What A Day
Episodes
A Breath Of Fresh Mondaire
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former U.S. Congressman Mondaire Jones is once again running for Congress in New York’s 17th district, a seat he previously held and lost after redi...
Clarence The Big Red Flag
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A New York Times report published Sunday revealed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s involvement in the exclusive Horatio Alger Association of ...
Common Threads
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Lviv killed at least six people and injured at least 36 more. Plus, the Biden administr...
SCOTUS Strikes Down POTUS
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court blocked President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program and limited protections for LGBTQ+ people in the United States on Frida...
Live, Laugh, Local News
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past year, newsrooms across the country have experienced significant staff cuts, even leading to the shuttering of BuzzFeed News and bankrupt...
The Tea In Tennessee
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks the anniversary of the Stonewall riots — the very reason we celebrate Pride in June every year. In honor of the drag queens that hav...
Missing In Affirmative Action
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. In a decision along ideological lines, the high court ruled that ...
Betting On Bidenomics
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
President Joe Biden delivered an economic speech in Chicago on Wednesday outlining his vision for what he calls “Bidenomics.” The goal is to creat...
ISL Takes The L
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Moore v. Harper Tuesday, dismissing the “independent state legislature” theory in a case about a GOP-draw...
Wagner The Dog
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed his nation on Monday for the first time since the short-lived military rebellion by the Wagner Group came t...
Russian To Conclusions
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russia’s most notorious mercenary leader, sent an armed convoy toward Moscow over the weekend after accusing the country’s mili...
Titan's Final Salute
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The days-long search for the tourist submersible that went missing near the wreck of the Titanic came to a tragic end Thursday. A U.S. Coast Guard off...
Big Alito Lies
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito failed to disclose a luxury fishing trip he took in 2008 with hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer and did not recuse...
The Paris Olympics Are Burning
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, French financial police raided the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics organizing committee as part of two ongoing investigations into...
Like A Day Without Sunshine
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SB 1718, Florida’s controversial new immigration law, is set to go into effect in less than two weeks. The law limits social services for undocument...
Indian Child Welfare Act Upheld
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a major victory for Native American rights, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 to uphold key provisions of the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act Thursday. ICW...
Hut, Hut, No Hike
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time since March 2022, the Federal Reserve decided to pause interest rate hikes. The Fed – which has raised interest rates ten times i...
Not Guilty, Not Buying It
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At a Miami courthouse Tuesday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts that he allegedly kept classified documents from h...
When It Arraigns, It Pours
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Donald Trump will appear in federal court in Miami today to be arraigned on 37 federal counts over his alleged mishandling of classif...
Another Day, Another Indictment
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Justice Department on Friday unsealed a 49-page federal indictment against former president Donald Trump. He faces 37 felony counts, including 31 ...
Trump, Indicted (Again)
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a social media post on Thursday, former president Donald Trump said he has been indicted on federal charges. Trump faces at least seven counts in c...
Down With Stand Your Ground
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Smoke and haze from wildfires burning in Canada have blanketed much of the eastern United States. Several cities, including New York, Boston, and Wash...
Flooding On Ukraine's Front Line
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine collapsed on Tuesday, unleashing floods and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. While the cause ...
We Won't Build This City
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of people crowded Atlanta’s City Hall yesterday to give public comment ahead of a city council vote over the proposed police training facil...
Default Averted
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden signed the bipartisan debt ceiling bill into law, averting default and an economic crisis just days before the June 5th deadline posed...
Labor Rights And SCOTUS Wrongs
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a blow to unions and organized labor, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a concrete company seeking to sue the Teamsters union for the profit they...
The Grand Old Parade of Losers
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former Gov. Chris Christie and former Vice President Mike Pence are expected to launch their 2024 presidential campaigns next week, joining the alread...
McCarthy, Come Get Your Party
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The debt limit deal struck between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is headed to a full House vote today despite hard-right Republican...
Our Healthy News Diet Starts Tomorrow
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close this May, we’re joined by Brian Beutler, Crooked’s Editor in Chief and host of Crooked’s Posit...
Remembering the PI in AAPI
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in the United States. The occasion was created to celebrate both Asian and P...
DeSantis DeSucks
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has officially entered the 2024 presidential race. In a glitchy announcement on Twitter Wednesday, DeSantis said he’s ...
One Year After Uvalde
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A year ago today, a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. As the community of Uvalde, Texas marks the grim anniversary...
The Kids Are Queer, Here, And Won't Disappear
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More than 100 trans youth from across the country gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday for Trans Prom – a demonstration to center and cel...
Fly Like The G-7
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy landed in Japan for the G7 summit, where he met with world leaders to continue lobbying for more ...
How Queer and Trans Authors Are Fighting Book Bans
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Publishing giant Penguin Random House and literary organization PEN America — along with a group of authors, students, and parents — sued Florida’...
The Limit Does Exist
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the clock ticks closer to the June 1st default deadline, top aides to President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are working toward an agre...
A.I. Goes To D.C.
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A former aide to Rudy Giuliani has sued him for alleged sexual assault, harassment, wage theft, and other misconduct. In a 70 page lawsuit filed Monda...
DeSantis Defunds DEI
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As debt limit negotiations continue between Republicans and the Biden Administration, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen repeated her warning that the U....
Make Turkey Free Again
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Turkey’s presidential election is likely heading to a runoff on May 28th. Neither incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan – who’s been in power for two d...
Title 42 Gets 86'd
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today marks the official end of Title 42, the Trump-era border policy that allowed U.S. border officials to expel asylum-seekers on public health grou...
It's The End Of The COVID Emergency As We Know It
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today marks the official end of the nationwide COVID-19 public health emergency. It was declared in January 2020, when just six cases of COVID-19 had ...
The Legend of E. Jean
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing – and later defaming – writer E. Jean Carroll, ordering him to pa...
We See You, Tre'vell
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning journalist and What A Day host Tre’vell Anderson has officially added “author” to their many accolades. Their debut book, We See E...
Another Tragedy In Texas
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eight people were killed and at least seven others were wounded Saturday after a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas – making it th...
The Dishonorable Clarence Thomas
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, four members of the Proud Boys – including former leader Enrique Tarrio – were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their role in th...
Not Lovin' It
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, Russia accused Ukraine of trying to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin. Ukraine has denied the accusa...
Default In Our Stars
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the debt ceiling deadline now projected for June 1st, House Democrats are taking action in case negotiations fail. The move would allow Democrats...
Write Or Dies
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Writer’s Guild of America, the union representing thousands of film and TV writers, has called for a strike against Hollywood studios, after bot...
Trans Rights or Fillibust
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For more than two months, Nebraska State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh has filibustered nearly every single bill that has passed through the state legisl...
The Many Trials of Donald Trump
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Writer E. Jean Carroll, who is suing Donald Trump for allegedly raping her in 1996, faced hours of cross examination Thursday – leading to a heated ...
Let Her Speak
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Montana Republicans voted to censure Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the first openly transgender person to be elected to the state’s legislature. The...
Supremely Sus
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are growing calls for the Supreme Court to adopt stronger ethics rules. It follows revelations earlier this month that Justice Clarence Thomas f...
All Tuckered Out
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a series of high-profile cable news firings Monday morning, Fox News announced that the network agreed to part ways with top host Tucker Carlson —...
Until Debt Do Us Part
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court issued a decision preserving access to the abortion drug mifepristone, meaning access to the medication will likely remain unchanged...
Why Buzzfeed News Left Us
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Pentagon is moving American troops to Sudan to prepare for a possible evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in the region. This comes amid a dayslong ser...
Full Supreme Court Press
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest in the fight against mifepristone, the Supreme Court has delayed its ruling on the abortion pill until Friday at midnight — extending ...
The Defamation Trial That Never Was
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The defamation trial brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News was called off after both parties agreed to settle for $787.5 million at the ...
Ceiling Our Fate
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy proposed a one-year debt ceiling increase on Monday, calling the idea a “responsible, sensible” solution — but it’...
No Fox Given
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The defamation lawsuit brought by the election technology company Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News is scheduled to start on Tuesday. Crooked n...
It All Went Down in the Discord
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The FBI has arrested 21-year old Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard suspected of leaking classified government documents ...
Poetic Justins
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a unanimous vote, county officials sent State Representative Justin Pearson back to his seat in Tennessee’s House of Representatives. His reinsta...
Ain’t No River Wide Enough
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a lawsuit against Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, accusing him of a “brazen and unconstitutional attac...
No Mifepristone Unturned
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Justice Department has appealed a Texas judge's decision that suspends the FDA's nationwide approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Meanwhile,...
We Didn't Volunteer For This
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tennessee House Republicans voted to expel two of three Democratic lawmakers for "disorderly behavior," after leading a demonstration inside the state...
All I Do Is Winsconsin No Matter What
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Judge Janet Protasiewicz won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, giving liberals control of the state’s highest court for the first time in 15 ye...
Florida Man Charged With Fraud
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments made to adult film ...
It's Arraigning Men
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Donald Trump will make his first court appearance in Manhattan today, to answer to criminal charges handed down by a grand jury on Th...
We Don't Mean To Bragg
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury, making him the first U.S. president to face criminal charges. Harry Litman, ...
Trump Indicted!
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We quickly recap the reported indictment against former President Trump for his alleged role to cover-up his relationship with Stormy Daniels.
Schultz's Medium Roast
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testified before the Senate HELP Committee on Wednesday. Lawmakers questioned him about the coffee chain’s union...
Pence and Sensibility
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A federal judge ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify in the Justice Department's investigation of former President Donald Trump’...
Another Mass Tragedy In Tennessee
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Six people – including three young children – were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee. Police say the shooter, a...
The Times Need A Changing
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Severe weather continued across the Deep South, after intense tornadoes struck Mississippi and Alabama over the weekend, leaving at least 26 people de...
Let's TikTok About It
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified before Congress Thursday. Lawmakers grilled him for more than five hours over their concerns about the app’s safety, ...
Interest Takes A Hike
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Donald Trump faces possible criminal charges in New York, the former president faces another, and potentially more serious, legal threat. An appeal...
The Unindicted
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Contrary to what he told his supporters, former President Donald Trump was not arrested on Tuesday — though most observers seem to agree that he’l...
Global Warning
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The United Nations released a major report on climate change yesterday, offering perhaps the most comprehensive understanding of how the planet is hea...
Lock Me Up
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested tomorrow in connection with the yearslong investigation into a hush money scheme involvin...
Banking On Each Other
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eleven of the largest U.S. lenders agreed to deposit $30 billion into First Republic Bank in an effort to rescue it. The move was also meant to stop t...
Stormy In The Northeast
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A federal judge in Texas held a hearing on Wednesday in a case that could block access to the widely-used abortion medication mifepristone — and sug...
Big Trouble In North Carolina
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Pentagon says two Russian fighter jets hit an American surveillance drone over the Black Sea, forcing it to crash into international water. It’s...
(Don't) Bank On It
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the federal government has taken drastic action to protect the financial system, and to make the...
Oscars Still So White
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Silicon Valley Bank abruptly shut down on Friday, in what was the second biggest bank failure in U.S. history. The bank serviced many startups and oth...
I Like Big Budgets And I Cannot Lie
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden unveiled his $6.8 trillion budget plan for the 2024 fiscal year. The plan would cut deficits by $2.9 trillion over the next decade whi...
Iran’s Women Persist
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A fresh round of public anger is growing in Iran, and the focus is now on a series of suspected school poisonings, which may be targeting girls and yo...
Women's Misery Month
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Five women who were denied abortions have filed a lawsuit against Texas over the state’s near-total abortion ban. It’s the first time that pregnan...
Florida, Man
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Florida’s 2023 legislative session begins today. Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled state legislature are expected to push Governor Ron DeSantis...
Another Rail Fail
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A second Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio over the weekend, just over a month after the crash in East Palestine. Local hazmat teams verified th...
TikTok On The Clock
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The House Ethics Committee is officially investigating New York Rep. George Santos over whether he broke campaign finance laws. He’s also facing scr...
No Guts, No Lori
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her re-election bid on Tuesday, becoming the first one-term mayor of the city in 40 years. Lightfoot failed to captu...
SCOTUS, Throw Us A Loan
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court heard arguments over President Biden’s plan to cancel more than $400 billion in federal student loans, and whether his administrat...
All Tea All Shade On Tennessee
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden administration has promised new measures to crack down on child labor. It follows a recent investigation by the New York Times, which found ...
No Chill For Abortion Pills
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Abortion rights advocates are bracing for a ruling in a case that could revoke the FDA’s decades-old approval of mifepristone — the most common an...
A Year Of War and Loss In Ukraine
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Rolling Stone correspondent Jack Crosbie joins us from Kyiv to reflect on his ...
Need We Say Moore
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wes Moore made history this year when he was sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor. He joins us to discuss his vision for his home state — a...
Supreme Court Packers
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden reaffirmed his support for Ukraine during a fiery speech in Poland on Tuesday. His address followed his clandestine trip to Kyiv – a...
The HBCU Vaulting Into Gymnastics History
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fisk University made history in January when it became the first historically Black college to launch a women's gymnastics program. Head coach Corrinn...
Unidentified Flying Thingamabobbins
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Days after three objects were shot down over North American air space, President Biden confirmed they were not linked to Chinese spy activity – and ...
The Trainborne Toxic Event
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been nearly two weeks since a freight train derailed outside of East Palestine, Ohio and the controlled burn of toxic chemicals it was carrying...
How Many More?
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A shooting at Michigan State University Monday night left at least three students dead and five others critically injured. It came on the eve of the f...