How Taylor Swift became a target of right-wing conspiracies
On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs upset the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game, but some of the attention was focused on one person in the stands, singer Taylor Swift. As Laura Barrón-López reports, major right-wing conspiracies are now revolving around the music icon and her football star boyfriend.
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El Salvador's VP on crackdown on gangs, upcoming election
S2024 E34 - 9m 15s
El Salvador is holding its election and all eyes are on incumbent President Nayib Bukele. He came to power in 2019 and has overseen a brutal crackdown on gangs that terrorized the nation for decades. His popularity has soared, but his government has been accused of human rights abuses and dismantling democratic institutions. Amna Nawaz discussed Bukele's policies with Vice President Felix Ulloa.
Clyburn on Biden's support from party base and Black voters
S2024 E34 - 7m 10s
South Carolina voters head to the polls Saturday for the first official Democratic primary of the year. Four years ago, Black voters in South Carolina rescued Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency, fueled in large part by an endorsement from Rep. James Clyburn. Geoff Bennett spoke with Clyburn about the president’s standing among the Democratic base and with Black Americans.
Strong jobs report raises fear Fed may not lower rates soon
S2024 E34 - 6m 43s
The labor market was running hot again last month as U.S. employers added 353,000 jobs, double what many expected. It's been resilient for months despite predictions of a recession last year. At the same time, the Federal Reserve indicated it’s too soon to start lowering interest rates. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austin Goolsbee.
News Wrap: Calif. drenched by first of two expected storms
S2024 E34 - 5m
In our news wrap Friday, rain and snow drenched California after the first of two storms swept through, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis admitted to having a personal relationship with a special prosecutor she hired in Donald Trump's election fraud case and Ukraine says Russia is refusing to return the bodies of scores of Ukrainian prisoners of war who allegedly died in a plane crash.
U.S. strikes Iran-backed militias after deadly attack
S2024 E34 - 6m
The U.S. launched a series of military strikes against Iranian forces and the militias they support in both Syria and Iraq. The bombings are in retaliation for an attack last weekend that killed three American soldiers and wounded dozens of others in Jordan. Nick Schifrin reports.
Brooks and Capehart on U.S. strikes on Iran-backed militants
S2024 E34 - 11m 37s
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the U.S. striking back against Iran-backed militias, congressional gridlock on issues like immigration and taxes, its impact on the 2024 presidential race and how conspiracy theories and falsehoods spread online.
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