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‘Insane’: Former FEC Chair on Trump’s Unlawful Firing of Current FEC Chair: ‘BradCast’ 2/10/2025

Guest: Former FEC Commish Ann Ravel; Also: Admin attempts to 'delete' agency that polices Big Bank fraud; Will Trump follow court orders?...

Heritage Fndn. Prez: ‘We’re Not Gonna Tell Ya Everything That’s Coming’: ‘BradCast’ 7/30/2024

But we will! -- GOP election theft schemes; Dems save 1 million union worker pensions; Kamala-mentum!; And much more!...

Republican FEC Commissioners Vote to Allow Campaign Donors to Hide Their Identity: ‘BradCast’ 5/16/2024

Guest: Campaign finance expert Craig Holman of Public Citizen; Also: Two (generally) encouraging SCOTUS rulings on CFPB funding and a second Black-majority U.S. House district in Louisiana...

Trump’s First Criminal Trial, for Cheating to Win in 2016, Begins in NY: ‘BradCast’ 4/15/2024

Special coverage of an historic day with Heather Digby Parton of Salon, attorney Keith Barber of Daily Kos...

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My ‘Ridiculous, Couldn’t-Possibly-Be-True’ George Santos Theory From January Was True After All: ‘BradCast’ 10/12/2023

Also: Latest on Israel-Hamas; Biden's curiously repeated comments about 'rules of war'; WI Repubs' impeachment threat now all but dead...

Of Biden, Balloons and Bad Media Coverage: ‘BradCast’ 2/6/2023

Also: Turkey, Syria earthquake; Campaign finance limits raised; Koch Net to oppose Trump in 2024 primary; WI 2020 Trump campaign worked to 'fan flame' of fake fraud; Callers ring in before Tuesday's SOTU...

Republican Dark Money Group’s Multi-Million Dollar ‘Grassroots’ Vote Suppression Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 1/25/2023

Guest: Campaign finance expert Brendan Fischer of Documented; Also: My ridiculous, couldn't-possibly-be-true George Santos theory...

House GOP’s ‘One-Two Punch to Shut Down Office of Congressional Ethics’: ‘BradCast’ 1/18/2023

Guest: Public Citizen's Government Affairs lobbyist Craig Holman; Also: VA's Youngkin kills new Ford EV battery plant, 2,500 new jobs; Kobach fined by FEC as he takes seat as top law enforcement official in KS...

Watchdogs Sue FEC Over 2016 Trump Campaign ‘Coordination’ with Russia: ‘BradCast’ 12/14/2021

Guest: FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein; Also: Jan 6 Comm. homes in on members of Congress; House COVID Comm. faces off with Trump official; Trump judge rejects Trump tax case against Congress...

FEC Rules Foreign Money in State Ballot Initiative Campaigns Is Just Fine: ‘BradCast’ 11/10/2021

Guest: Campaign Legal Center's Brendan Fischer; Also: Big news out of UN Climate Summit; Bad news out of federal court for Trump and friends...

‘Catastrophe Galloping Towards Us’ as Democracy Scholars Sound the Alarm: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2021

Guest: Political scientist David Faris; Also: FEC fines AMI for 2016 Trump hush-money conspiracy; Dem wins NM U.S. House special in 'landslide'...

National Nightmares: Broken FEC, Broken Election Systems: ‘BradCast’ 5/10/2021

Guest: Former FEC Chair Ann Ravel on FEC Repubs killing 'slam dunk' hush-money conspiracy 'directed' by Trump; Also: Computerized voting and tabulation has allowed my election nightmares to come true...

New FEC Complaint Alleges Trump Campaign Running $170 Million ‘Laundering’ Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 7/31/2020

Guest: CLC's Brendan Fischer on an extraordinary new Trump grift; Also: Stop cowering at and covering his wannabe dictatorial tweets!...

Trump Impeachment Counsel’s ‘Descent Into Constitutional Madness’: ‘BradCast’ 1/30/2020

Guest: Former FEC Chair Ann Ravel on 'insane' legal and campaign finance assertions by Dershowitz, Philbin in Senate Impeachment trial...

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