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3 weeks ago | 
levernews.com | David Sirota |Ariella Markowitz |Natalie Bettendorf
💡This bonus episode is available below for paid subscribers only. Click here to upgrade now. If you’re already a paid subscriber, you can access the materials below. If you don’t see the content, please click here to log in and reload this pageOn Wednesday, President Donald Trump unveiled his plans for far-reaching new tariffs on almost all imported goods entering the United States. The move has plunged the global economy into turmoil amid fears of a wider trade war and higher consumer prices.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
crooked.com | Natalie Bettendorf
skip to main content In This Episode Former President Donald Trump wrapped up this week’s Republican National Convention on Thursday night with the longest speech in convention history. He started with a first-person account of the attempted assassination against him last weekend. But his promised message of unity fell apart quickly as he embraced autocrats, doubled down on false claims the 2020 election was stolen, and promised the biggest deportation in history.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
getcrookedmedia.com | Natalie Bettendorf
skip to main content In This Episode A Delaware jury on Tuesday convicted Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, on three federal felony gun charges. The verdict makes Biden the first member of a sitting president’s immediate family to be convicted of a crime. A sentencing date hasn’t been set yet, but the president’s son is facing up to 25 years in prison. Alex Thompson, national political correspondent for Axios, was in the courtroom during the trial.
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May 3, 2024 | 
getcrookedmedia.com | Natalie Bettendorf
skip to main content In This Episode Thursday was Day 10 of former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial in Manhattan. Before testimony resumed, Justice Juan Merchan held a second hearing on new allegations that Trump violated his gag order. Later, Keith Davidson, a lawyer for Stormy Daniels, walked the jury through the deal he brokered between Trump and the adult film star in exchange for her silence.
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May 2, 2024 | 
getcrookedmedia.com | Natalie Bettendorf
skip to main content In This Episode New York police officers arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters who’d occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, on Tuesday night, while pro-Israeli counterprotestors attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
crooked.com | Natalie Bettendorf
skip to main content In This Episode House Republicans are in chaos again after a second conservative lawmaker voiced support for a push to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. The speaker announced plans to bring a foreign aid bill for Ukraine up for a vote, causing an uproar. Joan Greve, senior political reporter for The Guardian, breaks down the mood on Capitol Hill.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
crooked.com | Natalie Bettendorf
skip to main content What A Day Mid-East Tensions At A High After Iran Attacks Israel Share In This Episode The Iranian government launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel late Saturday night in what’s believed to be Iran’s first direct attack against Israel from its own soil. Israel reported minimal damage and was able to shoot down most of the drones and missiles, with some help from the U.S. military.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
getcrookedmedia.com | Natalie Bettendorf
skip to main content What A Day Baltimore's Mayor Scott Says Key Bridge Cleanup Is Like "Jenga" Share In This Episode President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Thursday, the first time since Israeli strikes killed seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen in Gaza. Biden reportedly told Netanyahu that an immediate ceasefire was necessary and seemed to condition future U.S. support on improved treatment of Gaza’s civilians.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
crooked.com | Natalie Bettendorf
skip to main content What A Day Another Shutdown Looms Thanks To Far-Right Conservatives Share In This Episode Yet another government shutdown looms and lawmakers have until Friday night to avert it. Here’s what’s holding them up this time: House Republicans have refused to support a spending deal that doesn’t cover some of their extremist priorities, like the reversal of a federal rule that broadens access to abortion medication.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
crooked.com | Natalie Bettendorf
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis admitted to having a personal relationship with Nathan Wade, the prosecutor she hired to handle the election interference case against Donald Trump. Meanwhile, the federal case against Trump is being delayed, and the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Thursday deciding whether he can be left off the ballot in Colorado for his role in the January 6th insurrection.
