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It's happening.

Episode Date: February 24, 2022

Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine.The Washington Post put it like this: “Russia launched a broad attack on Ukraine from multiple directions early Thu...

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Rising violent crime.

Episode Date: February 23, 2022

Over the last few months, a debate has been raging about the rise in violent crime across the United States. In 2020, murders in the U.S. went up 30%,...

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Ukraine and Russia on the brink.

Episode Date: February 22, 2022

Yesterday, Vladimir Putin announced that he was recognizing the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) as independent sta...

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An update on Ukraine-Russia.

Episode Date: February 17, 2022

In short, the world is watching this story because Russian President Vladimir Putin has amassed 150,000 troops along Ukraine's border. Russia and Ukra...

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The Durham news, explained.

Episode Date: February 15, 2022

Late last week, something interesting happened: A news story began percolating in many conservative online spaces, but got very little attention in mo...

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Biden's border problem.

Episode Date: February 14, 2022

In 2021, U.S. Border Patrol agents made 1.9 million arrests, a record high, according to new data. The data were revealed in just released court filin...

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The Ottawa trucker protest.

Episode Date: February 10, 2022

Two weeks ago, a so-called "Freedom Convoy" of truckers began a trip across Canada. Their goal was to demonstrate against the Covid-19 vaccine mandate...

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The Olympics begin.

Episode Date: February 9, 2022

The 2022 Winter Olympics began in Beijing, China, last week with opening ceremonies on Friday. In early December, we covered Biden's announcement of a...

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Trans swimmer Lia Thomas.

Episode Date: February 8, 2022

The University of Penn swimmer is a trans woman who is competing on the women's swim team. During her first three years at Penn, she swam on the men's...

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The Republican censures.

Episode Date: February 7, 2022

On Friday, the Republican party censured Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). Cheney and Kinzinger are the only Republicans on the c...

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Whoopi Goldberg's suspension.

Episode Date: February 3, 2022

On Tuesday, Whoopi Goldberg was suspended for two weeks as co-host of ABC’s "The View" after comments she made about Jews and the Holocaust during a d...

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Gerrymandering in New York.

Episode Date: February 2, 2022

On Sunday, New York Democrats proposed a new congressional map for the state that could give the party an overt advantage in 22 of the state's 26 Hous...