The Daily Dive

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Vice President Mike Pence announced that Turkey will pause its military operation in Syria for 5 days to allow for the Kurds to withdraw from the area. While President Trump called it a victory, critics still say Turkey got everything they wanted and the whole ordeal has diminished the standing of the U.S. in the area. Dave Lawler, Axios world editor, joins us for the ceasefire. Next, the world’s...

GM and the United Auto Workers union have finally struck a proposed agreement to end a month-long strike of about 46,000 GM union workers at 55 facilities in 10 states. One of the last sticking points in the negotiations had been commitments by GM to build vehicles in U.S plants. Phoebe Wall Howard, automotive reporter for the Detroit Free Press, joins us for how workers on the strike line feel ab...

The NBA and China have been in a weird spot since Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeted support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters. Now, NBA star LeBron James has waded into the controversy and it might have made things worse after saying Morey was “misinformed.” Mike Sykes, sports reporter for Axios, joins of for the latest in the NBA’s troubles with China. Next, we watched all three hours...

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As chaos continues to grow in Syria, President Trump has ordered all U.S. troops to withdraw from the north to avoid a conflict between Turkey and the Kurds.  This will likely be a pullback of about 1,000 troops.  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for this, another resignation at the top of DHS, and the latest on the impeachment inquiry. Next, a Florida inmate filmed a secret...

This is a compilation of some of the most compelling stories of the week Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Before talking to Dr. Gregg Semenza, we could find ourselves in an unprecedented scenario: President Trump could be impeached in the House, acquitted in the Senate, and then re-elected in 2020.  Congress would have nowhere to go in the event of another scandal, it might be politically impossible.  David Nather, managing editor at Axios, joins us to talk about the impeachment inquiry. Next, somethi...

Hundreds of thousands of Californians are experiencing planned power outages in an attempt to avoid wildfires sparked by wind-damaged PG&E electrical equipment.  Last year’s Camp Fire was set off by PG&E equipment destroying the town of Paradise and killing 86 people.  Matt Simon, science writer at Wired, joins us for all the conditions that got us here. Next, amid more scrutiny in the wak...

The FBI has now confirmed that Samuel Little is the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history.  Little has confessed to 93 murders.  FBI crime analysts believe that all of his confessions are credible and law enforcement has been able to verify 50 confessions.  One of the interesting parts of this is how many details Little remembers of his victims… names, dates, locations.  Little has even sket...

President Trump is facing criticism from both sides for a decision to withdraw troops in Syria for an expected Turkish attack on Kurds who have been U.S. allies in the fight against ISIS.  He also threatened to destroy Turkey’s economy if they went too far.  Morgan Chalfant, White House reporter for The Hill, joins us for more on Trump’s rationale, getting our troops out of endless wars. Next, the...

A second whistleblower has now come forward and spoken to the intelligence community inspector general about information that backs up the original whistleblower complaint about the president’s dealings with Ukraine.  This comes as the former special envoy for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, also released text messages that seemed to imply that the Ukrainian president would have to agree to the investigatio...

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There are so many fast moving developments in the Trump, Ukraine, and whistleblower saga that it is hard to keep track of it all.  Brett Samuels, White House reporter at The Hill, joins us to break down what we know.  Trump openly said China should investigate the Bidens, how Vice President Mike Pence been involved, and the former special envoy for Ukraine is also testifying about what he knows. N...

For years, public health officials have urged people to eat less red meat and processed meats because they have been linked to heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses.  Now, a new analysis says that these dietary guidelines are not backed by good scientific evidence.  There was immediate backlash and several public health organizations pushed back saying these new conclusions could harm the cre...

The homelessness issue in San Francisco has gotten so bad that in one neighborhood, residents put boulders on the sidewalk to prevent people from setting up camp.  What happened next was a battle between activists and residents that resulted in them being removed after it became too much of a problem for the residents who put them there in the first place.  Hannah Knowles, reporter at the Washingt...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the "Fair Pay to Play Act" on Monday, a first-in-the-nation law that will make it easier for college athletes to profit from their own name, image, and likeness.  The law doesn’t go into effect until 2023, but it could be a major problem for the NCAA.  Steve Berkowitz, reporter for USA Today Sports, joins us with more. Next, we got one step closer to ou...

The whistleblower will testify… House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff said that he has reached an agreement with the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower to come before the committee and be grilled by lawmakers.  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters joins us to discuss the latest controversy for the president and what to expect from this story this week. Next, having your flight delayed and canc...

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The whistleblower complaint against President Trump has been released and it is alleging that Trump is using the power of the office to solicit interference from a foreign government in the election.  Furthermore, it alleges a cover-up by the White House to “lock down” records of the call.  Brett Samuels, White House reporter at The Hill, joins us for what is in the complaint and a recap of testim...

So much is happening in Washington right now and no signs of slowing down.  An impeachment inquiry has been launched by Democrats, a declassified transcript summary has been released by the White House of a phone call Trump had with the Ukrainian President, and we are waiting to learn more about the whistleblower complaint that started it all.  Morgan Chalfant, White House Reporter at The Hill, jo...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered a formal impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump after mounting pressure from fellow Democrats.  But what prompted all of this?  A controversy about a phone call that President Trump had with the Ukrainian president about investigating Joe Biden and his son in exchange for military aid.  Ben Schreckinger, national political correspondent for Politico, joins...