Episodes

  • Inside the Donald Trump Trial Courtroom

    Inside the Donald Trump Trial Courtroom
    May 3 2024
    The third week of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York included testimony from his former aide Hope Hicks and audio tapes secretly made by Michael Cohen. What are the defense and the prosecution each doing, and what's the atmosphere inside the courtroom? Kyle Peterson shares his experience observing the proceedings and discusses what's yet to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Joe Biden Addresses the Violent Demonstrations on Campus

    Joe Biden Addresses the Violent Demonstrations on Campus
    May 2 2024
    Joe Biden made remarks that acknowledged the right to protest peacefully, adding that there is no place for violence or the disruption of classes at college campuses. But is there a bigger issue of the radicalization of young people at play? Plus, Jerome Powell says he doesn’t see the ‘stag’ or the ‘flation’ when it comes to the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene's Speaker Plot / The NYPD Reclaims Columbia

    Marjorie Taylor Greene's Speaker Plot / The NYPD Reclaims Columbia
    May 1 2024
    A vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson is coming next week, Marjorie Taylor Greene promises. But will it backfire, now that Democrats say they'll help to table her motion? Plus, the New York Police Department takes back the Columbia University building that was occupied by anti-Israel protesters, with Mayor Eric Adams saying outside agitators had infiltrated the campus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Protesters Occupy Columbia / Trump Held in Contempt

    Protesters Occupy Columbia / Trump Held in Contempt
    Apr 30 2024
    Anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University escalate by seizing an academic building in the middle of the night and barricading themselves inside. What should President Minouche Shafik do now, and where are the school's trustees in what has quickly turned into an institutional crisis for Columbia? Plus, New York Judge Juan Merchan holds Donald Trump in contempt and fines him $9,000 for violating a gag order by attacking the jury and witnesses in the New York hush-money trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Trump Goes After RFK Jr. While Joe Biden Roasts Trump

    Trump Goes After RFK Jr. While Joe Biden Roasts Trump
    Apr 29 2024
    Donald Trump has increased his criticism of third-party presidential candidate RFK Jr. as a man of the left. Could the heir to the Kennedy name be a bigger threat to Trump than to Joe Biden? Plus, Biden says he's willing to debate Trump as he roasts the former President in front of a friendly press corps, and Trump tries to make peace with Ron DeSantis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • What the Donald Trump Jury Has Heard So Far

    What the Donald Trump Jury Has Heard So Far
    Apr 26 2024
    As the New York hush-money trial ends its first week of testimony, why are Alvin Bragg's prosecutors talking about "conspiracy" and "election fraud," considering Trump is charged with neither? Plus, the court hears testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, and listeners weigh in on the widening anti-Israel protests on college campuses, including Columbia University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • The Supreme Court Weighs Immunity for Donald Trump and the Presidency

    The Supreme Court Weighs Immunity for Donald Trump and the Presidency
    Apr 25 2024
    In Trump v. United States, the Justices consider if a President has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution, and what constitutes an official action as opposed to a personal one? The implications extend far beyond Trump's fate in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • A Constitutional Right to Homeless Camps? The Supreme Court Considers

    A Constitutional Right to Homeless Camps? The Supreme Court Considers
    Apr 24 2024
    Grants Pass, Ore., wants to enforce a prohibition on public camping, but a lower court said no, citing the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. What does the Constitution say, and don‘t cities have the right to keep their streets clean and safe? Plus, the Justices also hear a challenge by Starbucks to a power of the National Labor Relations Board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins