Politicana Ep. 88 - U.S. To Exchange Russian Arms Dealer For WNBA Star Brittney Griner, Russia Reduces Gas Output To Europe, And More!

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1:00 - Biden administration offers convicted Russian arms dealers in exchange for Women’s NBA star Brittney Griner.

After months of internal debate, the Biden administration has offered to exchange Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year US prison sentence, as part of a potential deal to secure the release of two Americans held by Russia, Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, according to people briefed on the matter.

15:45 - The Russian state-controlled energy company Gazprom has announced a drastic cut to gas deliveries through its main pipeline to Europe from Wednesday, prompting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to accuse Moscow of waging a “gas war”. And with the gas prices expected to soar following the news, Big Oil is set for record profit from the high demand and low supply of gas.

40:30 - Mike Pence’s Former Chief of Staff Marc Short and former representative turned alleged child rapist Matt Gaetz clash in a fiery feisty feud.

Gaetz claimed that Pence will never be president
Pence’s Chief of Staff Marc Short responds by saying that Matt Gaetz will be in jail by 2024 for child sex trafficking

46:45 - Chairman Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve hike interest rates by 0.75 percentage points for a second consecutive time to combat inflation. This takes the benchmark rate to a range of 2.25%-2.5%. Chair Jerome Powell said there will be a point where the Fed starts to slow hikes to assess their impact but doesn't feel that we are currently not in a recession.

52:30 - In a major boost to Democrats, Manchin and Schumer announce deal for energy and health care bill worth $750 Billion Dollars

56:40 - US Senate passes bipartisan bill labeled the Chips Plus or Chips and Science Act to boost US Semiconductor Production with a vote of 64-33 to now enter the House

This bipartisan bill is aimed to help the U.S. compete with China by injecting tens of billions of dollars into the domestic production of semiconductors
The package includes more than $52 billion for U.S. companies producing computer chips, as well as a tax credit for investment in chip manufacturing. It also provides funding to spur the innovation and development of other U.S. technologies.

58:55 - Canada says the Pope’s apology to indigenous people in Canada is not enough

1:03:15 - High Energy Biden is Back Baby - fighting off Covid and claims the medical treatments available for him are available to you.

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