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Thursday, December 19th, 2019
December 19, 2019 19:54 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBPresident Donald J. Trump becomes the third sitting president to be impeached, and the only one in his first term; After last night’s vote in the House of Representatives, Trump rails against his political rivals, saying Democrats are filled with “deep hatred and disdain”; The Puerto Rican tradition of cockfighting is in jeopardy after the island’s Governor signs a new law that conflicts with a federal law ending the sport.
Wednesday, December 18th, 2019
December 18, 2019 20:14 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBFor the third time in our nation’s history, an American president faces an impeachment vote; The president’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is speaking out again as more republicans are questioning his actions; Lawmakers’ accomplishments the House of Representatives and the Senate that have nothing to do with impeachment.
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
December 17, 2019 19:54 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBA House panel sets rules for impeachment debate, ahead of Wednesday’s critical floor-wide vote; President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani says he needed former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine “out of the way”; The asylum rate over the past year since the Trump Administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program began.
Monday, December 16, 2019
December 16, 2019 20:07 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBThe House of Representatives prepares to vote on the impeachment of President Trump as the Senate prepares for a prospective trial; millions of people are under winter weather advisories; the top Latin artists and songs of 2019, according to Spotify.
Friday, December 13th, 2019
December 13, 2019 19:20 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBArticles of impeachment against President Trump now moving forward to a full vote in the House of Representatives; a ProPublica investigation found that doctors hired to evaluate the health of green card applicants have not been properly vetted by federal authorities; and a father is seeking justice for his son who died from a violent punch to his head, now the suspect if convicted might spend less than a year in jail because of a law known as the one punch rule.
Thursday, December 12th, 2019
December 12, 2019 20:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBAs the impeachment moves along in the House of Representatives, President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are at odds over what a trial in the senate would look like; a second federal judge has blocked the Trump Administration’s efforts to reallocate funds for border wall construction; and relatives are mourning after the Jersey City shooting that left three people dead, including an Ecuadorian man.
Wednesday, December 11th, 2019
December 11, 2019 19:49 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBOfficials describe Tuesday’s violence at a Jersey City kosher market as a targeted attack; President Trump downplays the articles of impeachment against him at a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night; and growing backlash against Houston’s Police Chief Art Acevedo after he blasted lawmakers for inaction on gun control.
Tuesday, December 10th, 2019
December 10, 2019 19:43 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBA historic day for our nation, President Trump faces two articles of impeachment; House Democrats announce a trade deal to replace the decades-old NAFTA agreement; and doctors marched to the border to try and vaccinate detained migrants from the flu.
Monday, December 9th, 2019
December 09, 2019 20:03 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBThe House Judiciary Committee hears evidence from lawyers of both parties in the case against President Trump; the FBI is investigating the mass shooting at a naval base in Pensacola Florida as an act of terror; and a college professor in Texas has designed a course around Spanglish.
Friday, December 6th, 2019
December 06, 2019 20:18 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBA mass shooting at a military facility in Pensacola, Florida, several people reportedly killed, including the shooter, who authorities identified as a Saudi national; a robbery gone wrong in Miami where two suspects hijacked a UPS truck killing the driver and a bystander; and as Democrats prepare articles of impeachment, the White House faces must decide if it’ll participate in the proceedings.
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
December 05, 2019 20:17 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces the House is pressing forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump; a U.S. Navy Sailor kills two people and himself at Pearl Harbor; Controversy over a new DHS proposal to require U.S. citizens to undergo airport facial scans; United States may soon face a French fry shortage.
Wednesday, December 4th, 2019
December 04, 2019 19:49 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBThe impeachment inquiry is now entering a new chapter as it moves to the House Judiciary Committee; this a day after the House Intelligence Committee released a damming report of President Trump’s actions; and after months of pressure to step down, Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo New York finally has for his handling of sexual abuse claims.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
December 03, 2019 20:14 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBPresident Trump clashed with French President Emanuel Macron over NATO and the battle against ISIS; a massive storm is pummeling parts of the Northeast; and students return to Saugus High School in Southern California almost three weeks after a mass shooting.
Monday, December 2nd, 2019
December 02, 2019 20:56 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThe impeachment inquiry into President Trump moves to a new phase in the House Judiciary Committee; winter weather turning deadly as major storms sweep across the country; and Mexican authorities arrested several people suspected of being involved in the massacre of nine Mormon family members.
Wednesday, November 27th Podcast
November 27, 2019 19:33 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBSevere weather expected nationwide today, one of the busiest travel days of the year; new revelations undermine President Trump's arguments for freezing 400-million dollars in security aid to Ukraine; and President Trump says he plans to designate drug cartels in Mexico as terrorist groups
Tuesday, November 26th Podcast
November 26, 2019 19:39 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBMassive storms across the nation bringing a mix of rain, wind and snow ahead of the busiest travel day of the year; in a victory for Democrats, a federal judge rules former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify; and anti-government protests continue in the Colombian capital of Bogotá.
Monday, November 25th Podcast
November 25, 2019 20:06 - 25 minutes - 23 MBU.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer ousted this weekend for his handling of the case involving a Navy Seal accused of war crimes in Iraq; House Democrats are moving forward with an impeachment report despite not having testimony from key officials; and public hospitals in Venezuela are still in crisis due to a severe shortage of basic services, like access to electricity and water.
Friday, November 22nd Podcast
November 22, 2019 19:37 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBDemocrats move one step closer to impeaching President Trump after wrapping a busy week of bombshell public hearings; a non-profit unleashes a pool of more than $2 Million dollars to get undocumented immigrants out of jails across the country; and the family of a Dominican worker who died at a construction site says justice is being served after a prosecutor in New York announced charges against several people.
Thursday, November 21st Podcast
November 21, 2019 19:39 - 23 minutes - 22 MBFiona Hill, the former White House Russia expert testified about what she called "wrongdoing" in American foreign policy, saying former national security adviser John Bolton encouraged her to report her concerns; the impeachment inquiry hearings loomed large during last night's the fifth Democratic presidential debate; and a teenager was arrested near San Diego for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs but it's the method he used that's raising eyebrows.
Wednesday, November 20th Podcast
November 20, 2019 19:29 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBBombshell testimony from Ambassador Gordon Sondland during today's impeachment inquiry hearings, the ambassador saying he pressured Ukraine to investigate the Bidens at President Trump's direction; a private group trying to construct along the US-Mexico border runs into red tape; and today is Latina Equal Pay day.
Tuesday, November 19th Podcast
November 19, 2019 19:42 - 26 minutes - 24 MBNine people will be testifying in front of the Intelligence Committee this week, some who were on the now infamous phone call between President Trump and President Zelinksy; the man who lost his wife and two sons in an ambush in Mexico describes what his family has been going through; and a group of delivery men in New York City say they have been unable to recover lost wages despite winning a lawsuit against their employer.
Monday, November 18th Podcast
November 18, 2019 20:58 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBA manhunt is underway for a gunman who shot ten people, killing four, at a party in Fresno, California; a taxi driver in New York City is wanted by the police after he confronted a passenger who refused to pay; and President Trump backpedals plans to ban flavored e-cigarettes.
Friday, November 15th, 2019
November 15, 2019 20:23 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBFormer ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified today in the impeachment inquiry hearings that she felt intimidated by the president’s comments during his July 25th call with President Zelinsky; longtime Trump associate Roger Stone was found guilty of all seven counts brought by the Justice Department ; and investigators are searching for motives in the Santa Clarita, California shooting that left two dead.
Thursday, November 14th Podcast
November 14, 2019 19:38 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBAuthorities say one person was killed and several others were injured during a shooting at a Southern California high school; the El Paso Walmart where 22 people were killed and another 26 were injured over the summer reopened Thursday after extensive renovations; and the first day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump brought a potential bombshell about an apparent 'second' follow-up phone call.
Wednesday, November 13th Podcast
November 13, 2019 19:54 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBA historic day in Capitol Hill, Bill Taylor and George Kent testify in the first public impeachment hearings underscoring the importance of Ukraine to American foreign policy; leaked emails from Stephen Miller show the president’s policy advisor promoted white nationalist emails before taking office; and former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she’s being pressured to consider a 2020 run.
Tuesday, November 12th Podcast
November 12, 2019 19:44 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBA decisive day for thousands of Dreamers today as the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the Trump Administration can cancel DACA; Evo Morales, Bolivia’s former president flees to Mexico after deadly clashes; and public hearings of the impeachment inquiry are set to start tomorrow.
Monday, November 11th Podcast
November 11, 2019 19:37 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBBolivia has entered a sudden era of political uncertainty with the resignation of President Evo Morales on Sunday, House Republicans released a list of witnesses they want to hear from as part of impeachment inquiry hearings including the anonymous whistleblower, and the future of thousands of immigrants is now in the hands of the Supreme Court as the nine justices will hear oral arguments on DACA on Tuesday.
Friday, November 8 Podcast
November 08, 2019 19:40 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBActing White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is a no-show at today’s impeachment hearing ignoring a subpoena; family and friends mourn the loss of the victims of the Mexican ambush while the search for suspects continues; and a father is arrested by immigration authorities, his daughter captured the harrowing ordeal on video.
Thursday, November 7th Podcast
November 07, 2019 20:01 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBThe first funerals for the victims of the horrific massacre in Northern Mexico will be held today; President Trump asked Attorney General William Barr to tell the press the phone call to Ukraine was legal according to a Washington Post report; and a Mexican immigrant who started selling tamales door to door just signed a contract to sell them at a major basketball arena.
Wednesday, November 6th Podcast
November 06, 2019 19:50 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBAuthorities in Mexico are still searching for answers in the brutal massacre of at least nine Americans, Democrats win key elections in Virginia and Kentucky, and House Democrats announced public impeachment hearings will start next week.
Tuesdsay, November 5th Podcast
November 05, 2019 20:03 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBAt least nine members of an American Mormon family were killed in Mexico by gunmen suspected of ties to organized crime, in Washington the impeachment inquiry continues despite officials failing to show up to scheduled testimony, and key gubernatorial races in Virginia, Mississippi and Kentucky are taking place today, a test of President Trump’s popularity going into the 2020 presidential election.
Monday, November 4th Podcast
November 04, 2019 20:12 - 23 minutes - 22 MBFour White House officials were scheduled to testify today in the impeachment inquiry but none of them showed up; new polling data shows Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden beating President Trump in key battleground states while Senator Elizabeth Warren is trailing behind the president, and Spanish-TV icon, astrologer Walter Mercado passed away over the weekend at the age of 87
Friday, November 1st, 2019
November 01, 2019 19:13 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBThe House passed a resolution formalizing procedures on the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Trump, hundreds of firefighters battle a new fire in Southern California as Ventura County authorities order mandatory evacuations for almost seven thousand people, and border agents in Arizona sounding the alarms as they've seen an increase in migrants locked inside trailers or trunks of cars, trying to sneak in to the country.
Thursday, October 31st, 2019
October 31, 2019 20:02 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBThe House of Representatives passed a resolution formalizing the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, wildfires are raging across California and many Latino farm workers feel the impact, and Mexico’s government publishes a detailed report into El Chapo’s son arrest and release making many distrust the government.
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
October 30, 2019 19:20 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBStrong winds and dry conditions continue as a new fire breaks out in Southern California near the Reagan Presidential Library, two State Department officials are testifying today behind closed doors in the impeachment inquiry, and border agents apprehended 76,000 thousand unaccompanied minors in the last fiscal year, a 52 percent increase from last year.
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
October 29, 2019 19:32 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBMillions in California are under red flag warnings as fires burn across the state, a top national security expert on Ukraine testified today in Capitol Hill that he was so troubled by President Trump's July phone call with Ukraine's president that he reported his concerns to a superior, and the Trump administration announces plans to return asylum seekers to Guatemala in a controversial agreement to get Central American nations to absorb more immigrants.
Monday, October 28th, 2019
October 28, 2019 18:59 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBA year’s long hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi came to an end this weekend when US forces raided his compound in northwest Syria, in northern California wildfires have forced the evacuation of 200,000 residents and Argentina has a new president-elect.
Friday, October 25th, 2019
October 25, 2019 19:04 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBEvacuations are underway in Southern California after a brush fire intensified early Friday morning, the White House braces for more testimony from high level officials in the impeachment inquiry, and The Pentagon is sending troops back to Syrian oil fields, reversing the president’s decision to withdraw troops from the region.
Thursday, October 24th, 2019
October 24, 2019 18:51 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBRoughly two dozen House Republicans stormed a closed-door deposition yesterday, President Trump praises his administration’s efforts to stop the bloodshed in Syria, and protests in Bolivia continue in frustration over contested election results.
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
October 23, 2019 19:52 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBPresident Trump lifts sanctions against Turkey as Russian troops move in place of America’s, acting US Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor told investigators that the president himself ordered a hold on foreign aid until Ukraine publicly announced they would investigate the Bidens and undocumented workers who survived a building collapse in New Orleans are now living under fear of deportation.
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
October 22, 2019 19:31 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBAmbassador Bill Taylor, a key witness in the house impeachment inquiry testified today behind closed doors, the U.S. may leave some forces in Syria to secure oilfields, and protests in Bolivia as electoral authorities announced President Evo Morales had won the election, avoiding a runoff.
Monday, October 21st, 2019
October 21, 2019 19:24 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBPresident Trump drops plans to hold the G7 meeting at his Doral, Florida resort, U.S. troops withdraw from northern Syria as the ceasefire expires on Tuesday and Latino Muslims rush to the U.S.- Mexico border to help fellow Muslim migrants arriving from the Middle-East and Africa.
Friday, October 18th, 2019
October 18, 2019 19:47 - 22 minutes - 21 MBMexican President Lopez Obrador under fire for his decision to release El Chapo’s son from custody after a fierce gun battle with cartel members, Tony Hernandez is found guilty on drug trafficking charges, he’s the brother of Hondura’s President Juan Orlando Hernandez, and Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that President Trump froze security aid to Ukraine in part to pressure that country into investigating Democrats. He later tried to walk back his remarks.
Thursday, October 17th, 2019
October 17, 2019 19:41 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBAmbassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland breaks with President Trump and told investigators President Trump asked him to work with Giuliani on Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confronted President Trump on his Syria policy during an explosive meeting, and a human smuggler says the business is doing better than ever despite President Trump’s efforts to curb immigration.
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
October 16, 2019 19:28 - 21 minutes - 20 MBSeveral key figures of the Trump administration are refusing to comply with impeachment inquiry subpoenas including Vice-President Mike Pence and the president’s own attorney Rudy Giuliani, President Trump says Syria is “not our problem” during a meeting with the Italian president at the White House, and Political Science professor Stephen Nuño-Pérez of Northern Arizona University chimes-in on the fourth Democratic presidential debate.
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019
October 15, 2019 19:46 - 20 minutes - 19 MBFormer top Russia adviser Fiona Hill tells congress she raised red flags, concerned about "wrongdoing" in U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine, President Trump issued new sanctions against Turkey as the country continued its military offensive in northern Syria and 12 Democratic presidential hopefuls appear together tonight for the fourth political debate.
Monday, October 14th, 2019
October 14, 2019 19:45 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBPresident Trump ordered the remaining U.S. forces out of northern Syria, Fiona Hill, President Trump’s former Russia advisor testifies before Congress, and SCOTUS gets ready to hear arguments on whether the president can cancel the Obama-era program protection undocumented youth known as DACA.
Friday, October 11th, 2019
October 11, 2019 19:46 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBFormer U.S. ambassador to Ukraine testifies before congress, wildfires spread outside of Los Angeles and actor Danny Pino, star of FX’s ‘Mayans MC’ speaks about Latino representation in media.
Thursday, October 10th, 2019
October 10, 2019 19:08 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBTrouble is mounting for President Trump as two associates of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani were arrested for campaign finance violations, this as the president urges Republican lawmakers to stay united, and on immigration, six couples are suing the federal government for allegedly luring them into marriage interviews only to arrest and deport the immigrant spouse.
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
October 09, 2019 19:18 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBThe White House refuses to cooperate with House Democrats’s investigation, Tukish forces strike northern Syria just days after President Trump pulls troops out and fans in Mexico bid farewell to beloved singer Jose Jose.