On today's 'BradCast': As the federal government shutdown heads into a second week, polls show most Americans blame Trump and Republicans for refusing to work with Congressional Democrats to prevent healthcare costs spiking for millions of people. In California, officials announced special procedures for victims of catastrophic wildfires to be able to vote in the Nov. 4 special election, which focuses on temporarily setting aside the state's independent redistricting commission in order to counter Texas' move to redraw its U.S. House maps to steal the 2026 midterm election from voters. In Oregon, a Donald Trump-appointed federal judge blocked his attempts to federalize National Guard troops from any state to invade Portland. In Illinois, a federal judge declined to stop Trump's invasion of National Guard troops into Chicago. Callers ring in.
Encore: original airdate 9-22-2025. On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump's so-called 'Border Czar', Tom Homan, was caught on videotape last year accepting $50,000 in cash, allegedly in exchange for doling out border security contracts in a new Trump administration; the Trump Justice Department closed the investigation. Trump publicly ordered US Attorney General Pam Bondi to bring criminal charges against three of his top perceived political enemies. RANDALL D. ELIASON, former chief of the DOJ's Fraud and Public Corruption Section, explains the Homan investigation, the ways the Trump DOJ has undermined the rule of law, and weaponized it to punish Trump's enemies and reward his friends, and much more. Disney reinstates late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to the airwaves after massive public blowback, pushing back against Trump FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's threats to cancel TV broadcast broadcast licenses for airing the show.
On today's 'BradCast': It's Day 2 of the federal government shutdown, as Congressional Democrats go the mat to prevent an explosion of healthcare costs for tens of millions of Americans. Donald Trump vowed to use the shutdown as cover for illegal mass firings of federal workers and dismantle what he called 'Democrat' agencies. In a lively conversation, BOBBY KOGAN of the Center for American Progress, a former senior adviser in the Biden-Harris White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), explains the stakes of the government shutdown, how we got here, the Trump Administration's blatantly illegal actions, why this is the right fight for Democrats to hold the line, and much more. Federal agents carried out an extremely violent raid in Chicago, terrorizing residents. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
On today's 'BradCast': The federal government is now shut down because Republicans, who control the White House and both chambers of Congress (and who could keep the government open all by themselves), chose to shut it down rather than negotiate with Democrats trying to prevent Republicans from spiking healthcare costs. The Trump Administration is using the shutdown to hurt as many Americans as possible. Trump's US Attorney in Nevada was caught asking the Justice Department to help her spread propaganda about 'vote fraud', even as a judge ruled her appointment was unlawful. Federal court rules that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell defamed the election technology company Smartmatic. Mother Jones' voting rights journalist ARI BERMAN explains the Trump Justice Department's newest attack on voters, including demanding states turn over sensitive voter data, and the GOP's broader voter- and election-interference agenda.
On today's 'BradCast': The federal government will likely begin a partial shutdown at midnight on Tuesday as Congressional Republicans refuse to negotiate with Democrats. Donald Trump may want a shutdown, which would prevent the Bureau of Labor Statistics from publishing the critical monthly jobs report for the duration. Trump instead is posting racist A.I. videos mocking Congressional Democratic leaders. At an embarrassing, unnecessary in-person meeting, Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth lectured the nation's top military brass on 'wokeness' and 'stupid rules of engagement', while Trump delivered a rambling, hour-long speech describing the Left as 'the enemy within.' Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek pushed back hard against Trump's unwelcome, completely unnecessary military thuggery. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
On today's 'BradCast': The madness of the Trump era, and the madness of Donald Trump, continues to quicken in pace and grow more intense, sick and twisted each day. Five mass shootings in the US over the weekend underscore how Republicans have blocked commonsense gun safety reforms. Republicans fell silent after reporting indicated the mass shooters don't fit the GOP narrative of falsely accusing Democrats and the Left of political violence, despite verified data showing that violent extremism from the Right far out-paces violent extremism from the Left. Trump's latest antics raise new concerns about his mental fitness. We also update a host of new developments, from the indictment of former FBI Dir. James Comey, to Jimmy Kimmel and attacks on free speech, to Defense Sec. Hegseth's mystery meeting with generals, and much more. Callers weigh in.
Encore: original airdate 9-17-2025. On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump, his administration, elected Republicans and rightwing media are opportunistically exploiting the killing of Republican activist Charlie Kirk for political retribution, falsely accusing 'radical left' 'scum' and unnamed 'leftist organizations' as being responsible for the crime, and vowing to target and prosecute Americans for exercising their free speech rights. The Trump Justice Department disappeared a report confirming white supremacist and far-right violence far outpaces all other types of violent extremism in the U.S. Salon columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON and 'DRIFTGLASS' of the Professional Left Podcast bring insight and context to escalating rightwing attacks on free speech; chilling similarities to post-9/11 America; Trump's seeming effort to start wars with Venezuela and Chicago; his ridiculous defamation lawsuit against the New York Times; and much, much more.
On today's 'BradCast': Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of top U.S. Military generals and admirals, from all over the world, to convene in Virginia for an unusual in-person meeting on September 30th, but has told no one why. September 30th is also the last day to avert a government shutdown, as Congressional Republicans refuse to negotiate with Democrats whose votes will be needed to pass legislation to keep the government open. The White House threatened to enact mass layoffs if the government shuts down. Donald Trump ordered US Attorney General Pam Bondi to indict former FBI Director James Comey before the statute of limitations deadline on September 30. Federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to restore half a billion dollars in federal research grant funding to UCLA. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
On today's 'BradCast': Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel returned to the public airwaves on Tuesday night, delivering a heartfelt monologue defending free speech, days after he was suspended following threats by Trump's FCC Chair to revoke ABC affiliate stations' broadcast licenses if they didn't cancel Kimmel. Kimmel's ratings soared, despite media conglomerates Sinclair and Nextar blocking the program for millions of Americans in major media markets. As another government shutdown looms, Congressional Democrats are fighting to prevent skyrocketing healthcare premiums for millions of Americans, while Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans refuse to negotiate. Healthcare analyst CHARLES GABA digs into the details, potential horrors, and the very high stakes for the nation. Democrats continued their winning streak in special elections on Tuesday, with House Democrats closer to forcing a vote to release the Epstein Files.
On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump's Justice Department quietly dropped an investigation into Trump's so-called Border Czar, Tom Homan, after he was videotaped in an FBI sting operation last year accepting $50,000 in cash in a fast-food takeout bag. Today the plot thickened, with Homan and the White House unable to keep their stories straight. Days after threats by Trump's FCC Chair that ignited a firestorm over censorship of free speech, media conglomerates Sinclair and Nextar announced they will indefinitely pre-empt the return of late-night TV show host Jimmy Kimmel, which they say is completely unrelated to their mergers pending approval before the FCC. Trump delivered a rambling, addled speech to U.N. General Assembly in New York filled with obnoxious lies, particularly about energy and climate change. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump's so-called 'Border Czar', Tom Homan, was caught on videotape last year accepting $50,000 in cash, allegedly in exchange for doling out border security contracts in a new Trump administration; the Trump Justice Department closed the investigation. Trump publicly ordered US Attorney General Pam Bondi to bring criminal charges against three of his top perceived political enemies. RANDALL D. ELIASON, former chief of the DOJ's Fraud and Public Corruption Section, explains the Homan investigation, the ways the Trump DOJ has undermined the rule of law, and weaponized it to punish Trump's enemies and reward his friends, and much more. Disney reinstates late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to the airwaves after massive public blowback, pushing back against Trump FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's threats to cancel TV broadcast broadcast licenses for airing the show.
Encore: original airdate 9-10-2025. On today's 'BradCast': Far-right youth activist and longtime Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk was killed by a gunman during an event at a Utah college. Receiving much less attention, a school shooting in Denver critically injured three teenagers. Poland reported it intercepted Russian drones that violated its airspace, in the first engagement since Russia invaded Ukraine. After winning a special U.S. House election in Virginia, Democrats are just one signature away from passing a discharge petition to force a vote to release the Epstein Files. Financial journalist DAVID DAYEN of the American Prospect discusses the coming showdown in the GOP-controlled Congress to avoid a government shutdown on October 1, whether and how Democrats could use this rare leverage to stymie Trump's authoritarianism, and much more.
Encore: original airdate 9-9-2025. On today's 'BradCast': Two years ago, Fox 'News' paid a more than $780 million dollars for defaming Dominion Voting Systems and lying to viewers about the 2020 election. Now, new court documents in the defamation lawsuit against Fox News by Smartmatic, a different voting company, confirm that Fox hosts and executives knew Donald Trump's claims of a 'stolen' election were false and chose to promote them anyway. MATT GERTZ of Media Matters explains what's in the slew of new, 'damning filings' against Fox News, why they broadcast election lies, what it means for elections going forward, and much more. Missouri's Republican state legislature rammed through new gerrymandered maps to steal U.S. House seats from their voters and add new restrictions to stop citizen-led ballot initiatives. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'
On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump, his administration, elected Republicans and rightwing media are opportunistically exploiting the killing of Republican activist Charlie Kirk for political retribution, falsely accusing 'radical left' 'scum' and unnamed 'leftist organizations' as being responsible for the crime, and vowing to target and prosecute Americans for exercising their free speech rights. The Trump Justice Department disappeared a report confirming white supremacist and far-right violence far outpaces all other types of violent extremism in the U.S. Salon columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON and 'DRIFTGLASS' of the Professional Left Podcast bring insight and context to escalating rightwing attacks on free speech; chilling similarities to post-9/11 America; Trump's seeming effort to start wars with Venezuela and Chicago; his ridiculous defamation lawsuit against the New York Times; and much, much more.
On today's 'BradCast': In just eight months, the Trump Administration's unrelenting assault on the Constitution and the rule of law has succeeded in destabilizing and dismantling key parts of the U.S. government - - from mass firings of government employees, to shutdowns of federal agencies, mass deportations and the deployment of the US military into American cities, to name a few. As lawsuits proceed through the court system, the corrupted rightwing U.S. Supreme Court majority has abused the 'emergency docket' to temporarily allow these unprecedented upheavals to proceed. The administration is threatening to crack down on anyone who engages in speech they don't like. Attorney KEITH BARBER, a writer at Daily Kos, offers perspective on a slew of new legal developments over the last few days, the Supreme Court, and much, much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
On today's 'BradCast': Charlie Kirk was a racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-Semitic Islamophobe. And he did not deserve to be killed for any of it. Kirk has been inappropriately lionized by the Right and corporate media after his killing at a Utah college event. Donald Trump, Republicans, and rightwing media are opportunistically exploiting Kirk's death as a weapon to declare war on their perceived enemies, civic democracy and the Constitution itself. The right is also targeting for firing anyone -- educators, journalists, etc. -- who merely quotes Kirk's actual, often wildly offensive words on social media. Attacking the First Amendment keeps the Right from having to confront their very serious problem of rising political violence against their perceived enemies, and the nation's worsening gun violence. Callers weigh in.
Encore: original airdate 9-3-2025. On today's 'BradCast': Authoritarianism has descended upon America, but the pushback against it continues. A federal judge ruled that the Trump Administration unlawfully blocked $2 billion in federal funding from Harvard University. Voters are rejecting Republicans in ever-greater numbers in new special state legislative elections. Denver news anchor Kyle Clark calls out Republicans' open authoritarianism. House Republicans voted to create a new January 6 Committee to revisit the Trump-incited insurrection. L.A. Times business columnist Michael Hiltzik explains how the very MAGA head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is using bogus 'investigations' and allegations of mortgage fraud for political retribution against Trump's perceived political enemies, including an attempt to oust the first Black female Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook, and much more.
On today's 'BradCast': It's clear that Donald Trump would much rather talk about political violence today than his failing economic policies or his old bestie, pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, so we will. A manhunt continues for the person who killed rightwing activist and longtime Trump ally Charlie Kirk on Wednesday. The shooter's identity and motive remain unknown, but Trump, his wingnut elected officials and his far-right MAGA cult instantly unleashed a torrent of threats, demonizing and essentially declaring 'War on the Left', all while conveniently ignoring recent rightwing political violence against Democrats. Elected Democrats call for an end to the growing epidemic of political violence and gun violence in this nation. Trump's duplicitous Administration is taking credit for U.S. infrastructure upgrades funded under President Joe Biden. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
On today's 'BradCast': Far-right youth activist and longtime Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk was killed by a gunman during an event at a Utah college. Receiving much less attention, a school shooting in Denver critically injured three teenagers. Poland reported it intercepted Russian drones that violated its airspace, in the first engagement since Russia invaded Ukraine. After winning a special U.S. House election in Virginia, Democrats are just one signature away from passing a discharge petition to force a vote to release the Epstein Files. Financial journalist DAVID DAYEN of the American Prospect discusses the coming showdown in the GOP-controlled Congress to avoid a government shutdown on October 1, whether and how Democrats could use this rare leverage to slow down Trump's authoritarianism, and much more.
On today's 'BradCast': Two years ago, Fox 'News' paid a more than $780 million dollars for defaming Dominion Voting Systems and lying to viewers about the 2020 election. Now, new court documents in the defamation lawsuit against Fox News by Smartmatic, a different voting company, confirm that Fox hosts and executives knew Donald Trump's claims of a 'stolen' election were false and chose to promote them anyway. MATT GERTZ of Media Matters explains what's in the slew of new, 'damning filings' against Fox News, why they broadcast election lies, what it means for elections going forward, and much more. Missouri's Republican state legislature rammed through new gerrymandered maps to steal U.S. House seats from their voters and add new restrictions to stop citizen-led ballot initiatives. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'
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and they worried about JFK being a Catholic?
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Texass is really messed up.
Arlene B
Bread have you given any thought to these republicans who have switched their party preferences to Democrat so they can go in and vote for the weakest candidate and now with Bloomberg putting as clinkin that mix is it possible that these Bloomberg supporters are also those people who are switching their party in order to screw us that's a huge consideration since I can't imagine democrats supporting Blumberg