US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns , Kamala Harris secures enough delegates’ support to be the Democratic nominee for president, Hamas and Fatah agree to form a future unity government, Hungary is blocked from hosting an upcoming EU meeting over its Ukraine peace mission, the UN warns that the threat of terrorism is `resurging’ in Syria, twin landslides in Ethiopia kill over 200, an affordable ‘vaccine-like’ HIV drug shows promise, cybersecurity start-up Wiz reportedly walks awa...
Jul 24, 2024•28 min•Ep. 605
Democrats raise nearly $50M after Biden's withdrawal, The director of the Secret Service is questioned over the Trump shooting, Israel orders the evacuation of part of the humanitarian zone in Gaza, Bangladesh's top court cuts job quotas after deadly protests, Iran and Sudan exchange ambassadors after eight years, The US Navy reports the first air-to-air victory for a female fighter pilot, At least six are killed in a shooting at a care home in Croatia, The Biden Administration grants $4.3B in c...
Jul 23, 2024•26 min•Ep. 604
A Windows update causes a global IT outage, Yemen's Houthis take responsibility for a fatal drone attack on Tel Aviv, while the International Court of Justice rules that Israel’s presence in Palestinian territories is 'unlawful,' Russia jails US journalist Gershkovich for 16 Years for espionage, Donald Trump delivers a major speech to close out the Republican National Convention, Kamala Harris is now the favorite for the Democratic nomination among market prediction platforms, while an appeals c...
Jul 20, 2024•32 min•Ep. 603
Ursula von der Leyen is reelected president of the European Commission, Democrats report that Biden is 'receptive' to calls for him to drop out of the presidential race, JD Vance makes his first speech as Trump’s vice presidential pick, China suspends it arms control talks with the US, Germany decides to halve its military aid to Ukraine, Israel’s Knesset rejects a two-state solution, the Wall Street Journal dismisses the new chair of a leading Hong Kong journalist group, South Korea’s supreme c...
Jul 19, 2024•30 min•Ep. 602
US authorities claim Iran is allegedly plotting a threat to Donald Trump, while Boris Johnson meets Trump to discuss supporting Ukraine, King Charles outlines the UK government’s new priorities, Malaysia is taking steps to address cyberbullying after the death of a TikTok influencer, a human rights report alleges arbitrary abuse of children in El Salvador's prisons, Pres. Joe Biden is reportedly considering proposing major reforms to SCOTUS, while some Democrats condemn a plan to virtually nomin...
Jul 18, 2024•31 min•Ep. 601
Biden admits that his ‘bull's-eye’ comment on Trump was a 'mistake,' Elon Musk denies rumors that he has pledged $45M a month to a pro-Trump super pac, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy backs Russia’s attendance at the next peace summit, Gaza aid blocking groups reportedly receive donations from Americans and Israelis, a senior North Korean diplomat defects to the South, a jailed Greek mayor is temporarily freed to take his oath as an EU lawmaker, Colombia’s soccer federation president faces battery charges, ...
Jul 17, 2024•30 min•Ep. 600
Donald Trump picks JD Vance as his running mate, The secret service faces scrutiny over the Trump rally shooting, A judge dismisses the former president’s classified docs case, Israel says it hit a Hamas military leader in a strike that killed 90, Pakistan bans ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, EU representatives plan to boycott Hungary's Foreign Affairs Summit, Voters head to the polls in Rwanda, China's economy grow s slower than expected, OpenAI whistleblowers allege NDAs prevent them fro...
Jul 16, 2024•26 min•Ep. 599
Police in Brazil say a ‘parallel' spy agency snooped on Bolsonaro rivals, Democratic Party uncertainty continues after Joe Biden’s NATO summit events, Russia warns of a military response to a US missile deployment in Germany, Benjamin Netanyahu denies that Israel is considering leaving the Egypt-Gaza border, The recent UK election reportedly had its lowest voter turnout since universal suffrage in 1928, The House GOP votes to reverse Biden's Title IX expansion, Donald Trump asks a judge to vacat...
Jul 13, 2024•28 min•Ep. 598
Hollywood’s George Clooney pressures Biden to drop out of the presidential race, the US House approves a bill to prevent non-citizens from voting, Kenya’s president dismisses his entire cabinet, Israel and Hamas allegedly signal their acceptance of an 'interim governance' in Gaza, over 40 activists are handed life sentences in the UAE, Russia bans The Moscow Times, US inflation falls for the first time since 2020, the founder of the defunct hedge fund Archegos is convicted of fraud, China’s wind...
Jul 12, 2024•29 min•Ep. 597
Congressional Democrats hit an impasse on Biden's presidential run, Nikki Haley encourages her delegates to vote for Trump, Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin hosts India's Narendra Modi, French prosecutors probe Marine Le Pen’s campaign funding, Liberia’s president takes a 40% salary cut, Samsung workers announce an indefinite strike, Microsoft quits OpenAI’s board, A BBC journalist’s wife and daughters are killed in a crossbow attack, Moscow issues an arrest warrant for Alexei Navalny's widow, and r...
Jul 11, 2024•24 min•Ep. 596
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán makes a surprise visit to China, Rishi Sunak names an interim shadow cabinet, the NATO summit is underway in Washington, DC, a Lancet letter suggests direct and indirect Gaza deaths could eventually amount to 186K, Russia claims a Kyiv hospital was hit with a Ukrainian air defense missile, the Republican Party platform drops a 40-year call for national abortion limits, polls show Trump leading Biden, and with mixed results against other potential Democratic candidates, Ope...
Jul 10, 2024•30 min•Ep. 595
A left coalition wins the most seats in the French elections, A Russian missile attack kills dozens in Ukraine, Western mercenaries are accused of killing Russian POWs, Israel is alleged to have invoked the 'Hannibal Directive' on Oct. 7, Biden tells Congressional Democrats that he's staying in the race, Japan and the Philippines sign a defense deal, Yuriko Koike wins a third term as governor of Tokyo, Boeing agrees to plead guilty to fraud, Eli Lilly plans to buy Morphic, and new data suggests ...
Jul 09, 2024•27 min•Ep. 594
Sir Keir Starmer becomes the UK’s first Labour prime minister since 2010, Biden faces pressure from donors to drop out of the US presidential race, Iran holds a run-off to choose its next president, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits Moscow, Putin says he takes Trump's comments on ending the war in Ukraine 'seriously,' Brazilian police recommend charges against former Pres. Jair Bolsonaro, A mass leak targets 3M Syrian refugees in Turkey, A survey finds that Americans' patriotism has r...
Jul 06, 2024•27 min•Ep. 593
Exit polls suggest a landslide win for Labour in the UK election, Israel reportedly approves the largest West Bank seizure in 30 years, Hezbollah fires 200 rockets into Israel, NATO approves $43B in aid for Ukraine, an American citizen is sentenced to 12 years in Russia on drug charges, a pro-Palestine senator quits Australia’s Labor Party, the EU raises tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, General Motors agrees to pay $146M in penalties for excess car emissions, a northern California wildfire ...
Jul 05, 2024•29 min•Ep. 592
Ukraine is reportedly told it must address corruption before NATO membership can proceed, Pres. Biden engages with Democratic governors regarding presidential election concerns, the first UN-sponsored talks on Afghanistan with the Taliban conclude in Qatar, French candidates drop out of the election runoff to try to stop the National Rally party, Benjamin Netanyahu denies claims that Israel’s military wants a cease-fire, the US deports 116 Chinese migrants, the US Supreme Court declines to weigh...
Jul 04, 2024•31 min•Ep. 591
Trump’s hush money sentencing is postponed , Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is disbarred , Hungary's Viktor Orbán makes his first war-time visit to Ukraine, A Reform UK candidate defects to the Conservative Party, India enacts three new criminal laws, Israel instructs Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis, The UN declares Pakistan’s Imran Khan arbitrarily detained, A judge releases transcripts of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2006 grand jury probe, A deadly stampede in India kills over 100, China claims t...
Jul 03, 2024•28 min•Ep. 590
SCOTUS rules Trump has ‘absolute immunity’ on official acts, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally leads in France’s parliamentary elections, Pres. Ramaphosa unveils a new coalition government in South Africa, the director of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza is released from Israeli detention, the DOJ is reportedly set to criminally charge Boeing and seek a plea agreement, Biden and Trump raise millions post-debate, SCOTUS rules in favor of a truck stop suing the Federal Reserve, Hurricane Beryl makes landfal...
Jul 02, 2024•28 min•Ep. 589
Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off in a high-profile presidential debate, Iran votes for a new president in snap elections, right-wing British activist Tommy Robinson is arrested in Canada, North Korea reportedly executed a 22-year-old for disseminating K-pop, Ursula von der Leyen is nominated for a second European Commission term, the US is reportedly preparing to evacuate Americans from Lebanon, the US Supreme Court limits federal agencies’ authority by overturning a 1984 precedent, Uvalde,...
Jun 29, 2024•30 min•Ep. 588
A Bolivian Army General is arrested after an alleged failed coup attempt, the US Supreme Court temporarily allows emergency abortions in Idaho, while SCOTUS also rejects the Purdue Pharma settlement, Ukraine and the EU ink a security pact , Israeli forces launch a ground operation into a Gaza City neighborhood, Kenyan President Ruto withdraws tax reforms after deadly protests, Jamaal Bowman loses and Loren Boebert wins in US election primaries, Walgreens announces it’s closing a “significant” nu...
Jun 28, 2024•32 min•Ep. 587
The US and Russia’s defense chiefs hold their first call, SCOTUS backs the White House’s contacts with social media firms, Russia bans 81 European media outlets, A Tory cabinet minister admits to betting on the UK’s election date, Trump’s gag order in the hush money case is partially lifted , The DHS reports that an IS-affiliated network smuggled 400 migrants into the US, The World Health Organization warns of new a mpox strain in Africa, Biden issues clemency for dishonorably discharged LGBTQ+ ...
Jun 27, 2024•29 min•Ep. 586
Detained Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is freed , Japan’s emperor and empress begin a three-day state visit to the UK, US judges partially block Biden's student loan relief plan, a prominent critic of ex-Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is acquitted , Afghanistan’s Taliban is accused of sexually assaulting detained women, the UN warns that 96% of Gaza is facing food insecurity, the judge in the Trump classified docs case questions the investigation’s funding, the US announces a $100M housing ...
Jun 26, 2024•30 min•Ep. 585
20 are killed in attacks on a synagogue and church in Russia's Dagestan, Russia blames the US for a 'barbaric' attack on Crimea, Netanyahu walks back his support for a US-backed Gaza cease-fire proposal, Iran and Bahrain agree to resume diplomatic ties, Trump says he has decided on his running mate, The US experiences over a dozen mass shootings, Exploded lithium batteries kill 22 at a South Korea factory, The Supreme Court agrees to hear a Tennessee ban on gender-reassignment health care, Apple...
Jun 25, 2024•32 min•Ep. 584
Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in battleground states according to new polling, “track two” nuclear talks are held between the PRC and the US, Argentina's Javier Milei faces a backlash over a controversial Supreme Court pick, in France, a National Rally candidate is assaulted while campaigning, Trump proposes Green Cards for foreign graduates, charges are dropped for dozens of Columbia University protesters, Wikipedia flags the Anti-Defamation League as “unreliable” regarding the Israel-Palestine ...
Jun 22, 2024•31 min•Ep. 583
A Biden super PAC reportedly raises $10M to rival Trump’s online presence, The Netherlands’ Mark Rutte appears set to head NATO, Hezbollah warns Cyprus against supporting Israel's war efforts, Putin arrives in Vietnam for a state visit, The UK’s Rishi Sunak is predicted to be the first prime minister to lose his seat, The UK investigates a Conservative candidate for alleged election betting, Louisiana orders public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, A former UK judge backs amnesty for p...
Jun 21, 2024•31 min•Ep. 582
Several US Lawmakers meet with the Dalai Lama, Israel warns of an ‘all-out war’ against Hezbollah, Russia and North Korea sign a defense pact, Nvidia unseats Microsoft as the world's most valuable company, a US Army sergeant is jailed for nearly 4 years in Russia, a Texas doctor is indicted for allegedly leaking health records, China reportedly renames hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, the UK’s inflation hits its 2% target, air pollution is linked to 8M deaths in 2021 and astronomers discov...
Jun 20, 2024•33 min•Ep. 581
Russia’s Vladimir Putin visits North Korea, Malaysia outlines its ambition to join BRICS,Biden announces a citizenship pathway for 500K undocumented spouses, Israel’s Gaza division was allegedly warned of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, Kansas sues Pfizer for allegedly hiding its COVID vaccine risks, Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is indicted on royal defamation charges, Thailand’s Senate approves same-sex marriage, A federal judge temporarily blocks Biden's new law for LGBTQ+ students, At...
Jun 19, 2024•30 min•Ep. 580
Netanyahu disbands the Israeli war cabinet, Seventy-eight countries sign Ukraine's peace summit communiqué, China's premier visits Australia, Reform UK releases their election manifesto, An investigation finds CUNY and the University of Michigan mishandled discrimination reports, A BBC report suggests that the Greek coastguard was involved in migrant deaths, Global nuclear weapons spending reportedely reached $91.4B in 2023, 100M Americans are expected to face a potentially historic heat wave, M...
Jun 18, 2024•32 min•Ep. 579
A coalition government is agreed in South Africa, Reform UK overtakes the Conservatives in a new poll, Biden and Zelenskyy ink a 10-year security agreement, Trump visits GOP leaders on Capitol Hill, Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah as cease-fire talks remain uncertain, Dozens are killed in a suspected Islamist rebel attack in DR Congo, A Chinese #MeToo journalist is jailed for five years, SCOTUS overturns an ATF bump stock ban, A Texas man is charged with threatening an FBI agent on the ...
Jun 15, 2024•27 min•Ep. 578
Facts & Spins for June 14, 2024 Top Stories: US Attorney General Merrick Garland is held in contempt, Clashes erupt as Argentina’s senate approves Javier Milei’s sweeping reform bill, G7 leaders agree to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, The UK’s Labour Party launches its election manifesto, France’s Emmanuel Macron suspends controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia, Tesla shareholders approve Musk’s $44.9B compensation package, SCOTUS upholds access to the abortion pill mifepri...
Jun 14, 2024•28 min•Ep. 577
Facts & Spins for June 13, 2024 Top Stories: a UN inquiry alleges that both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes, while alleged leaked recordings show Hamas characterizing civilian deaths as “necessary sacrifices,” Vladamir Putin endorses Turkey’s eventual entry into BRICS+, US sources say that Washington will provide Ukraine with another Patriot missile system, the EU plans to hike tariffs on PRC electric vehicles by 38%, Donald Trump calls for all remaining crypto mining to take plac...
Jun 13, 2024•34 min•Ep. 576
