s Risky Vaccine Policies

Ex-CDC Doctor On RFK Jr.'s Risky Vaccine Policies

In just a few short months on the job, Health And Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has managed to upend the American public health system, successfully inserting his decades of vaccine s...

9 Jul 202524min

How Democrats Will Make Trump Own His Disastrous Spending Bill

How Democrats Will Make Trump Own His Disastrous Spending Bill

Now that President Donald Trump has gotten exactly what he wanted, and signed his major domestic tax and policy agenda into law, what should Democrats do now? Poll after poll has shown the legislation...

8 Jul 202525min

Trump's War On The Poor

Trump's War On The Poor

Despite months of handwringing and a litany complaints from dozens of Congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump scored yet another major political victory Friday when he signed his One Big Bea...

7 Jul 202524min

Zohran Mamdani's Fight For NYC feat. Brad Lander

Zohran Mamdani's Fight For NYC feat. Brad Lander

The New York City Board of Elections on Tuesday confirmed Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman, beat former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city's Democratic primary for mayor. And not by a thin m...

3 Jul 202524min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
aftenpodden-usa
i-retten
forklart
stopp-verden
popradet
fotballpodden-2
det-store-bildet
dine-penger-pengeradet
rss-gukild-johaug
bt-dokumentar-2
hanna-de-heldige
aftenbla-bla
nokon-ma-ga
rss-ness
e24-podden
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
frokostshowet-pa-p5
chit-chat-med-helle