Reuters: "U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesday’s rocket attack [ALLEGEDLY] by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Update: WSJ: U.S.,...
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News Roundup 3/11/20
US News Trump says there may be a very dramatic response by the US government into the economy because of the Coronavirus. [Link]Virginia is expected to enact a new law that will decriminalize under an ounce of marijuana. The law makes possession of under an ounce...
News Roundup 3/10/20
US News After a court ruling, Trump will deploy an additional 160 active-duty troops to the southern border. [Link]Schools are increasingly surveilling students with microphones and facial recognition. [Link]A new body camera for police has live facial recognition...
3/6/20 Trita Parsi on the Quincy Institute’s Debut Conference
Trita Parsi comes back on the show to recap the Quincy Institute's recent conference in Washington D.C., which put pro-restraint and pro-interventionist figures on panels together to debate the merits of America's foreign policy status quo. Some from the antiwar...
News Roundup 3/6/20
US News The Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of execution for Nathaniel Woods. Woods was scheduled to be executed even though the state admits he did not kill anyone. The order was given minutes before he was scheduled to be executed. The stay was then rejected...
News Roundup 3/5/20
US News Tulsi Gabbard received at least one delegate on Super Tuesday. Recent Democratic Party debate rules have allowed all candidates with at least a delegate to participate in the debate. There is now concern the DNC will alter debate rules to prevent Tulsi from...
News Roundup 3/3/20
US News Senator Klobuchar ends her campaign. Klobuchar and Mayor Pete endorsed Biden. [Link] North Korea North Korea tested two short-range missiles. [Link] Afghanistan The Taliban rule out talks with the Afghan government until they agree to complete a prisoner swap...
Is the Afghan Peace Deal Going to Bring Peace? guest Will Porter
Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss the peace deal signed by the Taliban and the US. The deal did not include the Afghan government. It calls for the US to drop troop levels to 8,600 within 135 days and a full withdraw of US forces in 14 months. The deal is rumored...
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