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Senators Question Patel on Midterms, FBI’s 2020 Election Probe

Senators Question Patel on Midterms, FBI’s 2020 Election Probe

President Trump called into a Kennedy Center board meeting and yelled about his name not appearing on the side of the building. Plus, Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department will comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling to block President Trump’s effort to restrict mail-in voting.…

Sep 16, 20261h 30m
Trump Dismisses AI Concerns as a “Hoax”

Trump Dismisses AI Concerns as a “Hoax”

President Trump dismissed all the artificial intelligence doomsday warnings even though many of the warnings are coming from folks inside the AI industry themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 15, 20261h 33m
25 Years After 9/11: The Cost of Leaders’ Decisions

25 Years After 9/11: The Cost of Leaders’ Decisions

25 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, a nation remembers. Plus, the Supreme Court is reconsidering President Trump’s order to restrict voting by mail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 12, 20261h 29m
Anthropic Issues Report on Blocking “Threat Actors” Using Claude

Anthropic Issues Report on Blocking “Threat Actors” Using Claude

$5,000 for every adult who is an American citizen if Republicans keep the House and the Senate is President Trump’s latest promise. Plus, one day after apocalyptic warnings about artificial intelligence, a new word from Anthropic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 11, 20261h 29m
Ex-Anthropic Employee: A.I. Could “Kill Us All” by End of Decade

Ex-Anthropic Employee: A.I. Could “Kill Us All” by End of Decade

Stark warnings from experts at AI companies about how the technology might kill us all. Plus, as the Republican midterm convention begins, oil prices top $100 a barrel, diesel hits a record, and regular gas had its biggest jump in months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

Sep 10, 20261h 32m
Justice Dept Issues Subpoenas for Nevada Voter Data

Justice Dept Issues Subpoenas for Nevada Voter Data

56 days out from the midterm elections, what will the courts decide? Trump wants to dictate the voting process but it’s not just voting by mail at issue. Plus, President Trump has a new spin on his claims about 9/11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 9, 20261h 33m
NTSB: Plane Hit Van Carrying 7 People After Leaving Runway

NTSB: Plane Hit Van Carrying 7 People After Leaving Runway

At least five people are dead after an Amazon cargo aircraft overran the runway during a landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, striking multiple vehicles and sending a thick black plume of smoke into the air as it caught fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

Sep 7, 20261h 30m
Clancy Defense Attorney: Jurors Robbed by “Lone Holdout”

Clancy Defense Attorney: Jurors Robbed by “Lone Holdout”

Another dramatic day in court ends with a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. So, will the Massachusetts woman face another trial over allegations of killing her three children? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 5, 20261h 30m
Clancy Defense Atty: One Juror “Refuses to Listen to the Law”

Clancy Defense Atty: One Juror “Refuses to Listen to the Law”

The judge has ordered the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial back to court tomorrow for a seventh day of deliberations. At one point, Clancy’s defense abruptly pushed back revealing it is a single juror who is keeping the jury from a unanimous decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

Sep 4, 20261h 30m
Lindsay Clancy Jury Remains Deadlocked

Lindsay Clancy Jury Remains Deadlocked

After five days there is still no verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial as the judge pushes the jury for a unanimous decision. Plus, 62 days before the midterms and some campaign ads feature a Republican not on the ballot, Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

Sep 3, 20261h 30m
DHS Plans to Launch Voter Fraud Investigation Surge

DHS Plans to Launch Voter Fraud Investigation Surge

A whistleblower has quite the warning about mail-in voting. Plus, a brand new round of strikes in Iran. Also, the jury is deadlocked in the trial of Lindsay Clancy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 2, 20261h 28m
Two Dead, 15 Others May Be Missing in Grand Canyon Flash Flood

Two Dead, 15 Others May Be Missing in Grand Canyon Flash Flood

The rush is on to find hundreds of missing people believed to be trapped in tunnels after Nepal’s catastrophic flooding last week. Plus, flash flooding at the Grand Canyon killed two people with a dozen others still missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 1, 20261h 30m