Facts & Spins for June 12, 2024 Top Stories: Hunter Biden is found guilty on federal gun charges, The UK’s Conservative Party launches its election manifesto, The UN Security Council adopts a US-backed Gaza cease-fire proposal, The US lifts a ban on weapons being sent to Ukraine's Azov Brigade, Global conflicts hit a record high since the end of World War II, A former Hong Kong judge warns that the city's rule of law is 'compromised,' House Republicans release new Jan. 6 footage, A judge nar...
Jun 12, 2024•30 min•Ep. 575
Facts & Spins for June 11, 2024 Top Stories: Emmanuel Macron calls a snap vote as the European Parliament shifts right, Israeli War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz resigns , Belgium’s prime minister steps down, Donald Trump reportedly sits for a probation interview, The US reportedly offers the Saudis a defense treaty for normalization with Israel, The last hospital in Sudan’s al-Fashir is shut down, Iran approves six candidates to run for president, The Biden admin. considers amnesty for undoc...
Jun 11, 2024•31 min•Ep. 574
Facts & Spins for June 8, 2024 Top Stories: Russian warships will arrive in Cuba next week for naval exercises, Presidents Biden and Macron looked to rally support for Ukraine on D-Day, an Axios report suggests that last week’s Gaza negotiations over Rafah failed, President Biden says he’s ruled out a potential pardon for his son Hunter, the Biden campaign reportedly hires a former GOP staffer to help with election outreach, while Donald Trump lands $12M from California campaign events focus...
Jun 08, 2024•34 min•Ep. 573
Facts & Spins for June 7, 2024 Top Stories: The Trump campaign accelerates its VP vetting process, Putin sits down with the Western press, Russia pledges more military support to Burkina Faso, Colombia agrees to peace talks with a rebel group, former Trump aide Steve Bannon is ordered to prison, a study potentially links a rise in excess deaths to COVID vaccines the European Central Bank cuts its rates, Nvidia overtakes Apple as the world’s second-most valuable company, the US prepares antit...
Jun 07, 2024•35 min•Ep. 572
Facts & Spins for June 6, 2024 Top Stories: a report alleges Israeli influence operations have targeted US lawmakers, a Ukrainian peace summit opens the door to Moscow, the US House votes to sanction Benjamin Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant, Iran’s new foreign minister visits Syria a nd Lebanon in his first trip abroad, Nigeria’s unions halt a nationwide strike , the US Senate Republicans block a 'Right to Contraception' bill, the Epoch Times’ CFO is charged in an alleged money laundering sch...
Jun 06, 2024•33 min•Ep. 571
Facts & Spins for June 5, 2024 Top Stories: India’s Narendra Modi secures a third term, Joe Biden signs an executive order to tighten the US-Mexico border, Russia condemns the US’ approval of limited strikes on its territory, Israel denies reports that Benjamin Netanyahu would address Congress on June 13, US presidential candidate RFK Jr. files a lawsuit over a ballot dispute, Pakistan’s Imran Khan is acquitted in the state secrets case, the UK’s health system is hit by a cyberattack, X upda...
Jun 05, 2024•32 min•Ep. 570
Facts & Spins for June 4, 2024 Top Stories: Mexico elects its first female president, Nigel Farage is set to stand in the UK general election, Former Pres. Trump says he’s “OK” with serving potential jail time, Pres. Zelenskyy accuses Russia and China of undermining the Ukrainian peace summit, John Kirby says there are no “gaps” between the Israeli cease-fire proposal and Biden's speech, Coffins marked “French Soldiers in Ukraine” are left near the Eiffel Tower, The Biden admin reportedly re...
Jun 04, 2024•31 min•Ep. 569
Facts & Spins for June 1, 2024 Top Stories: Donald Trump is found guilty on all counts in the NY “hush money” trial, Joe Biden is allowing limited Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory, A former US State Dept. official says the agency falsified a Gaza aid report, Keir Starmer confirms that Diane Abbott is free to stand as a Labour party candidate, The defense chiefs of the PRC and US hold their first official meetings since 2022, Thousands rally in New Zealand to protest cuts in Māori fundi...
Jun 01, 2024•29 min•Ep. 568
Facts & Spins for May 31, 2024 Top Stories: NATO will discuss a €100B weapons fund for Ukraine, Israel states that it controls a key Gaza corridor along the Egyptian border, Hong Kong convicts 14 activists, the Democratic Republic of the Congo finally appoints its long-awaited new govt, Iran’s Supreme Leader thanks US Pro-Palestinian protestors, Donald Trump endorses Virginia State Sen. John McGuire in the state’s primary, New York officials respond to an ISIS-K threat ahead of the T20 crick...
May 31, 2024•34 min•Ep. 567
Facts & Spins for May 30, 2024 Top Stories: South Africa holds a landmark general election, The US-built Gaza pier breaks apart due to bad weather, Putin warns against Western missiles striking inside Russian territory, China, Japan, and South Korea pledge to increase their cooperation, Haiti’s transition council picks a new Prime Minister, The Biden campaign launches its ‘'Black Voters for Biden-Harris' Initiative, Democrats and the GOP scramble and spar over Biden’s ballot eligibility in O...
May 30, 2024•32 min•Ep. 566
Facts & Spins for May 29, 2024 Top Stories: EU Ministers voice frustrations after Hungary again blocks Ukraine aid, a report alleges that a Mossad director allegedly pressured the ICC’s prosecutor, while Israeli forces reach central Rafah, Burkina Faso extends its transition to civilian rule to 2029, a North Korean spy satellite ends in a mid-air explosion , the Biden admin. unveils a plan to modernize the US power grid, closing arguments begin in the Trump NY criminal trial, the US Supreme ...
May 29, 2024•34 min•Ep. 565
Facts & Spins for May 28, 2024 Top Stories: Dozens are killed in an Israeli strike on a Rafah tent camp, The Libertarian Party rejects Donald Trump and RFK Jr. as its presidential nominee, Thousands of people are reportedly buried following a landslide in Papua New Guinea, Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges presidents Biden and Xi to attend a Ukrainian peace summit, Emmanuel Macron arrives in Germany on a state visit, A Paris Court sentences Syrian officials for war crimes, A national service electio...
May 28, 2024•32 min•Ep. 564
Facts & Spins for May 25, 2024 Top Stories: The International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt Rafah operations, while the ICJ also rejects provisional measures on Ecuador over Mexico’s embassy raid, the Biden admin is reportedly worried about an “October surprise” from Russia and NKorea, the White House announces visa restrictions for the Republic of Georgia, China’s military continues “punishment drills” near Taiwan, the man who shot Slovakian PM Fico says he wanted a policy change o...
May 25, 2024•31 min•Ep. 563
Facts & Spins for May 24, 2024 Top Stories: Rishi Sunak calls for a July 4 general election in the UK, Ireland, Spain, and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state, Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah, While Israel returns seized AP equipment following US pressure, London's High Court rules new police powers to curb protests are unlawful, France states its openness to UAE investments in nuclear energy and AI, The Louisiana House votes to classify abortion pills as controlled s...
May 24, 2024•34 min•Ep. 562
Facts & Spins for May 23, 2024 Top Stories: Rishi Sunak calls for a July 4 general election in the UK, Ireland, Spain, and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state, Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah, While Israel returns seized AP equipment following US pressure, London's High Court rules new police powers to curb protests are unlawful, France states its openness to UAE investments in nuclear energy and AI, The Louisiana House votes to classify abortion pills as controlled s...
May 23, 2024•29 min•Ep. 561
Facts & Spins for May 22, 2024 Top Stories: The US and Saudi Arabia near a historic defense pact, Trump’s defense rests its case in the hush-money trial, the EU's landmark AI rules get the green light, Israel reportedly prepares to scale back its Rafah offensive, 150 Yale graduates stage a walkout in support for Palestinian people, Russia masses troops near another border region of Ukraine,Russia jails a hypersonic missile scientist, phase five of India’s elections sees a drop in voter turno...
May 22, 2024•30 min•Ep. 560
Facts & Spins for May 21, 2024 Top Stories: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies in a helicopter crash, The International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Sinwar, The UK High Court says Julian Assange can appeal his US extradition again, William Lai Ching-te is sworn in as Taiwan’s new president, Former Pres. Jacob Zuma is barred from South Africa’s election, Violence escalates in New Caledonia, Three US citizens are arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo for ...
May 21, 2024•27 min•Ep. 559
Facts & Spins for May 18, 2024 Top Stories: Michael Cohen admits that he lied under oath, Texas pardons a man convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester, The International Criminal Court hears arguments in the genocide case against Israel, Spain says it would recognize a Palestinian state in joint action with other countries, OpenAI grants Reddit access to ChatGPT, The Vatican tightens its rule on probing alleged miracles, The US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous dru...
May 18, 2024•27 min•Ep. 558
Facts & Spins for May 17, 2024 Top Stories: The Gaza aid pier is completed by the US military, Presidents Putin and Xi make a joint statement in Beijing about their global ties, Italy’s League Party works to remove the EU flag from public offices, YouTube blocks access to a banned protest anthem in Hong Kong, Pres. Joe Biden claims executive privilege in his classified docs probe, Mitt Romney suggests that Biden should have pardoned Donald Trump, the US government suspends funding for the Ec...
May 17, 2024•34 min•Ep. 557
Facts & Spins for May 16, 2024 Top Stories: Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is shot and seriously wounded, Donald Trump agrees to two debates with Joe Biden, The Biden admin. reportedly is proceeding with $1B in weapons sales to Israel, Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy cancels international travels amid Russia’s offensive, Unrest simmers in the Republic of Georgia after the ‘foreign influence’ bill is passed, Protests over voting rights in New Caledonia prompts a French emergency declaration, ...
May 16, 2024•28 min•Ep. 556
Facts & Spins for May 15, 2024 Top Stories: An Australian military whistleblower is jailed , Mike Johnson defends Trump outside his New York trial, the US backs Saudi Arabia's effort to revive a Houthi peace deal, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with Turkey’s Recep Erdoğan, Biden announces tariffs on Chinese EVs and solar panels, a report estimates nearly 76M people are internally displaced worldwide, the jail sentence of an imprisoned citizen journalist in China concludes , Arizona’s sup...
May 15, 2024•34 min•Ep. 555
Facts & Spins for May 14, 2024 Top Stories: Russia’s defense minister is replaced in a cabinet reshuffle, Michael Cohen testifies in Trump’s hush-money trial, A new poll shows Trump leading in 5 swing states, Egypt joins South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel, Cold lava and flash floods kill over 40 people in Indonesia, The Socialist Party win s Spain’s Catalonia election, US Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial gets underway, OpenAI reveals a new version of GPT-4.0, Vatican M...
May 14, 2024•32 min•Ep. 554
Facts & Spins for May 11, 2024 Top Stories: The UN General Assembly calls on the Security Council to reconsider Palestinian UN membership, Russia launches an offensive in Kharkiv, Stormy Daniels testifies for a second time in Trump’s New York trial, India's top court grants bail to opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal, Xi Jinping finishes his European tour in Hungary, Florida police release footage of the fatal shooting of a US Airman, Argentines strike against spending cuts, A Boeing 737 plane...
May 11, 2024•28 min•Ep. 553
Facts & Spins for May 10, 2024 Top Stories: Biden says the US will not supply offensive weapons for a Rafah assault, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces are accused of ethnic cleansing in West Darfur, the US House tables a motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson, RFK Jr.’s campaign says he’s in robust health despite a brain worm scare, Putin says he has “no doubt” that Russia will be victorious in Ukraine, the EU ends its military training mission in Mali, a whistleblower claims Boeing plane parts ha...
May 10, 2024•31 min•Ep. 552
Facts & Spins for May 9, 2024 Top Stories: The US pauses arms delivery to Israel over the Rafah operation, The EU agrees to send $3.2B of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, As Russia launches renewed strikes on Ukraine’s energy sector, South African Pres. Ramaphosa condemns a flag-burning political ad, A highly influential former North Korean official passes at 94, Gaza takes center stage at the Eurovision song contest, The start of Donald Trump’s classified docs case is delayed indefinitely,...
May 09, 2024•29 min•Ep. 551
Facts & Spins for May 8, 2024 Top Stories: Israel captures Gaza's Rafah crossing, House Republicans schedule a contempt vote against AG Merrick Garland, Putin is sworn in for a fifth presidential term, the personal data of British military personnel is hacked, the IAEA chief seeks more oversight of Iran’s nuclear program, Modi votes in the third phase of India's national election, Chad holds presidential elections after years of military rule, Bernie Sanders announces a reelection bid, TikTo...
May 08, 2024•35 min•Ep. 550
Facts & Spins for May 7, 2024 Top Stories: Israel warns Palestinians to leave eastern Rafah, John Swinney is elected leader of Scotland’s SNP party, China's Xi Xinping visits France, Russia announces nuclear drills, Trump is fined again for violating a gag order, Panama elects a new president, Columbia University cancels its campus-wide graduation ceremony amid Gaza protests, Israel shuts down Al Jazeera, Qantas settles a “ghost flights” lawsuit, and the US is reported to have shared COVID l...
May 07, 2024•31 min•Ep. 549
Facts & Spins for May 4, 2024 Top Stories: The Labour Party makes gains in UK local elections, The International Criminal Court prosecutor says its work is being ‘undermined’ by threats, Pro-Palestinian encampments are erected across Canadian college campuses, The Taliban inks a deal for Afghanistan to become a Central Asia logistics hub, A US military official says Washington is maintaining ties to West African juntas, A Houthi-run school in Yemen offers education to US pro-Palestinian prot...
May 04, 2024•26 min•Ep. 548
Facts & Spins for May 3, 2024 Top Stories: A US official says America would welcome a pledge from China and Russia affirming AI won’t control nukes, protestors rally against a “foreign influence bill” in the Republic of Georgia, Hamas considers the latest Gaza cease-fire proposal, while the nation of Colombia announces it’s severing ties with Israel, Pres. Joe Biden comments on the US campus protests, while the US House of Representatives passes an antisemitism bill, the US places additional...
May 03, 2024•31 min•Ep. 547
Facts & Spins for May 2, 2024 Top Stories: US campus protest violence and police action roils at UCLA and Columbia, Ukraine laun ches its most significant attack on Crimea since the war began, New Zealand says it’s a 'long way' from deciding to join the AUKUS Defense Pact, Haiti’s transitional council names a new prime minister, Colombia’s president says military equipment has disappeared due to corruption, the UK government blocks a UAE-Backed takeover of the Telegraph, House Democrats anno...
May 02, 2024•32 min•Ep. 546
