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This week the guys return to discuss Senator Chris Van Hollen's trip to El Salvador that was telling in many ways about Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Trump's blatant human trafficking to CECOT, Trump just tells Putin to "stop it!" when it comes to the war in Ukraine, CEOs of big box stores tell Trump to knock off all the tariff nonsense, RFK Jr absolutely insane stances on school shootings, ailments he...

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss how the Donald Trump administration is openly defying the Supreme Court ruling to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back to the United States from El Salvador, the tariffs are causing economic havoc and some are clearly taking advantage with insider knowledge, Harvard University fights back against the Trump administration draconian requests...

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the absolutely abysmal reaction to the new Trump tariffs, Corey Booker holds the longest speech on the Senate floor in a direction response to the enduring nightmare that is the second Trump administration, Social Security weaponized against the state of Maine because their governor followed the law, White House admits they made a mistake with...

This week on Look Forward, we break down the biggest political stories dominating the headlines, including Pete Hegseth's top secret military operations group chat on Signal, Chuck Schumer's massive vote screw-up on the continuing resolution, and AOC's star is rising in the Democratic Party and what her future may hold. From classified war plans on public chat applications to a legendary Democrati...

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss Donald Trump's back and forth insanity with tariffs, the stock market heads into freefall as financial uncertainty is on the rise, Tesla stock is half what it was under Joe Biden and that's fine with us, Trump administration tries to disapear pro-Palestinian protestor, air travel contract to be taken over by Starlink, Rubio bends the knee to El...

This week the guys return to discuss the progress of pushing back on the Trump administration, James Carville's controversial opinion and being a victim of your own political success, DOGE has a new head but does it really, shareholders and corporations feeling the heat for their behaviors towards Trump, auto-firing of federal employees?, Ron DeSantis is wondering who could be responsible for HIS...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss Trump's newest inane threat statements that went nowhere, NYC mayor gets a lovely quid pro quo from the Trump administration, more tariff threats send the stock market into another tumble, the push for the unitary executive theory, firing the folks who handle nukes and pandemics just because, CPAC brings out the crazies and one big drug add...

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the judiciary's hard push back on Donald Trump and Elon Musk's attempts to ruin the U.S. government, DOGE staffers coming back after racists social media posts were discovered, Trump axes federal EV programs, Trump says America will own Gaza and develop it, more tariffs announced on foreign steel and aluminum with no exceptions, Eric Adams is d...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss the Elon Musk's control over the U.S. financial payment system, the attack on USAID is in full swing, Dems begin an actually smart strategy, tariffs are happening...tariffs are not happening, Gitmo will be a concentration camp, and much more! Big Topic Elon Musk stages what can only be called a coup over the weekend Exclusive: Musk aides lo...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss just a few of the massive nightmare changes that happened in Trump first week back in charge. We get the American version of the Night of the Long Knives with the firing of all the Inspectors Generals in the federal government, global aid stops excepts in two countries, Pete Hegseth is confirmed as Secretary of Defense, Trump and Vance both...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss the first 2 days of the second Trump administration and show how it's already a complete mess. Trump pardon's Jan 6th domestic terrorists, goes after Trans folks with federal legislation, announces end of Birthright Citizenship (which is of course is protected in the Constitution), America will leave the World Health Organization, the Pope...

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the massive wildfires in California and the hypocritical political responses from the Right, Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire, Hegseth's hearing sheds more light on MAGA madness, Mark Zuckerberg goes full MAGA for Trump's good favor, loyalty test are beginning to emerge as Trump gets closer to the White House again, Bezos uses Melania as a wa...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return for the first show of 2025. There has been quite a lot happening in the world of politics since the last episode. So the hosts go through some of the bigger and lesser known stories that dropped over the holidays, and get into the "News You Need" for this week which includes: Dems screwing up by not putting AOC front and center, Justin Trudeau announc...

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss why the news media seems happy to bend the knee to Trump and his incoming administration thus forgetting their job as being a challenge not a rubber stamp to the politically powerful. ABC settles Trump's defamation lawsuit, Time Magazine runner gives a bizarre response to the "Person of the Year" award winner, New York Times refuses to post ima...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss the fallout from the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by the newly arrested Luigi Mangione, Democrats need to change strategies when it comes to the deluge of the incoming Trump administration's corruption that is already showing up before inauguration day, Americans say they want change but aren't voting in a way to get...

This week on Look Forward, the guys finally return from their hiatus to bring in a new show format (still developing), discuss in heavy details what Donald Trump's incoming tariff plans are and what they do to the American economy, what they will not do as he promises, how the international leaders are reacting to the tariffs, and much more on the topic. In our "News You Need" section, we breakdow...

This is not a normally scheduled episode, instead Jay and Brad discuss their thoughts on the presidential election, where they were mentally immediately after the election, where they are in their headspace now, views on the landscape of what the American electorate is, some hard truths about how they see the United States going forward, and what comes next for Look Forward. Look Forward is a week...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss the Trump campaign's disastrous Madison Square Garden rally that offended Puerto Rican and Black voters, Trump and Harr's closing message before election day, Trump does three hour interview with Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson's very weird "Daddy's home" speech, Trump vows to let RFK Jr ruin your health, Republicans fake outrage about Trump bein...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss Donald Trump’s "unconventional" campaign strategies for the 2024 election, including cosplaying as a McDonald’s employee, which is creating buzz among voters just not HIS voters, while Elon Musk faces both political controversy and legal scrutiny. The collaboration between Musk’s super PAC and Trump’s network has stirred Republican infighti...

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss Kamala Harris embarrassing Bret Baier during her interview on Fox News, Kamala Harris reveals her economic plan for Black men, Trump has an ever increasingly insane week with talks about using the military on American citizens, threatening to withhold federal dollars for states, listening to music and dancing during townhalls, pulling out of nu...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad dive into the thrilling aftermath of Hurricane Helene, exploring the chaotic political landscape where the GOP spreads disinformation about hurricane season. Kamala Harris makes waves with her bold Medicare expansion plan, while Trump dodges a 60 Minutes interview, fearing a fact-check showdown. In a shocking twist, MAGA election denialist Tina Peters faces...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return after a week off to utter political chaos. The hosts discuss JD Vance's admitting he's been lying about Haitian migrants in Ohio, New York Mayor Eric Adams gets indicted for corruption, Kamala Harris is in favor of killing the filibuster, Harris pushes for another debate (Trump runs for it), Missouri governor refuses to save a likely innocent man from...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return but not in the normal show format. This week, the hosts give quick recap of the biggest news of the week and then pivot into pre-debate thoughts as the first debate takes place between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. They give their color commentary during the debate, and then end with a 30 min wrap up about their thoughts and what happens next in thi...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss how masterful Kamala Harris handled that CNN interview, Trump goes on the record that he had "every right" to do election interference, Trump goes completely off script on gender affirming surgeries, abortion rights, IVF, and marijuana legalization thus throwing his campaign into complete chaos, MAGA finds Tim Walz's brother and completely...

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to have a wrap up conversation on the Democratic National Convention, Trump trying to push anti-constitutional rhetoric on flag burning, RFK Jr suspends his campaign but is it too late, Kamala Harris introduces her idea of going after unrealized capital gains on the mega wealthy, Trump will host a Jan 6th awards gala at his property, Republican group...