Facts & Spins for April 4, 2024 Top Stories: Presidents Biden and Xi hold their first talks since January, at least 9 are killed after a powerful earthquake rocks Taiwan, Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25, Pres. Joe Biden expresses outrage over the Israeli airstrike that killed Gaza aid workers, Donald Trump sues Truth Social’s co-founders, Jack Smith criticizes a judge’s order in the Trump classified docs case, JK Rowling won't face criminal action under Scotland’s hate crime law, T...
Apr 04, 2024•30 min•Ep. 515
Facts & Spins for April 3, 2024 Top Stories: Seven World Central Kitchen aid workers are killed by the Israeli military in Gaza, Israeli strikes in Damascus kill seven high-ranking Iranian officials, the DR Congo names its first female prime minister, Florida’s Supreme Court puts abortion rights to vote, Trump posts $175M bond in his New York fraud case, a judge refuses to dismiss Hunter Biden's tax evasion case, a Finland school shooting leaves one dead, dozens are killed in an Istanbul nig...
Apr 03, 2024•28 min•Ep. 514
Facts & Spins for April 2, 2024 Top Stories: Israeli troops withdraw from Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, Israel experiences its largest protest since Oct. 7, 60 Minutes and other outlets allege a Russian tie to Havana syndrome, A key Haitian gang leader demands a role in peace talks, Turkey’s opposition party wins a plurality in local elections, Senegal’s Top Court confirms Diomaye Faye as president-elect, The Biden and Trump camps spar as Transgender Visibility Day falls on Easter, A temporary m...
Apr 02, 2024•26 min•Ep. 513
Facts & Spins for March 30, 2024 Top Stories: The International Court of Justice orders Israel to address Gaza’s famine, while Israel agrees to send a delegation to Egypt and Qatar for Gaza talks, Russia’s UN veto ends the body’s monitoring of nuclear sanctions, Greece’s government survives a no-confidence vote over a deadly 2023 train crash, Georgia’s legislature passes a sweeping elections bill, former presidents Obama and Clinton help Joe Biden raise $25M at a New York fundraiser, Rep. Ja...
Mar 30, 2024•30 min•Ep. 512
Facts & Spins for March 29, 2024 Top Stories: Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison, Putin warns Ukraine on the use of NATO F-16s, the UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead its women’s rights forum, a report claims illegal guns from the US are fueling gang violence in Haiti, the Argentinian embassy shelters Venezuelan opposition leaders, former US Sen. Joe Lieberman passes away aged 82, Disney and a DeSantis-backed board reach a settlement, the White House orders federal agencies to a...
Mar 29, 2024•30 min•Ep. 511
Facts & Spins for March 28, 2024 Top Stories: A top Hamas political leader visits Iran, Another opposition candidate is barred from Venezuela’s election, Belarus’s leader’s claims undermine Putin's statements on the Moscow attack, Pres. Xi hosts key US business leaders in Beijing, Australia and Tuvalu ink a climate security and migration pact, The Thai parliament passes a same-sex marriage bill, Donald Trump gets issued a gag order in his hush money trial, While Trump’s Truth Social stock be...
Mar 28, 2024•30 min•Ep. 510
Facts & Spins for March 27, 2024 Top Stories: A Baltimore bridge collapses after a cargo ship crash, RFK Jr. announces Nicole Shanahan as his running mate, UK farmers protest in central London, fighting at Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital enters its second week, the UK High Court delays its decision on Julian Assange’s US extradition, a former Chinese soccer chief is jailed for life for bribery, Japan agrees to sell fighter jets to 15 nations, Bolsonaro is investigated for allegedly sleeping at...
Mar 27, 2024•35 min•Ep. 509
Facts & Spins for March 26, 2024 Top Stories: The UNSC votes in favor of a Gaza cease-fire, four suspects in the Moscow attack appear in court, the UK accuses China of being linked to "malicious" cybersecurity attacks, Senegal’s ruling coalition concedes defeat, NBC faces backlash for hiring former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, Trump’s $464M bond is lowered, the EU investigates Google and Apple under a new digital markets act, Boeing’s CEO resigns amid a leadership shakeup, Rishi Sunak announces...
Mar 26, 2024•34 min•Ep. 508
Facts & Spins for March 23, 2024 Top Stories: China and Russia veto a draft UN Resolution for a Gaza cease-fire, Russia launches its biggest attack on Ukraine in months, Delhi's chief minister is arrested over corruption claims, a report shows Argentina’s middle class has shrunk under Javier Milei, Marjorie Taylor Greene files a motion to vacate House Speaker Johnson, Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform is set to go public in a major merger, police officers from the Mississippi “goon squad”...
Mar 23, 2024•31 min•Ep. 507
Facts & Spins for March 22, 2024 Top Stories: The UN approves a global AI resolution, EU leaders discuss using profits from frozen Russian assets to arm Ukraine, the US sues Apple for allegedly exploiting an illegal monopoly, a US admiral says China will be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, Portugal’s centre-right leader Luís Montenegro is nominated as PM, the US is reportedly considering a plea deal offer for Julian Assange, Reddit goes public, Microsoft hires DeepMind’s co-founder to lead it...
Mar 22, 2024•34 min•Ep. 506
Facts & Spins for March 21, 2024 Top Stories: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is stepping down, Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong is resigning, Hong Kong passes its controversial Article 23 national security law, The Pentagon Chief says Ukraine’s survival is at stake, Jair Bolsonaro is indicted for alleged fraud in COVID vaccine records, Donald Trump is suing ABC News for an interview referencing the E. Jean Carroll case, Trump-backed candidates are victorious in primaries in three states,...
Mar 21, 2024•29 min•Ep. 505
Facts & Spins for March 20, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS rules that Texas can arrest and prosecute illegal migrants, Japan raises its interest rates for the first time since 2007, a former Rudy Giuliani associate is invited to testify in Biden’s impeachment hearing, Antony Blinken reaffirms Washington’s ‘ironclad' support for the Philippines, Nvidia unveils a new series of AI 'superchips,' Trump ally Peter Navarro begins his prison sentence, Trump defends his 'bloodbath' comment, Pakistan is bla...
Mar 20, 2024•32 min•Ep. 504
Facts & Spins for March 19, 2024 Top Stories: Vladimir Putin claims a landslide victory in Russia’s elections, Israel raids Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital, China denounces reports of a US-SpaceX spy satellite deal, Putin warns a NATO-Russia war would be 'one step away' from WWIII, Mike Pence refuses to endorse Trump, SCOTUS hears arguments on government misinformation moderation on social media, The UK's Rwanda bill goes to the House of Commons, North Korea tests ballistic missiles as Antony ...
Mar 19, 2024•32 min•Ep. 503
Facts & Spins for March 16, 2024 Top Stories: Viktor Orban declares he wants to 'Occupy Brussels' in EU elections, Voting in Russia’s electoral contest is underway, Pres. Abbas names a new prime minister in a re-org of the Palestinian Authority, 60 migrant fatalities are reported in a tragic Mediterranean accident, The Spanish Congress passes an amnesty law for Catalan separatists, A judge rules Fani Willis can prosecute Trump’s Ga. election case as Nathan Wade steps down, The father of Mich...
Mar 16, 2024•32 min•Ep. 502
Facts & Spins for March 15, 2024 Top Stories: Chuck Schumer calls for elections in Israel, the UK unveils a new definition of extremism, the EU agrees to provide €5B in military aid to Ukraine, Geert Wilders abandons his bid for Dutch prime minister, the UK bans foreign state ownership of newspapers, the US reportedly held indirect talks with Iran, Don Lemon's X show is canceled after an alleged row with Elon Musk, a court rules that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is 'unconstitutional', a ...
Mar 15, 2024•31 min•Ep. 501
Facts & Spins for March 14, 2024 Top Stories: Trump and Biden both clinch party nominations for a November showdown, the former chief of staff to Aleksei Navalny is assaulted in Lithuania, Vladimir Putin says Russia is ‘ready’ for nuclear war, Several are dead after violence flares in the West Bank, Kenya pauses its UN policing mission to Haiti, the House passes a bill to ban TikTok unless the platform is sold, six counts are dismissed against Trump and his allies in the Georgia election cas...
Mar 14, 2024•32 min•Ep. 500
Facts & Spins for March 13, 2024 Top Stories: Haiti’s prime minister resigns amid national instability, US intelligence leaders say Netanyahu’s coalition ‘may be in jeopardy,' Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies before the US House in the Biden documents case, Ukraine-based Russian opposition groups attempt to invade Belgorod, Thailand’s election commission seeks to dissolve the opposition party, the European Commission says EU-Bosnia accession talks should begin, Al-Qaida’s Yemen branch an...
Mar 13, 2024•30 min•Ep. 499
Facts & Spins for March 12, 2024 Top Stories: Ramadan begins without a Gaza cease-fire, The Democratic Alliance claims victory in Portugal’s election, The US evacuates its Haiti embassy staff amid gang violence, The US Dept. of Justice opens a criminal investigation into Boeing, The UK is found to be the second-most unhappy country globally, Sam Altman returns to OpenAI’s board, Police in Pakistan crack down on opposition protesters, US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to obstruction of j...
Mar 12, 2024•30 min•Ep. 498
Facts & Spins for March 9, 2024 Top Stories: Pres. Joe Biden delivers his 2024 State of the Union address, Hong Kong fast tracks a stringent new national secuity law, Sweden formally hands documents to the US State Dept. to join NATO, at least 287 Nigerian students are abducted from their school by gunmen, Theresa May announces she won’t seek re-election, a controversial Canadian law is proposed to target hate crimes, six members of the Sri Lankan community are tragically murdered in Ottawa,...
Mar 09, 2024•31 min•Ep. 497
Facts & Spins for March 8, 2024 Top Stories: The US reportedly plans to build a Gaza port for aid delivery, three people are killed in a Houthi attack on a cargo ship, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, an ex-Google engineer is arrested for allegedly spying for China, US lawmakers push to ban TikTok, Victoria Nuland will retire in the coming weeks, Rust’s armorer is found guilty of Halyna Hutchins' death, Alabama’s governor signs a law protecting IVF providers from...
Mar 08, 2024•35 min•Ep. 496
Facts & Spins for March 7, 2024 Top Stories: Trump and Biden win big on Super Tuesday, Haitian gangs attempt to seize Port-au-Prince’s airport, Ukraine’s first lady declines an invitation to the US State of the Union address, Five UK SAS soldiers are allegedly under investigation for Syrian war crimes, Pakistan’s Supreme Court says an ex-Prime Minister was denied a fair trial, Nikki Haley drops out of the GOP race for president, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema announces she won't seek reelect...
Mar 07, 2024•29 min•Ep. 495
Facts & Spins for March 6, 2024 Top Stories: The UN says Hamas likely committed sexual violence on Oct. 7, China sets an ambitious 2024 economic growth target, Trump wins the North Dakota GOP caucuses ahead of Super Tuesday, Australian PM Anthony Albanese is referred to the international criminal court, the EU aims to shift to 'war economy mode,' ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury, the Biden admin. announces its latest crackdown on ‘junk fees,’ Bitcoin hits an all-time h...
Mar 06, 2024•37 min•Ep. 494
Facts & Spins for March 05, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS reinstates Donald Trump on Colorado’s primary ballot, Haiti declares a state of emergency after a mass jailbreak, Nikki Haley wins her first GOP primary as Trump builds his lead, Germany launches an investigation after a military recording was leaked, The US airdrops aid to Gaza as mediators rush for a cease-fire deal, US Congress presents a bill to avert a partial government shutdown, Shehbaz Sharif is sworn in as Pakistan’s prime ministe...
Mar 05, 2024•32 min•Ep. 493
Facts & Spins for March 02, 2024 Top Stories: A US judge rules that Pegasus spyware’s owner must give data to WhatsApp, Iran holds key parliamentary elections, The US Congress passes another stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown, A tragic shopping mall fire claims over 40 lives in Bangladesh, Donald Trump’s classified docs case leads to sparring over the trial start date, The White House announces a delay in power plant regulation plans, Meta scraps its news tab in the US and Australia...
Mar 02, 2024•26 min•Ep. 492
Facts & Spins for March 1, 2024 Top Stories: SCOTUS agrees to hear Trump's immunity appeal, Trump is disqualified from the Illinois primary ballot, over 100 Palestinians are killed after Israeli troops open fire near aid trucks, a Chadian opposition leader is killed in a gun fight, the US will investigate Chinese-made 'smart cars' for national security risks, transportation staff strike in Greece on the anniversary of a tragic train crash, France’s parliament votes to enshrine abortion right...
Mar 01, 2024•34 min•Ep. 491
Facts & Spins for February 29, 2024 Top Stories: Mitch McConnell says he’ll step down as Senate minority leader in November, Drug lord Ridouan Taghi is sentenced to life in a prominent Dutch trial, Biden and Trump surge to big wins in the Michigan primaries, The US and other NATO allies rule out troop deployments to Ukraine, EU+ sees asylum claims at their highest level since 2016, South Korea’s birth rate drops to a new record low, Marianne Williamson throws her hat back into the ring for t...
Feb 29, 2024•30 min•Ep. 490
Facts & Spins for February 28, 2024 Top Stories: Slovakia’s prime minister says the EU and NATO are considering deploying troops in Ukraine, the European parliament passes a nature restoration bill, Italy’s Sardinia elects a leftwing president, Biden says he’s hopeful for a Gaza cease-fire soon, Biden urges Congress to avoid a looming partial shutdown, an FAA panel finds Boeing’s safety culture to be ‘inadequate and confusing,’ Tennessee’s House passes a bill banning expelled representatives...
Feb 28, 2024•33 min•Ep. 489
Facts & Spins for February 27, 2024 Top Stories: Hungary ratifies Sweden’s NATO accession, The CIA reportedly has 12 secret bases in Ukraine, Donald Trump beats Nikki Haley in the South Carolina primary, A US airman immolates himself outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu vows to enter Rafah, Belarus holds a controversial parliamentary election, Thousands attend a Jair Bolsonaro rally amid a coup probe, A former colleague claims Alexei Navalny was about to be freed in ...
Feb 27, 2024•35 min•Ep. 488
Facts & Spins for February 24, 2024 Top Stories: NATO powers back the Netherlands’ outgoing premier for the alliance’s top role, German lawyers sue Olaf Scholz over Gaza, Honduras’ ex-president faces a US drug trafficking trial, Shamima Begum loses her citizenship appeal in a UK Islamic State group case, A magician takes responsibility for the New Hampshire Biden deepfake, A gold mine collapse in Venezuela kills over 20, A deadly apartment block inferno strikes Valencia, Spain, Vice lays off...
Feb 24, 2024•27 min•Ep. 487
Facts & Spins for February 23, 2024 Top Stories: Albania agrees to host migrants for Italy, Japan’s Nikkei index surges past 1989's record high, leaked files allegedly expose China’s international hacking efforts, a UK House of Commons speaker faces calls to resign over a Gaza cease-fire vote, the CIA’s chief travels to Paris for Israeli hostage deal talks, the US faces multiple cell service outages, a Texas judge rules a school can enforce short hair, a study finds COVID deaths are likely h...
Feb 23, 2024•41 min•Ep. 486
