October 7, 2025 - Garrett Epps
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Judge Blocks Nat'l. Guard Deployment to Portland Calling it "Martial Law"

The Latest Moves by the Shadowy Power Broker Who Owns J.D. Vance, Peter Thiel

And the Nobel Peace Prize Goes to...Maria Corina Machado Not Donald J. Trump | The Latest Moves by the Shadowy Power Broker Who Owns J.D. Vance, Peter Thiel | Thom Hartmann on His Latest Book The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party and a World on the Brink
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October 12, 2025 - Alejandro Velasco | Gil Duran | Thom Hartmann

October 13, 2025 - Paul Pillar 
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So Far So Good But Can All the Benchmarks Be Met?

A Veteran Middle East Negotiator on the Gaza Peace Deal and Trump's Middle East Peace Plan | The Absence of Palestinian Representatives in the Peace Deal and Reconstruction Plans Underway | So Far So Good But Can All the Benchmarks Be Met? 
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October 13, 2025 - Aaron David Miller | Sarah Leah Whitson | Paul Pillar

October 13, 2025 - Aaron David Miller 
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October 13, 2025 - Sarah Leah Whitson
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The Absence of Palestinian Representatives in the Peace Deal and Reconstruction Plans Underway

Hamas Moves to Assert Control Over Gaza Weakening the Prospect of an Arab/Muslim Police Force

SCOTUS Appears Poised To Gut the Voting Rights Act Again to Give Republicans 10 to 12 New House Seats at the Expense of Black Voters Before Votes Are Cast in the Midterms | Younger Candidates Challenging the Gerontocracy Ruling Our Politics | The Weak and Vindictive Case Trump Has Ginned Up Against Leticia James

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October 15, 2025 - David Daley | Dustin Wahl | Richard P. Swanson

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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Judge Blocks Nat'l. Guard Deployment to Portland Calling it "Martial Law"

Background Briefing with Ian Masters