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Facing overflows crowds of 3,500 in Kenosha and 2,500 in Altoona over the weekend, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders faced Wisconsin audiences that may be showing signs of buyer's remorse with President Trump. He reminded voters that very few of them voted for oligarchy—or Elon Musk, for that matter. Congressman Mark Pocan delivered a similar message to a packed house in Belmont. He also invited Congressman Derrick Van Orden, who stuck to a Republican strategy first ascribed to ostriches. UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show! Guest: Salina Heller

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the U.S. president's imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods 'very dumb,' enacted retaliatory tariffs and said Donald Trump is trying to 'collapse' Canada's economy to 'make it easier to annex us.' Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly agrees with that 'far-fetched' and 'so absurd' reality. She says Canada has had 'enough' of negotiations where the U.S. is making vast demands. Plus, Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt and the Power Panel react. 

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) joins Meet the Press to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks and their likelihood of getting confirmed. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders talks to Kristen Welker about President Joe Biden's pardon of his son and potential preemptive pardons for members of the Jan. 6 committee. Debra Tice discusses her son and American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria more than a decade ago. Amna Nawaz, Ryan Nobles, Ashley Etienne and Peggy Noonan join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Tonight, we step back and look at who we are as a country and what we want moving forward. Plus, Republicans solidify their status as the working class party, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders attributes the Democratic Party's loss to defending the status quo. David Jolly, Michael Steele, Sami Sage, Tim O'Brien, Fmr Rep. Tim Ryan, and Jon Meacham join the 11th Hour this Wednesday.

The much-anticipated debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took place on Tuesday night. It was the first time the two politicians had met. With national polls showing the race for the White House a tossup, this debate, currently the only one that is scheduled, has outsized significance. In a CNN flash poll following the debate, 63% said that Harris performed the best. This flipped the script from the Trump-Biden debate in June, when 67% of respondents said that Trump outperformed President Joe Biden.In other breaking news following the debate, pop megastar Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president. In a post on Instagram to her 283 million followers, Swift wrote, “I'm voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them." She highlighted “LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman's right to her own body.”Vermont Sen. Peter Welch spoke this morning about his thoughts on the debate, the 2024 election, cutting off arms sales to Israel, voter suppression and election violence, and his reflections on the 9/11 attacks. In July, the Democrat sent shock waves through the political establishment when he became the first U.S. senator to call for Biden to withdraw from the race. Eleven days later, as other Democratic leaders made similar calls, Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris. The vice president officially became the Democratic nominee in August, launching one of the most compressed presidential races in history.“I was just saying out loud what many of my colleagues and many Americans were saying privately,” Welch said.After watching the Biden-Trump debate in June, Welch concluded, “It was terrible, and it was not about a bad night. It was about an apprehension that there was a serious condition that was affecting the president who served us very well.” Welch insisted that he was neither asked nor dissuaded by his colleagues or the White House when he told them what he was going to do.Welch had a very different reaction to Harris's debate performance against Trump. “I thought she did absolutely everything she had to do,” he said. “She was strong. I love the way she started out by crossing the stage, extending her hand to Trump, taking over the physical space and not letting him do his physical intimidation moves that are his favorite.”Welch said that Harris “was able to parry his attacks, and she had a capacity to do something effectively, and that's ridicule and belittle a guy who is well deserving of ridicule and belittling.”Vermont's junior senator said that the most memorable part of the debate was the discussion of abortion rights. Harris, Welch said, “combined clarity with compassion and a deeply grounded, deeply felt moral sensibility about the right of women to make their own decisions. And she did that in a way where she was rightly and justifiably condemning a totally incoherent policy by Trump, somebody who bragged about getting the Supreme Court stacked to get rid of Roe v. Wade.”Welch said the race for president is too close to call. He believes that if Trump loses, he will once again declare that the election was stolen. “That's the pitch he's making to prepare his voters for an explanation of his loss as fraud,” he said.Welch, who was in the House chamber when Trump supporters attacked on January 6, 2021, asserted, “I don't think you'll get away with that kind of insurrection again.” But he warned against a raft of voter suppression efforts, such as in Georgia “where that very Trumpish legislature is stacking the deck with partisan folks on their election commission.”Voter suppression and Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power is “a real live issue for us. When I say us, I mean our country,” he said.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said in an interview this week with Vermont Public that he supports Vice President Harris in her presidential bid and will campaign for her. He also hopes the candidate develops a policy platform that supports working-class Americans.

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Vermont Sen. Peter Welch became the first Democrat in the chamber to publicly call on Biden to step aside, a day after Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet said he doesn't believe the president is capable of winning reelection. Several House Democrats have also called on Biden to drop out along with megadonor George Clooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted July 11 at 7:30 a.m. CT: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s imperiled reelection campaign is hitting new trouble. Rather than urging him to stay in, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday “it’s up to the president to decide” if he should. Celebrity donor George Clooney said he should not run, and Democratic senators expressed fresh fear about his ability to beat Republican Donald Trump. Late Wednesday, Vermont Sen. Peter Welch called on Biden to withdraw, becoming the first Senate Democrat to do so. It all shows how unsettled the questions over Biden's candidacy remain among Democrats, despite Biden's insistence he is staying in the race. Pelosi has been widely watched for signals of how top Democrats are thinking about Biden’s candidacy. DALLAS (AP) — It may take days to fully bring back power after Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas early Monday. Frustrations grew about the recovery effort in one of the largest cities in the U.S. State officials have faced questions about whether Houston’s power utility was sufficiently prepared.  PARIS (AP) — A fire broke out in the spire of the medieval cathedral in the northern French city of Rouen but authorities said it was under control about 90 minutes later. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago say they're confident that Boeing's space capsule can return them safely. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule early last month. Leaks and thruster failures almost derailed their arrival at the International Space Station, and has kept them there much longer than planned.  In other news: Judge says Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy case likely to be dismissed. But his debts aren't going away. Defense attorney says 'Alec Baldwin committed no crime; he was an actor, acting' at trial openings. Sen. Bob Menendez's lawyer tells jury that prosecutors' bribery case 'dies here today.' Founder of collapsed hedge fund Archegos Capital is convicted in securities fraud scheme. BMW recalling more than 390,000 vehicles due to airbag inflator issue. Their Vermont homes were inundated by extreme flooding. A year later, they still struggle to recover. Calls for justice grow in death of Black man outside Milwaukee hotel as GOP convention approaches. His brother was found dead, his mother was arrested before this baby was found crawling by a highway. The U.S. men’s national soccer team is looking for a new coach, Novak Djokovic awaits Lorenzo Musetti in his Grand Slam semifinal debut, a banned NBA player has pleaded guilty in a wire fraud case, the Phillies hit another benchmark while improving their MLB-best record and the NBA agrees to terms on a new 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal. The UK mulls tighter crossbow laws after 3 women were slain in an attack. The suspect is in hospital. Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times 'undesirable' amid crackdown on criticism. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at a roundtable Thursday in Milwaukee at the ATU 998 hall.

On CNN's State of the Union, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham tells Dana Bash that he will still support Donald Trump for president even if he's convicted in his hush money trial. Then, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders tells Dana that antisemitic displays at college protests must be condemned but that they shouldn't distract from criticism of Netanyahu's handling in Gaza. Next, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass joins Dana to discuss the protests at USC and UCLA as well as her efforts to combat homelessness. After, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin tells Dana that he will protect peaceful protests in Virginia but not “hate speech and intimidation.” Finally, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Ana Navarro, SE Cupp, and David Urban join Dana to discuss the White House Correspondents Dinner and troubling new poll numbers for President Biden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Undisputed King of Stuff, columnist, and longtime Ricochet Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel is in for Jim today as he and Greg serve up a full round of bad/crazy martinis after giving a well-deserved shoutout to Florida for showing it is possible to interdict illegal immigration.In their first crazy martini, they highlight Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introducing legislation lowering the work week to just 32 hours but also demanding no drop in pay. In addition to the economic insanity, Jon points out that this runs afoul of America's strong work ethic.They also roll their eyes at the latest story suggesting Americans need to stop eating so much beef and dairy because it's supposedly responsible for the low water levels in the western U.S. because so much is needed to grow the plants that cattle eat. Jon and Greg are not buying that premise and suggest some more obvious reasons that water levels are down.Finally, they dig into Jon's latest column for Discourse magazine focusing on how man Americans are less than enthused about a Biden-Trump rematch. Jon explains what that apathy might mean in 2024 and why it's important to vote even if you don't love your options at the top of the ticket.Please visit our great sponsors:4Patriothttps://4Patriots.com/martiniStay connected with the Patriot Power Solar Generator 2000X on sale now.  Fast Growing Treeshttps://fastgrowingtrees.com/martiniUse code Martini to save an additional 15% off on your first order.  

Undisputed King of Stuff, columnist, and longtime Ricochet Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel is in for Jim today as he and Greg serve up a full round of bad/crazy martinis after giving a well-deserved shoutout to Florida for showing it is possible to interdict illegal immigration. In their first crazy martini, they highlight Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders […]

Hey BillOReilly.com Premium and Concierge Members, welcome to the No Spin News for Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Stand Up for Your Country.Tonight's rundown: Talking Points Memo: Bill breaks down the aftermath of Claudine Gay's resignation from Harvard. Pollster Mark Penn joins the No Spin News to discuss the latest presidential numbers. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders calls for "no more" funding to aid Israel as the conflic in Gaza continues. Controversial Jan. 6 participant Ray Epps faces jail time. Are the airlines being honest about delays over the holidays? This Day in History: Soleimani assassinated. Final Thought: Penn Station In Case You Missed It: Read Bill's latest column, "Socializing with Gavin." Election season is here! 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

Vermont Sen. Peter Welch spent last week touring his flooded state and assuring residents that help was on the way. Welch has a lot of practice with this. First elected to Congress in 2006, he experienced Vermont's first so-called 100-year flood following Tropical Storm Irene in 2011.In Irene's aftermath, Welch fought with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to enable Vermont to rebuild roads and bridges to withstand the new realities of climate change instead of being forced to replace the shattered infrastructure with the same inadequate design and materials.“This is all about climate change,” Welch said of the flood devastation that he observed last week. “It's astonishing to me, but there's a lot of people resisting acknowledging that we have to act and act quickly to address climate change. And I think that does not reflect denial. I think it reflects desperation to try to hang on to whatever fossil fuel interests that some of my colleagues represent. And (it) reflects a fear about making the transition from a carbon-based economy to a clean energy economy because it is disruptive.”Welch returned to Washington on Tuesday to give his debut speech on the Senate floor. In that speech, he outlined his two top priorities as senator: “Our challenge is strengthening our democracy and improving the living standards for everyday Americans. … If we don't do both, we won't do either.”In a wide-ranging Vermont Conversation interview with Welch, we discussed his visit to flood-stricken parts of Vermont, the fragile state of democracy and the surprising common ground that the progressive Vermont Democrat has found with far-right Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.Welch remains guarded in his assessment of the fate of American democracy. "It's a jump ball," he said. "Jan. 6 was of course the most vivid manifestation of the erosion of democratic norms. … But you're seeing many of the candidates running for Senate and for Congress — and of course (Donald) Trump running again for president — who were in denial about the outcome of the last election or peddling 'the election was stolen' lie."The reason I think is so important for our democracy to work is that's the tool that we use to address the challenges that Americans face." 

Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with Vermont Sen. Peter Welch about his priorities as a freshman senator.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has become a leading voice in the American left during his 30 years in Congress. He's been staunchly opposed to increases in military defense spending, has been a strong advocate for gay marriage, and has called on Congress to invest trillions more to combat climate change.But the signature issue that drove two presidential campaigns and garnered millions of followers on social media is his fight against economic inequality and the power of America's billionaire class.It's the focus of his new book, "It's Ok to Be Angry About Capitalism." Sanders details the ways in which our country's current state of capitalism is endangering our healthcare system, our environment, our media ecosystem, our politics, and America's working class.We speak with him about the book, social security, Medicare, ageism in politics, and more.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.

When he retires this January, Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy will leave the presidential line of succession and the seat he's called home for nearly half a century. But before he steps down, he takes a moment to sit down with Judy Woodruff and reflect on a career few in our nation's history can match. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

When he retires this January, Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy will leave the presidential line of succession and the seat he's called home for nearly half a century. But before he steps down, he takes a moment to sit down with Judy Woodruff and reflect on a career few in our nation's history can match. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports on The AP Interview Leahy.

After eight terms in Congress, Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, 82, is preparing to leave this institution.Vermont Public's Elodie Reed has this postcard from one of his final days on the Hill.

As Donald Trump announced that he is running for president for a third time, one unlikely group was cheering him on: Democrats. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told The New York Times ahead of Trump's announcement: “...I got to say that as a politician who wants to see that no Republican is elected to the White House in 2024, from that perspective, his candidacy is probably a good thing.” Is Trump so polarizing that he gives Democrats another victory in 2024? The Rick Roberts show is on NewsTalk 820 WBAP ... (Photo Courtesy of WFAA)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With early voting underway in Nevada, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders rallied in Reno and Las Vegas on Friday, calling for supporters to elect Democrats to the U.S. House and Senate ahead of the November 8 election.

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy knows what it's like to fly with presidents. Kimberly Atkins Stohr hears about his life in American politics.

Join Jim and Greg as they review the latest predictions out of the Cook Political Report and  UVA Crystal Ball, which shifted 11 house races toward the Republicans. Many races were updated from 'Likely R' to 'Safe R', but it casts an ominous shadow over the Democrats' chances of keeping the House in a critical midterm election. They also cringe at MSNBC host Nicole Wallace for calling Gov. Ron DeSantis' education bill "dehumanizing" and comparing him and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Russian soldiers raping Ukrainian children. And despite being even older than Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is considering running for president in 2024, according to a leaked memo.Please visit our great sponsors:My Pillowhttps://www.mypillow.com/martiniUse code MARTINI for the 6-piece My Pillow Towel set for $39.99. SAVE $70!XChairhttps://xchairmartini.comCall 1-844-4xchair to save $100 today!

President Joe Biden enters his second year in office fighting to pass his signature legislation in a divided Congress, and facing the lowest approval ratings of his tenure. Judy Woodruff assesses his job performance with Democratic Party strategists Faiz Shakir, an adviser to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Matt Bennett, who worked for both of Bill Clinton's presidential campaigns. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Vermont Sen. Balint joins WVMT's The Morning Drive to discussion the start of the new legislative session and her run for the open Congressional seat.

We talk with Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy and his wife, Marcelle.

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy — the state's longest-running senator — announced today he will not seek re-election for a 9th term. What's your reaction to Leahy's announcement? How do you reflect on his last eight terms? And what would you like to see moving forward?

Big Government Socialism isn't ‘free' – all programs taxpayer-funded, meaning YOU pay for them The Big Government Socialists who have taken over the Democratic Party love to talk about “free” programs: Free community college, free child care, free dental and eye care for Medicare, free public housing, free food stamps, the list goes on. Don't fall for it. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' belief in socialism has now infected virtually the entire elected membership of the Democratic Party in Washington. This infection persists despite daily evidence that big government is not efficient or effective. https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/big-government-socialism-free-taxpayer-funded-newt-gingrich Parliamentary Budget Officer WARNING: Canada's Debt... View Article

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee released a proposal Monday that helps pay for most of President Biden's $3.5 trillion social spending bill. In addition to raising the corporate tax rate on businesses making $5 million in income, the plan also includes taxes for wealthy individuals. Judy Woodruff discusses with the Chairman of the Budget Committee, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

While the Republican Party's embrace of authoritarianism has attracted a lot of media attention in recent years, the Democratic Party's inability to build a real political majority is a big reason that American conservatives haven't had to drop their unpopular views about government. After all, if Democrats were better at diagnosing and meeting the needs of the public, anti-government Republicans wouldn't be able to use cultural or religious controversies to win. For decades, polls have shown that millions of Americans who generally favor the Democratic Party don't typically vote. Some people, particularly supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, say it's because Democrats have turned them off by not expanding government enough to meet their needs. Other people say that reaching out to people through their race or gender identity is the way to go. In today's episode, Matthew Sheffield talks to Paul Glastris, editor of the Washington Monthly on what he's seen in 20 years of progressive journalism. They also talk about where Democrats have been and where they might go in the future. The full transcript of this episode is available here: https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2021/08/democrats-are-identity-crisis-do-they-know-how-fix-it Washington Monthly website: https://washingtonmonthly.com/ Article on Democrats and moderate voters mentioned during the program: https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021/08/05/why-democrats-still-need-moderates/ Paul Glastris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/glastris Theory of Change on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theorychange Matthew Sheffield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattsheffield Theory of Change is part of the Flux network, a new content community of podcasters and writers. Please visit us at https://flux.community to learn more and to tell us about what you're doing! Please support the show PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/theorychange Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/discoverflux

This is an encore episode of “The View.” The co-hosts will return Tuesday, Sept. 7 LIVE for our season 25 premiere and celebration! Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders weighs in on the Senate GOP's move to block voting rights reform bill, calling it “a total outrage” and shares how he believes the U.S. should handle the Israel-Palestine conflict. In Hot Topics, the co-hosts discuss the rise in gun violence across the U.S., and more.

On this edition of the Now You Know Akron podcast, host Craig Webb and Beacon Journal reporter Doug Livingston are joined by Shontel Brown and Nina Turner, frontrunners in the Democratic primary of the 11th Congressional District that includes Cleveland and parts of Akron.  As reported by Livingston, fundraising totals and polling point to a two-woman race. Brown, a councilwoman and party chair in Cuyahoga County, has gobbled up endorsements from party establishment figures, including Hillary Clinton, while former state Sen. Nina Turner leads the left wing of the party with the backing of progressives, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State Rep. Leonard Mirra, a member of the new Future of Work Commission, says money spent on public assistance might be better allocated to guaranteeing jobs.Mirra, a recent guest on WHAV's morning program, said there are a record number of job openings right now.“We've never seen it like this. I was in the construction industry for 30 years and I never saw an economy like this where there so many jobs that we just didn't have enough people to fill them. Over the July fourth weekend, we heard that some restaurants simply could not open up simply because they could not hire enough people to make their business work, and they just remained closed over a very busy holiday weekend, which is kind of sad to see,” he says.Mirra, a Georgetown Republican appointed to the Commission by Gov. Charlie Baker, asked panelists at the inaugural online meeting if any research had been done on a federal or state-level job guarantee, similar to what Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed in Congress.The 17-member Commission was formed by the governor when he signed the 2020 economic development and jobs bill this past January. He has filed legislation he is calling a “guaranteed jobs bill” that would examine how much government money is being spent to keep people out of work, and transition them back into the job market, including the private sector.Mirra says the Commission, made up of legislators, community leaders, municipal leaders and organized labor leaders, is reviewing the current job situation.“We're concerned about the number of jobs that will be available in the near future as we increase the amount of automation and the amount of robotics. Our fear being those things will take away a lot of jobs. You're starting to see it now. We've been seeing it for a long time in things like automotive manufacturing. A lot of that work is done now by robots rather than by people. And automation is starting to make its way into, even, the restaurant industry. So, this commission was formed to prepare us for that, to make sure that Massachusetts always has ample number of job openings for people. It's very exciting work,” he explains.The Commission is co-chaired by state Sen. Eric Lesser of Longmeadow and State Rep. Josh Cutler of Pembroke and includes Labor Secretary Rosalin Acosta along with two members appointed by Attorney General Maura Healey. The Commission will be receiving testimony from leaders in workforce training and education, fair labor and workers' rights, as well members of the labor and business communities. A final report will eventually be issued with findings and policy recommendations.Support the show (https://whav.net/become-a-whav-member/)

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders weighs in on the Senate GOP's move to block voting rights reform bill, calling it “a total outrage” and shares how he believes the U.S. should handle the Israel-Palestine conflict. In Hot Topics, the co-hosts discuss the rise in gun violence across the U.S., and more.

Senator Chittenden joins WVMT's The Morning Drive to talk about the free breakfast for school kids program, the Vermont pension issue, and much more.

First, Dana presses Biden's nominee for HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on what steps the administration is taking to improve the vaccine rollout in the US. Then, Dana asks Republican Sen. Mitt Romney if his party is willing to work with Democrats on another round of stimulus. Next, Dana talks with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders about what he's prepared to do to get President Biden's agenda through Congress, as well as his newfound status as an internet meme. Then, Dana previews former President Trump's upcoming Senate trial with impeachment manager Rep. Madeleine Dean. Finally, Dana reflects on her time at CNN as she takes on a new role with “State of the Union.” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

President Donald Trump needed help to spread the lie that he won the 2020 presidential election. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in fact won the election by seven million popular votes and prevailed in the Electoral College 306-232. For Trump to maintain his fantasy and overturn the election, he needed lawmakers to elevate the fraud. He found plenty of Republican accomplices. 139 House members — more than half the House Republican caucus — and eight senators voted for one or both efforts to block the counting of some electoral votes and disenfranchise millions of Americans. The formal counting of electoral votes was ultimately temporarily halted when terrorists incited by President Trump stormed the Capitol. Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy (D) and Rep. Peter Welch (D) were both forced to take cover during the assault. They spoke about that experience, and Trump's legacy, on the Vermont Conversation. The Trump presidency, says Welch, has been "a catasrophe." Leahy says that he believes Trump “will be remembered in history as a disaster to our constitution, one who has tried to subvert our laws and government, a person who has lied constantly, and finally, was impeached twice because of that.”

First, in an exclusive interview, Jake talks to NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci about what the news of a potential vaccine means for Americans and if the alarming spread of coronavirus could force parts of the country to go back into lockdown. Next, Jake presses Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on how he'll push President-elect Biden in a more liberal direction if Democrats don't control the Senate. Then, Jake talks to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine about what he's doing to address the alarming spike in coronavirus cases in his state. Next, with Democrats pinning their hopes for control of the Senate on two races in Georgia, Jake talks to one of the Democratic candidates, Rev. Raphael Warnock. Finally, Jake looks at how President Trump's legal challenges to the election result are falling short across the map. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

“This isn't just illegitimate; it's a caricature of illegitimacy,” tweeted Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy during the confirmation process of President Trump's US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, who is expected to be confirmed just days before the 2020 presidential election. Leahy says that Barrett's appointment “diminishes [the Supreme Court's] moral authority.” Leahy also discusses his views on court packing and the rising threat to abortion rights. Leahy is the last of the Senate's “Watergate babies,” the Democrats who were elected in November 1974, just months after Pres. Richard Nixon resigned in scandal. Despite current challenges, Leahy remains hopeful about the future. “I really do believe in our better angels,” he muses. “We can do better and get over this.”

The presidential debate held on Sept. 30 will be remembered as the first time that an American president openly allied with white supremacists. “The remarks addressed to the Proud Boys stood out as a kind of bellwether of something pretty severe and to be taken seriously,” says Lawrence Rosenthal, the founder of the Center for Right Wing Studies at UC Berkeley and author of Empire of Resentment: Populism's Toxic Embrace of Nationalism. “He was giving them orders: Stand down, stand by. He was also giving orders to his army of pollwatchers…a force of intimidation. Trump last night crossed the Rubicon.” Trump also claimed that former Vice President Joe Biden is a socialist and part of the “radical left.” John Judis, editor-at-large of Talking Points Memo and author of The Socialist Awakening: What's Different Now About the Left, asserts that Biden “is not in any sense a doctrinaire socialist.” But he adds that Biden, who may be forced by the pandemic to expand national health care and other social welfare programs, might “tend toward policies that put the public first, that put the public interest before profits and that shift the balance of power in America.” Judis also says that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, together with Eugene V. Debs, are the "two great figures in the history of American socialism."

Vermont Sen. Dick Sears (D-Bennington) discusses criminal justice and policing reform in the age of Black Lives Matter protests and police brutality revelations. He also discusses reducing Vermont's prison population and ending the “warrior mentality” of

Vermont Sen. Dick Sears (D-Bennington) discusses criminal justice and policing reform in the age of Black Lives Matter protests and police brutality revelations. He also discusses reducing Vermont's prison population and ending the “warrior mentality” of

This story is part of "Every 30 Seconds," a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and beyond.For the last few months, Michelle Aguilar Ramirez's life has been consumed by the stress of the coronavirus pandemic and classes on Zoom — and more recently, the Black Lives Matter protests in Seattle and around the country. “Ever since the movement, ever since the death of George Floyd, it has been like a constant stir in my household,” she said. Aguilar Ramirez is a first-generation Guatemalan American living in Seattle. She'll turn 18 in September and plans to vote for the first time in the November presidential election. Like many people, Aguilar Ramirez is grappling with what she's experiencing — not just the images of police brutality in the media, but how to implement meaningful change. “I have a couple of friends who believe that the protests are useless because there's always going to be inequality and injustice in America,” she said. “I also have other friends who stand with me with the same belief that there needs to be a change made now, and we need to demand it in any sort of way.” Before the Washington state primary in March, Aguilar Ramirez supported Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as the Democratic presidential nominee. When he dropped out of the race, she was lukewarm about former Vice President Joe Biden. And as the pandemic hit this spring, Aguilar Ramirez lost the bandwidth to stay connected to politics. But the BLM protests have reignited her commitment. Related: Pandemic stress overshadows US election for this young Latina voterAguilar Ramirez will be one of the 400,000 eligible Latino voters in the state to cast a vote in November. And while Washington does not wield the Latino voting power of places like Florida or California, it's among the top 15 states in the US when it comes to eligible Latino voters. “I'm going to vote for Joe Biden. There's a couple of things that are iffy here and there, but you know, I prefer him than something else,” she said, not naming US President Donald Trump.So far, Aguilar Ramirez has been watching the national conversation on race and politics play out online from home. That's because earlier this year, she tested positive for COVID-19. Some of her family members have recently started showing symptoms, too — so out of precaution, she hasn't joined the protests in person. On her Snapchat and Instagram, she's seen a mix of virtue signaling, education and organizing, and overall support for the Black Lives Matter movement. While most of her network seems tuned in to what's happening, Aguilar Ramirez said, it's frustrating to see some of her peers appropriate black culture but then not speak out when it comes to systemic issues like racism. For her, it's not an option. “I have faced my own share of racism, so the minimum that I can do is go protest, the minimum that I can do is sign petitions, donate money, vote, text, call, email. I believe that my place in the movement is to become an advocate for my black brothers and sisters.”Michelle  Aguilar Ramirez, first-time voter“I have faced my own share of racism, so the minimum that I can do is go protest, the minimum that I can do is sign petitions, donate money, vote, text, call, email," she said. "I believe that my place in the movement is to become an advocate for my black brothers and sisters.”This passion ripples out into her home where she's engaging with her mom and aunt in difficult conversations around racism in the Latino community and how to be an ally to the Black Lives Matter movement. And it hasn't been easy. “I don't like having these kinds of conversations with my family members, simply because I know there's deep-rooted racism that has been brought up in us, even like the generation before me and the generation before that.” Related: Every 30 seconds, a young Latino in the US turns 18. Their votes count more than ever. Aguilar Ramirez thinks part of the struggle is the divide in the kinds of media her family consumes. In her opinion, Spanish-language stations, such as Univision and Telemundo, aren't telling the whole story.She's not the only one who's taken notice. A petition with over 11,000 signatures is calling on Univision to include a more historical context on racial divides in the US. It's also calling on Latino media outlets to book more Afro Latino guests and host a town hall on police violence and social movements.“Both of these platforms are showing only the bad parts of the protests, the looting, the riots, the protests that have gone wrong. And they are not presenting the bigger picture,” Aguilar Ramirez said. She said she'll push through these difficult conversations and take a stance at the ballot box. The young voter recognizes that democratic change isn't limited to the presidential election, but also includes races for county sheriffs, state attorney general, and other state and local offices. “The whole movement, overall, has impacted me on how exactly my vote amplifies the voices of others,” she said. “I can't stay mute, just because I don't like certain candidates. I'd rather have something that fits most of the things that I believe in instead of having nothing and staying voiceless.”

This story is part of "Every 30 Seconds," a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and beyond.Leticia Arcila didn't want to take any chances when it came to casting her vote in the Georgia state primary Tuesday, June 9. This year, state officials pushed back the primary twice due to the coronavirus pandemic. Then they sent absentee ballot request forms to all of the state's nearly 7 million registered voters — an unprecedented step to “prioritize the health and safety of Georgians,” said Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. But Arcila, a 20-year-old first-generation Mexican American living in Atlanta, insisted on voting in person Tuesday. This year is her first time voting in a presidential election cycle. Related: For this young Latina voter, pandemic highlights need for 'Medicare for All'Arcila said she looked forward to casting her vote, but it's bittersweet: she had planned to vote for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who dropped out of the race in April. To make matters worse, Georgia voters faced chaos at many polling locations Tuesday amid reports of broken voting machines, lack of provisional ballots and hours-long lines.Georgia's primary was originally scheduled for March 24. State officials pushed it back to May 19, due to fears about COVID-19. Finally, they pushed it back even further to June 9. In the meantime, Sanders left the race. “I literally needed, like, three days just in my room after I saw that Bernie dropped out. I just didn't want to see Twitter. I didn't want to see CNN. I didn't want to do anything.”Leticia Arcila,20-year-old voter“I literally needed like three days just in my room after I saw that Bernie dropped out,” Arcila said. “I just didn't want to see Twitter. I didn't want to see CNN. I didn't want to do anything.”Eventually, she recovered. If she wanted to, she could still vote for Sanders. His name is still on primary ballots in some states, including Georgia. If Sanders earns 25% of the Democratic Party's delegates, he can secure representation on committees at the party's convention — allowing him to heavily influence the Democratic platform on issues like health care and college tuition. Despite her admiration for Sanders, Leticia has resigned herself to vote for former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee.“If you know that the country is going to go a certain way, it makes sense to do everything possible to try and get Trump out,” she said. “[That's] basically what I'm trying to go for.”Although Leticia is determined to vote, that might not be the case for every Latino in Georgia. “I think Joe Biden still has a lot of work to do in the Latino community and reaching out to the Latino community.”Jerry Gonzalez, executive director, GALEO“The polling indicates that the Bernie supporters among the Latino community were upset about the [primary] outcome, but they're not necessarily not going to participate in the election,” said Jerry Gonzalez, the executive director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, or GALEO. “I think Joe Biden still has a lot of work to do in the Latino community and reaching out to the Latino community.”Related: Can Biden turn out Latinos to vote? Advocacy groups aren't sureGALEO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group focused on engaging Latinos in Georgia in the voting process. Gonzalez says as a group, young Latinos haven't coalesced around Biden's candidacy yet.“I've seen the staff changes that are happening and additions that are happening on the [Biden] campaign,” Gonzalez said. “So, I certainly think that there's going to be a significant amount of outreach associated with that.”There are signs the Biden campaign is finally investing in targeting Latino voters. It recently hired Julie Chávez Rodriguez as a senior adviser working on Latino outreach. Chávez Rodriguez, the granddaughter of civil rights leader César Chávez, has previously worked for Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California and served as deputy director of political engagement for the Obama administration.Investing in Latino voters in Georgia could pay off big for any campaign. According to Gonzalez, when GALEO began in 2003, there were about 10,000 Latinos registered to vote in Georgia. Now, there are almost 240,000. Gonzalez points out that some recent elections in Georgia have been won by thin margins. For example, President Donald Trump won the state in 2016 by 211,141 votes.“If we show up to vote, the Latino community can determine a competitive statewide race.”Jerry Gonzalez, executive director, GALEO“If we show up to vote, the Latino community can determine a competitive statewide race,” Gonzales said.Getting people to vote during the pandemic, though, could be a challenge. Gonzalez says because Latinos haven't traditionally voted via absentee ballots, GALEO will spend time explaining that process. “The particular instructions are confusing and there's a lot of ways in which your vote can be disqualified if you don't follow all the particular steps associated with that process, so there's going to be a lot of education around that,” he said.Arcila doesn't need to be convinced that voting is important. She just wishes she had a candidate who promises the things Sanders did, including universal access to healthcare. Arcila was laid off shortly after the pandemic spread in Georgia and doesn't have health insurance. But even though she thinks Biden lacks bold ideas, she's committed to voting for him.  “The country is going to vote one way or another, and so I guess we might as well just go for the thing that's going to help us in the end and if that's Biden, then it's Biden,” she said.Still, Arcila says Georgia's delayed primary makes her feel like she missed out on shaping who the Democratic candidate would be.“It's hard to kind of accept because you kind of feel like it's your future,” she said. “And you want to conquer it and make something amazing out of it. It kind of feels almost, like, taken away from you."

American presidential candidates aren't supposed to be convicted criminals, let alone socialists. But in 1920, nearly one million Americans cast their vote for the Socialist Party nominee as he campaigned from a U.S. federal prison: Eugene V. Debs, prisoner 9653.This was Debs fifth presidential run and his last. Incarcerated on charges of sedition, Debs committed an act of political defiance that shook America and set the stage for a new kind of Democratic Party, one that would embrace the likes of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders a century later.Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/LongShots. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This story is part of "Every 30 Seconds," a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and beyond.Last spring, Vanessa Marcano-Kelly stood in front of a chanting crowd during a rally and introduced Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Des Moines, Iowa.She had spent months campaigning for the then-Democratic presidential candidate in her spare time — outside of her job running an English-Spanish interpretation and translation services company. It was the first time Marcano-Kelly, 35, got involved in a presidential campaign, and this November will be the first time she is eligible to vote after becoming a US citizen last year. Marcano-Kelly, a resident of Iowa, called that rally — her first time meeting Sanders — an “amazing opportunity.” And she said her home state was an exciting place for a first-time voter: “You get to meet everyone, and everybody's courting your vote directly.” Related: Every 30 seconds, a young Latino in the US turns 18. Their votes count more than ever.Sanders had been a hugely popular candidate among young people and Latinos — two groups that are slated to be important voting blocs this fall. Still, he lost the Iowa caucuses in March despite garnering the enthusiastic support of young Latinos like Marcano-Kelly. After losing several primaries, Sanders withdrew from the race on April 8. Sanders' announcement has left many of his Latino supporters reeling. Recent polls by Latino Decisions and other groups suggest Latino voters are not confident Biden is the right person for the job — at least, not yet.“Since then, I've been going through sadness and just questioning everything,” Marcano-Kelly said of Sanders' decision to drop out of the race.Sanders endorsed Biden earlier this month. “Today, I am asking all Americans, I'm asking every Democrat, I'm asking every independent, I'm asking a lot of Republicans, to come together in this campaign to support your candidacy, which I endorse,” Sanders said to Biden during a livestream in early April. Marcano-Kelly said she is torn about her vote and is now asking her undocumented immigrant friends for advice. “They tell me like, absolutely vote for Biden, no question about it. But many of them are saying, 'You know what, it's not gonna be any different'.”Vanessa Marcano-Kelly, first-time voter“They tell me absolutely, vote for Biden, no question about it,” she said. “But many of them are saying, 'You know what, it's not going to be any different.'”Many are waiting closer to Election Day to make a decision, says Stephen Nuño, communications director and senior analyst with Latino Decisions. The polling firm just released a nationwide survey looking at the impact of COVID-19 on Latino communities. The poll looked at several states with high Latino populations — including Nevada, California, New York, New Jersey, Florida and Texas. In February, 73% of eligible Latino voters said that they were almost certain they were going to vote in the presidential election. But over the last two months that figure has dropped to 60%. “And this is what the poll is saying — if you're not actively going out there, don't expect Latinos to come to the polling booths in November,” Nuño said.Related: In Texas, youth groups hope to turn the state purple in NovemberBiden will have to do more to court that vote, Nuño said. But Biden already faces criticism for being too conservative with his policies — especially on immigration. Advocates say his association with the Obama administration and its nearly 800,000 deportations could disenchant Latino voters. Still, Biden has pledged to undo President Donald Trump's immigration bans and fix the country's asylum-seeking process, among other things. He unveiled his immigration plan in December. But it took too long for Biden to become bolder on immigration, said Cristina Jiménez, co-founder of United We Dream. The organization helped push for the protection of young, undocumented immigrants through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, under the Obama administration. Even with DACA in place, advocates say they never saw a change in the approach to detention and deportation, Jiménez said. “Vice President Biden didn't even recognize at the beginning of the primary season, the impact of these deportations and didn't acknowledge the harm that communities experienced under the Obama administration,” she said. Jiménez said Biden needs to make immigrant families feel heard: “There is a big question in the Latino community, 'Why should we trust you?'"It's not just immigration, Nuño said. Young Latino voters are concerned about access to education and health care, as well as a livable wage — everything the coronavirus pandemic makes urgent. That urgency is moving some Latino advocacy groups to endorse Biden early in the campaign. That includes Voto Latino, which focuses on voter registrations. Biden is the group's first-ever political endorsement.Related: Amid coronavirus, grassroots groups move online to capture Latino voteMaría Teresa Kumar, Voto Latino's president, said it wasn't an easy choice. Before their endorsement, her organization wrote to the Biden campaign outlining their expectations in a two-page letter. His campaign responded with a 22-page plan tackling issues like immigration and college affordability. “[These are] items that we oftentimes forget, but are the crux of what makes Latinos pay attention to politics and what Bernie was talking about, quite frankly,” she said. This endorsement might encourage others who were passionate supporters for Sanders and other candidates such as Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and who now feel adrift, Kumar said. Jiménez will vote for the first time this year. Now 36, she came to the country as a 13-year-old from Ecuador and has dedicated her life's work to immigrants' rights. “As someone who could not vote until recently, I grew up undocumented and I just became a citizen last year, I take the power of my right to vote very seriously," she said.Jiménez said Biden was not her first choice; Warren was. But she's looking past that now. The consequences of a second Trump term are too high — for her and her family members who are not yet citizens.

This story is part of "Every 30 Seconds," a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and beyond.Izcan Ordaz voted for the first time in Texas' Democratic primary on March 3, or Super Tuesday. As an 18-year-old high school senior, he was excited for this milestone in his young life. That was just before the US became an epicenter in the coronavirus pandemic. The election issues Ordaz was most concerned about were the cost of college and student loans. Now, he said, the US economy and job insecurity are at the top of his mind. Meanwhile, his other high school milestones, like prom and graduation, have been postponed until coronavirus restrictions are lifted. As the November presidential election nears, Ordaz said he's paying more attention to what candidates do and say on the economy. “I know if layoffs continue to escalate, if unemployment applicants continue to rise, then it could really start to reflect what is being done. And people are going to want to see what's being taken care of,” said Ordaz, whose father is an immigrant from Mexico. Democratic Party leaders in Texas say the Latino vote is an important voting bloc, one that could help make the state less red. Nearly 40% of Texas' population is Latino, and about one in three eligible voters is Latino. The majority tend to vote Democratic, but the Republican-led state still sees higher levels of Latino support during elections compared to other parts of the country. In the 2018 midterm elections, 42% of Latinos voted for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.Related: Every 30 seconds, a young Latino in the US turns 18. Their votes count more than ever.Unlike many other young Latinos who flocked to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ordaz said he wasn't sold on the man often affectionately called “Tío Bernie.” Sanders recently dropped out of the race for the Democratic Party presidential nominee and has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden.Ordaz said Texas conservatism has influenced him. He describes himself as more of a centrist and said his parents are more liberal than he is: They were Bernie Sanders supporters.  Izcan Ordaz, middle, alongside his mother, Xochitl Ortiz, right, and father, Simon Ordaz. Credit: Courtesy of Izcan Ordaz The family lives in Keller, a suburb of Fort Worth known for good schools and good neighborhoods. The average household income is more than $145,000. Ordaz said growing up in a middle-class home and going to school alongside conservative classmates influenced his political views. “Ideologically, some of the socialism things that he [Sanders] embraces, I just understand that America is just still more individualist, and so some of these ideas are really not going to fly with a lot of the more moderate thinkers.”Related: In Texas, youth groups hope to turn the state purple in NovemberOrdaz said he liked Democratic candidate Mike Bloomberg at first, because he thought Bloomberg could compete against President Donald Trump as a successful billionaire businessman. But Ordaz said Bloomberg's decision to enter late in the presidential race hurt him, and he thought the candidate didn't have the support he needed to win the Democratic nomination.So he voted for Biden in the Texas primary. When it comes to Trump, though, Ordaz and his parents agree: They don't want to see him re-elected. Simon Ordaz, Izcan Ordaz's father, said Trump's rhetoric on immigration has been hard on him. “It's been very difficult, and definitely politics and race is a main topic,” Simon Ordaz said. “Obviously, I'm a citizen of the US, but I'm also an immigrant from Mexico and very proud of that culture.”Izcan Ordaz's mother, Xochitl Ortiz, who was born in Chicago, said most immigrants who come to the US are seeking a better life for themselves and their families.“To see immigrants being portrayed in such a negative way is just really — I think it's un-American, first of all. But it's also very hurtful for people who are here, who are immigrants.”Xochitl Ortiz, mother of Izcan Ordaz“To see immigrants being portrayed in such a negative way is just really — I think it's un-American, first of all. But it's also very hurtful for people who are here, who are immigrants,” she said. Even though immigration is an important issue to him and his parents, Ordaz said he's now much more worried about COVID-19's impact on the economy. For now, like most high school students across the country, Ordaz is trying to adjust to doing schoolwork from home amid a pandemic. He connects with teachers via the online video-conferencing app Zoom. He's turned his bedroom into his classroom. But it hasn't been an easy transition. “Overall, I think it's been pretty hard to study and to try to learn something,” he said. “It might just be mixed with, like, a little bit of senioritis that I'm already feeling, but I think the loss of schedule and the loss of routine has really made it hard for a lot of students to stay on top of the work.” As he waits to learn if prom and graduation will take place this year, Ordaz said he was looking forward to performing a song he co-wrote with a friend at prom. The song, called “Friday Night Lights,” is an ode to their high school years. “That would be really unfortunate, you know, if I wasn't able to do that [perform], because that was kind of like a dream that we had,” he said. “But obviously with no prom, there's no possibility for that.” 

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien! Our road trip continues from the main Apple store on 5 Av in Midtown. Some stories talked about on today's show were:  1. Anticipating a huge spike in coronavirus patients, New York City-area hospitals are clearing out beds, setting up new spaces to triage patients and urging people with mild symptoms to consult health professionals by phone or video chat instead of flooding emergency rooms. Coronavirus cases in the state topped 1,300 Tuesday, with more than 800 in the city, but Gov. Cuomo warned that demand for hospital beds could soon outstrip capacity by tens of thousands as the outbreak surges to an expected peak in 45 days. 2. In one of the most expensive cities in the world, where monthly rents in wealthy neighborhoods surpass $10,000, people who scour through trash might be viewed by some as probably homeless, but many so-called canners refute that claim. They are called “bottle professionals” by some redemption centers. 3. The manager of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign says his candidate “is going to be having conversations with supporters to assess his campaign." But he also suggests Sanders is in no hurry to make any decisions about leaving the race noting, “The next primary contest is at least three weeks away.” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brandon-julien/support

In one night, the winds of the Democratic presidential primary shifted dramatically, as former Vice President Joe Biden - whose campaign was left for dead by many just a few weeks ago - won 10 states and took the delegate lead for the first time on Super Tuesday. George Gerbo and Washington Times national politics reporter Seth McLaughlin break down what happened in each of the Super Tuesday states, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' wins in four states, including California, as well as former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ending his campaign and the results from a few key down-ballot races.

Time is running out for Democrats to gain enough support to win the South Carolina primary, taking place Saturday, and as of Friday former vice president Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are fighting for the finish line. Biden is expected to carry the state, but Sanders remains in the lead in national polling.   Guest: Reggie Cecchini  Global News Washington Correspondent

For many folks in South Florida and across the country, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' comments about Cuba touched a raw nerve.

For many folks in South Florida and across the country, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' comments about Cuba touched a raw nerve.

For the first time, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received the brunt of the attacks on the Democratic presidential debate stage, but opportunities for the other candidates to stand out were frequently lost in conversation. The Washington Times' Alex Swoyer joins George Gerbo to sort through all of the crosstalk, including Joe Biden staking his claim to victory, Sanders' standing by his comments on Cuban literacy programs, and Michael Bloomberg's steadier performance.

This week, Bret sits down with Leslie Marshall, Democratic strategist and Syndicated Talk Radio host, Marc Thiessen, Washington Post columnist and resident at AEI, and Chris Stirewalt, FOX News Politics Editor to recap the tenth Democratic debate that took place in Charleston, South Carolina. They discuss the panic over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' front-runner status, the busy moderate lane still being too crowded and what we can expect for 2020 Democratic presidential race looking forward. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier

The votes are in from the Granite State and the dust has settled — kind of. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is out in front, with young liberal voters leading him to victory. Entrepreneur Andrew Yang, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennett and former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick threw in the towel. President Donald Trump secured an historic win for himself. Those are the New Hampshire primary results, but there's more to these stories because, as we know, what happens in New Hampshire impacts the nation. Guests: Arnie Arnesen — Former New Hampshire democratic legislator and host of WNHN's The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen. Paul Steinhauser — Campaign reporter for Fox News Politics and The Concord Monitor. Later in the show… If you're a regular listener, you already know that at the beginning of 2020, Under the Radar debuted brand new music. After almost 10 years of the same theme, we wanted to ring in the next decade with a fresh sound. We spent months searching and carefully curating playlists to pick the perfect song and finally landed on “Fish and Chips” by Grace Kelly and Leo P., which we felt perfectly encapsulated the essence of the show. Now we're huge fans of Grace and Leo, and we want all of you to get to know them as well. Guests: Grace Kelly — award-winning alto saxophonist, singer and songwriter originally from Brookline, Mass., and a graduate of Boston's Berklee College of Music Leo Pellegrino — known as Leo P., baritone saxophonist, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He's a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and a member of the band Too Many Zooz. Together, Grace and Leo make up the collaboration “We Are 2 Saxy.” ————————————————— Show Credits: You can find UTR on the web at https://www.wgbh.org/news/under-the-radar-with-callie-crossley Subscribe to our show wherever you get your podcasts. "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley" is produced by Franziska Monahan and engineered by Dave Goodman. Melissa Rosales is our intern. Our theme music is FISH AND CHIPS by #weare2saxys', Grace Kelly and Leo P. Under the Radar is a production of WGBH.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, as he did in 2016, but this time, it comes with the momentum of being a frontrunner. George Gerbo talks with Washington Times politics editor S.A. Miller about Sanders' claim to the Democratic mantle, Pete Buttigieg sustaining his success from Iowa, Amy Klobuchar's surprising finish, and Joe Biden's listing campaign. Also, should Democrats be worried about the looming impact of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg?

"The Iowa Democratic Party Sunday released updated results from its presidential caucuses last week that showed former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, was projected to win 14 delegates to July's national convention in Milwaukee while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will get 12," The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. "Mr. Sanders had more support on both rounds of the overall voting, but the caucuses reward delegates based on widespread geographic support and not just total votes." The Sanders campaign has formally requested a partial recanvass of the results, which would include 25 precincts and three satellite locations. There have been multiple violations or discrepancies reported in Iowa. As we look towards the New Hampshire presidential primaries on Tuesday, state officials are confident they'll avoid the chaos that occurred in Iowa. What are we to make of all of this?A Friday MintPress News article by Alan MacLeod states, "During a discussion at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies yesterday, United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper claimed that North Korea and Iran ­– two countries that have drawn the ire of Washington in recent weeks – were 'rogue states' that require our 'constant vigilance.' The Oxford English Dictionary describes a rogue state as 'a nation or state regarded as breaking international law and posing a threat to the security of other nations.' Yet historian Mark Curtis argues that if Esper wanted to find a country that routinely flouted international conventions and threatened the world, he could look much closer to home, to one of the US' key allies. In a new exposé published today, Curtis revealed 17 separate and ongoing British government policies that did so, leading him to label his own nation as a rogue state." What can we make of this? "Just two days after vowing the White House 'will not be touching your Social Security or Medicare' in its budget proposal for fiscal year 2021, President Donald Trump on Monday is expected to unveil a $4.8 trillion blueprint that includes hundreds of billions in combined cuts to those programs over the next decade, deep reductions in safety-net spending and a major increase in Pentagon funding," Common Dreams reported Monday. Whose interests are being served here, and whose interests are being protected?"Sacred Native American burial sites are being blown up for Trump's border wall," The Washington Post reported Sunday. "Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), whose district includes the reservation, said crews this week began blasting through parts of Monument Hill, which includes a burial site for the Tohono O'odham Nation." GUESTS:Jesse Franzblau — Policy analyst and freedom of information advocate with a specialization in the use of freedom of information laws to document US national security policy and human rights violations. Alan MacLeod — Academic and journalist. He is a staff writer at MintPress News and a contributor to Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), as well as the author of "Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting."Dr. William Spriggs — Professor in, and former chair of, the Department of Economics at Howard University who also serves as chief economist to the AFL-CIO. In his role with the AFL-CIO, he chairs the Economic Policy Working Group for the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and serves on the board of the National Bureau of Economic Research.Dr. Jack Rasmus — Professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of "Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression." He also writes at jackrasmus.com.Carlos Casteneda — Attorney with The Law Offices of Perez & Malik, who specialize in immigration law.

On today's podcast we react to Tuesday night's State of the Union address and the continuing mess that is the Democratic Party's inability to count votes in Iowa. President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union Address on Tuesday night and liberals were outraged, naturally. Trump the showman delivered dramatic and emotional moments, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scowled and ultimately tore up the speech when it was over. It was a contrast in parties, with the president and Republicans celebrating America's successes and Democrats appearing small and angry about them. We get into all of it. It's been 2 days and we still don't know who won the Iowa caucuses. At this point, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is winning the popular vote, both the first and second rounds, and losing to South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigeig in the delegate count because their system is so screwed up. We make as much sense as can be made out of what is known so far. And the Senate is set to acquit Trump in the impeachment trial Wednesday, dashing the dreams of Democrats across the country. We preview it.

With time ticking down to the first presidential nominating contest - the Iowa caucuses - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken a slight lead in the polls across the Hawkeye State. George Gerbo talks with Washington Times national politics reporter Seth McLaughlin on the ground in Iowa about what's behind Sanders's surge and why Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has lost her luster in the state.

On this episode of The Critical Hour, Dr. Wilmer Leon is joined by Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst who focuses his coverage on US foreign policy; and Dr. Jack Rasmus, professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of several books.It's Friday, so that means it's panel time."The third impeachment trial in US history officially began Thursday amid a swirl of new allegations about President [Donald] Trump's dealings with Ukraine, which several Republicans rushed to downplay as they dismissed Democrats' calls for further investigation," the Washington Post reported. "Lev Parnas, a former associate of Trump's personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, has alleged that Trump knew of his role in the effort to dig up dirt in Ukraine that could benefit the president politically." Are these new revelations making it tougher for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to hold his line?"[Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth] Warren and [Vermont Sen. Bernie] Sanders remain at odds over whether he told her, during a private dinner in 2018 about the presidential election, that a woman couldn't win -- neither backed off their previous statements," CNN reported Wednesday. "But both of the populist politicians seemed intent on avoiding a debate stage crack-up.""Senior administration officials declined Sunday to confirm President Trump's assertion that four US embassies had been targeted for attack by Iran, while saying that Trump's 'interpretation' of the threat was consistent with overall intelligence that justified the killing of a senior Iranian general," the Washington Post reported. They are really having a problem getting their lie together. Furthermore, 11 US troops were wounded in the Iranian missile strike on US bases in Iraq last week, though it was initially reported that no Americans were wounded. "The acknowledgment is a departure from initial reports from defense officials and the president, who described as inconsequential the effects of the missile salvos launched in retaliation for a US strike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad," the Washington Post reported Friday."Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed on Wednesday a proposal for a new 'Trump deal' aimed at resolving a nuclear row, saying it was a 'strange' offer and criticizing US President Donald Trump for always breaking promises," Reuters reported Wednesday. "British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has praised Trump as a great dealmaker, called on Tuesday for the president to replace Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with major powers with his own new pact to ensure Tehran does not get an atomic weapon. Trump said he agreed with Johnson that a 'Trump deal' should replace the Iran nuclear deal. In a televised speech, Rouhani told Washington to return to the nuclear pact, which Washington abandoned in 2018, under which Tehran curbed its nuclear work in return for the lifting of international sanctions on Iran." There are a few odd things here to me: the first is Johnson making this proposal, and the second is the idea of a “Trump deal,” almost as though Trump just wants his name on the thing, the same way he updated NAFTA and claims it as his own."A week before Germany, France and Britain formally accused Iran of breaching the 2015 nuclear deal, the Trump administration issued a private threat to the Europeans that shocked officials in all three countries," the Washington Post reported Wednesday. "If they refused to call out Tehran and initiate an arcane dispute mechanism in the deal, the United States would impose a 25% tariff on European automobiles, the Trump officials warned, according to European officials familiar with the conversations."GUESTS:Caleb Maupin — Journalist and political analyst who focuses his coverage on US foreign policy and the global system of monopoly capitalism and imperialism.Dr. Jack Rasmus — Professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of "Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression." Jim Kavanagh — Political analyst and commentator and editor of The Polemicist.Daniel Lazare — Journalist and author of three books: "The Frozen Republic," "The Velvet Coup" and "America's Undeclared War."

The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde Amy Klobuchar says in interview she will declassify UFO documents if elected president Link: https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/amy-klobuchar-says-in-interview-she-will-declassify-ufo-documents-if-elected-president MOUNT WASHINGTON VALLEY, N.H. - Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is running for president in 2020, said in an interview on Monday that she would declassify UFO documents if she is elected president. Klobuchar confirmed the promise to look into documents regarding unidentified flying objects in an interview with the Conway Daily Sun in Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire. “Here's the interesting part of that answer is that some of this stuff is really old... So, why can't you see if you can let some of that out for the public so earnest journalists like you who are trying to get the bottom of the truth would be able to see it?” she asked. In October, the Sun asked the Minnesota senator if she was familiar with New Hampshire man David Fravor, the paper reported. Fravor was made famous in 2017 for his account of chasing a UFO off the West Coast as a U.S. Navy fighter pilot in 2004. During their exchange at a coffee shop then, Klobuchar told the paper that she would look into it — a vow she reiterated on Monday. The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful is coming off the heels of completing a tour of all 99 Iowa counties. Another presidential hopeful, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” last August to discuss a myriad of topics, including the Democratic debates, his platform for president and a topic that Rogan often brings up with his guests — aliens. After some prodding, Rogan got the 2020 hopeful to promise that, if elected, he'd come back on the show and spill the extraterrestrial beans. The FCC's Approval of SpaceX's Starlink Mega Constellation May Have Been Unlawful A new paper suggests that the agency broke U.S. environmental law in its approval of the satellites and that if it were to be sued in court, it would likely lose Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-fccs-approval-of-spacexs-starlink-mega-constellation-may-have-been-unlawful/ A battle for the sky is raging, and the heavens are losing. Upcoming mega constellations of satellites, designed to blanket Earth orbit in spacecraft beaming high-speed Internet around the world, risk filling the firmament with tens of thousands of moving points of light, forever changing our view of the cosmos. A new paper to be published later this year in the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law argues that the Federal Communications Commission—the agency responsible for licensing the operation of these constellations in the U.S.—should have considered the impact these satellites would have on the night sky. In ignoring a key piece of federal environmental legislation, the FCC could be sued in a court of law—and lose—potentially halting further launches of mega constellations until a proper review is carried out. “Astronomers are having these issues [and think] there's nothing they can do legally,” says the paper's author Ramon Ryan, a second-year law student at Vanderbilt University. “[But] there is this law, the National Environmental Policy Act [NEPA, pronounced ‘Nee-pah'], which requires federal agencies to take a hard look at their actions. The FCC's lack of review of these commercial satellite projects violates [NEPA], so in the most basic sense, it would be unlawful.” Enacted in 1970, NEPA obligates all federal agencies to consider the environmental impacts of any projects they approve. Federal agencies can circumvent NEPA, however, if they are granted a “categorical exclusion” for some or all of their activities—usually by arguing that such activities do not impact the environment and thus do not require review. In its reasoning for its categorical exclusion, the FCC states that its actions “have no significant effect on the quality of the human environment and are categorically excluded from environmental processing.” Mysterious lights dotting the night sky capture New Mexicans' attention Link: https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/mysterious-lights-dotting-the-night-sky-capture-new-mexicans-attention/?fbclid=IwAR3XpaWv2iKW45JVoyQVHlim9kSYrOUwr_tENYOCJX12YRhpYavPg_h9CIs ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A mystery over the metro. An Albuquerque man says he spotted a string of lights slowly moving across the night sky ⁠— and he wasn't the only one. At his home along Fourth Street near Alameda, Frank Gonzales said Tuesday night he saw something unusual in the night sky. “Across the whole sky, it went from one end to another. I guess I lost sight of them right there, I don't know if it was cloudy or what,” Gonzales said. He said it all happened when he came outside around 7:00 p.m. to feed his dog, Gunzy. “There were lights going across the whole sky. And at first, I'd seen them coming from a bright light over there, and then I started counting them, and I counted like 30.” His first thought? “Aliens. I thought it was UFOs, I really did. I've never seen nothing like it. I thought it was UFOs.” Gonzales isn't the only one who spotted those lights. On Reddit, someone posted that they saw “strange lights traveling across Albuquerque, about 30 or so.” Gonzales says he called family members to tell them what he saw. “I wanted to see if anybody else had seen what I'd seen because I had seen something I had never seen before and it scared me.” His daughter told him it was likely the SpaceX satellites that were launched from Florida last week, meant to provide internet to every inch of the earth. In May when SpaceX launched the first 60 satellites, an astronomer captured them in orbit with his camera. Gonzales says the images look exactly like what he saw. “Almost like Christmas lights. Someone else explained it like car lights. To me, it's still unidentified flying objects, because we don't know what they were.” There have also been reports of these lights in Nebraska and Wyoming, and someone in Taos called KRQE News 13's newsroom Tuesday night reporting the lights as well. KRQE News 13 did reach out to SpaceX to see if they could confirm whether the lights seen in Albuquerque were their satellites, but have not heard back. Show Stuff The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde or https://twitter.com/HordeDark TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde Amy Klobuchar says in interview she will declassify UFO documents if elected president Link: https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/amy-klobuchar-says-in-interview-she-will-declassify-ufo-documents-if-elected-president MOUNT WASHINGTON VALLEY, N.H. - Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is running for president in 2020, said in an interview on Monday that she would declassify UFO documents if she is elected president. Klobuchar confirmed the promise to look into documents regarding unidentified flying objects in an interview with the Conway Daily Sun in Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire. “Here's the interesting part of that answer is that some of this stuff is really old... So, why can't you see if you can let some of that out for the public so earnest journalists like you who are trying to get the bottom of the truth would be able to see it?” she asked. In October, the Sun asked the Minnesota senator if she was familiar with New Hampshire man David Fravor, the paper reported. Fravor was made famous in 2017 for his account of chasing a UFO off the West Coast as a U.S. Navy fighter pilot in 2004. During their exchange at a coffee shop then, Klobuchar told the paper that she would look into it — a vow she reiterated on Monday. The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful is coming off the heels of completing a tour of all 99 Iowa counties. Another presidential hopeful, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” last August to discuss a myriad of topics, including the Democratic debates, his platform for president and a topic that Rogan often brings up with his guests — aliens. After some prodding, Rogan got the 2020 hopeful to promise that, if elected, he'd come back on the show and spill the extraterrestrial beans. The FCC's Approval of SpaceX's Starlink Mega Constellation May Have Been Unlawful A new paper suggests that the agency broke U.S. environmental law in its approval of the satellites and that if it were to be sued in court, it would likely lose Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-fccs-approval-of-spacexs-starlink-mega-constellation-may-have-been-unlawful/ A battle for the sky is raging, and the heavens are losing. Upcoming mega constellations of satellites, designed to blanket Earth orbit in spacecraft beaming high-speed Internet around the world, risk filling the firmament with tens of thousands of moving points of light, forever changing our view of the cosmos. A new paper to be published later this year in the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law argues that the Federal Communications Commission—the agency responsible for licensing the operation of these constellations in the U.S.—should have considered the impact these satellites would have on the night sky. In ignoring a key piece of federal environmental legislation, the FCC could be sued in a court of law—and lose—potentially halting further launches of mega constellations until a proper review is carried out. “Astronomers are having these issues [and think] there's nothing they can do legally,” says the paper's author Ramon Ryan, a second-year law student at Vanderbilt University. “[But] there is this law, the National Environmental Policy Act [NEPA, pronounced ‘Nee-pah'], which requires federal agencies to take a hard look at their actions. The FCC's lack of review of these commercial satellite projects violates [NEPA], so in the most basic sense, it would be unlawful.” Enacted in 1970, NEPA obligates all federal agencies to consider the environmental impacts of any projects they approve. Federal agencies can circumvent NEPA, however, if they are granted a “categorical exclusion” for some or all of their activities—usually by arguing that such activities do not impact the environment and thus do not require review. In its reasoning for its categorical exclusion, the FCC states that its actions “have no significant effect on the quality of the human environment and are categorically excluded from environmental processing.” Mysterious lights dotting the night sky capture New Mexicans' attention Link: https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/mysterious-lights-dotting-the-night-sky-capture-new-mexicans-attention/?fbclid=IwAR3XpaWv2iKW45JVoyQVHlim9kSYrOUwr_tENYOCJX12YRhpYavPg_h9CIs ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A mystery over the metro. An Albuquerque man says he spotted a string of lights slowly moving across the night sky ⁠— and he wasn't the only one. At his home along Fourth Street near Alameda, Frank Gonzales said Tuesday night he saw something unusual in the night sky. “Across the whole sky, it went from one end to another. I guess I lost sight of them right there, I don't know if it was cloudy or what,” Gonzales said. He said it all happened when he came outside around 7:00 p.m. to feed his dog, Gunzy. “There were lights going across the whole sky. And at first, I'd seen them coming from a bright light over there, and then I started counting them, and I counted like 30.” His first thought? “Aliens. I thought it was UFOs, I really did. I've never seen nothing like it. I thought it was UFOs.” Gonzales isn't the only one who spotted those lights. On Reddit, someone posted that they saw “strange lights traveling across Albuquerque, about 30 or so.” Gonzales says he called family members to tell them what he saw. “I wanted to see if anybody else had seen what I'd seen because I had seen something I had never seen before and it scared me.” His daughter told him it was likely the SpaceX satellites that were launched from Florida last week, meant to provide internet to every inch of the earth. In May when SpaceX launched the first 60 satellites, an astronomer captured them in orbit with his camera. Gonzales says the images look exactly like what he saw. “Almost like Christmas lights. Someone else explained it like car lights. To me, it's still unidentified flying objects, because we don't know what they were.” There have also been reports of these lights in Nebraska and Wyoming, and someone in Taos called KRQE News 13's newsroom Tuesday night reporting the lights as well. KRQE News 13 did reach out to SpaceX to see if they could confirm whether the lights seen in Albuquerque were their satellites, but have not heard back. Show Stuff The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde or https://twitter.com/HordeDark TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

8/28/19-- New polls out this week rank Democratic presidential hopefuls, but one in particular stood out. Monmouth University published a poll showing a three-way tie for first place between former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Results from other major polling outfits, meanwhile, showed Biden in first place, as has been the case since the former vice president announced his candidacy. This set off a conversation among pollsters as to when you publish outliers versus when you suppress publication. Host and pollster Steve Koczela sounds off on his own experience as well as best practices. 2020 is shaping up to be one of the most competitive Democratic primaries in U.S. Congressional races in Massachusetts history, as numerous primary challenges have been made upon incumbents. One such challenger, facing off against Rep. Richard Neal in District 1 is Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse. He joins our hosts on The Horse Race to talk about why now is the right moment for him to run and potentially unseat a powerful longtime incumbent. Immigrants living in the United States seeking medical care were delivered a devastating blow by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. In a letter, immigrants taking part in medical deferred action were informed they had just over 30 days to leave the country or else face deportation. For some families, the care they receive in the U.S. is not available to them in their home countries, and deportation could result in worsening sickness, or even death. Steph Solis of MassLive joins to discuss the situation and its potential outcomes.

Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of July 30-31. The Democratic National Convention featured plenty of contentious moments with supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The News & Observer's Colin Campbell was in Philadelphia and discusses the highlights of the week. We'll also analyze the potential impacts of Friday's court ruling that threw out North Carolina's voter ID law. The N&O's Bryan Anderson talks about his interview this week with Donald Trump. And we'll hear about the the effects of the DNC WikiLeaks on North Carolina politics. We wrap up, as always, with Headliners of the Week. Jordan Schrader of The News & Observer hosts, and Craig Jarvis, Will Doran and Lynn Bonner round out the panel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices