Podcast appearances and mentions of Ali Watkins

Today, you'll learn about the life-crushing conditions on Venus that could actually tell us about life elsewhere in the universe, how indigenous cultural fire burning could help us create healthier forests, and the people who brew beer in their stomachs. Venus Environment “To find life in the universe, look to deadly Venus.” EurekAlert! 2024. “Davinci, a return to Venus' clouds.” The Planetary Society. N.d. “NASA's Planetary Fleets, Including Mars, Venus, Discovery Missions, and Small Body Missions.” n.a. 2023. “Missions to Venus: Highlights From History, and When We May Go Back.” by Shannon Stirone. 2020. “Venus as an anchor point for planetary habitability.” by Stephen R. Kane & Paul K. Byrne. 2024. “Venus.” NASA. 2024. Forest Stewardship “Research showcases Indigenous stewardship's role in forest ecosystem resilience.” EurekAlert! 2024. “Blending Indigenous and western science: Quantifying cultural burning impacts in Karuk Aboriginal Territory.” by Skye M. Greenler, et al. 2024. “The Karuk Used Fire to Manage the Forest for Centuries. Now They Want To Do That Again.” by Danielle Venton. 2021. “North America's summer of wildfire smoke: 2023 was only the beginning.” by Charles O. Stanier, Gregory Carmichael, & Peter S. Thorne. 2023. Auto-Brewery Syndrome “A Brewery Worker's Drunken Driving Defense: His Stomach Made the Alcohol.” by Ali Watkins. 2024. “Auto Brewery Syndrome: Can You Really Make Beer in Your Gut?” by Noreen Iftikhar, MD. 2018. “Truck driver claims body produces alcohol, caused him to be drunk, crash and spill 11,000 salmon.” by Dana Hedgpeth. 2016. “Case report and literature review of auto-brewery syndrome: probably an underdiagnosed medical condition.” by Fahad Malik, et al. 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many are expecting the Metaverse to be the next phase of the internet where our real lives increasingly mesh with our digital lives and companies are taking notice. Investors are already spending millions to buy up virtual real estate and just like in real-life, location matters. While the internet is infinite, virtual plots of land are not, and companies are buying up what they can in online worlds like Decentraland hoping to develop those areas into shopping centers and more. Debra Karmin, contributor to the NY Times, joins us for this new virtual land boom. Next, there is a secret unit within the Customs and Border Protection's National Targeting Center called the Counter Network Division. This division has very few rules and used various databases at its disposal to investigate Americans. This division still operates today and would gain access to the personal information of journalists, government officials, congressional members and their staff. Jana Winter, investigative correspondent at Yahoo News, joins us to talk about Operation Whistle Pig and the investigation into journalist Ali Watkins. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Talkbox back after turning 200 episodes old. Chief editor of The Ring magazine, Doug Fischer, starts the new era. Him and Woodsy talk horror stories in transportation, Fury glove conspiracy, and future of the sport.  Kathy Duva is up next. She is the CEO of Main Event Promotions and worried about the coronavirus. Her and Woodsy talk Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev and some other prospects coming up the pipeline for them. Last but not least, Ali Watkins from the NY Times phones in. She talks about her new piece "How New York City Lost Boxing".

Charles speaks on Ali Watkins’ article on the New York Times titled “How New York City Lost Boxing” and contextualized how Jiujitsu is the new Boxing.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, aka Daniel Hernandez, Tekashi 69 and just 6ix9ine, is what The New York Times' Joe Coscarelli and Ali Watkins call a "human meme." This week, we talk about his journey from a nice kid in a bodega to a wildly successful rapper now facing RICO charges. Will his bid for authenticity land him in prison? It could. Read their definitive account of 6ix9ine's life here:  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/nyregion/tekashi6ix9ine-jail-treyway.html   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Summary: In this episode I address the suspicious package threat and possible explanations for the methodology. I also address an interesting connection in the Russia case that has received almost no media coverage. Finally, I address some positive news about the midterm elections and the economy.    News Picks: Our latest piece covers the latest developments on the caravan.   This Washington Examiner piece address the suspicious package scare.    The person responsible for these suspicious packages will likely be caught relatively quickly.     This Politico piece by Ali Watkins addresses a forgotten figure in the Spygate scheme.    The media coverage of the suspicious packages has been horrible.    Repealing the tax cuts could cost Americans tens of thousands of dollars.    Here’s a convenient chart to refute “fair share” talking points.    Copyright CRTV. All rights reserved.

When will Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren stop lying about her non-existent Native American heritage? Tony Katz can't believe this story is still going on: everyone knows Warren lied about being connected to the Cherokee Nation. Now, after a Boston Globe story that showed she is possibly 1/1024th native American, she thinks she's vindicated! Cherokee Nation is very, very pissed. James Wolfe will hopefully do jail time for being a leaker of classified information and lying to the FBI. And maybe New York Times reporter Ali Watkins will stopping have sex with leakers like Wolfe for said classified information. And President Trump wins a defamation case against Stormy Daniels and her lawyer, Michael Avenatti. So he took to Twitter to call her "Horseface." Tony doesn't know where the hell this comes from.

As Ecuador's president, Lenin Moreno, visits London, reports indicate he is about to withdraw asylum for Julian Assange, exposing the WikiLeaks founder to eventual extradition to the United States to face charges under the Espionage Act. State Department veteran Peter van Buren joins Peter B. Collins for this Radio WhoWhatWhy interview. Acknowledging the imperfections of Assange, van Buren makes the case that Americans, and especially journalists, should support Assange's right to publish.   And he warns that if Assange is prosecuted, some reporters may go to jail, and others will likely self-censor to avoid that risk; the result will be more government secrecy, and denial to the public of access to important government information. Van Buren thumbnails the history of the Pentagon Papers, characterizing the Supreme Court rulings as protection for publishers, but not leakers. He notes that the New York Times, which defied Nixon in publishing Dan Ellsberg's leaks, has made wide use of WikiLeaks documents but doesn't advocate strongly for the rights of Assange and his organization.   The discussion also touches on the current case of Times reporter Ali Watkins, whose emails and phone records were seized by FBI investigators earlier this year.   Peter van Buren served 24 years at the State Department. His first book, We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People (Metropolitan Books, August 21, 2012) , covered his one year tour in Iraq working on reconstruction projects. His most recent book is a novel about World War II Japan, Hooper's War (Luminis Books, Inc., May 1, 2017). You can read his commentary about Assange here.  

The Ringer's Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker sit down to sift through the blame game regarding children being separated from their parents at the border and how the media writes about "lies" (04:15), the Justice Department seizing 'New York Times' reporter Ali Watkins's emails and cell phone data (14:00), the recent profile of ESPN's Stephen A. Smith in 'The New Yorker' (28:00), and how the media handles celebrity suicide (37:00). Credits: Hosted by: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Produced by: Jim Cunningham Brought to you by: The Ringer Podcast Network

After the news broke that federal prosecutors secretly seized emails and phone records from New York Times reporter Ali Watkins, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman examine other instances where this has happened in past administrations. They speak with The Intercept’s James Risen about his experience as a New York Times reporter when his records were seized by the Obama administration. Isikoff and Klaidman also sit down with Obama chief of public affairs Matt Miller, who was in the administration when they seized Risen’s records, to discuss why administrations use this tactic against journalists. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  Hassan Tetteh: The Power of AI in Medicine (Ep. 141) How can doctors use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve health outcomes for service members? What can we learn from the use of AI in the context of military medicine that we can apply to civilian healthcare? Dr. Hassan Tetteh joined Joe Miller to discuss the power of AI in Medicine. Bio Hassan A. Tetteh (@doctortetteh) author is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, adjunct faculty at Howard University College of Medicine, and served as Division Lead for Futures and Innovation at Navy Medicine’s Headquarters, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. He was a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow from 2012-13, assigned to the U.S. Congress, Congressional Budget Office, (CBO), and served as Assistant Deputy Commander for Healthcare Operations and Strategic Planning at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) during its integration. Currently, Tetteh is a Thoracic staff Surgeon for MedStar Health and WRNMMC and most recently served as Command Surgeon for the National Defense University. Tetteh served as Ship’s Surgeon and Director of Surgical Services for the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) battle group in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM in 2005. In 2011, he deployed as a trauma surgeon to Afghanistan’s Helmand and Nimroz provinces in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM with II Marine Expeditionary Forces and most recently supported special joint forces missions to South America, the Middle East, the South Pacific, Australia, and Africa. He earned both the Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer and Fleet Marine Force Qualified Officer designations, and his military honors include two Meritorious Service Medals and the Joint Service Commendation Medal. Tetteh is the author of the novel Gifts of the Heart and has published articles on surgical innovation, health information technology, ethics, wounded warriors, and process improvement. He also serves on the board of directors for the Brooklyn, New York-based Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Fayetteville, Arkansas based Champions for Kids, and Miriam’s Kitchen a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit that works to end chronic homelessness. At the CBO, as a Visiting Scholar with the Health, Retirement, and Long-Term Analysis Division, Tetteh provided a clinical perspective, working with different teams of analysts on a variety of health policy projects. Individually, he contributed to studies related to the changing cost of chronic conditions, the costs of obesity and their effects on the federal budget, supply-side modeling of health workforce issues, and the impact of health information technology on the federal budget. He also analyzed policy proposals aimed at achieving savings in Medicare. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Tetteh received his B.S. from State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh, his M.D. from SUNY Downstate Medical Center, his M.P.A. from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, and M.S. from the National War College. He completed his thoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Minnesota and advanced cardiac surgery fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Tetteh is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management, board certified in thoracic surgery, general surgery, clinical informatics, and healthcare management, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Resources Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation by Bob Roth News Roundup Net neutrality is officially gone The FCC’s repeal of the 2015 net neutrality rules went into effect yesterday, Monday June 11th. The Hill predicts that you won’t see any immediate changes to internet speeds or new paid prioritization schemes, but concludes that that’s only because carriers are going to be on their best behavior as the repeal winds its ways through the courts and Congress continues to push for legislation. The status of Congressional Review Act proposals are still very uncertain as proponents have been unable to secure enough Republican votes. Ex-Senate intelligence aide charged for FBI leaks The DOJ has charged James Wolfe, who for nearly 30 years served as the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Director of Security, for leaking FBI intelligence to four reporters, including a New York Times reporter, Ali Watkins, with whom he had a 3 year relationship. Wolf is alleged to have used encrypted messaging apps to leak the info to reporters. Amidst  uncertainty regarding Chinese device makers, Senator Warner pressures Google and Twitter Senator Mark Warner is seeking information from Google and Twitter about their relationships with Chinese phone makers like Huawei and ZTE. Just to give you some background here, the Commerce Department has already fined ZTE $1.19 billion for dealing with Iran and North Korea in violation of trade agreements that China had with the U.S. But on Squawkbox last Thursday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced a fresh batch of $1 billion in sanctions against ZTE for misleading regulators and failing to discipline employees. ZTE has also had to put $400 million in escrow in case they violate the trade agreement again. Ouch. But Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer says the sanctions don’t go far enough. So he and Senator Tom Cotton introduced a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authoprization Act (NDAA) to restore additional sanctions including the original ban against government agencies buying or leasing  from ZTE or Huawei, which is also caught in the cross-hair of all this. And Democratic Senator Mark Warner is also pressuring Twitter and Google to provide information on how they work with Chinese phone makers. Facebook announced last week that it had granted Huawei and other Chinese phone makers access to user data, opening up a brand new can of worms against the social media giant amidst the ongoing Cambridge Analytica fiasco. Verizon has a news CEO Verizon has a new CEO. Hans Vestberg will replace Lowell McAdam on August 1st. Vestberg joined the company about a year ago as Chief Tehnology Officer. U.S . sanctions firms linked to Russia The U.S. Treasury Department has prohibited 5 Russian firms and 3 Russian nationals from doing business in the U.S. because they allegedly helped the Kremlin conduct cyber attacks. Just a few days ago, President Trump called for Russia’s readmittance to the G-7. In addition, security experts at Cisco are warning that Russian hacks of home routers is more widespread than we initially thought. Washington State is suing Google/Facebook for political ads Washington State is suing Google and Facebook for allegedly failing to disclose who bought political election ads. Their Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, wants access to names, addresses, and the cost of political ads sold. Google, Facebook and Twitter have each announced new policies for political ad disclosures.

President Trump lands in Singapore. Kim Jong Un arrives on Air Force Un. The Art of The Nuclear Deal with North Korea. History in the making? Rodman gets ready. Meanwhile, host relates his weekend visit with Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop, who received a standing ovation at the Western Conservative Summit. The Supreme Court has ruled 7-2 in Phillips' favor, marking a victory for religious liberty in America. We discuss the totalitarian governmental mindset that sought to "teach" Phillips a lesson, with reference to Mikhail Heller's book The Formation of Soviet Man. Lenin, Stalin and the attempts to "infantilize" the human spirit by coercion and propaganda. Also, we continue our narrative on the Criminal Deep State, operation Crossfire Boomerang. Senate Intel leaker James Wolfe is arrested, Ali Watkins of the New York Times reveals the House of Cards to be real. Did McCabe alter the Flynn 302s? Where's FBI Special Agent Pientka? Who is the shady Sergei Millian? Has Simona Mangiante flipped on Mifsud? Gowdy, Ryan, Priestap and OCONUS Lures. Plus, sad notes on Charles Krauthammer, Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade. With Listener Calls & Music via Portugal The Man, Shonen Knife and Bobby Darin. Sacred Song from Roy Acuff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on the show more fallout of the secret recording of Casey Cagle, another Obama precedent comes back to bite Democrats and this time it's about DOMA, the sad death of Anthony Bourdain, Charles Krauthammer revealed today he has weeks to live and Ali Watkins source uncovered as James Wolf.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, John Kiriakou and Nicole Roussell (sitting in for Brian Becker) are joined by Sputnik News analyst and producer Walter Smolarek, who is on the ground in Quebec City at the G7 summit, and Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada.President Trump showed no signs of compromise on trade issues as he left for the G7 Summit in Canada this morning. In fact, he got into a Twitter war over tariffs with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau even before he left Washington. The President also will skip the climate portion of the summit to travel to Singapore for his meeting with Kim Jong Un. On today’s regular Friday segment covering the upcoming midterm elections, Nicole and John talk about all the primaries that happened this week and how the presidential race is shaping up. Jacqueline Luqman, the co-editor-in-chief of Luqman Nation, and the host of the Facebook livestream “Coffee, Current Events & Politics” Thursdays at 9 p.m., joins the show. Google has been reeling from an employee protest over the use of artificial intelligence for military purposes. So CEO Sundar Pichai told employees yesterday that the company will not use AI for weapons or for surveillance that violates human rights. Google will continue to work with governments and the military, though. Nicole and John speak with Paul Wallis, a technology reporter and Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Op-Eds who is also the author of many books including “Wanderlaugh.” The FBI yesterday arrested James Wolfe, the recently-retired director of security for the Senate Intelligence Committee. He was charged with a felony count of making a false statement. Wolfe is under further investigation for revealing classified information with a reporter with whom he had a personal relationship, Ali Watkins. More troubling is the revelation that the FBI seized several years’ worth of Watkins’ and Wolfe’s electronic communications. Jim Jatras, a political analyst, a former US diplomat, and a former senior foreign policy advisor to the US Senate Republican leadership, joins the show. The trials of J20 protesters continued this week in Washington, but with repeated setbacks for the prosecution. Yesterday, four defendants were either acquitted on all charges or acquitted on some and the jury deadlocked on others. The US Attorney for the District of Columbia will have to decide whether to retry on those counts. But so far, this has been nothing but a black eye for the government. Chip Gibbons, policy and legislative counsel for Defending Rights & Dissent, a journalist, and a contributor to the Nation, Jacobin, and the book The Henry Kissinger Files, joins Nicole and John. Brazil took another step into privatization yesterday, when they auctioned off some of their nation’s oil fields. This is just days after truckers in Brazil have ended their 10-day strike over fuel prices, increasing the chaos under Temer’s rule since the parliamentary coup two years ago. Pepe Escobar, a writer and political analyst, joins the show.The hosts continue the regular segment of the worst and most misleading headlines. Nicole and John, speak with Steve Patt, an independent journalist whose critiques of the mainstream media have been a feature of his blog Left I on the News.

Bill Press is out so executive producer Peter Ogburn is filling in. He welcomes Shanna Cleveland and Ali Watkins to discuss the GOP's blinders-on approach to passing a tax bill, a divestment victory for Free Speech for People against the Trump Organization, who's next to go down in the Mueller probe and what's missing from the national conversation about sexual harassment - the entire Thursday edition of The Bill Press Show!

Bill Press welcomes Adam Wollner, Ali Watkins and Marc Perrone to discuss Fox News' efforts to change the narrative on the Trump-Russia investigation, Mitt Romney's possible Senate bid, Robert Mueller's first indictment and the UFCW's mission to protect hard-working families - the entire Monday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Bill Press welcomes Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Paul Singer and Ali Watkins to discuss a looming decision from the NFL to make players stand during the anthem, the latest on the Trump-Corker feud, the possibility of Susan Collins leaving the Senate and a crazy story about a CIA official kidnapped by the Chinese - the entire Wednesday edition of the Bill Press Show!

The Trump administration is cracking down on leaks, but will it really matter? Will the media suffer? We talk to Politico's Ali Watkins about the state of the Mueller investigation, Joel Payne from Qorvis about the future of the Democrats, and Pema Levy from Mother Jones about AG Jefferson Sessions

Bill Press welcomes Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI), Janni Lehrer-Stein, and Ali Watkins to discuss the White House's attempts to downplay Donald Trump Jr.'s Russia meeting, whether it's time for articles of impeachment, advocating for the rights of disabled Americans, and how to connect the dots on the Trump administration's Russia collusion - the full Thursday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Career counterintelligence officer Malcolm Nance shares his thoughts on the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ali Watkins, a national security reporter for Politico, talked about how the Trump administration's crackdown on leaks has created an atmosphere of fear at U.S. intelligence agencies.

Bill Press welcomes Nikki Schwab, Ali Watkins, Alexi McCammond to discuss Donald Trump's morning tweets on the 'travel ban,' Nikki Haley's break from the administration on climate change, Vladimir Putin's interview with Megyn Kelly, & Amazon's brick-and-mortar debut - the full Monday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Bill Press welcomes Jimmy Dahman, Ali Watkins, & Dave Jamieson to discuss Sally Yates' testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the latest efforts from the Town Hall Project, how Yates tried to warn the White House about Michael Flynn, & the lies Republicans tell about their health-care plan - the full Tuesday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Bill Press welcomes Robinson Meyer, Matt Fuller, & Ali Watkins to discuss the beginning of the rollback on President Obama's climate policies, Donald Trump's dangerous promise to coal miners, Paul Ryan's repeal revival, & Sean Spicer's Russian dressing remark - all the big highlights from this Wednesday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Bill Press is out so executive producer Peter Ogburn is filling in. He welcomes Ali Watkins, Matt Laslo, & Laura Bassett to discuss Trump's casual racism in the face of a black reporter at his press conference, the latest on the United States' relationship with Russia, Trump's in-person fact check, & the surge of women jumping into politics - all the big highlights from this Friday edition of the Bill Press Show!

SPY Historians Vince Houghton sat down to rehash the year that was 2016. He was joined by former SPY Historian Mark Stout, former CIA briefer David Priess, and BuzzFeed intelligence and national security reporter Ali Watkins.

Bill Press is out so executive producer Peter Ogburn is filling in. He welcomes Travis Waldron, Adam Smith, & Ali Watkins to discuss $24 cocktails at the Trump Hotel, Kentucky's disregard for labor unions, the latest on Donald Trump's conflicts of interest, & the FBI's handling of the DNC hacks - all the big highlights from this Friday edition of the Bill Press Show!

This week we’re talking about something we truly know very little about: Russia’s involvement in the U.S. election—from hacking, to Twitter trolling, to targeted campaigns that question the legitimacy of the U.S. political process. Plus whether or not it’s possible to trace any of those activities back to the Russian government. If you've haven't been following the news about U.S./Russia relations lately, don't worry. We'll get you all caught up. Guests: BuzzFeed News world editor Miriam Elder, BuzzFeed national security correspondent Ali Watkins, and Clint Watts, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Part 3 of this three-part series, SPY Historian Dr. Vince Houghton sat down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Greg Miller, who covers intelligence and national security for the Washington Post. Houghton and Miller discuss the difficulties in reporting on this most secret of topics, the dangers – and benefits – of using anonymous sources, and the ever-changing nature of intelligence and national security journalism. Part 1 of this series was with Mark Mazzetti of the New York Times, and Part 2 was with Ali Watkins of the Huffington Post.

In Part 2 of this three-part series, SPY Historian Dr. Vince Houghton sat down with Ali Watkins, who covers intelligence and national security for the Huffington Post. Houghton and Watkins discuss the difficulties in reporting on this most secret of topics, the dangers – and benefits – of using anonymous sources, and the ever-changing nature of intelligence and national security journalism. Part 1 of this series was with Mark Mazzetti of the New York Times, and Part 3 will be with Greg Miller of the Washington Post.

In Part 1 of this three-part series, SPY Historian Dr. Vince Houghton sat down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mark Mazzetti, who covers intelligence and national security for the New York Times. Houghton and Mazzetti discuss the difficulties in reporting on this most secret of topics, the dangers – and benefits – of using anonymous sources, and the ever-changing nature of intelligence and national security journalism. Part 2 of this series will be with Ali Watkins of the Huffington Post, and Part 3 will be with Greg Miller of the Washington Post.

So That Happened, Episode 13: The CIA Torture Report Was A Chronicle Of Depravity And Incompetence This week, the Senate's report on CIA torture was released into the wild, and while the redactions were thick, it nevertheless read as a thoroughgoing chronicle of depravity and incompetence that will, at the very least, ruin hummus forever. National security reporter Ali Watkins is here to walk us through the report. Meanwhile, last week we introduced you to the CROMNIBUS -- the lame-duck budget bill that needed to be passed to keep the government working. This week, legislators got lathered up about a Wall Street poison pill that came along with the bill, leading to new fractures and strange alliances that could come to define the legislative fights ahead. And speaking of the CROMNIBUS, the bill also contained language that may scuttle the efforts of the District of Columbia to decriminalize weed. It's another blow to a group of Americans who have never had fair representation in Congress. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, after several months of "will-he-or-won't he" wonderings, President Barack Obama went ahead on his own and issued new executive actions to fill the space where a comprehensive immigration reform bill should be. We'll sort this out with HuffPost immigration reporter Elise Foley. Meanwhile, the Senate came one vote shy of approving the Keystone XL pipeline -- all because Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) got the notion that willing the pipeline into existence might rescue her all-but-doomed re-election prospects. HuffPost environmental reporter Kate Sheppard is here with her observations on this strange week in the life of the Keystone debate. Finally, have you heard about this CIA torture report? This long-awaited investigation of the troubled period in the War On Terror was supposed to be nearing its release. But that's now in doubt as legislators and the White House fight over redactions. We'll find out what secrets we can with HuffPost's national security reporter Ali Watkins. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.