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Background Briefing with Ian Masters

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April 30, 2026 - Karen Greenberg | Tamar Jacoby | Thomas Mockaitis
30/04/2026 | 59 mins.
Trump's Briefing Today on How to Get Out From Under His Maniacal Misadventure in the Middle East | A Report From Kyiv on Trump Checking in With the Boss Yesterday in His Hour and Half Phone Call With Putin | Hegseth's Testimony Today Before the Senate Armed Services Committee
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April 29, 2026 - Harry Litman | Michael McDonald | Thomas Nichols
29/04/2026 | 1h 2 mins.
A Craven Creep Auditioning For a Mob Boss Who Wants a Consigliere Not an Attorney General | The Fulfillment of John Roberts Long Crusade To Give Republicans An Advantage By Undoing Voting Rights For Minorities | While Insulting House Democrats and Republicans, Hegseth Asks For an Extra $1.5 Trillion
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April 26, 2026 - Bill Scher | Peter Loge | Toby Miller
28/04/2026 | 1h
Political Assassins More Often End up Achieving the Opposite of What Their Manifestos Proclaim | Trump's Tactic of Attacking the Messenger in Order to Avoid the Message | King Charles' Repair Job For Anglo/American Relations at the White House and Congress Today
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April 27, 2026 - Ken Klippenstein | Charles Kupchan | Juan David Rojas
27/04/2026 | 1h 2 mins.
After Trump Assassinated Leaders Abroad, an American Citizen Struck Back Saying He Is "No Longer Willing to Permit a Pedophile, Rapist, and Traitor to Coat My Hands With His Crimes" | Are Our Allies Separating From Us or is a Divorce Underway? | Do the CIA Deaths in Mexico Mean Trump is Playing With Fire?
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April 26, 2026 - Adele Stan | Matthew Petti | Alfred McCoy
26/04/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
A Celebration of the First Amendment Upended by the Unregulated Second Amendment | Trump's Latest Diplomatic Dance Without a Partner | Will Iran be the Death Rattle of the American Empire?
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Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, expert guests, policymakers, and critics offering analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural, and social issues. backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

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