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Bipartisan Senate anti-gun violence talks begin
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Today's program looks at bipartisan Senate talks on anti-gun violence measures, Senate GOP blocks bill on domestic terrorism, Sec of State Anthony Blinken on confronting rise of China and Senate confirmation hearing for NATO top general. Interview with The Intercept's Ryan Grim (9). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Debate in Texas & DC over gun laws after elementary school mass shooting
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Today's program looks at the debate over gun laws after Tue's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, Senate hearing for ATF Dir nominee, President Biden issues a police reform Executive Order, FDA Comm on infant formula shortage and campaign primary winners & losers in Georgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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14 students, 1 teacher killed in mass shooting at Texas elementary school
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Today's program looks the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, NATO Secretary General urging "freedom" over "profit" when dealing with Russia & China, President Biden meets Quad leaders in Tokyo and campaign primary day in U.S. Interview with CFR's Sheila Smith.(15). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Ep. 63 Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy"
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Professor Olivier Zunz has been a professor of history at the University of Virginia since 1979. He was born and raised in France and received his Ph.D. from Pantheon Sorbonne University in Paris in 1977. Alexis de Tocqueville (TOKE-vihl) was also a Frenchman. At 25, Tocqueville traveled throughout the United States for nine months and recorded his…
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POTUS Biden: US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan
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Today's program includes the latest on President Biden's trip to Asia and his remarks on Taiwan. And Russian President Zelensky calls for max sanctions against Russia, and the first Russian war criminal is convicted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
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Attorney General Garland unveils anti-hate crime initiatives
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Today's program looks at Justice Dept steps to combat hate crimes, President Biden's speech at a computer chip plant in South Korea and Ukrainian President Zelensky calling Russia's war in Donbas "hell." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
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U.S. House passes anti-gas price gouging bill
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House bill to prosecute gas price gouging, FDA Commissioner on alleviating infant formula shortage, Senate passes $40B Ukraine aid and President Biden hosts leaders of Finland and Sweden on NATO expansion. Interview with Washington Post's Tyler Pager on President's trip to Asia (40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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House debates bill to counter domestic terrorism
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Today's program looks at the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act in the House following the mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, DHS Misinformation Governance Board on pause and Finland & Sweden apply for NATO membership. Interview with Politico's David Siders on Tuesday's election primaries (15). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic…
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President Biden in Buffalo, denounces White supremacy after mass shooting
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Today's program looks at President Biden's calling white supremacy a "poison" to America after the Buffalo, NY mass shooting, House Democrats' bills to ease the infant formula shortage and a House committee hearing on UFO's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
Joe Madison has hosted a radio talk show for over 40 years. He's known to his audience as the "Black Eagle" and can be heard daily on SiriusXM radio. A native of Dayton, Ohio, and a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Mr. Madison started his professional life as an activist. One of his first jobs was working for the NAACP as political d…
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In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he’s vowed to fight
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Today's program has the latest on the massacre in Buffalo over the weekend, with details on President Biden's trip there tomorrow. Also, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks with the President of Finland on their decision to apply to NATO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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President Biden on baby formula shortage
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Today's program includes President Biden on the baby formula shortage, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby urges Congress to pass more Ukraine funding and more on Roe v. Wade. Plus, interviews with Susan Ferrechio of The Washington Times (15) on Former Vice President Mike Pence and his endorsement of Georgia Gubanortial candidate Brian Kemp and DeA…
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WH, House mark 1 million U.S. COVID-19 deaths
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Today's program looks at one million U.S. COVID-19 deaths with Politico's Myah Ward (4), Senate confirming Fed Chair Powell to 2nd term and Jan 6 Attack Investigative Committee subpoenas give House Republicans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
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Senate GOP + Dem Joe Manchin block abortion rights bill
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Today's program looks at the Senate procedural vote on an abortion rights bill, Labor Dept report on inflation and Dr. Anthony Fauci on state of COVID-19 pandemic. Interview with The Hill's Morgan Chalfant on infant formula shortages (24) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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President Biden says reducing inflation is top domestic priority
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Today's program looks at President Biden and Republicans' plans to bring down inflation, Treasury Secretary Yellen on economic impact of limiting access to abortion and DNI Haines on Russian President Putin's war goals in Ukraine. Interview with Washington Post Business Reporter Evan Halper (9). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/…
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Ep. 61 Megan McArdle, Washington Post Columnist
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Megan McArdle has been a columnist for the Washington Post since 2018. She has described herself as a right-leaning libertarian. At the same time, she says she's actually a social liberal. Megan McArdle graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English literature in 1994 and worked for several start-ups before getting an MBA fr…
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White House condemns attack at Wisconsin anti-abortion office
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Today's program includes the latest on SCOTUS and Roe v. Wade. Plus, reaction to Russian President Vladamir Putin's address on Victory Day and help to lower the cost of internet services. We're joined by Alex Gangitano of The Hill with more on lowering internet costs (21). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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President Biden Speaks on April Jobs Report
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Today's program includes remarks from President Joe Biden on the release of April's job numbers. The Wall Street Journal's Josh Mitchell (7) joins by phone to discuss the latest on the U.S. economy. Plus, more on the war in Ukraine Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and WH Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Roe v. Wade. Learn more about your ad choices.…
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Sen. Schumer schedules procedural vote on abortion rights bill
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Ukrainian Amb to U.S. on Russia's military plans for May 9th Victory Day holiday, interview with Reuters' David Shepardson on the China competition bill in Congress (13) and Senate leader sets a vote on Roe v. Wade abortion rights bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
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Fed Chair Powell on 0.5% rate hike: reducing inflation 'essential'
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Interviews with Axios' Neil Irwin on Federal Reserve's raising interest rates 0.5% to tame inflation (5) and The Hill's Rebecca Beitsch on DHS Misinformation Governance Board (24), and Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) at Reagan Presidential Library on the future of the Republican Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Supreme Court confirms abortion draft opinion is real, will investigate leak
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Today's program looks at the leaked draft Supreme Court majority opinion overturning the right to abortion, President Biden at weapons plant in Alabama on aid to Ukraine and World Press Freedom Day. Interview with Bloomberg's Steven Dennis (18). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Ep. 60 Deborah Cohen, "Last Call at the Hotel Imperial"
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The book is called "Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War." The author is Deborah Cohen, a professor at Northwestern University. Prof. Cohen primarily focuses on four American journalists who traveled the world in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s: H.R. Knickerbocker, Vincent "Jimmy" Sheean, Dorothy Thompson, and John Gunt…
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GA & OH GOP primaries to test former President Trump's influence
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Today's program looks at the primary elections in Georgia & Ohio, State Dept warning Russia may try to annex more Ukrainian territory and President Biden at Walter Mondale's funeral. Interview with Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com political reporter Seth Richardson (14). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Pentagon Announces U.S. Has Begun Weapons Training with Ukrainian Armed Forces in Germany
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The latst on the Pentagon's plans to begin weapons training with Ukrainian Armed Forces, House Members hold a hearing on Covid-19 and Public Health, plus a deep dive into student loan forgiveness with Joey Garrison of USA Today (15). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
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U.S. economy shrinks 1.4% Jan-Mar, but recession unlikely
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GDP 1st Quarter report showing the economy shrank, House & Senate Dem plan to reduce gas prices, FDA to ban menthol cigarettes and President asks for $33B more for Ukraine. Interview with Wall Street Journal's Sarah Chaney Cambon (7). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
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DHS Sec Mayorkas: "we have effectively managed the border crisis"
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Today's program looks at DHS Sec Mayorkas before a House committee on immigration and Title 42 ending, U.S.-Russia prisoner swap and Madeleine Albright funeral. Interview with E&E News' Nick Sobczyk on possible bipartisan energy & climate bill (33). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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VP Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19
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VP Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19, interview with USA Today's John Fritze on SCOTUS case on "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy (5), latest on Russia's war in Ukraine, and Attorney General Merrick Garland on the Hunter Biden investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Ep. 59 Dr. Thomas Fisher, "The Emergency"
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For the past twenty years, Dr. Thomas Fisher has worked in the emergency department at the University of Chicago Medical Center, serving the same South Side community in which he was raised. During the past two years of COVID-19, he decided to write about his experience in a large urban hospital emergency room. He says that at the end of a shift he…
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Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will privatize company
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Today's program includes the latest on Ukraine with Sec. of State Antony Blinken and Sec. of Defense Lloyd Austin. Plus, Republicans visit the border, Congress returns from recess, and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) discusses long covid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Testifies at Administrative Hearing
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Today's program includes the latest on the hearing on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and audio released from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Both deal with the fallout from the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. We speak with Max Greenwood of The Hill (7) and Juliegrace Brufke of The Washington Examiner (20). Learn more about …
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President Biden sending $800M more military aid to Ukraine
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President Biden announces more military aid for Ukraine, Treasury Sec Yellen on walking out of G20 meeting when Russian official was speaking and former President Obama on confronting online disinformation. Interview with CFR's Matthias Matthijs on the French Presidential election (17). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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President Putin says new ICBM will make enemies "think twice"
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Today's program looks at Russia's test launch of a new ICBM, latest on Russia's war in Ukraine and DHS Secretary Mayorkas in Panama on U.S. immigration policy. Interview with The Hill's Aris Folley on federal marijuana legalization bills in Congress (39). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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British PM apologizes again for COVID lockdown breach, will not resign
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Today's program looks at calls for British PM Johnson to resign over COVID lockdown violations and Russia FM Lavrov ruling out using nuclear weapons. Interviews with The Atlantic's Tom McTague in London (7) and The Hill's Mike Lillis on U.S. House committee leader term limits (42). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Ep. 58 Jeffrey Frank, "The Trials of Harry S. Truman"
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In Jeffrey Frank's recent book titled "The Trials of Harry S. Truman," he reports that at his low point in his time as president, Truman's popularity rating was at 16 percent. However, seventy years later, according to the latest C-SPAN survey, he was ranked sixth most effective of 44 U.S. presidents. Jeffrey Frank, whose career includes profession…
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Airline & public transit mask mandate struck down
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Federal judge voids airline & public transit mask mandate, new federal land oil drilling leases, Russian President claims no economic harm over Ukraine war sanctions, Tax Day, and WH Easter Egg Roll returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
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POTUS Biden not set to visit Ukraine, White House says
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Today's program includes the latest on the war in Ukraine, remarks from CIA Director William Burns, and an interview with David Weigel of The Washington Post on Democrats, Redistricting, and a trip to the Supreme Court (17). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
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Russian warship sunk after claimed Ukrainian missile attack
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Today's program looks at reports President Biden will send a top U.S. official to Ukraine, Russian warship sinking after attack and U.S. lawmakers making a surprise visit to Taiwan. Interview with Des Moines Register's Brianne Pfannenstiel on DNC changing presidential primary state order (29). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad…
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NYC subway shooting suspect arrested, charged
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Today's program looks at the capture of NYC subway mass shooting suspect Frank R. James, Gov. Greg Abbot (R-TX) on a deal to ease border truck inspections, CDC extends transit mask mandate, and U.S. sending $800M more military aid to Ukraine. Interview with Texas Tribune reporter Mitchell Ferman (10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho…
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NYC Police Commissioner: subway mass shooting not terrorism
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Today's program looks at the mass shooting in the subway in Brooklyn, NY, Labor Department's inflation report and reports of Russian use of chemical weapons in Mariupol, Ukraine. Interview with Heritage Foundation Economist Peter St. Onge (18). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Ep. 57 Christopher Leonard, "The Lords of Easy Money"
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The book is titled "The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy." The author is Christopher Leonard, the current director of the Watchdog Writers Group at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. On the dust jacket of the book it says: "If you ask most people what forces led to today's income inequality and f…
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POTUS Biden announces ban on unlicensed ghost gun kits
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Today's program includes President Biden's announcement of a new rule to regulate and limit the proliferation of so-called “ghost guns” and nominates Steve Dettelbach to be ATF director. We'll also have more on Ukraine and the week ahead in Washington with Tyler Pager of The Washington Post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…
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‘We’ve made it’: Justice Jackson marks historic achievement
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Today's program includes more with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the incoming Supreme Court Justice. Today, she spoke at the White House on the historic significance of becoming the first black woman to sit on the nation's highest court. We talked to Joseph Clark of the Washington Times (20) with more on Ukraine and Congress. Learn more about your a…
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Senate votes 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
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Today's program looks at Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, Congress passes bills to deny Russia normal trade relations & to ban Russian energy imports and Speaker Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19. Interview with The New Statesman's Emily Tamkin on prosecuting war crimes (13). Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…
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Congress pushes oil company CEO's on high gas prices
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Today's program looks at a House hearing with oil company executives on high gas prices, President Biden announces new sanctions against Russia and House holds former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt for not cooperating with Jan 6 investigation. Interview with MarketWatch's Steven Goldstein (13). Learn more about your ad choice…
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Ukrainian President calls for Russian war crimes prosecution
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Ukrainian President Zelensky calls on UN Security Council to prosecute Russian war crimes, former President Obama returns to White House to talk about Affordable Health Care Act and Senate preparing to take up $10 billion pandemic prep bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Ep. 56 University of Virginia Student Emma Camp on Self-Censorship at College
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Emma Camp is a 22-year-old senior at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, home of Thomas Jefferson. She calls herself a liberal and has written opinion pieces for the school newspaper, The Cavalier Daily. Back in October of 2020, Ms. Camp had some strong things to say about the First Amendment. She wrote that: "The first amendment does no…
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Supreme Court nominee moving out of committee to Senate floor
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Today's program looks at the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden calling for Russian President Putin to be put on trial for war crimes and GOP State Attorneys General sue the Biden Administration over repeal of immigration rule Title 42. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…
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March jobs report: Payrolls rise by 431,000 as unemployment rate falls to 3.6%
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Today's program looks at the release of the March job numbers with Jeffry Bartash of MarketWatch (5) and the House passed legislation legalizing weed. We talk with Politico's cannabis reporter Natalie Fertig for the latest (20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
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President Biden orders 'unprecedented" oil release to reduce gas prices
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Today's program looks at release of 180 million barrels of oil from the SPR, Sen. Graham (R-SC) to vote against Supreme Court nomination and House passes bill to cap insulin costs. Interview with Wall Street Journal's Tim Puko (6). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
Today's program looks at Title 42 immigrant asylum limits ending, President Biden on COVID-19 program funding, Sen. Collins first GOP to say she will vote for SCOTUS nominee. Interview with The Hill's Nate Weixel on FY'23 health care spending (11). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
