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Big Dem Wins in Special Elections; CBO Finds GOP ‘Healthcare’ Bill Still Deadly: ‘BradCast’ 5/24/2017

Guest: Journalist, health care reform advocate Jacki Schechner...

Trump’s $2 TRILLION ‘Bernie Madoff-Level Budget Fraud’: ‘BradCast’ 5/23/2017

Guest: Former White House economic adviser Seth Hanlon | Also: Latest on Manchester Bombing, FBI Trump investigation, more...

The Surreal if ‘Clear and Present Danger’ of Donald Trump: ‘BradCast’ 5/22/2017

Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton; Also: Two important election-related SCOTUS decisions and this week's U.S. House Special Election in MT...

Sessions Rolls Back Criminal Justice Reform, Trump Digs Himself Deeper: ‘BradCast’ 5/19/2017

Guest: Former Asst. DA Ames Grawert of Brennan Center...

‘The Single Greatest Witch Hunt of a Politician in American History!’: ‘BradCast’ 5/18/2017

'Chaotic darkness' at Trump's White House; Bipartisan agreement in Congress; Flynn and Pence go cold Turkey; Eye on McGahn; More unauthorized US war in Syria; MUCH more from today's news tsunami...

What is ‘Obstruction of Justice’?; Also BREAKING: Special Counsel Takes Over Trump/Russia Probe: ‘BradCast’ 5/17/2017

Guest: Former Asst. US Attorney Randall D. Eliason of GWU Law School...

‘Espionage Act’: The Oval Office is Leaking (Bigly): ‘BradCast’ 5/16/2017

Guest: Brennan Center's Elizabeth Goitein says Trump may have violated the law during Oval Office meeting with Russians; And then... BREAKING: Trump said to have asked Comey to shut down Flynn probe...

Making Sense of (& Surviving) President Goldfish: ‘BradCast’ 5/15/2017

Guest: David Roberts of Vox; Also: Good voting rights news for NC, more details on the thousands turned away from the polls in WI in 2016...

How Mike Pence Helped Suppress the Indiana Vote in the 2016 Election: ‘BradCast’ 5/12/2017

The VP will now oversee Trump's sham 'Election Integrity' Commission; Also: Trump/Comey goes 'Godfather' and even more Nixon-like...

Meanwhile…In Utah…Trump’s Scheme to Sell Off Sacred Tribal Public Lands: ‘BradCast’ 5/11/2017

Guests: Carleton Bowekaty & Matthew Campbell of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition | Plus: The latest insanity from the Comey firing fallout...

‘A Full-Blown Constitutional Crisis’ or Just Another Day on Planet Trump?: ‘BradCast’ 5/10/2017

Guest: Constitutional law expert Ian Millhiser of ThinkProgress Justice...

BREAKING: COMEY FIRED; Also: GOP Photo ID Laws Suppressed 2016 Turnout, Helped Trump Take WI: ‘BradCast’ 5/9/2017

And MUCH more today...

GA-06 Election Night Tabulation Failure Analysis Finds ‘Critical Security Flaws’: ‘BradCast’ 5/8/2017

Guest: Election integrity and IT expert Garland Favorito of VoterGA.org...

New Phoenix Election Chief Says ‘Nearly 91,000’ Citizens Left Off Voter Rolls: ‘BradCast’ 5/5/2017

Guest: Maricopa County, AZ Recorder Adrian Fontes...

The Cost of GOP Health Care ‘Reform’; The Danger of Trump’s ‘Religious Liberties’ Scam: ‘BradCast’ 5/4/2017

Guest: Brendan Fischer of Campaign Legal Center...

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