Podcast appearances and mentions of Carol D Leonnig

Will Trump get his Putin-loving nominees in power over the executive branch without congressional hearings using a constitutional trick? Is this how he becomes a "dictator on day one"?Commentator Steve Schmidt joins Thom, with a warning. And, Thom read from "I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year" by Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon discuss the surprise deal for climate legislation, new January 6th revelations, and the deadliest road in America.  Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Carol D. Leonnig, Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Spencer S. Hsu for The Washington Post: “Justice Dept. Investigating Trump's Actions In Jan. 6 Criminal Probe” Carol D. Leonnig and Maria Sacchetti for The Washington Post: “Secret Service Watchdog Knew in February That Texts Had Been Purged” Forbidden City, by Vanessa Hua Dan Kaufman for The New Yorker: “Will Wisconsin's Republicans Make Voting Meaningless, or Just Difficult?” Richard L. Hasen for Slate: “What the Critics Get Incredibly Wrong about the Collins-Manchin Election Bill” Marin Cogan for Vox: “The Deadliest Road In America” Robert James Schneider, Rebecca Sanders, Frank Proulx, Hamideh Moayyed for the Journal of Transport and Land Use: “United States Fatal Pedestrian Crash Hot Spot Locations And Characteristics” Unsafe At Any Speed, by Ralph Nader Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity, by Charles L. Marohn Jr.  Allison Russell's Outside Child John Dickerson for Slate: “Getting Naked Every Night: Girlyman and the Pursuit of Creative Risk.” Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Jonathan Bernstein for Rolling Stone: “‘She Schooled Us All': Inside Joni Mitchell's Stunning Return to Newport Folk Festival”; David McCabe and Mike Isaac for The New York Times: “F.T.C. Sues to Block Meta's Virtual Reality Deal as It Confronts Big Tech” John: Oliver Whang for The New York Times: “‘Parentese' Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds” David: April Rubin and Jesus Jiménez for The New York Times: “4,000 Mistreated Beagles Need Homes. These Folks Stepped Up.” Listener chatter from Mark Allender: The Dollop #283: “James Clark McReynolds, the Worst Supreme Court Justice Ever” Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon discuss the surprise deal for climate legislation, new January 6th revelations, and the deadliest road in America.  Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Carol D. Leonnig, Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Spencer S. Hsu for The Washington Post: “Justice Dept. Investigating Trump's Actions In Jan. 6 Criminal Probe” Carol D. Leonnig and Maria Sacchetti for The Washington Post: “Secret Service Watchdog Knew in February That Texts Had Been Purged” Forbidden City, by Vanessa Hua Dan Kaufman for The New Yorker: “Will Wisconsin's Republicans Make Voting Meaningless, or Just Difficult?” Richard L. Hasen for Slate: “What the Critics Get Incredibly Wrong about the Collins-Manchin Election Bill” Marin Cogan for Vox: “The Deadliest Road In America” Robert James Schneider, Rebecca Sanders, Frank Proulx, Hamideh Moayyed for the Journal of Transport and Land Use: “United States Fatal Pedestrian Crash Hot Spot Locations And Characteristics” Unsafe At Any Speed, by Ralph Nader Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity, by Charles L. Marohn Jr.  Allison Russell's Outside Child John Dickerson for Slate: “Getting Naked Every Night: Girlyman and the Pursuit of Creative Risk.” Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Jonathan Bernstein for Rolling Stone: “‘She Schooled Us All': Inside Joni Mitchell's Stunning Return to Newport Folk Festival”; David McCabe and Mike Isaac for The New York Times: “F.T.C. Sues to Block Meta's Virtual Reality Deal as It Confronts Big Tech” John: Oliver Whang for The New York Times: “‘Parentese' Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds” David: April Rubin and Jesus Jiménez for The New York Times: “4,000 Mistreated Beagles Need Homes. These Folks Stepped Up.” Listener chatter from Mark Allender: The Dollop #283: “James Clark McReynolds, the Worst Supreme Court Justice Ever” Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon discuss the surprise deal for climate legislation, new January 6th revelations, and the deadliest road in America.  Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Carol D. Leonnig, Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Spencer S. Hsu for The Washington Post: “Justice Dept. Investigating Trump's Actions In Jan. 6 Criminal Probe” Carol D. Leonnig and Maria Sacchetti for The Washington Post: “Secret Service Watchdog Knew in February That Texts Had Been Purged” Forbidden City, by Vanessa Hua Dan Kaufman for The New Yorker: “Will Wisconsin's Republicans Make Voting Meaningless, or Just Difficult?” Richard L. Hasen for Slate: “What the Critics Get Incredibly Wrong about the Collins-Manchin Election Bill” Marin Cogan for Vox: “The Deadliest Road In America” Robert James Schneider, Rebecca Sanders, Frank Proulx, Hamideh Moayyed for the Journal of Transport and Land Use: “United States Fatal Pedestrian Crash Hot Spot Locations And Characteristics” Unsafe At Any Speed, by Ralph Nader Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity, by Charles L. Marohn Jr.  Allison Russell's Outside Child John Dickerson for Slate: “Getting Naked Every Night: Girlyman and the Pursuit of Creative Risk.” Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Jonathan Bernstein for Rolling Stone: “‘She Schooled Us All': Inside Joni Mitchell's Stunning Return to Newport Folk Festival”; David McCabe and Mike Isaac for The New York Times: “F.T.C. Sues to Block Meta's Virtual Reality Deal as It Confronts Big Tech” John: Oliver Whang for The New York Times: “‘Parentese' Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds” David: April Rubin and Jesus Jiménez for The New York Times: “4,000 Mistreated Beagles Need Homes. These Folks Stepped Up.” Listener chatter from Mark Allender: The Dollop #283: “James Clark McReynolds, the Worst Supreme Court Justice Ever” Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former US Solicitor General Neal Katyal and The Washington Post's Carol Leonnig analyze cases across the US against former President Trump in a discussion moderated by KCRW's Madeleine Brand.

We can't make this up. In true procrastinator fashion, we dragged our feet to upload this episode recorded way back in September 2021. So as we kick off the new 2022, we hope you find some relatable feelings with some friends on how we procrastinate, why we do it, and how to avoid it. We'll start taking some of these tips we share ourselves from now on... View the full show notes and extras on our website: www.morethanayoungprofessional.com/Keep this conversation going with us @morethanayp on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.You can find your hosts:Justin Oswald: @JustinOswald_ (twitter & instagram)Meg Burke: @MegCBurke (instagram)Meg Rich: @MeganinFL (instagram)Things we talk about: Ellen Degeneres Standup on ProcrastinationNYTimes ArticleI Alone Can Fix It, Book by Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker

In this bonus episode of TNA, journalists Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker, authors of I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year, talk about Jared Kushner's role during the early stages of COVID, why Trump's whistleblowers stayed so long by his side and rumors from inside the Pentagon about Trump using the military to stay in power.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael sits down with Washington Post reporters Carol D. Leonnig & Philip Rucker on their book "I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year." Original air date 21 July 2021. The book was published on 20 July 2021.

Emily, John and David discuss the rising numbers of COVID cases, the politicization of the DOJ, and they are joined by Josh Levin to talk about Slow Burn’s newest season focused on David Duke. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Austan Goolsbee and Chad Syverson: “Lockdown, and Diversion: Comparing Drivers of Pandemic Economic Decline 2020, University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2020-80.”  Kasra Zarei and John Duchneskie for the Philadelphia Inquirer: “Coronavirus Cases Rise in States with Relaxed Face Mask Policies”   Carol D. Leonnig and Joshua Partlow for the Washington Post: “Dozens of Secret Service Officers and Agents Told to Self-quarantine After Trump’s Tulsa Rally” Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns, Matt Stevens for the New York Times: “Biden Takes Dominant Lead as Voters Reject Trump on Virus and Race” Slate’s Slow Burn, Season 4: David Duke Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow Here are this week’s cocktail chatters: John: Maria Konnikova for Wired: “Poker and the Psychology of Uncertainty”; The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova Emily: Christoph Koettl, Nilo Tabrizy, Muyi Xiao, Natalie Reneau and Drew Jordan for The New York Times: “How the Philadelphia Police Tear-Gassed a Group of Trapped Protesters”   David: Melissa Fay Greene for the Atlantic: “30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Human Contact” Listener chatter from Fredrik Hilding @FHilding: Jessica Leigh Hester for Atlas Obscura’s Show & Tell podcast: “Show and Tell With Colored-Pencil Cartographer Anton Thomas” Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss some of the nicer changes the pandemic has brought to their daily lives. You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)   The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily, John and David discuss the rising numbers of COVID cases, the politicization of the DOJ, and they are joined by Slow Burn's Josh Levin to talk about the new season focused on David Duke. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Austan Goolsbee and Chad Syverson: “Lockdown, and Diversion: Comparing Drivers of Pandemic Economic Decline 2020, University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2020-80.”  Kasra Zarei and John Duchneskie for the Philadelphia Inquirer: “Coronavirus Cases Rise in States with Relaxed Face Mask Policies”   Carol D. Leonnig and Joshua Partlow for the Washington Post: “Dozens of Secret Service Officers and Agents Told to Self-quarantine After Trump’s Tulsa Rally” Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns, Matt Stevens for the New York Times: “Biden Takes Dominant Lead as Voters Reject Trump on Virus and Race” Slate’s Slow Burn, Season 4: David Duke Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow Here are this week’s cocktail chatters: John: Maria Konnikova for Wired: “Poker and the Psychology of Uncertainty”; The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova Emily: Christoph Koettl, Nilo Tabrizy, Muyi Xiao, Natalie Reneau and Drew Jordan for The New York Times: “How the Philadelphia Police Tear-Gassed a Group of Trapped Protesters”   David: Melissa Fay Greene for the Atlantic: “30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Human Contact” Listener chatter from Fredrik Hilding @FHilding: Jessica Leigh Hester for Atlas Obscura’s Show & Tell podcast: “Show and Tell With Colored-Pencil Cartographer Anton Thomas” Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss some of the nicer changes the pandemic has brought to their daily lives. You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)   The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you read American Dirt? Jayne and Paula decided to find out what all the fuss is about with this book being touted as "defining the migrant experience." They discuss the book, the controversy and more. Books they mention: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins The Crooked Branch by Jeanine Cummins The Help by Kathryn Stockett Wham! George & Me by Andrew Ridgeley Grown Ups by Marian Keyes The Break by Marian Keyes The Origin of Me by Bernard Gallate A Very Stable Genius by Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker She I Dare Not Name by Donna Ward The Phantom Price by Elizabeth Kendall with a contribution by Molly Kendall The Salt Madonna by Catherine Noske Timmy the Ticked Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement by Magda Szubanski Links: Myriam Gurba article https://tropicsofmeta.com/2019/12/12/pendeja-you-aint-steinbeck-my-bronca-with-fake-ass-social-justice-literature/ Buzzfeed article https://tropicsofmeta.com/2019/12/12/pendeja-you-aint-steinbeck-my-bronca-with-fake-ass-social-justice-literature/ ABC article https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-06/american-dirt-jeanine-cummins-the-controversy-explained/11924192 Goodreads review by David https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3083591534?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1 A Very Stable Genius Parody by Randy Rainbow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-LTRwZb35A Our book for next month is My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell.

Bombshell takes a step back to offer some context to the whirlwind of Ukraine and related investigations: what’s with Ukraine’s political trajectory, why is it a magnet for crises involving external actors these days, and how is it being impacted by today’s scandals?  In Trump’s trade negotiations with China, how have elections become intertwined with those discussions? Turning to the White House, President Trump has had multiple crises emerge from calls with foreign leaders - how does his process shape those results. The NSC staff is wrapped up with today’s whistleblower investigation - who are they, and how can their role be politicized? In reacting to these events, President Trump’s language has taken an authoritarian tinge—what does political science tell us about his actions? And lastly, the president has suggested violence may erupt if he’s pushed out of office - how should we think about the military’s role in such scenarios?   Links Ukraine Philip Bump and Aaron Blake, "The Full Trump-Ukraine Timeline," Washington Post, October 4, 2019 Bryan Bender and Wesley Morgan, "How US Military Aid Became a Lifeline for Ukraine," Politico, September 30, 2019 "Ukraine Profile – Timeline," BBC, September 10, 2019 Alex Ward, "The Last 24 Hours in the Ukraine Drama Were the Worst for Trump Yet. Here's What Happened," Vox, October 4, 2019 Impeachment legal Counsel Advice Radha Iyengar, Tweet, October 2, 2019 Trump Leader Calls Carol D. Leonnig, Shane Harris, and Josh Dawsey, "Trump's Calls with Foreign Leaders Have Long Worried Aides, Leaving Some Genuinely Horrified," Washington Post, October 4, 2019 Authoritarianism Barbara Geddes, Joseph Wright, and Erica Frantz, Autocratic Breakdown and Regime Transitions: A New Data Set, (American Political Science Association, June 2014) Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, "This is How Democracies Die," Guardian, January 21, 2018 Ari Berman, "How Endangered Is American Democracy?" New York Times, April 13, 2018 Jennifer Mercieca, "Mueller Report Illustrates Trump's Authoritarian Rhetorical Tactics," Just Security, May 1, 2019

Bombshell takes a step back to offer some context to the whirlwind of Ukraine and related investigations: what’s with Ukraine’s political trajectory, why is it a magnet for crises involving external actors these days, and how is it being impacted by today’s scandals?  In Trump’s trade negotiations with China, how have elections become intertwined with those discussions? Turning to the White House, President Trump has had multiple crises emerge from calls with foreign leaders - how does his process shape those results. The NSC staff is wrapped up with today’s whistleblower investigation - who are they, and how can their role be politicized? In reacting to these events, President Trump’s language has taken an authoritarian tinge—what does political science tell us about his actions? And lastly, the president has suggested violence may erupt if he’s pushed out of office - how should we think about the military’s role in such scenarios?   Links Ukraine Philip Bump and Aaron Blake, "The Full Trump-Ukraine Timeline," Washington Post, October 4, 2019 Bryan Bender and Wesley Morgan, "How US Military Aid Became a Lifeline for Ukraine," Politico, September 30, 2019 "Ukraine Profile – Timeline," BBC, September 10, 2019 Alex Ward, "The Last 24 Hours in the Ukraine Drama Were the Worst for Trump Yet. Here's What Happened," Vox, October 4, 2019 Impeachment legal Counsel Advice Radha Iyengar, Tweet, October 2, 2019 Trump Leader Calls Carol D. Leonnig, Shane Harris, and Josh Dawsey, "Trump's Calls with Foreign Leaders Have Long Worried Aides, Leaving Some Genuinely Horrified," Washington Post, October 4, 2019 Authoritarianism Barbara Geddes, Joseph Wright, and Erica Frantz, Autocratic Breakdown and Regime Transitions: A New Data Set, (American Political Science Association, June 2014) Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, "This is How Democracies Die," Guardian, January 21, 2018 Ari Berman, "How Endangered Is American Democracy?" New York Times, April 13, 2018 Jennifer Mercieca, "Mueller Report Illustrates Trump's Authoritarian Rhetorical Tactics," Just Security, May 1, 2019

Lenny Bernstein on what a court ruling in Oklahoma could mean for the opioid epidemic. Carol D. Leonnig reports on Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers speaking out in court. And transportation reporter Luz Lazo explains why there may be Braille on your e-scooter.

Alina Polyakova of Brookings joins the Bombshell crew to dive into the fallout from the Helsinki Summit.  Radha furthers our education on tariffs, er trade taxes, as the great trade war of 2018 slouches toward chaos. Meanwhile, Teresa May’s Brexit woes continue as she mucks around with Northern Ireland. And despite Secretary Pompeo’s personal attention, President Trump is catching on to the fact that Singapore did not set up the greatest of deals with North Korea. In White House mayhem Trump’s NSC is trying desperately to stay out of his line of sight as they manage crises he won’t like - like the reemergence of ISIS in Iraq. Plus, Supergirl and puppies, airplane movies, Bombshell books, early gray fudge, and rose all day.   Helsinki Fallout Alina Polyakova and Benjamin Haddad, "Europe in the New Era of Great Power Competition," Foreign Affairs Alina Polyakova, "Trump Has Trapped Himself Into Cracking Down on Russia," Atlantic Alina Polyakova, "Putin didn't have to push the Kremlin's narrative. Trump did it for him." Washington Post Julia Ioffe, "The surreal world," Washington Post All the Tariffs Louis Nelson, Victoria Guida, Adam Behsudi, "Trump threatens tariffs on all $500 billion worth of Chinese imports," Politico "The world trading system is under attack," Economist Hersh Shefrin, "Playing Trade War Chicken," Forbes Ana Swanson, "Republicans Bow to White House on Chinese Telecom Firm ZTE," New York Times Merrit Kennedy, "In Face Of Protectionism, EU And Japan Sign Huge Open-Trade Deal," NPR Raymond Colitt, Patrick Gillespie, Carolynn Look, "World Economic Leaders Condemn President Trump's Twitter Trade Rants at G-20 Summit," Time/Bloomberg Megan Cassella, "Trump's new midterm threat: A trade war smacking voters," Politico John Bowden, "Mnuchin: US open to removing Russian aluminum producer from sanctions list," Hill Brexit "The Great British Venn Diagram," QNTM Henry Farrell, "Theresa May's Brexit speech may break the Northern Ireland peace process," Washington Post "Brexit: May calls for EU to 'evolve' position on 'unworkable' backstop," Irish Times North Korea John Hudson, Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig, "In private, Trump vents frustration over lack of progress on North Korea," Washington Post Christopher Dickey, "Kim's Still Got His Nukes, and Hasn't Returned Our Heroes," Daily Beast ISIS Liz Sly and Mustafa Salim, "ISIS is making a comeback in Iraq just months after Baghdad declared victory," Washington Post Weekend Edition Saturday, "The Current State of ISIS," NPR Louisa Loveluck, "Syrian army raises flag above city considered as birthplace of uprising against Assad," Washington Post   Music by Future Teens Produced by Tre Hester 

Alina Polyakova of Brookings joins the Bombshell crew to dive into the fallout from the Helsinki Summit.  Radha furthers our education on tariffs, er trade taxes, as the great trade war of 2018 slouches toward chaos. Meanwhile, Teresa May’s Brexit woes continue as she mucks around with Northern Ireland. And despite Secretary Pompeo’s personal attention, President Trump is catching on to the fact that Singapore did not set up the greatest of deals with North Korea. In White House mayhem Trump’s NSC is trying desperately to stay out of his line of sight as they manage crises he won’t like - like the reemergence of ISIS in Iraq. Plus, Supergirl and puppies, airplane movies, Bombshell books, early gray fudge, and rose all day.   Helsinki Fallout Alina Polyakova and Benjamin Haddad, "Europe in the New Era of Great Power Competition," Foreign Affairs Alina Polyakova, "Trump Has Trapped Himself Into Cracking Down on Russia," Atlantic Alina Polyakova, "Putin didn't have to push the Kremlin's narrative. Trump did it for him." Washington Post Julia Ioffe, "The surreal world," Washington Post All the Tariffs Louis Nelson, Victoria Guida, Adam Behsudi, "Trump threatens tariffs on all $500 billion worth of Chinese imports," Politico "The world trading system is under attack," Economist Hersh Shefrin, "Playing Trade War Chicken," Forbes Ana Swanson, "Republicans Bow to White House on Chinese Telecom Firm ZTE," New York Times Merrit Kennedy, "In Face Of Protectionism, EU And Japan Sign Huge Open-Trade Deal," NPR Raymond Colitt, Patrick Gillespie, Carolynn Look, "World Economic Leaders Condemn President Trump's Twitter Trade Rants at G-20 Summit," Time/Bloomberg Megan Cassella, "Trump's new midterm threat: A trade war smacking voters," Politico John Bowden, "Mnuchin: US open to removing Russian aluminum producer from sanctions list," Hill Brexit "The Great British Venn Diagram," QNTM Henry Farrell, "Theresa May's Brexit speech may break the Northern Ireland peace process," Washington Post "Brexit: May calls for EU to 'evolve' position on 'unworkable' backstop," Irish Times North Korea John Hudson, Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig, "In private, Trump vents frustration over lack of progress on North Korea," Washington Post Christopher Dickey, "Kim's Still Got His Nukes, and Hasn't Returned Our Heroes," Daily Beast ISIS Liz Sly and Mustafa Salim, "ISIS is making a comeback in Iraq just months after Baghdad declared victory," Washington Post Weekend Edition Saturday, "The Current State of ISIS," NPR Louisa Loveluck, "Syrian army raises flag above city considered as birthplace of uprising against Assad," Washington Post   Music by Future Teens Produced by Tre Hester 

Lou & Charles worked together: http://gotnews.com/breaking-top-billionaire-karl-rove-donor-employs-major-liberal-blogger/ ORIGINAL STORY: Matthew Boyle, investigation contributed by Charles Johnson 11/01/2012 http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/01/women-sen-bob-menendez-paid-us-for-sex-in-the-dominican-republic/ Following contributed stories with DAVID MARTOSKO: Dominican prostitute: Sen. Bob Menendez ‘likes the youngest and newest girls’ 01/31/2013 http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/31/dominican-prostitute-senator-bob-menendez-likes-the-youngest-and-newest-girls/ In Menendez saga, prostitute points to wealthy Dominican politician as sex-party participant 02/04/2013 http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/04/in-menendez-saga-prostitute-fingers-wealthy-dominican-politician-as-sex-party-participant/ FBI sources: Menendez investigation moved to Newark, NJ 02/06/2013 http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/06/fbi-sources-menendez-investigation-moved-to-newark-nj/ FBI sources confirm grand jury investigation of Sen. Bob Menendez 03/15/2013 http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/15/fbi-sources-confirm-grand-jury-investigation-of-sen-bob-menendez/ http://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-counters-claims-made-by-sen-bob-menendez-in-corruption-case-1440465620 Hooker's name: Yaneisi fernandez Young Dominican , involved in sex scandal , talks about Senator Menendez March 2, 2013 http://noticias.univision.com/video/284506/2013-02-03/edicion-nocturna/videos/testimonio-de-joven-sobre-menendez Nexis de los Santos Santana said in a notarized statement filed in a Dominican court that she was coerced into filming the accusation video against the New Jersey senator Confession shows sex claims were 'false smears,' senator says March 5, 2013 http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/04/politics/menendez-escort-claims/ Sen. Robert Menendez Denies Prostitution Allegations As The Daily Caller, Washington Post Feud Over Report (International Business Times) By Jeff Stone http://www.ibtimes.com/sen-robert-menendez-denies-prostitution-allegations-daily-caller-washington-post-feud-over-report WASHINGTON POST RUNS STORIES FOR YEARS DEFENDING MENENDEZ By Carol D. Leonnig and Ernesto Londoño March 4, 2013 http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/escort-says-menendez-prostitution-claims-were-made-up/2013/03/04/31299fe2-8514-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html Sen. Robert Menendez seeks probe of alleged Cuban plot to smear him By Carol D. Leonnig and Manuel Roig-Franzia July 7, 2014 http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-robert-menendez-seeks-probe-of-alleged-cuban-plot-to-smear-him/2014/07/07/e9ba25a0-efe8-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html Editorial Page Editor for the Wall Street Journal Paul Gigot interviewed the senator in an article titled: Robert Menendez on U.S. Foreign Policy and the Price of Weakness Dec. 8, 2014 http://www.wsj.com/articles/robert-menendez-on-u-s-foreign-policy-and-the-price-of-weakness-1418100188 3/9/2015 Opinion Journal: The Menendez Charges http://www.wsj.com/video/opinion-journal-the-menendez-charges/FF818FC1-B8DF-4E16-89F0-AA8C693B8527.html Justice Department Counters Claims Made by Sen. Bob Menendez in Corruption Case Aug. 24, 2015 http://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-counters-claims-made-by-sen-bob-menendez-in-corruption-case-1440465620 Keep Your Pants On by David Weigel March 5, 2013 http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2013/03/menendez_s_dominican_prostitute_scandal_have_the_allegations_collapsed.html The Cubans, the Prostitutes, the Senator, and the Daily Caller JULY 8 2014 By David Weigel http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/07/08/the_cubans_the_prostitutes_the_senator_and_the_daily_caller.html Is Charles Johnson a Digital Darth Vader? JACOB SILVERMAN 12/11/14 http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/12/charles-johnson-a-digital-darth-vader-113522#ixzz3l5oIiTZG By TOM KLUDT JULY 8, 2014 http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/conservative-journalists-bob-menendez-cuba Did Cuban Agents Plant a Daily Caller Story Smearing Democratic Sen. Menendez? BY TAYLOR WOFFORD July 8, 2014 http://www.newsweek.com/cuban-intelligence-agents-daily-caller-smearing-senator-menendez-257896