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In this episode of Washington Report, we sit down with Tumay Harding, the Republican candidate running for Virginia's 32nd Senate District. Harding, a staunch pro-life advocate and a first-generation Turkish American, shares her views on parental rights, emphasizing the importance of allowing families to raise their children according to their values while respecting the choices of others.Throughout the interview, Harding outlines her conservative agenda for education, including her strong opposition to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies in schools. She also discusses her plans to repeal car and grocery taxes, promising to lower the tax burden on Virginians.Additionally, Harding opens up about her stance on crucial issues like slavery's lasting impact, her opponent's commitment to creating pathways for refugee doctors to practice in Virginia's underserved communities -which she agrees with- and her contrasting views with her opponent, Democrat Kannan Srinivasan.Tune in for an insightful conversation about education reform, tax policies, and how Harding plans to represent Virginia's 32nd District with a conservative vision for the future. 100th episode of the podcast.

House and Senate have until Friday to pass a bill funding the government. Maybe they'll get around to it this week? … ABC News apologizes to President Trump for defaming him, and agrees to pay legal fees and make a $15 million donation to his presidential library! … DOJ IG report says there were 26 FBI informants in DC on Jan 6, 2021; none were arrested … Trump says GOP will get rid of Daylight Saving Time … still no decision on whether we'll see one reconciliation bill or two next year … all this and more.

House and Senate are getting closer, but still haven't publicly released details of the spending bill to keep the government open beyond Friday next week … DOGE leaders visit Republicans on Capitol Hill to get acquainted and open lines of communication … is Joe Biden really considering mass preemptive presidential pardons? What a TERRIBLE idea! … Pete Hegseth makes it through the week, and seems to have stabilized … all this and more.

House and Senate come back to work, but haven't decided on government funding — STILL … OF COURSE Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter. Did anybody doubt he would, really? … with Gaetz withdrawn, negative attention is focusing now on Hegseth … all this and more.

House and Senate finish nothing, but take a Thanksgiving break anyway … they still haven't decided how they're going to fund the government … Trump moves boldly on the nominations front after the brief hiccup known as the Gaetz nomination … Musk, Ramaswamy, Vought, and MTG make DOGE a reality … will Biden surpass Trump in the number of judicial appointments confirmed? … All this and more.

House and Senate return and reorganize with new and old leadership for the 119th Congress … House GOP rules changes will make attempts to remove the Speaker harder to accomplish … Trump personnel announcements stun Official DC, enrapture MAGA world — he's serious this time, and he's had the experience of his first term to guide him! … will a clause in the Constitution give Trump the power to bypass the Senate? … all this and more.

ELECTION RESULTS AND ANALYSIS!!!! … Elections have consequences, learns Special Counsel Jack Smith and 1,400 members of a migrant caravan heading north to the US border … Judge in NY case against Trump considers ending case right here, right now … leadership elections taking place this week for both House and Senate GOPers … another judge strikes down another unconstitutional Biden action … all this and more.

Remember the IRS whistleblowers? Three House committee chairmen do, and they're hoping the Office of Special Counsel does, too … the Supreme Court rules that Virginia can remove 1,600 noncitizens from its voter rolls, much to the chagrin of the Biden-Harris Department of Justice, which fought Virginia oin the matter … Pascoe's Guide to Watching Election Night: How to Track Election Results with Insight … all this and more.

With just 8 days to go until Election Day, Trump and Harris are holding final events — Harris hosts Beyonce, while Trump sits with Podcast King Joe Rogan and then rallies at Madison Square Garden … NYT blockbuster on NIH study that shows puberty blockers didn't help the mental health of children with “gender dysphoria” — why wasn't the study released? The answer may surprise you. (Or may not!) … a deep dive on the House and Senate races … VA will go back to court over noncitizens a federal judge ordered it to put back ON its voter rolls … all this and more.

Remember the IRS whistleblowers? Three House committee chairmen do, and they're hoping the Office of Special Counsel does, too … the Supreme Court rules that Virginia can remove 1,600 noncitizens from its voter rolls, much to the chagrin of the Biden-Harris Department of Justice, which fought Virginia oin the matter … Pascoe's Guide to Watching Election Night: How to Track Election Results with Insight … all this and more.

Bill Clinton inadvertently tells the truth, causes angst for Kamala … FBI revises its crime data, reveals villent crime is rising rather than falling … Kamala drops by FOX News for interview. Who won? … all this and more.

CBO releases new FY 2024 deficit numbers, and it's time to start asking — how did we get here? … senior House GOP leadership aides tell us what's on tap for the lame duck Congress' agenda … Utah's Mike Lee enters the Senate GOP leadership fray … DOJ sues VA and AL for removing noncitizens from voter rolls … VP Harris finally sits down with the media. How'd that go? … the Byron York Theory of the Case seems reasonable … all this and more.

It's been exactly one year since Americans were taken hostage by radical Muslim terrorists, and the media is still quiet … Jack Smith puts Trump on trial outside the courtroom, without due process … two major unions take action that will impact the presidential contest … Vance and Walz finally get to debate, and it's a knockout … all this and more.

House and Senate finally pass the CR to keep the government funded, then get out of town … Ukraine's Zelenskyy makes tactical error, plays politics in US … Kamala visits the border (1) as ICE dumps info on criminal illegal aliens roaming the streets … AZ Supremes issue critical ruling, but it's important to understand what the court ruled … NE sticks with its split Electoral Vote system, which opens the door to a Harris EC victory … all this and more.

Speaker Johnson's CR+SAVE Act bid failed last week, will he succeed this week in averting a (temporary, partial) government shutdown? … the post-Trump/Harris debate polls are in, and they show two things: 1) Harris won, and 2) nobody cares that she won the debate, the two are still tied in the national surveys (and you know what that means!) … more on the follow ups to not one, not two, but THREE assassination attempts against former President Trump … all this and more.

Another foiled assassination attempt against former President Trump! … Speaker Johnson pulls the CR + SAVE Act from the floor before the vote, tries to build support over the weekend — will he succeed this week? … PA Supreme Court issues a key ruling on election integrity ahead of November election … GA judge tosses out two more charges against Trump, hints at throwing out entire case … all this and more.

The House and Senate are finally back in town — for the next three weeks, with one big job at hand: funding the government before Sep. 30 … Will Speaker Johnson succeed in passing his CR + SAVE Act? … Trump sentencing delayed until after the election … Trump and Harris set to debate Tuesday evening … new NYT/Sienna College poll has HarrisWorld freaking out, while Mar-a-Lago is happy … too many people still don't know enough about Kamala … all this and more.

House and Senate are still out of session, so your wallet is safe for another two weeks … in wake of failed assassination attempt, Secret Service employees go on “administrative leave” … three House committees issue 291-page report on Biden's “impeachable conduct” … early voting is just around the corner … RFK Jr suspends campaign and endorses Trump … all this and more.

House and Senate may be on August recess, but House Freedom Caucus releases its official position on upcoming spending fight in Congress … U.S. Government releases records revealing that Hunter Biden tried to get help from US Ambassador to Italy for buddies at Burisma, who were paying him $1 million/year while his father was serving as Vice President … Kamala Harris may have tightened the race, but voters still don't know a lot about her … Harris issues a new economic proposal that looks like she doesn't know anything about how economies work — it's so bad even the Washington Post editorial board slams her for it … CNN's polling expert says if Trump performs on Election Day the way he did in 2016 or 2020, he'll win … all this and more.

House and Senate are still out, but the House assassination task force gets to work … Did the Secret Service director really want to destroy evidence of a crime in the White House? Sure looks like it … Dem prez nominee Harris picks her own VP running mate, and rejects the CW's obvious pick to choose instead the most liberal VP pick since FDR put Henry Wallace on the bottom of his 1940 ticket … new polls show Harris has made it a competitive race … a debate has been scheduled! … all this and more.

Senate finishes up and follows House to August recess, won't return until September 9 … Speaker Johnson names 7 GOPers to House Task Force to investigate attempted assassination of former President Trump … Biden launches broadside against SCOTUS in an attack even worse than FDR's original 1937 court-packing plan … alleged 9/11 mastermind KSM gets a plea deal, then loses it … new money totals and new polls in Trump v. Harris campaign — what do they mean? … All this and more.

The House wraps up July and goes home until September, but the Senate still has work to do before its August recess can begin … Secret Service Director Cheatle comes in for a committee grilling on how her agency to prevent an assassination attempt against a former president, then yields to the inevitable and resigns … Kamala Harris' new presidential campaign comes out on fire, raises $200 million in its first week, and the polls tighten … JD Vance comes out of the gate on defense, pushing back against criticism about comments made in a previous campaign, to which the political world says, “Welcome to the NFL. Buckle your chin strap.” … All this and more.

House and Senate return, with just two weeks left before August recess … Congress opens investigations into the Secret Service's failure to prevent the assassination attempt against former President Trump … Joe Biden declares his withdrawal from the race for the presidency, and endorses his VP, Kamala Harris … what's next? Find out this and more...

The House passes the SAVE Act, and it now goes to the Senate … Week Two of the Joe Biden Candidacy Watch — will he remain the Dem nominee for president after the debate debacle? … a shooter attempts to assassinate former President Trump, but he just shakes it off … Judge Cannon dismisses Special Counsel Jack Smith's indictments against President Trump for mishandling classified documents, on the grounds that Smith's appointment was unconstitutinoal … all this and more.

The annual Crime in Washington 2023 report found that overall violent crime went down, but hate crimes and vehicle thefts increased. The report, with data from 225 law enforcement agencies across the state, was presented Tuesday by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. The numbers of murders, other violent crimes and property crimes went down compared by 2022, but in many areas of the state, residents are still victimized at alarmingly high rates compared to other states.

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House and Senate are back in town — nominations in the Senate and several important bills in the House, including the SAVE Act to ensure noncitizens don't vote in federal elections; the Legislative Branch appropriations bills for FY 2025; and, maybe, a vote to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland $10,000 per day if he doesn't turn over the audio recording of Special Counsel Robert Hur's interview of President Biden … speaking of Biden, his campaign crisis enters its second week — how's he faring? Will he stay, or will he go? … All this and more.

SCOTUS drops a bombshell ruling this morning, declaring that former President Trump enjoys some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts — but then leaves it to a lower court to decide which of his acts were “official” … Biden drops a **** on Thursday night, in the most humiliating debate debacle in recorded history — will he remain the Dems' nominee? (Cue The Clash's “Combat Rock” ditty, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”) … all this and more.

We focus once again on the ongoing genocide in Gaza with Delinda Hanley, executive editor of the “Washington Report on Middle East Affairs” who tells the heartrending story of an undertaker in Gaza who since October 8th personally has had to bury over 17,000 people. Then, Ralph welcomes back retired Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft to widen out the discussion to include the war in Ukraine and contends that “the Pentagon runs America.”Delinda Hanley is news editor and executive director of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. She writes extensively for the magazine on an array of topics and her stories have also been published in the Arab News, Saudi ARAMCO World, The Minaret, Islamic Horizons and other U.S. magazines, including The Jewish Spectator. She has written extensively on Palestine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Libya, the emergence of the Muslim voice in Arab politics, and fairness in the mainstream American media.During this (Gaza) crisis, it's been a meeting point for people on the sidewalk. We've had fundraisers, people just come and vent because they're so upset about our U.S. foreign policy. Diplomats come in and vent about how they don't get a say anymore—it's just top-down foreign policy decisions. We've had ex-military people, who served in Iraq, vent. Everyone just comes here and starts to feel a little better because they're talking to like-minded people. The only people who don't come here are the media. We've never had a story about the magazine. It's just verboten.Delinda HanleyWhile most publications depend on advertising to last, we don't have much advertising. Only charities dare to advertise with us because if you're a lawyer or insurance salesman, you get phone calls from our adversaries saying, "That's an anti-Semitic magazine. Don't do that. You won't have our business." We have a real problem with advertising. And also, may I say, we are so happy to send free subscriptions to libraries…Libraries are afraid to have us on their shelves sometimes because they get complaints. Delinda HanleyLawrence Wilkerson is a retired U.S. Army colonel. Over his 31 years of service, Colonel Wilkerson served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's Chief of Staff from 2002 to 2005, and Special Assistant to General Powell when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. Colonel Wilkerson also served as Deputy Director and Director of the U.S. Marine Corps War College at Quantico, Virginia, and for fifteen years he was the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William and Mary. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network, senior advisor to the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and co-founder of the All-Volunteer Force Forum. AIPAC—the Israeli-government-can-do-no-wrong lobby here—poured over $14 million to defeat Jamaal Bowman, the Democrat from the Bronx and Westchester County just this week in the primary. And it came down to $17,000 an hour they were spending on blanket ads and other media against this super progressive member of Congress who dared a few weeks after October 7th to call for a permanent ceasefire and describe what Netanyahu was doing as genocide.Ralph NaderWe know, all of us know, that the armed forces of the United States are broken. They are broken from years and years of the all-volunteer force, years and years of war, years and years of stupid idiotic war with no purpose, years and years of wounds, PTSD, suicides just off the charts now. And the armed forces are not doing well. Colonel Lawrence WilkersonIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 6/26/241. In a story that could have been written 200 years ago, independence activists in the French territory of New Caledonia in the Pacific have been sent to mainland France for pre-trial detention, per Al Jazeera. According to this report, these seven detainees include Christian Tein, head of the pro-independence group Field Action Coordination Cell, or CCAT. Tein's lawyer Pierre Ortent said he was “stupefied” that Tein was being being held in France, accusing authorities of “answering to purely political considerations.” A lawyer for another detainee said these actions would only create “martyrs for the independence cause.” Riots broke out in New Caledonia earlier this year when France instituted new rules allowing long-term, non-indigenous residents to participate in independence referenda – which “Indigenous Kanaks feared…would dilute their vote.” France deployed 3,000 soldiers in response. New Caledonia remains on the United Nations list of “non-self-governing territories,” the modern euphemism for imperial colonies.2. Following a decade-long legal battle, the saga of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is finally coming to a close. Defending Rights and Dissent reports “On Monday, it was announced that Assange had filed a guilty plea in the US District of Northern Mariana Islands. Assange, who faced 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one count of conspiracy to violate the Computer Fraud And Abuse Act, pled guilty to [a] single count of conspiracy… Assange…will make an appearance in court and be sentenced to time served. He will then return to Australia a free man.” However, Policy Director Chip Gibbons was quick to note “Plea deals…set no legal precedent…the US government's decision to charge Assange under the Espionage Act remains unconstitutional due to the First Amendment's press freedom guarantees.”3. In an interview with Declassified UK, reported by Yahoo News, Independent MP Candidate and former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn recounted how he was pressured to give blanket support to military actions by Israel. In the interview, he said “During one extremely hostile meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party Committee they confronted me and said will you give a blanket undertaking that you, as party leader and potentially prime minister, will automatically support any military action Israel undertakes?” Corbyn responded “no, I will give no such undertaking, because the issue of Palestine has to be resolved and Palestinian people do not deserve to live under occupation…” Corbyn is currently fighting to keep his longtime seat in Islington North after being expelled from the Labour Party by it's reportedly CIA-linked new leader, Keir Starmer.4. British humanitarian group Save the Children has published a new report which finds “Over 20,000 children [are] estimated to be lost, disappeared, detained, buried under the rubble or in mass graves,” in Gaza. A Child Protection Specialist with the group, on the ground in Gaza, is quoted saying “Every day we find more unaccompanied children and every day it is harder to support them…there is no safe place in Gaza… Neighbours and extended family members who have taken in lone children are struggling to meet their basic needs, such as shelter, food, and water. Many are with strangers - or completely alone - increasing the risk of violence, abuse exploitation and neglect.” Jeremy Stoner, the group's regional director for the Middle East, says “Gaza has become a graveyard for children.”5. On Tuesday, a new citizenship law took effect in Germany, allowing new immigrants to obtain a German passport within five years – but only if they declare that the State of Israel has the right to exist, per the Financial Times. This piece notes that the “[German] government…has…sparked anger by…[cracking] down on…criticism of the Israeli government over its conduct in Gaza, fuelling (sic.) a debate over free speech in Germany, particularly among artists and academics. Sabine Döring, Germany's junior minister for higher education, was forced to resign earlier this month after her ministry started exploring legal options to defund the research of German academics who had signed a public letter criticising a police crackdown on anti-Israeli student protests.”6. AP reports Israel's Supreme Court issued a ruling this week that “the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service…[putting] an end to a decades-old system that granted ultra-Orthodox men broad exemptions from military service while maintaining mandatory enlistment for the country's secular Jewish majority.” The exemption from military service for the ultra-Orthodox Haredim has been a long-term flash-point in Israeli society and the issue has only grown more contentious as the recent campaign in Gaza has dragged on. The Netanyahu regime, which rules in coalition with Haredi parties, fought this ruling tooth and nail, claiming that forcing the Haredim to serve would “tear Israeli society apart.” Many speculate that the ruling will cause the ultra-Orthodox parties to leave Netanyahu's coalition, which would precipitate the collapse of his government.7. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, over 20 elder care facilities in the area have closed in just the last few weeks, which this report ascribes to “The long-term mismanagement of nursing homes by private equity firms,” like the Carlyle Group. Specifically, the paper excoriates how “Private equity firms extract money from nursing homes,” using “sale-leaseback[s]…selling the land out from under the facilities for lump payments…[meaning] Nursing homes are suddenly forced to pay rent or ‘management fees' to occupy facilities they once owned…the same process…that resulted in the bankruptcy of the Red Lobster restaurant chain.” The paper notes that the Biden administration is promulgating a new rule that elder care facilities must disclose their ownership, while acknowledging that “This will hardly solve the problem, but it will allow families to make informed decisions about their loved ones' care.”8. Rumblings suggest Congress may raise the corporate tax rate. POLITICO reports “anti-corporate sentiment is running high among increasingly populist-minded Republicans,” and this article quotes Congressman Chip Roy of Texas saying “There's a bubbling-up concern that we should not be doing the bidding of corporate America.” Roy is reportedly “consider[ing] kicking the corporate rate up to 25 percent, from the current 21 percent, if it means being able to extend breaks for individuals and small businesses.” On the Democratic side, Representative Don Beyer said “Every Democrat thinks the 21 percent corporate rate is far lower than is necessary,” and Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden added “Western civilization is not going to end if there's some increase.”9. The Guardian reports DC area coffee chain Compass Coffee is “hiring dozens of friends of management, including other local food service executives and an Uber lobbyist, in an effort to defeat a union election.” Compass Coffee United, the union representing these workers, “accused the coffee chain of hiring 124 additional people at cafes that are attempting to unionize…[and] manipulating worker schedules retroactively to try to make the new employees eligible to vote in the union election.” The union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB. Senator Bernie Sanders wrote on Twitter “Claiming that a lobbyist from Uber & CEOs from other companies are workers in order to rig a union election is totally absurd & disgusting.”10. Finally, in more labor news, CNN reports Teamsters President Sean O'Brien will speak at the Republican National Convention. Former President Trump wrote on Truth Social “Our GREAT convention will unify Americans and demonstrate to the nation's working families they come first…When I am back in the White House, the hardworking Teamsters, and all working Americans, will once again have a country they can afford to live in and be respected around the world.” Trump and O'Brien previously met at Mar-a-Lago in January. According to Teamsters spokesperson Kara Deniz, “O'Brien's appearance does not represent an endorsement of Trump,” and “O'Brien has requested the opportunity to also speak at the Democratic National Convention…The DNC has yet to accept that request.”This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

The Senate is out until after 4th of July, but the House comes back this week for work on three big appropriations bills — Defense, Homeland Security, and State Dept-Foreign Operations … Joe Biden, celebrating the 12th anniversary of Barack Obama's unconstitutional amnesty program (known as DACA) decides to declare his own unconstitutional amnesty program … Trump blows by Biden in the fundraising chase and erases Biden's longstanding lead … all this and more.

Will the House hold Merrick Garland in Contempt of Congress? … the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Pandemic put Dr. Fauci on the hot seat, anmd he got burned … Joe Biden tries to move numbers on the border crisis with a new Executive Order, but it's not going to work, and we'll tell you why … Hunter Biden (finally!) goes on trial, and things are not looking good for him … The Fulton County case against Trump gets delayed again, likely won't go to trial until after the election (if ever) … Trump reverses course on something BIG re: campaign 2024 … all this and more.

It's a light week on Capitol Hill, with the House out and the Senate in for two, maybe three days … 12 years ago last weekend, President Obama announced his unconstitutional DACA amnesty program; will Biden seek to top him this week? … Hunter Biden found guilty on three gun charges; what does it mean? … the House holds Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress; what happens next? … Trump visits with congressional GOPers … both campaigns get ready for the earliest-ever general election debate … all this and more

House and Senate are back for a short week … the House will begin the 2025 Fiscal Year appropriations process with a vote on the Military Construction/Veterans Affairs approps bill … will Biden issue a new executive order cracking down on illegal immigration at the border? Will it do anything substantive, or will it be just for show? … the World Health Assembly met and failed to finalize its long-awaited “pandemic preparedness” treaty … former President Trump is found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, and America responds by donating $53 million to his campaign in the next 24 hours … VA is in play! … Hunter Biden's first trial takes place this week … All this and more.

The House will vote this week to prevent noncitizens from voting in local elections in the District of Columbia, while the Senate will vote on whether to consider that rotten “border” bill from a couple of months ago, just to provide political cover to Red State Democrats up for reelection in OH, MT, PA, NV, and WI … anti-Trump lawfare will peak this week in NY, with the end of the first criminal trial ever for a former president … Biden claims executive privilege in an attempt to shield his attorney general from contempt of Congress, but two House committees vote resolutions of contempt anyway, because the assertion of privilege is nonsensical … Trump and Biden agree to debate, and the MSM thinks Biden got the better of it — but what do they know? … all this, and more.

MTG says it's time to vote on her MTV — will Speaker Johnson survive, and will she be made to look foolish? Or will she prevail, and will the House be thrown into even more chaos? … the fight against noncitizen voting gets a boost later this week; find out details … the House will vote this week on a bill to add a citizenship question to the Census … the Senate moves on FAA reauthorization … Trump campaign high command believes MN and VA are in play, and they may have a point … just how badly has Judge Merchan screwed up the first Trump trial, anyway? … all this and more.

House and Senate are back, with light weeks … President Biden withholds military aid to an ally in his attempt to coerce the ally into changing a policy to benefit Biden politically, and some Republicans ask, isn't that what you guys impeached President Trump for? So, one GOP Congressman has introduced an article of impeachment against Biden … AG Merrick Garland may be voted in contempt of Congress by the House Judiciary Committee this week … shenanigans in Trump's Manhattan trial will continue this week …former/suspended Iran envoy Robert Malley may have mishandled classified docs, and top congressional Republicans want answers from Secretary of State Blinken … all this and more.

House and Senate return for a short week … Will Marjorie Taylor Greene pull the trigger on her Motion to Vacate, or will someone else? If so, when? Or is Speaker Johnson going to bypass this distraction entirely? … the latest on anti-Trump lawfare … CNN's new poll shows Trump leading Biden by 6 in a two-way race, at 49-43, and leading by 9 in a multicandidate field, at 42-33 … all this and more.

The House finally (!) takes up and passes a national security supplemental spending bill and sends it to the Senate, which will act this week … the Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment articles in brutal fashion, and sets a new Senate precedent: lying to Congress, a felony, is NOT an impeachable offense (!) … the Senate passes a bill reauthorizing Section 702 of FISA 15 minutes before the authority expires, and sends it to the president, who signs it into law … the latest on anti-Trump lawfare … all this and more.

The House passes a bill reauthorizing Section 702 of FISA — or does it? … Articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Mayorkas will finally (!) be delivered to the Senate, but will there be a trial? … Joe Biden really really really wants to “forgive” student loan debt, even if the Supreme Court rules that he has no authority to do it, so he's trying again … former President Trump and Speaker Johnson meet, talk to the press about a new bill to deter noncitizen voting … will this be the week that a Ukraine/Israel aid bill shows up on the House floor? … all this and more.

House and Senate are back — first up in the Senate, DHS Secretary Mayorkas goes on (impeachment) trial, or does he? … First up in the House, another try at FISA reform. Will the third time be the charm? … Hunter Biden's attorneys fare no better than do President Trump's lawyers at getting cases thrown out of court … all this and more.

The Supreme Court overrules the Colorado Supreme Court and puts Trump back on the CO primary ballot … House and Senate come to agreement on spending levels, then pass a FOURTH Continuing Resolution to buy yet more time to — negotiate spending bills! … Mayorkas is still waiting to be tried in the Senate … Mitch McConnell announces he will step down as Senate GOP Leader after November election … all this and more.

House and Senate finally pass a full-year funding bill for about a third of the government, but leave the hard work for later … what about President Biden's State of the Union address? … SCOTUS says it will hear arguments on April 25 in a key Trump case, which may delay trial until AFTER the election … should the government ban TikTok? Looks like it's going to … all this and more.

Will the House and Senate figure out a way to come to agreement on a funding bill to keep most of the government open before Friday night's deadline? … Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies before House Judiciary Committee, pushes back on Dem assertions that he “exonerated” Joe Biden … Trump wraps up delegate hunt, takes over RNC, lets go 60 staffers … Stacey Abrams wants non-citizens to vote in GA … GA Judge McAfee rules that Fulton Co DA Fani Willis can stay only if she removes her former lover from prosecution case against Trump … all this and more.

A New York appeals court says former President Trump can pony up $175 million within 10 days while he appeals, rather than $457 million … House and Senate finish funding the government; will it cost Speaker Johnson his job? … MTG files MTV against SMJ, but doesn't make it “privileged,” so there won't be a forced vote … Senate Republicans force Dems to walk the plank on tough amendment votes … all this and more.

For this show, a rebroadcast of the keynote address, "Israel Beyond Apartheid," by author and activist Susan Albulhawa, delivered at the Israel and American Policy Conference held March 22, 2019 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC., sponsored by the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Abulhawa discusses Israel as a major weapons developer and exporter, the use of Gaza as a weapons testing lab on human beings, and the arming of rogue states. She also details Israel's destruction of natural ecosystems, and the hellbent erasure of historic villages, mosques, cemeteries and cultural and archeological treasures of Palestine. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! Please click here or click on the Support-Donate tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. We are so grateful for this small but growing amount of monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! Links: Susan Abulhawa website Washington Report on Middle east Affairs

House and Senate are back in town, with just days to pass another governent funding bill, or risk a temporary partial shutdown … Hunter Biden's lawyers file bold motions to demand dismissal of the case against him, and former President Trump's lawyers will be watching closely … Biden folloiws up Navalny's death with more than 500 new sanctions against Russia, but will they have an impact? … Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is back, but will she ever get a floor vote? … remember the name “Jose Ibarra,” he's about to become the 2024 version of the 1988 campaign's “Willie Horton” … all this and more.

House and Senate are in recess at last … the Senate passes a foreign aid/national security bill with no changes to border policy, but Speaker Johnson says it's a no-go in the House — what happens next? … is Russia developing a space-based nuke to blind our satellites? … Putin's strongest political opponent dies under mysterious circumstances in a Russian prison … the government is about to run out of money, again — does anyone care? … lots more on the Biden impeachment front and the Trump indictments front … all this and more.

The House tries but fails to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas; will the second time be the charm? … Senate Republicans stand up to Senate Democrats and kill the border bill — then turn right around and resurrect a smaller version of it … Special Counsel Robert Hur, appointed to investigate Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents, says he won't prosecute because he doesn't think he could convince a jury Biden has the mental acuity to form “willfulness” … all this and more.

A welfare bill disguised as a tax bill slips through the House — how? … Is DHS Secretary Mayorkas about to be impeached? … the text of the long-awaited Senate border deal lands with a loud thud, it's DOA in the House … James Biden agrees to sit for a private deposition one week ahead of Hunter's private deposition … the Supreme Court will hear that Colorado Trump ballot access case… all this and more.

Ralph welcomes Allan Brownfeld from the American Council for Judaism to discuss, along with our resident constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, the history of Jewish anti-Zionism and how Judaic principles can conflict with the Zionist project. We also review how university presidents recently responded to questioning from a congressional committee about free speech on campus.Allan Brownfeld is the Editor of Issues, the publication of the American Council for Judaism (an 80 year-old organization that has opposed Zionism since its inception) and a syndicated columnist who has worked as associate editor of The Lincoln Review and a contributing editor to such publications as Human Events, The St. Croix Review, and The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Mr Brownfeld has served as a staff aide to a U.S. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the U.S. Senate Internal Subcommittee.Everybody is afraid of this label “antisemite” if they criticize Israel. Israel has succeeded—in fact, it's a tactic used by the Israeli government. The former Education Minister [Shulamit Aloni] said it very clearly—when someone in Europe attacks us in any way, we bring up the Holocaust. In America, if anyone attacks us, we call them antisemitic. That's silencing criticism.Allan BrownfeldWhat has happened in recent years can be compared to idolatry. Just as in the Bible when we have people worshiping the golden calf, we have Jews now worshiping not the universal God, but the state of Israel has become the focus of attention—has become almost the object of worship. And I think that this will change as Israel's behavior continues as it is now, and as Jewish Americans slowly come to realize that the values they hold dear—religious freedom, separation of church and state—are exactly the opposite values that the state of Israel promotes.Allan BrownfeldIt's good in any criticism to criticize the Netanyahu regime rather than Israel. There's a lot of opposition to Netanyahu in Israel [and he doesn't represent all Israelis] any more than Trump represents Americans. And we're seeing here—as Allan has pointed out—the most extreme right-wing, militaristic, jingoistic government in the history of Israel, headed by Netanyahu. And he's let the military run riot in Gaza. It's out of control.Ralph NaderBruce Fein is a Constitutional scholar and an expert on international law.  Mr. Fein was Associate Deputy Attorney General under Ronald Reagan and he is the author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy, and American Empire: Before the Fall.What speaks volumes about [the Harvard Board of Overseers] statement is that it pretends that the only thing that has happened is October 7. Suddenly the world stopped. Nothing happened afterwards. It ignores completely what's ongoing in Gaza, which I think speaks volumes about the bias and the prejudice there.Bruce FeinIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantis1. On Tuesday December 12th, the Senate Judiciary Committee held the first congressional hearing on Corporate Crime since 1980. This hearing consisted of two panels, one made up of government witnesses and another featuring civilians, including Professor Brandon Garrett – architect of the Corporate Prosecution Registry. The main focus of the hearing was the decades-long decline in corporate criminal prosecutions at the Department of Justice, and what the Department needs to pursue a more expansive vision of corporate criminal justice. The full hearing is available at the Senate Judiciary Committee website. 2. On December 7th, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, in light of the mounting civilian death toll in Gaza. Article 99 is a rarely used provision of the UN charter which allows the secretary-general to bring to the attention of the Security Council “any matter which…may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security,” per AP. The last time Article 99 was invoked was nearly half a century ago, and was triggered by clashes between India and Pakistan that eventually led to the creation of Bangladesh. 3. However, the United States again vetoed the UN Security Council resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. The United States was the sole member of the council to vote against the resolution, with even close allies like France and Japan voting in favor. The United Kingdom abstained from the vote. According to AP, “Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador, told the council that Israel's objective is ‘the ethnic cleansing of the Gaza Strip' and ‘the dispossession and forcible displacement of the Palestinian people.'” 4. The Mayor of Burbank, California, Konstantine Anthony has endorsed Representative Barbara Lee for Senate. Anthony had previously endorsed Congressman Adam Schiff – whose Congressional district includes the city of Burbank – but withdrew his endorsement and switched over to Lee because of her principled position in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza. In a statement, Mayor Anthony said “We are in a moment of great reflection in this county…Congresswoman Barbara Lee is the progressive choice for our time.” Barbara Lee has been an extremely progressive and consistent voice on foreign policy issues, famously being the only member of Congress that did not vote for the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, which she called a “blank check for endless war,” per KTLA. 5. Semafor's Joseph Zeballos-Roig reports Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown is claiming that Democrats and Republicans are “making progress to expand the child tax credit” in a deal which would “revive R[esearch] &D[evelopment] [tax] deductions + accelerated depreciation for businesses.” This bipartisan gang hopes to push this through by mid-January, so Americans would see the benefit by the next tax season. Brown himself is facing a steep reelection challenge in his state of Ohio next year. 6. Two major unions in Hawaii – UNITE HERE and the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union – are calling on the state of Hawaii to take unprecedented action to ensure locals are able to stay on Maui. In short, they are demanding, via the Honolulu Star Advertiser, that local governments take over vacation homes and convert them into permanent housing for Hawaii residents. The housing shortage in Maui has become particularly acute following the disastrous fires on the island earlier this year. 7. In Guatemala, Bloomberg reports the Public Prosecutor's Office has announced its intention to nullify the 2023 general election results, citing vague “irregularities,” in an escalation of the legal coup the corrupt ruling clique has been attempting to pull off against President-elect Bernardo Arevalo and his Semilla Party. The Electoral Supreme Tribunal has stated that the elections “won't be repeated.” For its part, the United States State Department is opposing attempts to subvert the elections, characterizing these attempts as “anti-democratic actions…constitut[ing] evidence of…clear intent to delegitimize Guatemala's free and fair elections and prevent the peaceful transfer of power.” The U.S. has also announced that it will impose visa restrictions on the individuals involved in “undermining democracy and the rule of law.” 8. Finally, back in 2021 the National Retail Federation released a report claiming that “‘organized retail crime' was responsible for half the $94.5B in store merchandise” stolen. This finding was widely reported and served as a bedrock claim for cities increasing their policing budgets and backlash against reform prosecutors after the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Now, the Federation is retracting this claim, admitting “organized retail crime” was only responsible for about 5% of stolen merchandise. The Federation further admits that “in most major cities, shoplifting incidents have fallen 7% since 2019,” per the New York Times. In a just world, this would lead to quite a few mea culpas, but I won't hold my breath.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe