Objection to the Rule

Jasmin, Reese and Alyssa discuss the FBI raid of the home of Mayor Adams' fundraiser, what to know about the new far-right wing Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, measures being taken in Australia to address domestic violence, and a young New Jersey boy being cured of sickle cell anemia thanks to a bone marrow transplant from his brother.

Reese, Jasmin and Janet discuss changing attitudes of student protesters at elite universities, Oklahoma's Attorney General suing to try to stop the establishment of the country's first public religious school, and the arrests of protestors, mostly from progressive Jewish groups, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on Capitol Hill.

Reese, Janet and Jasmin discuss a sharp increase in New Yorkers relying on food pantries and food banks, the introduction of Ebony Alerts in California for missing young Black women and children, and the displacement of almost half the population of Gaza.

Jasmin and Reese talk about New York's struggle to control a troubling surge in tuberculosis cases, the Biden administration continues construction of border wall, concerns about Kenya sending police forces to Haiti to quell gang violence, and the positive changes on Redonda island after it manages to eradicate rats and other invasive species.

Jasmin, Matthew and Janet discuss why the recent flood in New York City happened and potential solutions, the death of Senator Diane Feinstein at 90, the tragic stabbing death of London schoolgirl Elianne Andam, and a Supreme Court victory for indigenous land rights in Brazil.

Janet and Jasmin talk about New Jersey Senator Menendez being indicted on federal corruption charges, horrible working conditions and child labor in US meat processing plants in 1906 and today, and the background of the catastrophic flooding in Libya.

Reese, Jasmin and Janet discuss a suspected case of opioid exposure at a Bronx daycare that killed one child and sickened three others, the United Automobile Workers' strike, and Polish scientists creating a test to detect the use of abortion pills.

Reese, Jasmin and Janet discuss the tragic racist killing of three Black people in a Jacksonville, FL Dollar General store by a 21 year old white man, the recent coup in Gabon that deposed President Ali Bongo, whose family controlled the country for over 50 years, and how some Staten Island residents are welcoming and supporting newly arrived migrants in their borough.

Jasmin and Reese discuss Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) advising the CDC to lower infection control standards in healthcare settings, to the detriment of healthcare workers, patients, and the wider community, a UK nurse recently arrested for murdering babies in her care and gravely injuring others, and a Brooklyn man who lends his telescope to the neighborhood so everyone can get a glimpse of the universe.

Jasmin and Janet talk about recent humpback whale deaths in Long Island, the devastating fires in Maui, and the problems Native Hawaiians and Hawaii's climate face due to the tourism industry.