The Damage Report with John Iadarola
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith wins Mississippi special Senate election
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen makes a plea deal with Robert Mueller
First bill from House Democrats tackles voting rights, campaign finance, and anti-corruption
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez encourages the government to fight climate change as ambitiously as moonshot
The US and Russia ally with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to reject climate pledge
Donald Trump is reportedly calling to increase the Pentagon budget to $750 billion. Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi clash with Donald Trump about border security in the Oval Office. Fox hosts continue to slam Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calling her ""empty headed."" Rebel HQ's Emma Vigeland discusses speculation about Beto O'Rourke. Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Sara Blazevic on yesterday's protest and what's to come. Lastly, John Iadarola reports on news from Russia, Coasta Rica, and the solar system!
Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison. A Columbia student who went on a racist tirade claims he's not racist. Establishment Democrats back off proposed rule that would make it harder to raise taxes. The Democratic National Committee seeks staff neutrality during presidential primaries in new rule. Laura Ingraham thinks that a government shutdown is a good thing. Donald Trump thought Christian Bale was actually Bruce Wayne when he met him. Dr. Paul Nathanson, a researcher in comparative religion, on the #MeToo movement.
Trump speaks out on Michael Cohen's sentencing, denying ever directing him to make payments. Hassan El-Tayyab, co-director of Just Foreign Policy, on Senate's vote regarding involvement in Yemen. The western Monarch Butterfly population saw a 97% decline since the 1980s. Trump's wall will destroy the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas. Federal Politics Reporter for the Center of Public Integrity Sarah Kleiner reports that Trump appointee Richard Hohlt quits lobbying for Saudi Arabia. Morning Joe's Mika Brzezinski refers to Mike Pompeo as Saudi Prince's Butt Boy.
On the sixth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting that took 26 lives, the elementary school is evacuated for a bomb threat. A seven-year-old migrant dies from dehydration and shock after taken into Border Patrol custody. ProPublica's Business and Economy Reporter Paul Kiel on how the IRS was gutted. Senators vote to end U.S. involvement in Yemen. Ron DeSantis, Florida's Governor-Elect, fights to slow enfranchisement measure.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to leave his position at the end of the year. Chris Ryan, founder of The Motherf**ker Awards, on climate talks. Donald Trump's Twitter rant on SNL's end of the year sketch. Vox's Senior Politics Reporter Jane Coaston on YouTube's problem with conspiracy theories. Trump's trade war could eliminate nearly 300,00 US jobs.
Michael Flynn's sentencing is postponed until 2019. Donald Trump shuts down Trump Foundation under court supervision. Poll released by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication shows overwhelming support for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal. NBC and WSJ's poll takes a look at Donald Trump's support across the country. Progressive Activist Jordan Uhl on his campaign to get sponsors to boycott Tucker Carlson. Fresh Prince of Bel Air star Alfonso Ribeiro sues Fortnite over Carlton dance.
The Senate votes to pass the First Step Act, a criminal justice reform bill. Donald Trump tweets that he does not want a concrete border wall, but rather a see-through wall made of steel slats. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leads the House in percent of campaign funding from small donors. Trump orders the withdrawal of troops from Syria. Randy Shaw, author of ""Generation Priced Out,"" discusses the skyrocketing cost of urban housing. Elizabeth Warren has a plan that would allow the government to produce generic drugs. A newly discovered amphibian will be named after Donald Trump.
Donald Trump's pick for Attorney General, William Barr, sent a memo that warned about potential consequences of Mueller investigation. In 1991, a newspaper reported that Donald Trump jumped out of his limo to beat up a mugger. The 2020 presidential race is sooner than you think, with a dozen Democratic primary debates starting in June 2019. A petition with 150,000 signatures is demanding for the appointment of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the Ways and Means Committee. Alan Dershowitz says he hates boycotts but wishes Tucker Carlson didn't use dirty language about immigrants. Executive Director of the Alliance to Rescue Victims of Trafficking Conchita Sarnoff on the Jeffrey Epstein case that led to media coverage. John Iadarola's last 'Meanwhile In...' segment of the year features news from Australia, The Mariana Trench, The United Kingdom, and the year 2220.
House passes bill that includes border wall funding after Donald Trump threatens government shutdown. A GoFundMe created to crowdfund Trump's border wall raised $12.6m in four days. New York Times reports Russia-style tactics were secretly experimented with in Alabama Senate race. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo calls to legalize recreational marijuana. Ben Shapiro blames 'lazy' parents for their struggling millennials. Brett Erlich and Brooke Thomas share last-minute gift ideas for your friends and family.
John Iadarola awards The Dumb-dies, Year in Campaign Ads and Standouts from 2018.
We wrap up the year with a special retrospective on all the damage done in 2018. Friend of the show Jules Suzdaltsev looks back on memorable moments of 2018. Friend of the show Francesca Fiorentini looks back on memorable moments of 2018. TYT’s own Emma Vigeland traveled the country this year. Here’s what she learned. Climate change: The trump administration did all they could to save us... LOL
Guest Richard Ojeda shares his presidential platform, Elizabeth Warren launches an exploratory committee, Louis CK's standup set leaks, Trump starts workday at 11am, Ken Klippenstein on the Shudown and Child Soldiers in Yemen. With John Iadarola.
