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Rhiannon12866
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May 20, 2024
Susheela Jayapal is running for Congress on a bold progressive platform that is exciting Oregon voters. However, the sister of U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal is facing backlash from a dark money front-group funneling millions into her opponent’s campaign. Will they interfere in Oregon’s election?
Why a Foreign Dark Money PAC Is Spending Millions To Stop Her Congressional Bid w/ Susheela Jayapal - Thom Hartmann
Susheela Jayapal is running for Congress on a bold progressive platform that is exciting Oregon voters. However, the sister of U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal is facing backlash from a dark money front-group funneling millions into her opponent’s campaign. Will they interfere in Oregon’s election?
May 20, 2024
Lots happening out there, but NY v. Trump remains the main event, and this week we again bring you a roundtable of all new prominent commentators–and all first time @talkingfedspod guests–who have been in and around the court the whole trial.
Katie Phang, Yasmin Vossoughian, and Ben Wittes join Harry to carefully assess where the trial stands with nearly all the evidence in and on the verge of closing arguments, with special focus on Cohen’s testimony, including whether the defense drew blood on cross. - 05/20/2024.
Cohen the Destroyer? From Inside the Courtroom IV - Talking Feds Podcast
Lots happening out there, but NY v. Trump remains the main event, and this week we again bring you a roundtable of all new prominent commentators–and all first time @talkingfedspod guests–who have been in and around the court the whole trial.
Katie Phang, Yasmin Vossoughian, and Ben Wittes join Harry to carefully assess where the trial stands with nearly all the evidence in and on the verge of closing arguments, with special focus on Cohen’s testimony, including whether the defense drew blood on cross. - 05/20/2024.
May 20, 2024
Iranian state media say President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash.
Teams searched for hours in bad weather, and the wreckage was eventually found in the mountains in Iran's East Azerbaijan region. Officials say the aircraft crashed into a mountain peak. - Aired on 05/20/2024.
00:00 Intro
00:34 Analysis from Niloofar Ghoolami of DW's Persian Service
Iran's President Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash - DW News
Iranian state media say President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash.
Teams searched for hours in bad weather, and the wreckage was eventually found in the mountains in Iran's East Azerbaijan region. Officials say the aircraft crashed into a mountain peak. - Aired on 05/20/2024.
00:00 Intro
00:34 Analysis from Niloofar Ghoolami of DW's Persian Service
May 20, 2024
A federal judge has just sentenced Paul Pelosi’s attacker to 30 years in federal prison, after which time he will serve additional time for state crimes committed in the vicious, break-in and attack.
Michael Popok explains what happened, why he didn’t get the maximum 50 year sentence, and what will happen next in the case of David DePape. - 05/20/2024.
FED UP Federal Judge CRIPPLES Trumper with ORDER - Meidas Touch
A federal judge has just sentenced Paul Pelosi’s attacker to 30 years in federal prison, after which time he will serve additional time for state crimes committed in the vicious, break-in and attack.
Michael Popok explains what happened, why he didn’t get the maximum 50 year sentence, and what will happen next in the case of David DePape. - 05/20/2024.
May 20, 2024
Several countries including Turkey and Russia are offering to help find a helicopter carrying Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi after it went down on Sunday. Search teams are scouring a fog-covered mountain near the country's border with Azerbaijan.
Officials say Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter was forced to make a 'hard landing' in the area but offered no further details. Iran's foreign minister was said to be traveling with Raisi. Both were on their way back from inaugurating a hydroelectric dam project. - Aired on 05/19/2024.
00:00 Background
02:15 Arash Azizi, Iran analyst
07:26 Behnam Ben Telblu, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
12:32, Niloofar Gholami, DW Persian Service
What could happen in Iran if the country's president is found dead? - DW News
Several countries including Turkey and Russia are offering to help find a helicopter carrying Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi after it went down on Sunday. Search teams are scouring a fog-covered mountain near the country's border with Azerbaijan.
Officials say Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter was forced to make a 'hard landing' in the area but offered no further details. Iran's foreign minister was said to be traveling with Raisi. Both were on their way back from inaugurating a hydroelectric dam project. - Aired on 05/19/2024.
00:00 Background
02:15 Arash Azizi, Iran analyst
07:26 Behnam Ben Telblu, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
12:32, Niloofar Gholami, DW Persian Service
May 20, 2024
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash at age 63, Iranian news outlets have reported. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was also among those killed, along with seven others. - Aired on 05/20/2024.
Iran's president dead after helicopter crash, state media confirms - CNN
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash at age 63, Iranian news outlets have reported. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was also among those killed, along with seven others. - Aired on 05/20/2024.
May 20, 2024
Iran's State Media has announced the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site
Al Jazeera's Ali Hashem is in Doha and Resul Serdar is in Tehran for the latest. - Aired on 05/20/2024.
Iranian President Raisi dies with other occupants of helicopter - Al Jazeera English
Iran's State Media has announced the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site
Al Jazeera's Ali Hashem is in Doha and Resul Serdar is in Tehran for the latest. - Aired on 05/20/2024.
May 20, 2024
How can you win an election without a majority of the votes? All you have to do is take away the people’s right to vote. - 05/19/2024.
Will GOP Suppress Enough Votes To "Win" 2024 Election - Thom Hartmann
How can you win an election without a majority of the votes? All you have to do is take away the people’s right to vote. - 05/19/2024.
May 20, 2024
Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg legal reporter, and Dave Aronberg, state attorney for Palm Beach County, speak with MSNBC's Alex Witt on Donald Trump's hush money trial and what comes next. - Aired on 05/19/2024.
'This whole thing is unprecedented': Dave Aronberg on Trump's hush money/election interference case - MSNBC Reports
Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg legal reporter, and Dave Aronberg, state attorney for Palm Beach County, speak with MSNBC's Alex Witt on Donald Trump's hush money trial and what comes next. - Aired on 05/19/2024.
May 20, 2024
MSNBC's Alex Witt spoke with Rep. Seth Moulton, member of the House Armed Services Committee, on the Iranian helicopter crash, the wars in Gaza and Ukraine and American workers. - Aired on 05/19/2024.
Rep. Moulton says: 'What President Biden is doing is the right thing to protect American workers' - MSNBC Reports
MSNBC's Alex Witt spoke with Rep. Seth Moulton, member of the House Armed Services Committee, on the Iranian helicopter crash, the wars in Gaza and Ukraine and American workers. - Aired on 05/19/2024.
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