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Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation 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.

President Trump is keeping immigration in the conversation ahead of the midterm elections and he is focusing on the migrant caravan headed toward the states. Calling it an invasion and a crisis at the southern border, the president is planning on issuing a comprehensive executive order on immigration possibly next week to change how asylum claims are handled. Daniel Lippman, reporter for Politico,...

We are five days away from the midterm elections! Finally! It seems like we are on our way to split control of Congress and the Senate. The GOP is set to retain the Senate and Democrats might flip control of the House. But, hey… you never know. Shannon Vavra, reporter for Axios, joins us to talk about the midterms, it’s all about voter turnout and the president is on a blitz of rallies. Next, that...

President Trump is planning to sign an executive order that would remove the birthright citizenship for some US-born babies. His order would be aimed at babies born to non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants, and almost certainly sets up a standoff with the courts and a constitutional debate over the 14th amendment, as many legal scholars say that it is not within the powers of the president to t...

This last week proved that there is still plenty of hate in America and also that there continues to be a place for it on social media. Many social media platforms have become amplifiers of hate speech and in many cases, tech companies have shown that they don’t have a handle on this. With the case of the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooter, little known Gab.com has come into the spotlight. Ina Fried, Ch...

Another tragedy strikes the country as the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh was attacked Saturday by a man who had been posting anti-Semitic statements on social media as recently as five minutes before he attacked. In all, 11 people are dead ranging from ages 54-97, several others including officers were injured. Megan Guza, reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, joins us for more detail...

Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the best 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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Investigators are plowing through clues and looking for motives in the latest pipe bomb scare that has targeted prominent Democrats and critics of the president. Officials warn that more bombs may be found and are still trying to determine if they were capable of detonating. Lauren Meier, reporter for Axios, joins us to discuss the latest details and where investigators think they may have origina...

Suspicious packages reportedly containing functioning explosive devices were sent to a group of prominent Democrats including former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder, George Soros and John Brennan at the CNN building in NY. The packages seemed to be pipe bombs and officers said they looked like if they similarly constructed. Daniel Lippman, co-author of the Po...

International furor continues as new details emerge in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Turkish President Erdogan accused a Saudi Team of a savage and premeditated murder saying that a team landed in Istanbul ahead of Khashoggi to to background work and prepare to intercept him. There were also reports of a body double who exited the rear of the consulate wearing Khashoggi’s clothes. Greg Hellman,...

The migrant caravan from Central America continues to make its way north on its way to the US/Mexico border. President Trump also continues to express his displeasure and push his immigration policy blaming the caravan on Democrats, calling some of the migrant’s criminals and unknown Middle Easterners, and vowing to cut financial aid to the countries they are fleeing from. Ted Hesson, Immigration...

The Saudi foreign minister says that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi was 'tremendous mistake.' The story from Saudi officials is that Khashoggi was strangled after a fistfight, but it still doesn’t explain why he was dismembered. As one Senator said, you don’t bring a bone saw to an accidental fist fight. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters joins us for how President Trump is reacting to...

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It looks like we might be in for it again with another migrant caravan headed toward the US. According to reports, more than 3,000 migrants from Honduras have made it into Guatemala and are headed north. It might take several weeks for them to reach the US, but President Trump is already putting pressure on Honduras and Mexico to stop them. Stef Kight, immigration reporter for Axios, joins us for...

We are starting to get gruesome details about what might have happened to Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi. According to Turkish officials, audio recordings show that Khashoggi was dead within minutes of stepping into the Saudi Consulate, he had his fingers severed, was beheaded and dismembered. Daniel Lippman, reporter at Politico, joins us for some of the gory details and how President Tru...

The Department of Health and Human Services has formally rolled out a proposal that would require drug companies to include the list prices of drugs in the their TV ads, similar to the way they disclose side effects. These price disclosure would only have to be made in text and not voice-overs. Sam Baker, healthcare editor for Axios, joins us for all the details and how the Pharma industry plans t...

The intrigue surrounding the disappearance of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi has deepened as reports say that Saudi officials are preparing a report to acknowledge his death was the result of an interrogation gone wrong, although that may be subject to change. Nahal Toosi, foreign affairs correspondent for Politico, will join us to walk through Khashoggi’s mysterious disappearance and why...

The midterm elections are quickly approaching and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Control of the House and Senate hang in the balance and voters will also be picking the fate of many governorships. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us to set up the key issues everyone will be voting on, the economy, judicial appointees, women’s rights and more. Next, it is Cyber Security Awarenes...

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It was another surreal day in the Trump Administration when rapper Kanye West went to the White House for a meeting with the President. Kanye has been getting a lot of heat recently for his support of the President, but he embraced it in full sporting a MAGA hat and hugging Trump. Kanye went on one of his classic stream of consciousness rants, to which the President simply responded by saying “I’l...

Hurricane Michael continues to move leaving Florida clobbered and flooded. When Michael hit land, it was a Category 4 storm, making it the strongest storm ever to hit the area, and one of the strongest to hit the US. Andrew Freedman, science editor at Axios and extreme weather expert, joins us for why the storm got turbocharged, and the bigger question, why are we seeing more extreme weather event...