Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

Krystal and Saagar discuss Republicans throwing in their bids to replace McCarthy for speaker, Democrats worry speaker fight will halt Ukraine aid, interim speaker kicks Pelosi out of her office, job gains slow in September, third party support skyrockets, Michael Lewis downplays SBF fraud, Scotus wrecks payday lenders in key CFPB case, Rivian losses show warning sign for EV's, and updates on the UAW strike.

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Ryan and Emily discuss the aftermath of McCarthy's ouster as Speaker with his confirmation of not seeking to run again, Sean Hannity claims Trump is weighing a run for speaker, the largest strike in American history launching this week, Hunter Biden pleads not guilty in gun case, SCOTUS hears case that could decide the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, iPhone security protections threatened by dark money backed groups, NC Republicans push for ability to destroy public records, McConnell outmaneuvered on Ukraine, and Nina Turner joins the show to discuss her new union supporting organization.

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Saagar breaks the news that Kevin McCarthy has officially been vacated as Speaker of The House.

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Gaetz filing a motion to vacate in hopes to oust Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, author Michael Lewis reveals that SBF planned to pay Trump 5 Billion Dollars to drop out of the presidential race, Peter Zeihan talks about 3 ways the Chinese economy will get hit all at once, the US media embraces the Nazi revisionism around Ukraine, a UAW worker calls out Jim Cramer, Saagar looks into Canada's new Orwellian crackdown on Podcasting, Krystal looks into Trump's business fraud trial in New York, and we're joined in studio by Congressman Ro Khanna to talk about McCarthy speakership and calling out Gavin Newsom on his recent Labor ruling decisions in CA.

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Gavin Newsom replacing the Dianne Feinstein Senate seat with a corporate Kamala stooge, Matt Gaetz promises to end the McCarthy speakership, Establishment freaks over fitting Ukraine aid into new bill, UK plans to send British troops to Ukraine, an Anti-Ukraine populist wins in NATO country, RFK Jr. to announce an independent run for president, the 2nd Republican debate bombs in the ratings, Is Jamaal Bowman a liar on the "Fire Alarm" Scandal?, Krystal looks into the New Orleans nightmare water crisis that could poison the city's pipes, and Saagar looks into the history of the Winter War and what real victory looks like for Ukraine.

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This week we look into the F-35 "trillion dollar" plane can only fly 55% of the time, a CNN Data Chief says Fox News needs Trump more than Trump needs Fox amid the drama of Trump not attending the debates, and Matt Stoller looks at the hidden taxes within Amazon's "Free Shipping" scheme at the heart of Amazon Prime.

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Krystal and Saagar discuss the winners and losers of the second GOP primary debate, show the low and highlights of the candidates on unions, abortion, attacks against Trump, the Trump rally at a non union auto plant, as well as new accusations against Bob Menendez, Fetterman loses the war over the Senate dress code, and Cenk Uygur joins the show to discuss the 2024 election and the risk of keeping Biden as the Democratic nominee. 

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Ryan and Emily discuss Hunter Biden receiving $250k from a Chinese business to his father's address, Joe Biden's visit to the UAW picket line, Trump's speech at a non union auto company, judge rules Trump defrauded banks with real estate empire, new information on Iran's influence peddling in Washington, JP Morgan settles Epstein case in Virgin Islands, FTC sues Amazon for monopolistic practices, imminent government shutdown, GOP voters realignment, and Toby Green joins to discuss how Covid lockdowns impacted Africa. 

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Krystal and Saagar breakdown the upcoming GOP presidential debate on Wednesday evening in California, who has qualified, Trump skipping again, and our predictions.

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Krystal and Saagar discuss four major factors that may crash economy, debunking auto CEO lies amid strike, Menendez uses his Cuban background to defend corruption allegations, Newsom vs. DeSantis debate confirmed, Newsom vetoes bill to protect truckers from AI vehicles, dozens of whistleblowers on UFOs come forward, landmark case for podcasts, Biden admin subsidizing Ukrainian businesses, autoworkers go to war for EV future, and Robert Weissman joins to discuss corporate corruption in the USA and his new book "The Corporate Sabotage of America's Future"

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