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‘Roberts-Mandering’: Activist SCOTUS Repubs Appear Ready to Gut Rest of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 10/16/2025

...Perhaps before the critical 2026 midterms; Guests: Prof. Joshua A. Douglas of Univ. of KY; David Daley of FairVote...

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10/16/2025 -
6:49 pm PT

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Pro-Democracy Group Vows to Block Missouri’s GOP U.S. House Gerrymander from Taking Effect: ‘BradCast’ 10/14/2025

Guest: Richard Von Glahn from People Not Politicians; Also: Gaza's fragile ceasefire; 'Shock' election in AK; NC GOPers plan new 2026 gerrymander...

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10/14/2025 -
6:43 pm PT

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‘Supreme Arrogance’: Trump, John Roberts and His Stacked, Packed and Captured SCOTUS: ‘BradCast’ 10/7/2025

Guest: Lisa Graves, former Deputy Asst. A.G.; Also: Pam Bondi is a corrupt, petulant child...

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10/7/2025 -
6:47 pm PT

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SCOTUS Suspension of 4th Amendment Rights Poses Ominous Threat to Constitutional Republic

Is a similar ruling on Trump's military invasion of U.S. cities far behind?...

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Ernest A. Canning,
9/12/2025 -
12:18 pm PT

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Trump’s ‘Cook’ed-Up Mortgage Fraud Claims: ‘BradCast’ 9/3/2025

Guest: Michael Hiltzik, Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist; Also: Huge Dem wins in FL special elections; Trump losing case after case; Local Denver anchor: 'It's authoritarianism'...

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Brad Friedman,
9/3/2025 -
6:42 pm PT

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Trump’s Wars Against Clean, Renewable Energy and American Democracy on VRA’s 60th Anniv: ‘BradCast’ 8/7/2025

For better or worse (mostly worse), Texas plays a role in almost every story we cover today...

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Brad Friedman,
8/7/2025 -
6:50 pm PT

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‘Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens’: Media Conglomerates Continue Trump Capitulation: ‘BradCast’ 8/6/2025

Guest: Timothy Karr of Free Press; Also: MI, RI, DE, WA special election and primary results; RFK Jr. cuts funding for COVID, flu vaccines...

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Brad Friedman,
8/6/2025 -
6:29 pm PT

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GOP Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA Could Trigger ‘Catastrophic’ Health Care Crisis This Fall: ‘BradCast’ 7/28/2025

Guest: David Dayen of 'The Prospect'; Also: Judge blocks Planned Parenthood Medicaid cuts; SCOTUS stays ruling blocking VRA lawsuits...

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Brad Friedman,
7/28/2025 -
6:23 pm PT

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Landmark Climate Ruling at World Court; More Epstein Trouble for our Petty Little Tyrant: ‘BradCast’ 7/24/2025

Nations must curb emissions or pay up; Trump denies FEMA aid to 'blue' state; Also: Prez told in May he's in 'Epstein Files', as cover-up fumbles...

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Brad Friedman,
7/24/2025 -
6:52 pm PT

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Not a Drill! Trump Gutting News Media and Press Freedoms from Right to Left, Public to Private: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2025

Repubs cancel NPR/PBS funding; CBS, Paramount capitulate and fire top-rated Colbert; and much more; Also: Callers ring in on all of the above...

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Brad Friedman,
7/21/2025 -
6:46 pm PT

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If ‘Superman is the Story of America,’ No Wonder MAGA Hates Him Now Too: ‘BradCast’ 7/16/2025

Guest: Nicholas Grossman of Univ. of Illinois; Also: AZ-7 Special Election results; Mass layoffs now underway at State, Education, HHS, elsewhere...

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Brad Friedman,
7/16/2025 -
6:18 pm PT

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Repub, Indie Support for Immigrants Skyrockets Amid Trump’s Crackdown: ‘BradCast’ 7/14/2025

U.S.-born kids caught in net; Religious leaders condemn DHS/ICE; Federal judge blocks indiscriminate SoCal round-ups; Also: Callers ring in...

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Brad Friedman,
7/14/2025 -
5:36 pm PT

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‘Will Kill Lots of People’: Senate Budget Cuts to Health Care ‘More Extreme’ Than House Version: ‘BradCast’ 6/19/2025

Guest: Former WH budget adviser, Bobby Kogan; Also: Trump travel ban, visa restrictions blocking emergency health care, new medical residents...

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Brad Friedman,
6/19/2025 -
6:24 pm PT

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What ‘Anti-War President’? MAGA Civil War Erupts Over Trump and Iran: ‘BradCast’ 6/18/2025

Also: SCOTUS upholds cruel ban on medical care for trans kids; Trump/GOP budget bill wildly unpopular among Americans...

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Brad Friedman,
6/18/2025 -
6:26 pm PT

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Last Weekend Today: ‘BradCast’ 6/16/2025

Massive 'No Kings' rallies across nation; Trump's military parade flops; Israel bombs Iran; Political assassination in MN; Callers ring in with reports from their own protest experiences...

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Brad Friedman,
6/16/2025 -
6:25 pm PT

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Trump Policies Imperiling Social Security, Depleting Trust Fund; ‘BradCast’ 6/11/2026

Guest: Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Also: FL Supremes okay GOP's unconstitutional U.S. House map; Ebola outbreak explodes amid U.S. leadership vacuum...

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Maine Dems Elect Platner in Landslide: ‘BradCast’ 6/10/2026

Repub Hilton 'wins' slot in CA Guv general election; Inflation spikes again; New U.S. solar milestones despite Trump; Primary results from ND, NV, SC and ME...

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Corporate Donors to White House Ballroom Win $50 Billion in New Government Contracts, Funding: ‘BradCast’ 6/9/2026

Guest: Robert Weissman of Public Citizen; Also: Updates on the races for CA Guv, L.A. Mayor, Trump's evidence-free allegations of election fraud...

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‘Crooked or Stupid’: Trump Rails Against ‘Rigged’ CA Elections, Offers No Evidence, Storms off Interview: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2026

Counting continues in CA; Critical ME primary tomorrow; Also: Callers ring in, some who have fallen for phony rightwing 'voter fraud' claims...

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‘I’m not a Victim. I was a Criminal’: J6er Says ‘No’ to Trump’s ‘Weaponization’ Slush Fund Money: ‘BradCast’ 6/4/2026

Guest: Convicted MAGA rioter Jason Riddle; Also: Pelley charges new CBS execs pushing 'falsehoods', 'bias' into '60 Minutes'...

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Corrupt, Partisan SCOTUS Ends Any and All Claim to Legitimacy With Mid-Election Alabama Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2026

Also: Primary election results from CA, IA, MT, NJ, NM and SD...

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Trump’s Favorite Election Fraud Criminal Now Runs Free: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2026

Also: Not so 'hot' after all, as data finds international tourism to U.S. plummeted in 2025...

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One Failure After Another: ‘BradCast’ 6/1/2026

We are in an historic moment, as the Trump Presidency begins its collapse; Also: Callers ring in on tomorrow's wild California Gubernatorial primary...

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Did Trump and His Attorneys Conspire to Defraud the United States?

The court-ordered reopening of Trump's lawsuit against the IRS could have impacts well beyond blocking access to a $1.8 billion slush fund...

UPDATE, Midday 6/1/26: Trump announces plan to drop 'Weaponization Fund'...

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Articles in Category: Rights And Freedoms (Page 3)

...Perhaps before the critical 2026 midterms; Guests: Prof. Joshua A. Douglas of Univ. of KY; David Daley of FairVote...

Guest: Richard Von Glahn from People Not Politicians; Also: Gaza's fragile ceasefire; 'Shock' election in AK; NC GOPers plan new 2026 gerrymander...

Guest: Lisa Graves, former Deputy Asst. A.G.; Also: Pam Bondi is a corrupt, petulant child...

Is a similar ruling on Trump's military invasion of U.S. cities far behind?...

Guest: Michael Hiltzik, Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist; Also: Huge Dem wins in FL special elections; Trump losing case after case; Local Denver anchor: 'It's authoritarianism'...

For better or worse (mostly worse), Texas plays a role in almost every story we cover today...

Guest: Timothy Karr of Free Press; Also: MI, RI, DE, WA special election and primary results; RFK Jr. cuts funding for COVID, flu vaccines...

Guest: David Dayen of 'The Prospect'; Also: Judge blocks Planned Parenthood Medicaid cuts; SCOTUS stays ruling blocking VRA lawsuits...

Nations must curb emissions or pay up; Trump denies FEMA aid to 'blue' state; Also: Prez told in May he's in 'Epstein Files', as cover-up fumbles...

Repubs cancel NPR/PBS funding; CBS, Paramount capitulate and fire top-rated Colbert; and much more; Also: Callers ring in on all of the above...

Guest: Nicholas Grossman of Univ. of Illinois; Also: AZ-7 Special Election results; Mass layoffs now underway at State, Education, HHS, elsewhere...

U.S.-born kids caught in net; Religious leaders condemn DHS/ICE; Federal judge blocks indiscriminate SoCal round-ups; Also: Callers ring in...

Guest: Former WH budget adviser, Bobby Kogan; Also: Trump travel ban, visa restrictions blocking emergency health care, new medical residents...

Also: SCOTUS upholds cruel ban on medical care for trans kids; Trump/GOP budget bill wildly unpopular among Americans...

Massive 'No Kings' rallies across nation; Trump's military parade flops; Israel bombs Iran; Political assassination in MN; Callers ring in with reports from their own protest experiences...

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Guest: Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Also: FL Supremes okay GOP's unconstitutional U.S. House map; Ebola outbreak explodes amid U.S. leadership vacuum...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Repub Hilton 'wins' slot in CA Guv general election; Inflation spikes again; New U.S. solar milestones despite Trump; Primary results from ND, NV, SC and ME...

Guest: Robert Weissman of Public Citizen; Also: Updates on the races for CA Guv, L.A. Mayor, Trump's evidence-free allegations of election fraud...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Counting continues in CA; Critical ME primary tomorrow; Also: Callers ring in, some who have fallen for phony rightwing 'voter fraud' claims...

THIS WEEK: Breaking News at CBS ... On the Money ... Iran and Iran We Go ...

Guest: Convicted MAGA rioter Jason Riddle; Also: Pelley charges new CBS execs pushing 'falsehoods', 'bias' into '60 Minutes'...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Also: Primary election results from CA, IA, MT, NJ, NM and SD...

Also: Not so 'hot' after all, as data finds international tourism to U.S. plummeted in 2025...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

We are in an historic moment, as the Trump Presidency begins its collapse; Also: Callers ring in on tomorrow's wild California Gubernatorial primary...

The court-ordered reopening of Trump's lawsuit against the IRS could have impacts well beyond blocking access to a $1.8 billion slush fund...

UPDATE, Midday 6/1/26: Trump announces plan to drop 'Weaponization Fund'...

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