I'm sure you've heard by now that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is planning to close their doors in January of 2026 after losing federal funding. This is a dark day for public broadcasting. It is not the end of PBS or NPR, but we should be honest, it is the beginning of a very difficult chapter for public radio stations across the country, particularly those that are in smaller communities, rural communities, exurban communities, communities where those stations really rely heavily on federal fund ...

just one day shy of Donald Trump's 200th day back in office with a clear picture of his administration's priorities. And no, it is not the needs of voters. It's his need to settle scores.The Trump Justice Department consumed with his quest for retribution. Today, DOJ launched another phony probe by subpoenaing New York Attorney General Leticia James. We can be frank, Trump is obsessed with her, partly because she made him stand trial in a civil fraud case over the Trump Organization's business tactics, a ca ...

I believe yes, the files should be released. I'm tired of the government saying that they want to release them. So, please just do it.>> That's just one of the many Jeffrey Epstein accusers demanding transparency and making sure that the voices of survivors don't go unheard. Now, a group of House Democrats is following their lead. This week in a letter to the to House Oversight Committee Chairman, Congressman James Comr, lawmakers called for a congressional hearing with the victims of Epstein, writing, "If ...

because they are a political opponent. The partisanship, the weaponization will be gone. America will have one tier of justice for all.There will never be an enemy's list within the Department of Justice. I believe that the Justice Department must be independent and must act independently. >> Those were all inspired statements.But in the nearly seven months since Bondi's hearing, we have seen each and every one of those promises fall to the wayside as another one of our institutions has found itself corrupt ...

In a new move to pursue his aggressive antivaccine agenda, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . is cutting almost $500 million in grants and contracts for developing mRNA vaccines.These are vaccines that are widely considered safe and effective. But Kennedy, a known vaccine skeptic, made the announcement this week, saying otherwise. Most of these shots are for flu or COVID.But as the pandemic showed us, mRNA vaccines don't perform well against viruses that infect the upper respiratory ...

We begin with the Texas Democrats who are facing a full-blown retaliation campaign after fleeing the state to block a Trumpbacked redistricting plan. Governor Greg Abbott is asking the Texas Supreme Court to expel the House Democratic leader from office. Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit demanding that 13 House Democrats be declared vacant from their seats.Plus, Senator John Cornin says the FBI has signed off on his request to deploy federal agents to help locate the missing lawmakers. Governo ...

[Music] There's breaking news this morning out of Ukraine. Hours after President Trump announced plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in Alaska, President Zalinski roundly rejected a proposal from President Trump to discuss quote swapping territory. Zalinski said this morning on Telegram, "The answer to Ukraine's territorial question is already in the con the constitution of Ukraine. No one no one will and no one can deviate from it. Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupi ...

Joining us now to get into it, former New York Congressman Moundair Jones, who is also a former staffer at the Department of Justice, former Republican Florida Congressman Car Carlos Corbbo, and Christy Greenberg, former deputy chief for the Southern District of New York Criminal Division. She's the host of Courtside with Christy Greenberg on YouTube. And Christy, I want to start with you because Ed Martin is kind of the singular figure.We've talked about him a lot on the show because a lot of people have l ...

A lot of people in this administration, people in power, the FBI director, the attorney general, the deputy attorney general, and more, spent years building up the release of these files. And now the collective group has kind of done a 180. Doesn't it make you wonder what they've been saying to each other about it behind the scenes over all these months and what they're being asked to protect.Today, one of the organizations that has been at the forefront of holding this administration accountable sued the T ...

is day 201 of the second Trump administration and this week it finally happened. President Trump's tariffs went into effect on more than 60 nations around the world, pushing the average tariff rate to 18.6%. Now remember, Trump campaigned on making America great again.What he has done here is take America back to the 1930s, which is when we last saw tariffs this high. And there could be more to come on countries like China and India. Not to mention tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceutical products.In a ...