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Last week's many dramas continued in a New York court on Monday, with the explosive news that Michael Cohen was seeking attorney-client privilege to seized documents and tapes involving a total of THREE clients in the last year: the president, former RNC finance chair Elliott Broidy... and Sean Hannity. Which unleashed a plethora of new questions about the ethics of Hannity opining about the raid on Cohen's office without disclosing that he, too, was a client... and the role of Fox News as a channel of propaganda.Trump was predictably unhinged over the release of James Comey's new book and the many media interviews he is doing to support it - but news media reported that it was the Cohen raid and the possible evidence unearthed that was really threatening to him.Also this week:UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced additional Russia sanctions before the administration threw her under the bus (the Russian news agencies are reporting that Trump has assured them that there will be NO more new sanctions. Hm.)Mike Pompeo's secret Easter visit with Kim Jong Un.The Starbucks incident and the corporation's responseFormer first lady Barbara Bush passed away at the age of 92.MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the political newsof the last few days from the progressive point of view. An Engender Media Group production. 

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As we write this, we're keeping an eye on developing news, because by the time we air, President Trump and his new National Security Adviser John Bolton may have ordered a missile strike (something the president has already threatened to Russia in a tweet). And even though Bolton has characterized Syria as just "a sideshow" in the Middle East, this situation is rife with danger. The upside for Trump is that an act of war could serve as a distraction from all the investigations swirling around him: The president is reported to be furious over Monday's raid of his personal attorney, Michael Cohen - a situation he brought on himself by telling reporters on Air Force One that he had no knowledge of Cohen's payment to Stormy Daniels. There's increased speculation that we're about to see a real Saturday Night Massacre situation that will spark a constitutional crisis. In other news:Paul Ryan announced his retirement today, which could further fuel a massive blue wave at the polls this year.Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is spending a second day on Capitol Hill, facing questions over the Cambridge Analytical scandal.Scott Pruitt is still under siege over his massive over-spending at EPA. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills will try to get to ALL of these topics and whatever else breaks today in this Engender Media Group production covering politics from the progressive point of view. 

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The news this week has been dominated by the revelation that the Trump campaign's social media efforts may have been fueled by illegally obtained Facebook data on tens of millions of Americans - but so much more has been happening. Yesterday, a serial bomber that had been terrorizing Austin detonated himself to death, and the White House said what he did had nothing to do with terrorism. In the meantime, an unarmed black man named Stephon Clark was shot 20 times by Sacramento police. His only "crime" was that he was holding a cellphone in his grandmother's backyard. And the White House continues to roil from massive personnel changes, amid reports that the President now feels he knows what he's doing and doesn't need to listen to advisers. Heaven help us all. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the week's political news from a progressive point of view. An Engender Media Group production.

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Call it the Trump effect: an unprecedented number of women are running for office this year, amid what Democratic leaders hope will be a big, blue wave of an election. The MOMocrats talk to Stacy Mason of WomenCount.org on ways to support progressive female candidates all over the country in this week's podcast looking at the day's political news from the progressive point of view. Hosts Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills will also discuss the day's breaking political news.  An Engender Media Group production. 

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders says lots of laughable things in her daily press briefings, but yesterday took the cake, as she proclaimed that "This is an intense place, as is every White House, and it’s not abnormal that you would have people come and go." This was after being questioned about the unprecedented rate of personnel turnover for an administration that's only been in power for 14 months. But the loss of Gary Cohn as economic adviser - over Trump's declaration of a trade war - is a taste of things to come. The president is reported to be increasingly isolated - and apt to rule from his gut. And we all know how many Big Macs and Diet Cokes are swimming around in there... This bumpy ride is about to get a lot bumpier. Politics from a progressive point of view, hosted by MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills. 

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It's been another week where news has hit at a dizzying pace - but the MOMocrats are still focused on the gun debate movement being led by the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Two weeks after the tragedy that left 17 people dead, these remarkable kids have accomplished more on this issue than anyone has managed in recent decades, with corporate partners of the NRA leaving in droves, changes to gun sales policies by major retailers like Dicks Sporting Goods and Walmart, and demonstrations planned for later this month that may dwarf the turnout of the Womens March. But the success of the messaging of these kids poses the MOMocrats to wonder: why didn't the kids in Ferguson and Baltimore and other cities get this kind of traction for Black Lives Matter? MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss this and more political news from the last few days from a progressive point of view. 

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In this special Presidents Day edition of MOMochat, MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills agree with journalist Joy-Ann Reid's assertion that this is "the second consecutive such holiday without an American president." Trump's weekend tweetstorm covering the indictments issued by Mueller on Friday, where he lashed out at the usual suspects and maddeningly accused the FBI of missing the tip about the Florida shooter because they were focused on Russia is another example of a president who is focused narrowly on his own interests and cares little about the people he is supposed to lead. The MOMocrats also praise the young people who are speaking out about the scandalous ineffectiveness of lawmakers on gun policies that allow the real American carnage to continue. Politics from a progressive point of view, an Engender Media Group production.

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A new day dawns in Washington: After nearly a decade of gridlock, the Senate has put forth a bipartisan budget deal - and it increases spending on both the military and domestic needs by $300 billion over the next two years. We are guessing that it's harder for Republicans to scream about the deficit when they just ballooned it themselves with their tax bill, although this morning on NPR, the MOMocrats heard a GOP congressman try. As for the Dreamers: McConnell has promised an immigration debate in the Senate. Speaker Ryan has not - which is why Nancy Pelosi held the floor yesterday for eight hours (in heels!) to make the case. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss that and other political news of the week, including the president's ridiculous order for a military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in this week's political podcast from the progressive point of view. An Engender Media Group production. 

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The closer the Mueller investigation gets to the president, the more dangerous he becomes - and the special prosecutor is currently breathing down the neck of his inner circle. That's why we spent the last several days watching the drama play out between Devin Nunes, the White House, and the Trump Justice Department and FBI. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss this and a few of the other political events of the last couple of weeks, including the State of the Union and the Democratic response, the FBI "secret society" that was just a joke... and as much as can be fit into 60 minutes of talk. An Engender Media Production.  

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MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss today's Women's Marches which - once again - have drawn hundreds of thousands of women all over the world, including 500,000 in Los Angeles (which brought these three women together for the first time ever). Trump had the audacity to tweet credit for today's marches, which is true - just not in the way he spins. Also on the docket: The President's "excellent" bill of health, as pronounced by White House doctor Ronny Jackson, and the issues surrounding the #TrumpShutdown, CHIP, and DACA. 

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