Hard Pass

President Trump is sitting on $850 million in a campaign war chest and many Republicans running in the midterms want a piece of that. At the same time, some Republican candidates are working to distance themselves from Trump. This past week saw Trump hitting the trail in reliably red states like Texas, Alabama and Oklahoma. Our team looks at what these campaign efforts by Trump may be saying about the upcoming election.

President Trump is sitting on $850 million in a campaign war chest and many Republicans running in the midterms want a piece of that. At the same time, some Republican candidates are working to distance themselves from Trump. This past week saw Trump hitting the trail in reliably red states like Texas, Alabama and Oklahoma. Our team looks at what these campaign efforts by Trump may be saying about the upcoming election.

State visits are generally newsworthy events but when Chinese president Xi Jinping visited the White House this past week, what was really accomplished? We take a look at how the corporate media framed the visit and perhaps some things they could have focused on instead.

State visits are generally newsworthy events but when Chinese president Xi Jinping visited the White House this past week, what was really accomplished? We take a look at how the corporate media framed the visit and perhaps some things they could have focused on instead.

The president has once again targeted specific news outletsand banned them from entering the White House in order to cover this administration. In this episode we look at how well corporate media are doing when it comes to covering the story when they ARE the story. This is episode 37 of season two of Hard Pass.

The president has once again targeted specific news outletsand banned them from entering the White House in order to cover this administration. In this episode we look at how well corporate media are doing when it comes to covering the story when they ARE the story. This is episode 37 of season two of Hard Pass.

The first-ever Republican midterm convention was interesting for several reasons. One, the president promised every adult in America a $5,000 dividend check if the House and Senate remain under Republican control after the election. Second was the unusual oath that he asked the attendees to recite - which included a pledge to cheat when voting. We cover this and a lot more in this edition of Hard Pass.

The first-ever Republican midterm convention was interesting for several reasons. One, the president promised every adult in America a $5,000 dividend check if the House and Senate remain under Republican control after the election. Second was the unusual oath that he asked the attendees to recite - which included a pledge to cheat when voting. We cover this and a lot more in this edition of Hard Pass.

On this episode of Hard Pass, we’ll be looking at corporate media coverage of the latest round of polygraphs of high ranking officers and civilians that were ordered by the Department of Defense. We’ll also be looking at the latest tariff wars that have been ordered by Mr. Trump.

On this episode of Hard Pass, we’ll be looking at corporate media coverage of the latest round of polygraphs of high ranking officers and civilians that were ordered by the Department of Defense. We’ll also be looking at the latest tariff wars that have been ordered by Mr. Trump.