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Failing the Barr Exam: ‘BradCast’ 3/26/2019

Guest: Heather Digby Parton; Also: Trump border 'emergency' survives override vote; DoJ moves to kill ACA; Senate holds 'sham' vote on GND...

Barr Brawl: Trump AG’s Summary of Mueller’s Special Counsel Report Does Justice No Favors: ‘BradCast’ 3/25/2019

But Trump and the White House couldn't be happier to lie about how his conflicted Attorney General helped get him off the hook (for now)...

Insider ‘Backdoor’ Discovered During ‘Public Hack Test’ of Vaunted Swiss Internet Voting System: ‘BradCast’ 3/22/2019

Guest: NatSec, cybersecurity and voting system journalist Kim Zetter; AND BREAKING: MUELLER GIVES REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL...

WI GOP Power-Grab Undone by State Judge; U.S. Military ‘Readiness’ Undermined by Trump: ‘BradCast’ 3/21/2019

Also: 'Potentially historic' U.S. flooding; New Zealand bans 'weapons of war'; Trump sparks new arms race with Russia...

FL Republicans Undermining New Constitutional Amendment Granting Voting Rights to Ex-Felons: ‘BradCast’ 3/20/2019

Guest: Dr. Micah Kubic of ACLU Florida; Also: Beto on voter suppression; Abrams says she 'won' in GA; U.S. judge blocks oil, gas drilling in WY...

Under Water, Under the Gun, Under Pressure: ‘BradCast’ 3/19/2019

Climate catastrophe strikes Midwest; MO lawmaker to force everyone to buy an AR-15; Kids fight for the planet; Also: Dem 2020 candidates seek to abolish Electoral College; Daylight Saving Time haters strike back...

Court News (Good and Bad) on Gerrymandering, Voting, Guns, and Abortion: ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2019

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Record flooding in Midwest; Beto, Bernie and Buttigieg; The definitive truth about Daylight Saving Time...

Looming Disaster?: Dems to Add Online, Remote Voting Schemes for 2020 Presidential Caucuses: ‘BradCast’ 3/15/2019

Guest: Steven Rosenfeld; Also: School kids strike for climate action around globe; Trumpers against unverifiable touchscreen voting...

Congressional Baby Steps to Claw Back Powers Ceded to the Executive and to Rebuke Trump: ‘BradCast’ 3/14/2019

Also: Beto jumps in to 2020; Still more evidence that WI's Photo ID voting restrictions were meant only to prevent Democrats from voting...

Dems Introduce Bill to ‘Rebuild Main Street on Wall Street’s Dime’: ‘BradCast’ 3/13/2019

Guest: Susan Harley of Public Citizen; Also: CA Guv halts death penalty; Manafort sentenced to 7 years, charged in NY; GND already paying off...

Impeachment Off the Table? Again?; Also: The Venezuela Scam Worsens: ‘BradCast’ 3/12/2019

Plus: NY AG finally probing Trump bank fraud; Feds finally probing GOP election fraud in NC; Kids in 90 countries planning day of climate action...

NY State to Review Certified Vote System After Computer ‘Ballot Stuffing’ Design Flaw Revealed: ‘BradCast’ 3/11/2019

Guest: Prof. Richard DeMillo of Georgia Tech; Also: Trump 2020 budget slashes Medicare, Medicaid, increases defense, wall funding, deficit spending; Bernie Sanders' 1987 climate change warnings unearthed...

54 Years After ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma, Repubs Vow to Block Voting Rights: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2019

McConnell won't allow Senate vote on HR-1 or restoration of Voting Rights Act; Also: Hand-marked paper ballots for PA County; Cohen sues Trump Org; Brown won't run in 2020; GOPers re-thinking climate denial...

The ‘Shadow Impeachment’ of Donald J. Trump: ‘BradCast’ 3/6/2019

Guest: Will Bunch of Philly Inquirer/Daily News; Also: Trump blows up both federal deficit AND foreign trade deficit; House Dems seek vote suppression docs from GA's GOP Governor, Sec. of State...

Elections, Fraud, and Trump Oversight ‘Til the Cows Come Home: ‘BradCast’ 3/5/2018

2020 Presidential primary news; GOP election fraud news in NC and VA; Bad news for our wildly corrupt President; and much more news...

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