The Good Christian Mike Johnson Shuts Down the House to Protect the Best Friend of a Pedophile and Child Sex Trafficker | The Decline of the Intelligence Community Trying to Survive an Anti-Intellectual Regime  
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July 22, 2025  - Mike Lofgren | Tim Weiner

The Trump-controlled US Senate Elevates Bove as the Law is Weaponized to Keep Unqualified Ideologues On As US Attorneys | The Good and the Bad of Having a Foreign Policy Amateur in the Oval Office | The Senate Tries To Make the Epstein Files Public as the Republicans Stonewall Protecting Their "Dear Leader" 
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July 30, 2025 - Erwin Chemerinsky | Stephen Wertheim | Sidney Blumenthal

July 30, 2025  - Stephen Wertheim 
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The Good and the Bad of Having a Foreign Policy Amateur in the Oval Office

In Spite of Trump's Bullying, the Fed Chair Holds Steady on Interest Rates

Trump's Tariff Spree and Shooting the Messenger With the Bad Jobs Report

American Sociocide in the Misanthropic Era of a Malevolent Sociopath

Trump's Tariff Spree and Shooting the Messenger With the Bad Jobs Report | Trump Accuses Obama of "Treason" As He Tries to Rewrite History Based on Forgeries by Russian Intelligence | American Sociocide in the Misanthropic Era of a Malevolent Sociopath
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August 3, 2025 - Matt Gold | Scott Horton | Charles Derber

Trump Accuses Obama of "Treason" As He Tries to Rewrite History Based on Forgeries

Texas Democrats Try to Stop the Trump/Abbott Power Grab to Win the House in the Midterms Before a Vote Has Been Cast | With Signs of Stagflation and Recession Emerging, It's Time For the Democrats to Hammer Trump on the Economy | How Will Trump Respond to the Letter From 600 Top Israeli Officials Asking Him to Get Netanyahu to Stop the Killing in Gaza?
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August 4, 2025 - David Daley | Lloyd Green | Paul Pillar

Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, expert guests, policymakers, and critics offering analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural, and social issues. 
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July 22, 2025 - Mike Lofgren | Tim Weiner

Background Briefing with Ian Masters