The Damage Report with John Iadarola

Guest Richard Ojeda shares his presidential platform, Elizabeth Warren launches an exploratory committee, Louis CK's standup set leaks, Trump starts workday at 11am, Ken Klippenstein on the Shudown and Child Soldiers in Yemen. With John Iadarola. Cohost: Brooke Thomas Guests: Richard Ojeda, Ken Klippenstein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choic...

The Damage Report presents its first ever awards show with categories including The Dumb-dies, Best and Worst Campaign Ads, Standouts, and The Main Event. Cohost: Brett Erlich Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Iadarola shares his favorite interviews of the year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House passes bill that includes border wall funding after Donald Trump threatens government shutdown. A GoFundMe created to crowdfund Trump's border wall raised $12.6m in four days. New York Times reports Russia-style tactics were secretly experimented with in Alabama Senate race. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo calls to legalize recreational marijuana. Ben Shapiro blames 'lazy' parents for their s...

Donald Trump's pick for Attorney General, William Barr, sent a memo that warned about potential consequences of Mueller investigation. In 1991, a newspaper reported that Donald Trump jumped out of his limo to beat up a mugger. The 2020 presidential race is sooner than you think, with a dozen Democratic primary debates starting in June 2019. A petition with 150,000 signatures is demanding for the a...

Michael Flynn's sentencing is postponed until 2019. Donald Trump shuts down Trump Foundation under court supervision. Poll released by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication shows overwhelming support for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal. NBC and WSJ's poll takes a look at Donald Trump's support across the country. Progressive Activist Jordan Uhl on his campaign to get sponsors...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to leave his position at the end of the year. Chris Ryan, founder of The Motherf**ker Awards, on climate talks. Donald Trump's Twitter rant on SNL's end of the year sketch. Vox's Senior Politics Reporter Jane Coaston on YouTube's problem with conspiracy theories. Trump's trade war could eliminate nearly 300,00 US jobs. Cohost: Brooke Thomas Guests: Chris Ryan & Jane C...

On the sixth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting that took 26 lives, the elementary school is evacuated for a bomb threat. A seven-year-old migrant dies from dehydration and shock after taken into Border Patrol custody. ProPublica's Business and Economy Reporter Paul Kiel on how the IRS was gutted. Senators vote to end U.S. involvement in Yemen. Ron DeSantis, Florida's Governor-Elect, fights to...

Trump speaks out on Michael Cohen's sentencing, denying ever directing him to make payments. Hassan El-Tayyab, co-director of Just Foreign Policy, on Senate's vote regarding involvement in Yemen. The western Monarch Butterfly population saw a 97% decline since the 1980s. Trump's wall will destroy the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas. Federal Politics Reporter for the Center of Public In...

Donald Trump is reportedly calling to increase the Pentagon budget to $750 billion. Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi clash with Donald Trump about border security in the Oval Office. Fox hosts continue to slam Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calling her ""empty headed."" Rebel HQ's Emma Vigeland discusses speculation about Beto O'Rourke. Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Sara Blazevic on yesterday's protest and...

Transcript of Jamal Khashoggi's final moments included screaming, gasping, and him saying ""I can't breathe."" New York Times reports Jared Kushner urged Saudi Crown Prince to ""weather the storm"" after murder. The US and Russia ally with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to reject climate pledge. Donald Trump mocks Democrats' inability to find a ""smocking gun."" Cyntoia Brown must serve 51 years in priso...

Donald Trump nominates William Barr as next Attorney General. Ryan Lewis, investor and expert in CBD production, on marijuana fear mongering. Democrats introduce a bill that would block lawmakers from trading stocks while in office. Yale philosopher Jason Stanley discusses how fascism works. Kevin Hart steps down from hosting the Oscars after offensive homophobic tweets resurface. Cohost: Brett Er...

House Democrats call for an emergency hearing to examine alleged election fraud in North Carolina's 9th District. Study shows that Greenland's ice sheet is melting at a faster rate thus being the largest contributor to global sea-level rise. Video shows Donald Trump refusing to recite Apostle's Creed at George H. W. Bush's funeral. Investigative Reporter Dave Lindorff explains the fraud surroundin...

Wisconsin Republicans vote to weaken powers of new governor. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Congress and will pay her interns at least $15/hour. Robert Mueller releases highly redacted sentencing memo. Study shows white liberals tend to downplay their own 'verbal competence' with minorities. NYU's Social Psychologist Eric Knowles on fragile masculinity among Trump supporters. Jane Coaston, Senior...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez encourages the government to fight climate change as ambitiously as moonshot. Study shows coal power plants are unprofitable. President Trump to end subsidies for renewable energy and electric cars. Florida SWAT officer demoted after seen wearing QAnon conspiracy theory patch in photo with Mike Pence. Tucker Carlson thinks that holiday traditions are under attack. Lastly,...

First bill from House Democrats tackles voting rights, campaign finance, and anti-corruption. Saudi Crown and Putin greet each other with a high-five at the G20 Summit. Life expectancy in the US is declining due to drug and suicide crises. Support for Donald Trump correlated positively with fragile masculinity. TYT's Senior Investigative Reporter Ken Klippenstein on the controversy of tear gas mak...

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen makes a plea deal with Robert Mueller. Fox Business hosts are finally getting closer to understanding what humans think about giant corporations. The Senate discharged a bill that would end US involvement in Yemen. Erik Olson, Senior Director of Health and Food at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on E. coli romaine lettuce. UC Irvine PhD Candidate Maneesh Ar...

Mueller says Manafort breached his plea deal by lying on ""variety of subject matters."" Tom Arnold gets an ironic visit by the Secret Service after anti-Trump tweets. Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, joins The Damage Report to discuss Yemen. Rebel HQ's Emma Vigeland on potential 2020 Democratic Presidential candidates. John Iadarola shares great charities...

U.S. closed the border for several hours and used tear gas to repel migrants. Nancy Pelosi says the new majority's agenda is restoring democracy. The Intercept releases documents that reveal lobbyists' plan to stop ""Medicare For All."" Jacy Reese, author of ""The End Of Animal Farming"" joins us to discuss alternatives to animal products. Lastly, John Iadarola breaks down the National Climate Ass...

Shooting at Mercy Hospital takes three innocent lives. Federal judge halts Trump's asylum ban. President Trump stands by Saudi Government after Khashoggi update. Ivanka Trump used her personal email for government business. White House announces new rules regarding press conference behavior for reporters. The White House Correspondents' Dinner breaks tradition by not having a performance by a come...

California wildfires' death toll continues to rise while Donald Trump claims that raking leaves will prevent forest fires. CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's death. Donald Trump says he won't intervene Whitaker's decision on Mueller probe. Michael Daugherty, CEO of Cyber Education Foundation, speaks about the dangers of companies considering microchipping their employees. J...

Reporter tweets out a photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez saying ""That jacket and coat don't look like a girl who struggles."" Screenwriter William Goldman passes away at 87. Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith says voter suppression is a ""great idea."" Scott Walker blames his election loss on higher turnout. Federal judge orders the White House to reinstate Jim Acosta's press pass. Co-founder of...

Bernie Sanders unveils the ""Stop Walmart Act"" to pressure Walmart to raise wages to $15 an hour. Two brothers, accused of planning race war, had ties to violent neo-Nazis. Lego knockoff toy company creates a ""Build the Wall"" building block set. Donald Trump mocks Sean Hannity for his interviewing skills, behind his back. John Iadarola and Dr. Rob Cohen discuss veterans' healthcare, live from t...

Donald Trump seems to be hiding from presidential duties after Blue Wave and as Mueller investigation advances. John interviews UCLA Assistant Clinical Professor Dr. Jonathan Salk about rational optimism in the current state of political anxiety. Tucker Carlson finds himself agreeing with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Amazon HQ2 tax incentives. A poll by Morning Consult shows Republicans' favorite F...

House Democrats plan to Fight for 15 when they take majority in Jaurary. Amazon has announced DC and Queens, NY as HQ2's new home. We're joined by University of Arizona's Professor of Law, Andrew Coan to discuss the future of the Mueller probe. Rebel HQ's Emma Vigeland covers the Sunrise Movement Protest in DC. Cohost: Francesca Fiorentini Guest: Andrew Coan & Emma Vigeland Hosted on Acast. See ac...