Podcasts about deputy national security advisor

Victoria Coates, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Sid to talk about the recent actions and historical tensions between the US and Iran, touching on Iran's long-standing aggressive behavior, potential responses, and the implications of recent geopolitical developments, including the strained relationships with China and Russia. Coates shares personal experiences of being targeted by Iranian threats and discusses the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Sid to dive into a discussion about the US, Israel, and Iran. The conversation covers Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israel's military strategy, and the Trump administration's policies. McFarland also touches on international alliances, the potential for internal regime change in Iran, and the US's economic strategy leading up to midterm elections.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amid growing fears about where the Israel-Iran conflict leads, Jon is joined by Ben Rhodes, co-host of "Pod Save the World" and former Deputy National Security Advisor, and Christiane Amanpour, CNN's Chief International Anchor and host of "Christiane and The Ex Files with Jamie Rubin." Together, they trace the complex history that brought us to this moment, examine Trump's response to the escalation, and explore why achieving peace remains far more challenging than waging war. This podcast episode is brought to you by: GROUND NEWS - Go to https://groundnews.com/stewart to see how any news story is being framed by news outlets around the world and across the political spectrum. Use the link to get 40% off unlimited access with the Vantage Subscription. Follow The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart on social media for more:  > YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyshowpodcast > Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weeklyshowpodcast> TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@weeklyshowpodcast  > X: https://x.com/weeklyshowpod   > BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyshowpodcast.com Host/Executive Producer – Jon Stewart Executive Producer – James Dixon Executive Producer – Chris McShane Executive Producer – Caity Gray Lead Producer – Lauren Walker Producer – Brittany Mehmedovic  Video Editor & Engineer – Rob Vitolo Audio Editor & Engineer – Nicole Boyce Researcher & Associate Producer – Gillian Spear Music by Hansdle Hsu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric and Eliot welcome LTG (ret.) Douglas Lute, former Director of Operations for the Joint Staff, Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan under both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO to discuss the upcoming June 24-25 NATO Summit in the Hague. They discuss NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's formulas for reaching the Trump Administration target for NATO Members to spend 5% of GDP on Defense (Rutte has proposed a 3 1/2 % defense spending target with 1 1/2% spending on infrastructure counting toward the 5% objective). Lute highlights the unpredictability that Trump brings to NATO Summits recounting his own experience in 2017 with the unveiling of the Article 5 memorial commemorating the invocation of Article 5 in response to 9/11 which Trump used as an opportunity to excoriate Angela Merkel and other European leaders. They discuss European attitudes towards Trump 2.0 and whether the shock effect will lead to more effective European efforts on defense. They discuss intra-European dynamics at NATO, the role Ukraine will play at the Summit, Trump's aversion to using leverage against Putin, extended nuclear deterrence in Europe, the communique drafting process at NATO (spoiler alert: there will be no communique at this Summit), the NSC decision-making process and Trump's parade and the danger of politicizing the military. Eliot's latest in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/cohen-military-parade/683143/ Shield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

Now in its sixth day, Israel's Operation Rising Lion continues to target Iran's nuclear sites, military leaders, and missile launchers. Calls for the U.S. to join the airstrikes against Iran are increasing, as are calls against such a move. Meanwhile, President Trump has not confirmed whether he will strike Iran directly, but he hinted on Wednesday that a decision may be forthcoming. K.T. McFarland, who served as Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump during his first administration, joins the FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition to discuss the likelihood of U.S. involvement, potential actions, and where she believes President Trump would draw the line regarding U.S. intervention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now in its sixth day, Israel's Operation Rising Lion continues to target Iran's nuclear sites, military leaders, and missile launchers. Calls for the U.S. to join the airstrikes against Iran are increasing, as are calls against such a move. Meanwhile, President Trump has not confirmed whether he will strike Iran directly, but he hinted on Wednesday that a decision may be forthcoming. K.T. McFarland, who served as Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump during his first administration, joins the FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition to discuss the likelihood of U.S. involvement, potential actions, and where she believes President Trump would draw the line regarding U.S. intervention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is America's role in a dramatically changing world? How does the health of our democracy impact other nations? In this episode we hear a rich mix of ideas in a conversation with podcaster, commentator, and former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes.“Young people today are going to have to imagine a new US government and a new set of international institutions,” says Ben. A future administration “will have to renegotiate the terms of a new international order.”This hour-long episode is a recording of a live event held on May 22 in Washington D.C., produced by the Democracy Group and The McCourtney Institute. “How Do We Fix It?” is one of eighteen network members of Democracy Group, which features podcasts about civic engagement, civil discourse and the future of our democracy.Ben Rhodes is cohost of the foreign policy podcast, “Pod Save the World”. He served as Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under President Obama. With former Biden advisor Jake Sullivan, Rhodes the co-chair of National Security Action, a political NGO. He is the author of two books: “After the Fall”, and “The World As It Is.”This Democracy Group recording is cohosted by Kamy Akhavan, who leads the Center for the Political Future at the University of Southern California, and Stephanie Gerber Wilson, host and producer of the podcast/column “Freedom Over Fascism”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our final episode of the season, we present a conversation with Ben Rhodes recorded at in Washington, D.C. at the end of May. Democracy Works is going on summer break. We'll be back with new episodes in September!The Democracy Group's first live podcast recording featuring foreign policy expert and fellow podcaster Ben Rhodes  in conversation with Kamy Akhavan of Let's Find Common Ground and Stephanie Gerber Wilson of Freedom Over Fascism about America's place on the world stage and how the health of American democracy impacts other democracies around the world. They also discuss how podcasting can shape messaging and narrative in a fractured media environment. About Ben RhodesRhodes is a writer, political commentator, and national security analyst. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made, and The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House. He is currently co-host of Pod Save the World. His work has also been published in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Foreign Affairs.  From 2009-2017, Ben served as a speechwriter and Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama. From 2009-2017, Rhodes served as a speechwriter and Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama. In that role, he led the secret negotiations with the Cuban government that resulted in the effort to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba.To learn more about each of the featured podcasts, visit the Shows page at democracygroup.org/shows.

Life on Iran's Kill List & More! Listen to Former Trump Dep. National Security Advisor Victoria Coates give insider updates to the ongoing Iran Nuclear Negotiations. Victoria is currently Vice President of the Heritage Foundations' Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy. She recently authored - "Eradicating Iran's Nuclear Program: Peace Through Strength Is Not a Binary Choice Between Rushing to War or a Deal at Any Cost." In this critical discussion with Secure America Now's Allen Roth, Mrs. Coates underscores the immediate threat a nuclear Iran poses to American security and regional stability, and sharply criticizes the Biden administration's failure to leverage diplomatic pressure effectively. Key highlights from Victoria Coates: Diplomatic Urgency: A narrow diplomatic window exists—any deal must include full nuclear dismantlement, verified rigorously. Biden's Critical Missteps: Squandering Trump-era leverage has weakened U.S. negotiating power, enabling Iran's nuclear ambitions. National Security Risks: A nuclear-armed Iran threatens regional proliferation, terrorism, and direct hostility against the U.S. Strategic Action Needed: Coates advocates strategic, targeted actions to neutralize Iran's nuclear infrastructure, citing successful precedents by Israel in Iraq and Syria. U.S.-Israel Alliance: Strong cooperation between America and Israel is essential for mutual security and regional stability. Media's Dangerous Bias: False narratives by biased media escalate violence and threaten peace and security efforts.

The Democracy Group's first live podcast recording featuring foreign policy expert and fellow podcaster Ben Rhodes  in conversation with Kamy Akhavan of Let's Find Common Ground and Stephanie Gerber Wilson of Freedom Over Fascism about America's place on the world stage and how the health of American democracy impacts other democracies around the world. They also discuss how podcasting can shape messaging and narrative in a fractured media environment. About Ben RhodesRhodes is a writer, political commentator, and national security analyst. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made, and The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House. He is currently co-host of Pod Save the World. His work has also been published in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Foreign Affairs.  From 2009-2017, Ben served as a speechwriter and Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama. In that capacity, he participated in all of President Obama's key decisions, oversaw the President's national security communications and public diplomacy, and led the secret negotiations with the Cuban government that resulted in the effort to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba.To learn more about each of the featured podcasts, visit the Shows page at democracygroup.org/shows. 

Former Deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland calls into the program for her weekly Friday morning hit with Sid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland calls in for her weekly Friday morning hit with Sid to speak on the death of former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik, before she dives into the top national headlines in the news today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland calls in for her weekly Friday morning hit on Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland joins the show for her weekly Friday morning hit with Sid, to discuss President Trump's week-long trip to the Middle East and why it's so important, before she dives into the rest of the top national headlines in the news today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland calls in for her weekly Friday morning hit on Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's rundown: Hey BillOReilly.com Premium and Concierge Members, welcome to the No Spin News for Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Stand Up for Your Country.  Bill talks about his conversation with President Trump this morning on trade deals. Talking Points Memo: The Supreme Court permits Trump to enforce a ban on transgender people serving in the military, lifting previous nationwide blocks. A look at President Donald Trump's interview with Kristen Welker on NBC News and how the media is misleading the public. Victoria Coates, former Deputy National Security Advisor to Trump, joins the No Spin News to talk about Chinese President Xi Jinping's four-day visit to Russia.  What Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said about the recent chaos in the air traffic control system. Final Thought: Bill O'Reilly's 100 Days of Trump special will reair on The CW on May 8 at 9pm ET. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins the program as John Catsimatidis and Curtis Sliwa fill in for Sid Rosenberg on this Monday installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Ruddy, founder of Newsmax, discusses the media company's growth, including its IPO success and expansion into various platforms. Newsmax is now the fourth-ranked cable news channel in the U.S. and has a streaming channel, podcasts, and a mobile app. Ruddy criticizes the biased legacy media and highlighted Newsmax's factual reporting. He also discusses Trump's economic strategy, emphasizing tariffs, deregulation, and lower taxes as key elements. Ruddy predicts a significant economic boost if Trump's trade deals and tax cuts are implemented. Victoria Coates, former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump, and current leader of foreign policy and security thinking at the Heritage Foundation, discusses the ongoing wildfires in Israel, describing them as a terror tactic by Palestinians. She expresses skepticism about Iran's negotiation sincerity, noting the regime's continued hostility and ongoing missile defense and uranium enrichment activities. Mike Benz, founder of the Foundation for Freedom Online, talks recent wins against censorship. Benz highlights the global rise of censorship and the weaponization of political systems against conservatives and populists. Benz discusses recent U.S. victories, including the dismantling of the Global Engagement Center and the National Science Foundation's cuts to censorship grants. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Vital Voices Live, Dina Powell McCormick — former Deputy National Security Advisor and Vice Chair at BDT & MSD Partners — joins us to talk about her new book, Who Believed in You?, co-authored with Senator David McCormick. Drawing from her personal journey and insights from leaders like Satya Nadella, Tory Burch, and Condoleezza Rice, Dina explores how transformational mentorship shapes leadership, builds confidence, and drives long-term success. She shares lessons from her work launching mentorship initiatives like Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women and offers practical advice for creating deeper, more meaningful mentoring relationships. Tune in for an inspiring conversation about the people who lift us up — and how we can do the same for others.

K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Sid for her weekly Friday morning hit on Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tech Bro NonsenseFormer Google CEO Tells Congress That 99 Percent of All Electricity Will Be Used to Power Superintelligent AIbillionaire tech tycoon and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt comments to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce: "What we need from you is we need the energy in all forms, renewable, non-renewable, whatever. It needs to be there, and it needs to be there quickly.""Many people project demand for our industry will go from 3 percent to 99 percent of total generation... an additional 29 gigawatts by 2027 and 67 more gigawatts by 2030. If [China] comes to superintelligence first, it changes the dynamic of power globally, in ways that we have no way of understanding or predicting.”Meta Says It's Okay to Feed Copyrighted Books Into Its AI Model Because They Have No "Economic Value"In the ongoing suit Richard Kadrey et al v. Meta Platforms, led by a group of authors including Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer and National Book Award winner Ta-Nehisi Coates, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company has argued that its alleged scraping of over seven million books from the pirated library LibGen constituted "fair use" of the material, and was therefore not illegal.Meta's attorneys are also arguing that the countless books that the company used to train its multibillion-dollar language models and springboard itself into the headspinningly buzzy AI race are actually worthless. Meta cited an expert witness who downplayed the books' individual importance, averring that a single book adjusted its LLM's performance "by less than 0.06 percent on industry standard benchmarks, a meaningless change no different from noise." Thus there's no market in paying authors to use their copyrighted works, Meta says, because "for there to be a market, there must be something of value to exchange," as quoted by Vanity Fair — "but none of [the authors'] works has economic value, individually, as training data." Other communications showed that Meta employees stripped the copyright pages from the downloaded books.Tellingly, the unofficial policy seems to be to not speak about it at all: "In no case would we disclose publicly that we had trained on LibGen, however there is practical risk external parties could deduce our use of this dataset," an internal Meta slide deck read. The deck noted that "if there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues."Lauren Sánchez in Space Was Marie Antoinette in a Penis-Shaped RocketKaty Perry Boasts About Ridiculous Rocket Launch While NASA Is Scrubbing History of Women in Space“It's about a collective energy and making space for future women. It's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.”Last month, the Orlando Sentinel first reported, NASA scrubbed language from a webpage about the agency's Artemis missions declaring that a goal of the mission was to put the first woman and first person of color on the Moon; just a few days later, NASA Watch reported that comic books imagining the first woman on the Moon had been deleted from NASA's website.A webpage for "Women at NASA" is still standing, but pictures of women and people of color — astronauts, engineers, scientists — have reportedly been removed from NASA's real-world hallways amid the so-called "DEI" purge. Per Scientific American, the word "inclusion" has been removed as one of NASA's core pillars. And as 404 Media reported in February, NASA personnel were directed to remove mentions of women in leadership positions from its website.OpenAI NonsenseOpenAI Is Secretly Building a Social NetworkOpenAI has been secretly building its own social media platform, which The Verge reports is intended to resemble X-formerly-Twitter — the social media middleweight owned by CEO Sam Altman's arch-nemesis, Elon MuskOpenAI updated its safety framework—but no longer sees mass manipulation and disinformation as a critical riskOpenAI said it will stop assessing its AI models prior to releasing them for the risk that they could persuade or manipulate people, possibly helping to swing elections or create highly effective propaganda campaigns.The company said it would now address those risks through its terms of service, restricting the use of its AI models in political campaigns and lobbying, and monitoring how people are using the models once they are released for signs of violations.OpenAI also said it would consider releasing AI models that it judged to be “high risk” as long as it has taken appropriate steps to reduce those dangers—and would even consider releasing a model that presented what it called “critical risk” if a rival AI lab had already released a similar model. Previously, OpenAI had said it would not release any AI model that presented more than a “medium risk.”Saying 'please' and 'thank you' to ChatGPT costs OpenAI millions, Sam Altman saysBeing nice to your AI chatbot requires computational power that raises electricity and water costsAltman responded to a user on X (formerly Twitter) who asked how much the company has lost in electricity costs from people being polite to their models: “Tens of millions of dollars well spent — you never know,” the CEO wrote.AI models rely heavily on energy stored in global data centers — which already accounts for about 2% of the global electricity consumption. Polite responses also add to OpenAI's water bill. AI uses water to cool the servers that generate the data. A study from the University of California, Riverside, said that using GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to three bottles of water — and even a three-word response such as “You are welcome” uses about 1.5 ounces of water.Antitrust NonsenseTrump DOJ's plan to restructure Google hurts consumers, national security, says exec: 'Wildly overbroad'Kent Walker, Google's president of global affairs: "We're very concerned about DOJ's proposal. We think it would hurt American consumers, our economy, our tech leadership, even national security. The proposed reform from DOJ "would result in unprecedented government overreach that would harm American consumers, developers, and small businesses — and jeopardize America's global economic and technological leadership at precisely the moment it's needed most."8 revelations from Mark Zuckerberg's 3 days on the witness stand in Meta's antitrust trialThe FTC alleges Meta "helped cement" its illegal monopoly in the social media market with its acquisition of Instagram and the messaging app WhatsApp more than a decade ago.8 revelations:Antitrust worries surfaced years agoTwo years before the FTC initially sued Meta over allegations that it violated US competition laws, Zuckerberg considered breaking Instagram out into its own company to avoid potential antitrust scrutiny, according to a 2018 internal email revealed by the government at trial."I wonder if we should consider the extreme step of spinning Instagram out as a separate company," Zuckerberg wrote in the email to company executives. "As calls to break up the big tech companies grow, there is a non-trivial chance that we will be forced to spin out Instagram and perhaps WhatsApp in the next 5-10 years anyway." If a break up were to happen, Zuckerberg wrote, history showed that companies could end up better off.Asked about this view at trial, Zuckerberg said, "I'm not sure exactly what I had in mind then."A 'crazy idea' to boost Facebook's relevanceZuckerberg's "crazy idea" for Facebook in 2022 involved purging all users' friends. The CEO — fearful that Facebook was losing cultural relevance — made the proposal in a 2022 email to the social network's top brass."Option 1. Double down on Friending," Zuckerberg wrote in the message. "One potentially crazy idea is to consider wiping everyone's graphs and having them start again."Sheryl Sandberg wanted to play Settlers of CatanZuckerberg once offered to give Sheryl Sandberg, the former COO of Meta, a tutorial in the board game Settlers of Catan.The lesson offer came up in 2012 messages in which the two discussed the fresh $1 billion purchase of Instagram, partially redacted missives presented by the FTC during Zuckerberg's testimony showed."We would love it. I want to learn Settlers of Catan too so we can play," Sandberg told Zuckerberg in the message. He responded: "I can definitely teach you Settlers of Catan. It's very easy to learn."Meta's rivalry with TikTok has only just begunDuring his testimony, Zuckerberg hammered home Meta's argument that the tech giant faces massive competition from other apps, especially TikTok."TikTok is still bigger than either Facebook or Instagram," Zuckerberg testified. "I don't like it when our competitors do better than us. You can sort of bet that I'm not going to rest until we are doing quite a bit better than we are doing now.”Facebook Camera app struggles were a source of worryInstagram's early rise shook Zuckerberg. As his company struggled to mount its response with the Facebook Camera app, the CEO began to lose his patience."What is going on with our photos team?" Zuckerberg wrote in a 2011 message to top executives, as revealed by the FTC in court. Zuckerberg then described a number of individuals, whose names were redacted, as being "checked out." He added another person didn't want "to work with this team because he thinks this team sucks."In May 2012, Facebook launched a photo-sharing app called Facebook Camera, which aims to make it simpler for the social network's users to upload and browse photos on smartphones. Only weeks after Facebook spent $1 billion on a similar photo-sharing app called Instagram. Zuckerberg tried to buy Snapchat for $6 billionZuckerberg's failed bid to buy Snapchat was highlighted by the government to bolster its argument that Meta sought to maintain its dominance in the social media market through acquisitions rather than competition.Facebook isn't really for friends anymoreWhile under questioning by the FTC, Zuckerberg said that Facebook had greatly evolved since he launched the platform more than 20 years ago and that its main purpose wasn't really to connect with friends anymore.The FTC argues that Meta monopolizes the market for "personal social networking services.""The friend part has gone down quite a bit," Zuckerberg testified. He said the Facebook feed has "turned into more of a broad discovery and entertainment space."Not impressed by WhatsApp cofounderZuckerberg wasn't too impressed with one of WhatsApp's cofounders after a 2012 meeting he had with company leadership."I found him fairly impressive although disappointingly (or maybe positive for us) unambitious," Zuckerberg wrote in an email to colleagues after the meeting, it was revealed at trial.Jan Koum and Brian Acton cofounded WhatsApp in 2009. Zuckerberg said in his testimony that he thinks he was referring to Koum. Asked about his email, Zuckerberg seemed uneasy. He said that Koum was clearly smart but that he and Acton were staunchly opposed to growing their messaging app enough to be a real threat to Facebook. Zuckerberg would go on to buy WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion.Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms adds former Trump advisor to the board days before an antitrust showdown with the FTCMeta Platforms is further boosting its lineup of heavy hitters with the additions of Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick to the mix. Powell McCormick was the former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump during his first term. Married to Republican Senator Dave McCormick, former CEO of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge fundsStakeholder/shareholder activism NonsenseBP suffers investor rebellion at first AGM since climate strategy U-turnBP suffered an investor rebellion on Thursday after facing shareholders for the first time since abandoning its climate strategy at a meeting marred by protest.About a quarter of shareholders (24.3%) voted against the chair, Helge Lund, which marked the first time in at least a decade that more than 10% of BP's shareholders voted against the re-election of the chair.The outgoing chair told shareholders that the company had “pursued too much while looking to build new low-carbon businesses” but that “lessons have been learned”.BP's CEO Murray Auchincloss (2.7% against), repeated his previous claim that BP's optimism in the global green energy transition was “misplaced”, and that the board's “one simple goal” was to “grow the long-term value of your investment”.Mark Van Baal, the founder of the green activist investor group Follow This, said shareholders had “made it clear that weakening climate commitments is unacceptable”. He added: “This historical result serves as a wake-up call to BP's board and emphasises investor expectation for robust governance mechanisms and genuine leadership on ESG issues.”Starbucks CEO faces major backlash after details of his work routine are revealed: 'Ill-conceived decision'A press release from the National Center for Public Policy Research reported on the hypocrisy of Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol's transportation practices when considering the company's public commitment to eco-friendly practices.Niccol travels regularly from his home in Newport Beach, California, to Starbucks' headquarters in Seattle, Washington, via private jet. Each 2,000-mile round-trip commute releases nearly nine tons of carbon dioxide.The National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project's director Stefan Padfield pointed out the discrepancy of policy and practice during his presentation of Proposal 8 requesting an annual report on emissions congruency. He noted that each round trip made by Niccol "is roughly the annual energy-consumption footprint of the typical American household."This analogy paints a vivid picture of the hypocrisy between Starbucks' public environmental commitments and the practices of the CEO. Gaps are apparent. Target CEO Cornell meets with Sharpton to discuss DEI rollback as civil rights leader considers boycottCEO Brian Cornell met with the Rev. Al Sharpton in New York on Thursday as the retailer faces calls for a boycott and a slowdown in foot traffic that began after it walked back key diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the civil rights leader told CNBC Wednesday.The meeting, which Target asked for, comes after some civil rights groups urged consumers not to shop at Target in response to the retailer's decision to cut back on DEI. While Sharpton has not yet called for a boycott of Target, he has supported efforts from others to stop shopping at the retailer's stores.“You can't have an election come and all of a sudden, change your old positions,” Sharpton told CNBC in a Wednesday interview ahead of the meeting. “If an election determines your commitment to fairness then fine, you have a right to withdraw from us, but then we have a right to withdraw from you.”IBM Informs Staff of DEI Retreat as Trump-Era Scrutiny GrowsEmployees were told of the changes earlier this week, in a memo that cited “inherent tensions in practicing inclusion.” Legal considerations and shifting attitudes to DEI were among the factors for the company. IBM CEO Arvind Krishna discussed the changes in his monthly video update to employees Thursday.Anti-DEI activist Robby Starbuck said he first contacted the company in February to question its policies. IBM confirmed it discussed its changes with Starbuck.The company (-10% gender influence gap) also disbanded a diversity council that represents the views of employee groups as part of its reevaluation.Exxon Faces No Shareholder Proposals for First Time in 25 YearsThe absence of requests in Exxon's proxy statement comes a year after the company sued two climate-focused investors to remove what it described as their “extreme agenda.” It also tracks with the US Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to back guidelines that make it easier for corporations to block votes on shareholder resolutions at their annual meetings.Exxon said in a statement late Monday that it received only one proposal this year and the SEC agreed it should be discarded because “it tried to micromanage the company.”Occidental Petroleum Corp., Valero Energy Corp. and Dow Inc. are other companies with no shareholder proposals up for vote at this year's annual meetings.Exxon said this year marks “the first time in recent history that our proxy includes zero proposals from activists.” It was just four years ago that a small fund scored a victory over Exxon, placing three directors on the company's board.Climate activist shareholder group Follow This pauses big oil campaignClimate activist shareholder group Follow This said on Thursday a lack of investor appetite has forced it to suspend its nearly decade-long campaign seeking stronger commitments from major oil and gas producers to emission cutsHarley-Davidson slams activist investor, saying its campaign is messing up its CEO searchIn early April, H Partners' Jared Dourdeville, who had been a Harley director since 2022, abruptly resigned from the board, saying among other things that Harley had “cultural depletion” because of its work-from-home policies and the exit of several senior leaders. And that was not his only point of contention with the rest of the board.Investment firm H Partners, a major investor with 9.1% of Harley's shares, in an open letter filed on Wednesday, urged fellow shareholders to remove three longtime directors from Harley's eight-member board at its annual meeting in mid-May by withholding votes for them. H Partners said the board had not held Harley CEO Jochen Zeitz accountable for what it called his repeated “strategic execution failures” and “severe underperformance.”CEO/Chair Zeitz (2007, 30%)Lead DIrector Norman Thomas Linebarger (2008, 13%)Sara Levinson (1996, 20%)"We believe Mr. Zeitz, Mr. Linebarger, and Ms. Levinson should be held accountable for the destruction of shareholder value,"Harley's bylaws stipulate that directors who win less than 50% of votes in an election must tender their resignations.Harley announced last week that Zeitz, CEO since 2020 and board member for 18 years, would resign but stay in his role until a successor is found. H Partners wants him out now.That followed a letter issued a day earlier by Harley-Davidson, which accused H Partners of “publicly campaigning” against it and saying that those efforts are also “adversely impacting the CEO search process and ongoing execution of the Hardwire strategic plan,” referring to a turnaround plan it launched in 2021.Harley said that it began a CEO search late last year after Zeitz expressed interest in retiring and has interviewed three potential CEOs, including one supported by Dourdeville, but declined to offer any the job. The company has also said that Dourdeville had cast only one vote against the majority during his time as a director and that as recently as November 2024 he had expressed support for Zeitz.Harley-Davidson faces board fight from H Partners amid calls for CEO to exit soon

On this episode of the podcast, the Honorable Steve Yates who is a Senior Fellow for China and National Security at The Heritage Foundation and who served as the former Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, unpacks the complexiities of the U.S.-China trade relationship.Yates offers a clear-eyed analysis of President Donald Trump's recent tariff strategy, emphasizing the need to correct longstanding trade imbalances and counter harmful Chinese policies. He criticizes decades of permissive U.S. engagement with China, arguing for a safer, fairer approach that protects American interests. This conversation also gets personal as Yates shares the heartbreaking story of losing his daughter to fentanyl, passionately calling for fentanyl precursors that China manufactuers to be labeled as “weapons of mass destruction” and urging a whole-of-government response to the ongoing crisis.You can learn all about Steve Yates and his great work by visiting Heritage.org or by following him on X (formerly Twitter) by searching for his handle: @YatesComms.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Watch Call me Back on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcastTo contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: https://arkmedia.org/Dan on X: https://x.com/dansenorDan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dansenorArk Media on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkmediaorgFor this special episode of Call Me Back, Dan sat down with two long-time friends, Dina Powell McCormick and Senator Dave McCormick, to speak about their new book, Who Believed in You: How Purposeful Mentorship Changes the World. We also discussed Senator McCormick's work on Israel/Middle East foreign policy. Dina Powell McCormick is a partner senior executive at BDT & MSD Partners and was formerly a partner and member of the management committee at Goldman Sachs. She has served in various roles in government, including Deputy National Security Advisor in the first Trump administration, and a number of senior positions in the White House and State Department of in the George W. Bush Administration. David McCormick is a US Senator of Pennsylvania and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, Counterterrorism. He is the former CEO of Bridgewater Associates and also served in high-ranking positions in the George W. Bush administration. Dina & David McCormick's new book, Who Believed in You: How Purposeful Mentorship Changes the World: https://a.co/d/0uvZceYORhttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/who-believed-in-you-david-mccormick/1144556623?ean=9781400235919CREDITS:ILAN BENATAR - Producer & EditorMARTIN HUERGO - Sound EditorYARDENA SCHWARTZ - Executive Editor, Ark MediaGABE SILVERSTEIN - ResearchYUVAL SEMO - Music ComposerZiv Gedzelman - Additional Research

K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Sid for her weekly Friday morning hit to discuss not only the possibility, but the necessity for President Trump to acquire Greenland, before she dives into the rest of the news today as it pertains to the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of One Decision, host Christina Ruffini and co-host Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of Britain's MI6, break down how a group of cabinet members from the Trump administration inadvertently revealed classified national security information to a magazine editor. The information, detailing a military attack on Houthis in Yemen, was shared in a group chat on the messaging app, Signal. Later, former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor, Jon Finer, joins the podcast to discuss his pivotal role during the first few weeks of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, shares insight into the United States' role in ceasefire negotiations, and why he's fairly optimistic about the outcome of the war in Gaza. Episode produced by Situation Room Studios. Original music produced and composed by Leo Sidran.

Today Stigall goes right to the source of someone who's been in the room of these kinds of national security conversations. Victoria Coates was the first Trump term's Deputy National Security Advisor. She adds color to this Signal app story. Who's likely behind this, the timing, and what is hoped to be achieved by it all. Important details you won't hear elsewhere. Plus, the timing of this is something you should understand as well. Plus, how likely is Russia to agree to a true cease-fire and are their really Palestinians protesting Hamas in Gaza as one media outlet claims? Bonchie from Red State also weighs in on the Signal "scandal." And Jasmine Crockett continues to charm Democrat audiences by making fun of paraplegics. -For more info visit the official website: https://chrisstigall.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisstigallshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisStigallFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.stigall/Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/StigallPodListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/StigallShow-Global Coin, for exclusive listener offers go to https://www.shopglobalcoin.com/pages/stigall or call 1-888-560-3125.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DOGE hearings today on PBS & NPR, which are taxpayer-funded arms of the DNC, Elsewhere, Alex Wong, Deputy National Security Advisor is at the center of the Signalgate scandal. He happens to be married to U.S. Attorney Candice Chiu Wong, who was one of the key attorneys involved in prosecuting J6ers!

K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Sid for her weekly Friday morning hit to discuss President Trump signing an executive order today to dismantle the Department of Education, before she dives into the other news of the day pertaining to the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump met separately this week with President Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom to discuss potential terms for a ceasefire in the Ukraine-Russia war. Trump highlighted significant progress in talks with Russia and other parties, aiming to end the conflict. The Trump administration is also negotiating the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Victoria Coates, former Deputy National Security Advisor and current vice president at The Heritage Foundation joins Newt emphasizing the importance of diplomatic progress and criticizing the Biden administration's approach. Coates highlights the need for a strategic and decisive resolution to the war, the significance of defense spending in Europe, and the potential benefits of the US-Ukraine mineral deal. Their conversation also covers the broader implications of US foreign policy and the evolving political landscape in Europe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Sid for her weekly hit on the program to discuss President Trump's meeting coming up today with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and what it means for the seemingly endless war between Ukraine and Russia. McFarland then dives into the other news of the day as it pertains to our national security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victoria Coates, former deputy national security advisor & VP of the Heritage Foundation, calls in to discuss Ukraine's war against Russia and President Trump's efforts thus far to bring the two nations together to agree on an end to a seemingly endless war, before she offers her thoughts on the rest of the news of the day pertaining to the President and his administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump unveils a bold ‘Gold Card' option to upgrade the Green Card—Pags breaks down how this could boost America's economy. Plus, Victoria Coates, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins to go deep on Ukraine, mineral rights, and Russia's true motives. Do we really have a responsibility to protect Ukraine from a 1990s agreement? And is Trump making a move on Gaza? We get into it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Conway's interview with Deputy National Security Advisor Brian Hughes during Monday's first hour.

K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Sid for her weekly Friday morning hit to discuss President Trump's dealings with Russia and Ukraine as he continues to try and bring that war to a halt, before she dives into the rest of the top local and national political headlines in the news today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vince speaks with Brian Hughes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications about how Donald Trump’s leadership will end the war in Ukraine. For more coverage on the issues that matter to you visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 from 3-6pm. To join the conversation, check us out on social media: @WMAL @VinceCoglianese. Executive Producer: Corey Inganamort @TheBirdWords See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria Coates, former deputy national security advisor to President Donald Trump & VP of the Heritage Foundation, makes her debut on the show to discuss the United States and Russia agreeing at talks without Ukraine to press ahead in their bid to end the war, French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron hosting a Paris summit of European defense powers to demand the US ends the lockout of Europe and Kyiv from the process, before she dives into the news of the day surrounding the Middle East and Israel's war against the terrorist organization that is Hamas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Sid to offer her take on what some are calling a quid pro quo between President Trump and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, before she delves into Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2019 after serving as deputy national security advisor to President Donald Trump, Victoria Coates was promoted to Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa, overseeing the Maximum Pressure campaign against Tehran and initiating the negotiations for the Abraham Accords. She joins Cliff to discuss her new book: “The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—And America—Can Win.”

In 2019 after serving as deputy national security advisor to President Donald Trump, Victoria Coates was promoted to Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa, overseeing the Maximum Pressure campaign against Tehran and initiating the negotiations for the Abraham Accords. She joins Cliff to discuss her new book: “The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—And America—Can Win.”

Before he was the co-host of Pod Save the World,Ben Rhodes was the Deputy National Security Advisor for President Barack Obama. In that role, he was a consumer of Top Secret intelligence collected by the intelligence services. This gives him a very unique perspective as we finally tackle the 2011 adaptation of the John Le Carré spy masterpiece, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. A phenomenal political and cinematic conversation. Not to be missed. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:15:22) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Roundtable (00:20:23) Your Letters (01:49:48) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here. Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!. See the movies we've watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd Escape Hatch's Breaking Dune News Twitter list Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211. Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram. Music by Scott Fritz and Who'z the Boss Music. Cover art by ctcher. Edited and produced by Haitch. Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.

Another incredibly busy news day as RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel go before the Senate for confirmation hearings. President Trump holds a press conference on the mid air collision in D.C. and takes aim at DEI, which makes left-wing heads explode. It's School Choice week and Josh Mann, managing editor at The Lion discusses how likely SCOTUS is to rule in favor of religious charter schools and if Trump's executive order on school choice has teeth. Plus the director and producer of a new must-see, pro America film "Valiant One" and the former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump - Victoria Coates joins Stigall to discuss the likelihood of Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation and her new book "The Battel for the Jewish State: How Israel = And America - Can Win." -For more info visit the official website: https://chrisstigall.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisstigallshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisStigallFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.stigall/Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/StigallPodListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/StigallShow -Global Coin, for exclusive listener offers go to www.shopglobalcoin.com/pages/stigallor call 1-888-560-3125.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Sid to discuss the President's response to the tragic aircraft collision that left no survivors in the skies above Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington, D.C., before she dives into the other top national headlines in the news today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the podcast, Amanda Head welcomes Victoria Coates, former Deputy National Security Advisor under President Trump's and current Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation. Coates offers her unique insights into President Trump's strategy for resolving the Ukraine conflict, including his readiness to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate peace while protecting Ukraine's sovereignty. She also emphasizes the importance of NATO allies meeting their financial commitments and critiques the Biden Administration's approach to China. Showcasing her art history expertise, Dr. Coates delves into the devastating impact of the Los Angeles fires on historical treasures and highlights how modern museums in the West are designed to withstand natural disasters like wildfires and earthquakes. Furthermore, music icon and rapper Nelly makes a surprise appearance, chatting with Head about his special performance celebrating the second term of President Donald J. Trump.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tonight's rundown:  Hey BillOReilly.com Premium and Concierge Members, welcome to the No Spin News for Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Stand Up for Your Country.  Talking Points Memo: Bill breaks down Jack Smith's final report on the Donald Trump investigation. Joe Bidens defends his record on Afghanistan in a foreign affairs speech, has he ever admitted to a mistake? Victoria Coates, former Deputy National Security Advisor under Trump, appears on the No Spin News to discuss the status of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and potential negotiations for hostages. Anti-Trump journalist Yamiche Alcindor is returning to the White House to cover the incoming administration for NBC News. This Day in History: Elvis Presley's concert “Aloha from Hawaii” is broadcast live. Final Thought: Check out a preview of NewsNation's United States of Trump special. In Case You Missed It: Read Bill's latest column, Feeling the Heat For a limited time, get Bill O'Reilly's bestselling The United States of Trump and a No Spin Mug for only $39.95. Get Bill's latest book, CONFRONTING THE PRESIDENTS, out NOW! Now's the time to get a Premium or Concierge Membership to BillOReilly.com, the only place for honest news analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Froman — former U.S. Trade Representative, Deputy National Security Advisor and current president of the Council on Foreign Relations — joins Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels to discuss the state of affairs in the world that Trump is stepping into, how world leaders are watching and reacting to Trump's every word and what he thinks Trump will do differently than Biden in global hot spots like Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and yes… Greenland. Eugene Daniels is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO. Michael Froman is the president of the Council on Foreign Relations. Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.  Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, calls in to discuss incoming President Donald Trump's foreign policy plan and how it impacts the national security of the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike hosts Nadia Schadlow, former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy in the Trump administration and current Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and Co-Chair of the Hamilton Commission on Securing America's National Security Innovation Base, to discuss balance of power, national security strategy, overmatching, and risk

0:00 - Trump presser: On the drones 14:31 - Clarissa Ward's “vital journalism” in Damascus 29:34 - Abundant Life Christian School (Madison) school shooter details, manifesto 51:11 - Musk biographer Walter Isaacson on DOGE 01:02:16 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights 01:05:48 - Vice President of the Heritage Foundation & former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump, Victoria Coates, discusses Middle Eastern policy and her new book The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel – And America – Can Win 01:23:35 - President at Wirepoints Ted Dabrowski goes through Brandon Johnson's recently passed budget, "a tasty treat for Chicago's tax payers" Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 01:36:25 - John Stossel, host and creator of Stossel TV, debunks the recycling religion. John releases a new video every Tuesday at JohnStossel.com 01:50:51 - Rebecca Friedrichs, founder of For Kids and Country anda 28-year public school teacher who was lead plaintiff in Friedrichs v. CTA, believes Trump’s plan to close Education Department opens up a bright future for students. Rebecca is also the author of Standing Up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers’ Unions for the Heart and Soul of our Kids and Country See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Rhodes—writer, political commentator, and former Deputy National Security Advisor under President Obama—joins the host team to dissect the challenges of a Trump 2.0 administration. Rhodes issues a bold call for a new "climate populist" strategy, to redirect the populist right-wing outrage over climate action toward exposing the oil and gas industry's stranglehold on climate negotiations, as seen at recent COP summits. Christiana, Tom, Paul, plus special guest Fi Macklin, invite Rhodes to explore themes of strong leadership, the shifting dynamics of geopolitics, Trump's appeal to the U.S. electorate, and how the world could navigate global climate politics without the US over the next four years? NOTES AND RESOURCES GUESTS Ben Rhodes, writer, political commentator, and national security analyst Website | Twitter (X) | Instagram   Fiona Macklin, Senior Advisor on Groundswell, Global Optimism LinkedIn   Learn more about the Paris Agreement.   It's official, we're a TED Audio Collective Podcast - Proof! Check out more podcasts from The TED Audio Collective   Please follow us on social media! Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

Victoria Coates, Vice President of the Heritage Foundation, former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump, and author of the upcoming book The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel - And America - Can Win, joined The Guy Benson Show to preview her new book, set for release on December 17th. Coates detailed why Trump's strong support for Israel during his presidency has been unmatched, and how his second term could strengthen that partnership even further. She also highlighted Israel's resilience in its war against Hamas, despite attempts by the Biden Administration to undermine their efforts. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices