Jared Yates Sexton on American Influence, as Trump Aligns with Putin

Mar 17, 2025 | Jared Yates Sexton discusses the fall of American influence on the world stage, as Trump aligns with Putin and Europe prepares for an alternate geopolitical landscape, without U.S. security protections - only on The Weekend Show.

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The DOGE and Tariffs SCAM Designed to Wreck the US Economy

Mar 12, 2025 | Have Trump and Musk concocted a plan to crash the U.S. economy? Economists say tariffs don't work and that DOGE is a scam. Anthony Davis reports.

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Trump Loses as Judge Blocks Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil after Protest at Columbia University

Mar 12, 2025 | A federal judge blocked the deportation of legal resident Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested and detained by ICE on Saturday. The clandestine disappearance of Khalil is a test by Trump to see how far he can go—and a test for us to see how hard we will fight back. Anthony Davis reports.

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Why Democrats Need to WOKE UP. A Substack Essay with Anthony Davis

Mar 10, 2025 | Democrats need to be the antidote to Trumpism. That means embracing the WOKE ideology that is defined as inclusivity, diversity and togetherness. Anthony Davis shares his Substack essay entitled 'It's time to WOKE up'.

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Trump Says Putin's Aggression Is ‘What Anybody Else Would Do’ after Ukraine Airstrikes

Mar 8, 2025 | Donald Trump has said Vladimir Putin was “doing what anybody would do” after Russia launched a massive missile and drone strike on Ukraine days after the US cut off vital intelligence and military aid to Kyiv. Anthony Davis reports.

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Trump Backtracks on Tariffs for Mexico and Canada, after Calls with Leaders

Mar 7, 2025 | After calls with Sheinbaum and Trudeau, Donald Trump pauses tariffs on both Mexico and Canada until April. Anthony Davis reports.

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New Education Secretary to Shutter Agency after 'Final Mission' Email

Mar 5, 2025 | Newly confirmed Education Secretary Linda McMahon laid out a “final mission” for the Education Department in a message to staff on Monday. McMahon’s plan would execute Trump’s desire to “send education back to the states” amid an expected executive order from Trump that would direct the department to offload what programs it can to other agencies and assess what laws are needed to close the department altogether, favorite private Christian schools. Anthony Davis reports.

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Decoding Fox News with Juliet Jeske and Anthony Davis

Mar 3, 2025 | uliet Jeske joins Anthony Davis to discuss the Fox News version of Trump’s America and how his supporters are being fed a completely different narrative to our own collective reality in order to keep them compliant - only on The Weekend Show.

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The Trump Vance Plan to Sabotage Zelenskyy and Align with Russia

Mar 2, 2025 | The Oval Office meeting of President Zelenskyy and Trump was clearly a setup. J.D. Vance wasted no time starting a pointless argument in order to blow the alliance. Anthony Davis reports on Trump's new world, alongside Vladimir Putin and the oligarchy.

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Staff Quit as Elon's DOGE Fails to Find Waste, Fraud or Abuse

Feb 26, 2025 | If Musk was truly interested in ridding the government of fraud, waste, and abuse, he’d increase the number of inspectors general, strengthen the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, and not protect corrupt politicians. Taking a sledgehammer to the federal government is not to reduce waste, fraud, or abuse. It’s also not about reducing the national debt. Anthony Davis reports.

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US Sides with Russia in United Nations Resolution on Ukraine

Feb 25, 2025 | In a dramatic shift under Donald Trump, the United States split with its European allies by refusing to blame Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in votes on three U.N. resolutions Monday seeking an end to the three-year war. Anthony Davis reports.

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Sawyer Hacket on the Progressive Fight against Trump’s Abuse of American Norms

Feb 24, 2025 | Democratic strategist and commentator Sawyer Hacket joins Anthony Davis to discuss the progressive counter to Trump’s takeover of American governance, Elon Musk’s coup and the rise of the far-right across the globe - only on The Weekend Show.

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New FBI Director Kash Patel Pledged to Fire Top Agency Personnel Who Investigated Trump

Feb 23, 2025 | Kash Patel, who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in January, was widely considered one of Trump's most vulnerable nominees, facing questions about his previous criticism of the FBI's investigation into the Trump-Russia scandal, which involved allegations that Trump's 2016 presidential campaign coordinated with Moscow's efforts to interfere in the election, with special counsel Robert Mueller's probe later finding no collusion. In addition, Patel pledged to fire top agency personnel who investigated Trump during his first term and after.

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Musk Takes Chainsaw to Federal Jobs after Judge's Order

Feb 22, 2025 | A judge on Tuesday declined to immediately block Elon Musk's government efficiency department from directing firings of federal workers or accessing databases, but said the case raises questions about Musk's apparent unchecked authority as a top deputy to President Donald Trump.

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Is It Safe to Fly, after Musk Fires FAA Staff?

Feb 19, 2025 | The Federal Aviation Administration’s sudden dismissal of probationary employees, which began on Feb 14, has caused widespread confusion and frustration as industry professionals and the public react to the Trump and Musk Administration’s cost-cutting and workforce reduction measures targeting the nation’s aviation regulator. Anthony Davis reports.

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Thousands Protest Trump and Musk Fascism

Feb 19, 2025 | Donald Trump is the president, but Elon Musk is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a protest campaign this week to fight the Trump administration’s push to gut federal health, education and human services agencies. Hundreds of protests are scheduled outside congressional offices and Tesla dealerships, with organizers hoping to send a pointed message to members of Congress who are on recess this week.

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Trump’s presidency will end in tears – for Trump! – © Mark Alexander

DOGE Purge Exposed as Musk Coup

Feb 18, 2025 | Musk's DOGE cuts and disabling agencies is to protect his own interests and far-right political agenda. Anthony Davis reports.

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The man-child Elon Musk DISGUSTS any and every decent person. – © Mark Alexander

America Threatens Europe as World Order Shifts

Feb 16, 2025 | Donald Trump has thrown the world’s biggest military alliance into disarray, withdrawing America’s commitment to European security as Pete Hegseth told almost 50 of Ukraine ’s Western backers that he had joined their meeting “to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States of America from being primarily focused on the security of Europe.” Anthony Davis reports.

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Trump should have been put in jail long ago. – © Mark Alexander

Who Is Really in Charge? The Rise of the Political Tech Oligarchy

Feb 15, 2025 | Donald Trump shares power with the Elon Musk and the tech oligarchy, combining authoritarianism and kleptocracy, taking America to the brink of a constitutional crisis. Anthony Davis reports.

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Ukraine Sidelined by Trump and Putin

Fev 14, 2025 | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was “not pleasant” for President Trump to first call Russian President Vladimir Putin in his push to start negotiations to end the war. Anthony Davis reports.

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Hegseth is clueless. He should have stuck with being a host on FoxNews. – © Mark Alexander