Leslie begins today's show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.
Here are the stories that she covered:
1. AUDIO: Trump calls his speech leading to Capitol Riots 'totally appropriate'
2. AUDIO: Congressman Madison Cawthorn tells a TurningPoint USA rally to 'lightly threaten' their members of Congress during speech given on the morning of the Capitol Riots
3. AUDIO: Verbal scuffle ensues in the House Rules Committee as Jim McGovern tries, unsuccessfully, to get Jim Jordan to admit the election was not stolen
4. CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: "Democratic Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider tests positive for COVID: Lashes out at GOP colleagues who would not wear masks"
5. AXIOS: "WHO warns world won't achieve coronavirus herd immunity in 2021"
During the second half of the show, Leslie is joined by Col. Cedric Leighton, Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations.
They analyze the pro-Trump riots at the Capitol on January 6th, as well as three new plots to overthrow the government, which House Democrats were briefed on today.
Colonel Leighton's Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton, and his website is CedricLeighton.com.
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Remembering USW President Tom Conway
How is the United States Doing at Reshoring Its Jobs and Supply Chains?
The Power of Ordinary People
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Teamsters Win Historic UPS Agreement; Now Going to Battle for their Pilots vs Cape Air & Republic Airways
Protecting Workers from Deadly Heat
U.S. Attitude Toward ’Made In America;’ ’Bidenomics;’ Trade Relations with China
Federal Trump Indictment Unsealed; First Female AFL-CIO President Details Opening Year Leading the Union
Publishers and Authors Sue Florida for Book Bans; Iowa Votes to Rescind Some Child Labor Laws
Workers Making History
China’s Slave Labor of Uyghurs; American Industrial Strategy; The Return of U.S. Manufacturing
NYT Best-Selling Historian on Biden’s Re-election Campaign; Pulitzer Center Grantee’s New Book on Grieving
Fred Guttenberg Debunks Myths that Fuel Gun Violence
Could ’Relational Organizing’ Success in Wisconsin Be a National Model for 2024?
Workers Leading the Way
SCOTUS Hears Arguments Challenging Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan
Biden Administration’s Approach to EV Chargers and ’Buy America’ Rules
House GOP Holding Economy Hostage for Social Security & Medicare Cuts; Two California Mass-Shootings in Three Days
National Security Requires Sound Trade Policy
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