Politicana

By Tyler, Prateek, and Nick

Welcome to The Politicana Politics Podcast — your go-to source for fresh political insights, sharp analysis, and lively debates. We cut through the political noise and filter out the B.S. to keep you ... more

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January 26, 2023Ep. 114 (Part 2) - International Race To Provide Tanks To Ukraine, Chip Wars Between The U.S. And China
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Hello and welcome to the Politicana Podcast, where Tyler, Prateek, and Nick keep you up-to-date on all things Politics! New episodes will be uploaded at the beginning of every week (Typically Monday), so stay tuned and follow us on your favorite podcasting platform to be notified when new episodes are available. This is part 2 of episode 114. Please email [email protected] with any comments, questions, or inquiries.
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00:40 - The International Race To Provide Tanks to Aid Ukraine.
Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Sunday that the U.S. should send at least one of its M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine to push Germany to allow for its own tanks to help Kyiv fight Russia's invasion. McCaul believes that if Germany is waiting on our lead, then we should give Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

Sen. Lindsey Graham echoed McCaul by saying he's 'tired of the s*** show' and that the US and Germany should send tanks to Ukraine: 'World order is at stake'.
16:45 - The Chip War continues between the US and China.
President Joe Biden has pushed to increase semiconductor manufacturing in the US
33:45 - Monterey Park mass shooting updates: 10 dead, suspected gunman at large
At least 20 people were shot, 10 fatally, at a Lunar New Year celebration in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park when a gunman opened fire inside a crowded dance studio, authorities said.
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January 24, 2023Ep. 114 (Part 1) - Joe & Hunter Biden Email Scandal, George Santos Gets Two Committee Assignments, What Do Americans Want In Their Next President?
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Hello and welcome to the Politicana Podcast, where Tyler, Prateek, and Nick keep you up-to-date on all things Politics! New episodes will be uploaded at the beginning of every week (Typically Monday), so stay tuned and follow us on your favorite podcasting platform to be notified when new episodes are available. We will be releasing Part 2 on Wednesday of this week. Please email [email protected] with any comments, questions, or inquiries.
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0:45 - Joe Biden named in 2017 email to Hunter seeking China natural gas deal
Joe Biden’s name was mentioned throughout an October 2017 email found within Hunter Biden’s laptop seeking to firm up a controversial, multimillion-dollar deal to ship natural gas from the US to China,

This entire revelation is a new blow to Hunter and Joe Biden after Hunter has been revealed to have access to Joe Biden’s corvette in the same garage where classified documents were improperly stored.
15:45 - FBI searches Biden's Wilmington home and finds more classified materials
FBI investigators on Friday found additional classified material while conducting a search of President Joe Biden's Wilmington, Delaware, home.
31:40 - What are Americans looking for in presidential candidates
38:00 - Updates on the recent Harvard—Harris Poll for GOP and Dem Candidates on January 18th
48:00 - George Santos gets two committee assignments
The House GOP Steering Committee on Tuesday recommended that embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) sit on the House Small Business Committee and House Science, Space and Technology Committee, according to sources familiar with the assignments.
1:05:45 - Many Powerful spending committees are now led by women for the first time in the Senate
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January 17, 2023Ep. 113 - Oregon Senator Files Bill To Secede And Join Idaho, Wyoming Wants To Phase Out Electric Vehicles by 2035, Biden Bashed For Lack Of Visitor Logs
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Hello and welcome to the Politicana Podcast, where Tyler, Prateek, and Nick keep you up-to-date on all things Politics! New episodes will be uploaded at the beginning of every week (Typically Monday), so stay tuned and follow us on your favorite podcasting platform to be notified when new episodes are available. Please email [email protected] with any comments, questions, or inquiries.
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00:55 - White House counsel says visitor logs for Biden Delaware home do not exist
White House counsel said on Sunday that since becoming president, Biden has not maintained records of those who have visited his residence, White House spokesman Ian Sams said to the Associated Press.
11:40 - Oregon State Senator Files Bill to Let More Than Half of the State Secede and Join Idaho
29:00 - Wyoming wants to phase out sales of EVs by 2035 to “ensure the stability” of the oil & gas industry
The State of Wyoming is considering phasing out the sales of electric vehicles by 2035 to “ensure the stability” of its oil and gas industry. Senators Jim Anderson, Brian Boner, Ed Cooper, Dan Dockstader, Representatives Donald Burkhart, Jr, and Bill Henderson sponsored the bill SJ0004.
44:30 - Missouri lawmakers adopt stricter dress code for women in state House
Lawmakers in the Missouri House of Representatives this week adopted a stricter dress code for women as part of a new rules package, and now requires them to cover their shoulders by wearing a jacket like a blazer, cardigan or knit blazer.
52:45 - A 6-year-old shoots Virginia teacher during class lesson
A Virginia teacher—25-year-old Abby Zwerner was critically injured when she was shot by a 6-year-old student in Newport News. The boy shot and wounded the teacher with a handgun in a first-grade classroom on Friday at Richneck Elementary School, according to authorities. Zwerner put up her hand in a defensive position when the gun fired, and the bullet went through her hand and into her upper chest.
1:08:00 - Jill Biden’s Fight to Cure Cancer Continues After She Lived Through Skin Cancer Herself
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January 13, 2023Ep. 112 - Classified Documents Found At President Biden's Home, Kevin McCarthy's Elected House Speaker, And George Santos Refuses To Step Down!
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Hello and welcome to the Politicana Podcast, where Tyler, Prateek, and Nick keep you up-to-date on all things Politics! New episodes will be uploaded at the beginning of every week (Typically Monday), so stay tuned and follow us on your favorite podcasting platform to be notified when new episodes are available. Please email [email protected] with any comments, questions, or inquiries.
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0:45 - More classified documents found in garage at Biden's Wilmington home
The White House confirmed Thursday that more classified documents from President Joe Biden's time as vice president were found in the garage of his home in Wilmington, Delaware.
16:15 - Kevin McCarthy Finally Elected as the Speaker of the House
The U.S. House of Representatives elected GOP leader Kevin McCarthy of California as speaker in a dramatic 15th vote early Saturday, after a contentious four days and 14 failed ballots — the longest the chamber has gone leaderless in a century.
38:20 - George Santos…And The Fact that He's Still in Office
52:45 - Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska is stepping down to be president of the University of Florida
59:45 - Election Deniers Enter Brazil’s Version of Congress while lawmakers were on vacation
1,500 rioters were arrested and are being detained

The new President Lula de Silva said: "Nobody who is suspected of being a hardcore Bolsonarista can be allowed to remain in the palace," he went on. "How can I have someone at the door of my office who might shoot me?"
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January 03, 2023 Ep. 111 - Kevin McCarthy's Race For GOP Speaker Of The House, Supreme Court Blocks Lifting Of Title 42, North Korea Increases Nuclear Arsenal, And More!
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Hello and welcome to the Politicana Podcast, where Tyler, Prateek, and Nick keep you up-to-date on all things Politics! New episodes will be uploaded at the beginning of every week (Typically Monday), so stay tuned and follow us on your favorite podcasting platform to be notified when new episodes are available. Please email [email protected] with any comments, questions, or inquiries. This is our last episode in 2022, so see everyone in 2023!

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00:45 - Kevin McCarthy’s race for the coveted GOP Speaker of the House position continues…as he makes concessions to gain the seat.
The final hurdle to Republican Kevin McCarthy’s years-long quest to secure the speaker’s gavel grew even more formidable on Monday as a sizable group of House colleagues from his own party said they were not yet ready to support him.

Nine Republican rebels made the announcement after the California congressman made a series of concessions on Sunday to try to shore up the support of conservative hardliners ahead of Republicans assuming control of the US lower chamber on Tuesday. Members signing the letter included Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) along with Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Andy Harris (R-Md.) and Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) and Reps.-elect Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) and Eli Crane (R-Ariz.).

6:35 - A bill to fight expensive prison phone call costs heads to Biden's desk
Legislation that aims to curb the costs of phone calls behind bars is heading to President Biden's desk for his signature.

14:15 - Supreme Court blocks lifting of Trump-era Title 42 border policy
The Supreme Court this week blocked the White House from lifting Title 42 — the public health order put in place by the Trump administration in The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the lifting of the Trump-era Title 42 order on migration, forcing the Biden administration to leave in place the federal directive that has prevented the entry of millions of asylum seekers at the southern border.

29:15 - Pope Benedict XVI (16th) passed away this last Saturday, putting the entire Catholic world into mourning at 95.
Pope Francis led tributes to his predecessor on Saturday, after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95. He was the first pontiff in almost 600 years to resign his position, rather than hold office for life and retired from his post in 2013.

35:00 - North Korea’s Kim orders ‘exponential’ expansion of nuke arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the “exponential” expansion of his country’s nuclear arsenal and the development of a more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Sunday, after he entered 2023 with another weapons launch following a record number of testing activities last year.

46:00 - Jan. 6 crackdown: DOJ has 99.8% conviction rate in MAGA riot cases
Federal prosecutions of the more than 900 people charged with unlawfully storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, have resulted in overwhelming convictions, according to a report.

55:00 - West Point kicks off the process to remove Confederate monuments on campus
The US Military Academy--West Point will begin removing Confederate monuments from its campus... including a portrait of Robert E. Lee that shows him wearing a Confederate uniform.
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December 30, 2022 Politicana Ep. 110 - Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Travels To Washington D.C., Netanyahu Returns To Power, COVID Surges In China, And More!
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Hello and welcome to the Politicana Podcast, where Tyler, Prateek, and Nick keep you up-to-date on all things Politics! New episodes will be uploaded at the beginning of every week (Typically Monday), so stay tuned and follow us on your favorite podcasting platform to be notified when new episodes are available. Please email [email protected] with any comments, questions, or inquiries. This is our last episode in 2022, so see everyone in 2023!
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00:50 - US agrees to provide additional funding and weapons in aid to Ukraine... as President Zelinski meets with Biden in a highly anticipated meeting.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Joe Biden at the White House last Wednesday... his first known trip outside Ukraine…since Russia invaded about 10 months ago. Prior to the meeting…the US sent $1.8 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine which included a Patriot Missile Battery and Precision Guided Bombs for Fighter Jets.
11:45 - US House sends $1.7T government funding bill to Biden
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a $1.66 trillion government funding bill that provides record military funding and sends emergency aid to Ukraine... hours before a midnight deadline.
19:15 - Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Returns to Power in Sixth Term as Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in for the sixth time as prime minister of Israel on Thursday, having been propelled back to the premiership by a coalition of nationalist and religious parties that have shown a right-wing push in the nation over the recent years.
28:45 - Kurds hold march of mourning after Paris shooting kills 3
33:40 - China estimates COVID surge is infecting 37 million people a day
Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with COVID-19 on a single day this week... according to Bloomberg News. About 248 million people... which is nearly 18% of the population... are likely to have contracted the virus in the first 20 days of December... the report said... citing minutes from an internal meeting of China's National Health Commission held on Wednesday.
38:15 - Brazil’s Lula de Silva picks Amazon defender for environment minister
Brazil´s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Amazon activist Marina Silva will be the country's next minister of environment. The announcement indicates the new administration will prioritize cracking down on illegal deforestation in the forest even if it means running afoul of powerful agribusiness interests.
51:00 - Death toll rises to at least 57 as freezing temperatures and heavy snow terrorizes swaths of US and Canada.
55:10 - Trump claims he asked Ivanka and Jared not to join his 2024 campaign for their own good
Donald Trump is claiming he advised Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner not to join his 2024 presidential campaign to spare them from the “horrendous sleazebags” in Washington DC.
1:00:00 - Trump tax returns to be released by House panel on Friday
The House Ways and Means Committee will release former President Donald Trump's tax returns Friday morning.
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December 23, 2022Politicana Ep. 109 - Taliban Bans Women From Receiving Education, Ron DeSantis Edges Out Trump In Latest Polls, Trump Releases NFT's, And More!
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Hello and welcome to the Politicana Podcast, where Tyler, Prateek, and Nick discuss all things Politics! We hope you've enjoyed the first 100 episodes. New episodes will be uploaded at the beginning of every week (Typically Monday), so stay tuned and follow us on your favorite podcasting platform to be notified when new episodes are available. This is a fun one folks; sit back, relax, and enjoy! Please email [email protected] with any comments, questions, or inquiries.
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00:50 - The Taliban bans women from receiving a college education in Afghanistan
The Taliban government suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, the latest step in its brutal clampdown on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/20/asia/taliban-bans-women-university-education-intl/index.html
17:00 - Congressman-Elect George Santos may have fake credentials
https://apnews.com/article/3d4e4d1ab1760792454e1cbd618ce332
26:15 - Ron DeSantis begins to win multiple polls over former President Donald Trump this week, whenever it's one on one battles.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/14/desantis-trump-2024-republican-presidential-poll
36:30 - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to extradition in crypto fraud case
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-agrees-extradition-crypto-fraud-case-rcna62513
45:25 - Trump teases 'major announcement' that ended up being Donald Trump NFT's
51:00 - Iran and Russia were too distracted to meddle in US midterm elections, US general says
Domestic unrest in Iran and Russia’s war in Ukraine may have distracted Tehran and Moscow from making more of an effort to influence or interfere in the 2022 US midterm election, a top US military cyber official said Monday.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/politics/iran-russia-cyber-command-midterm-elections/index.html
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December 12, 2022Politicana Ep. 108 - Brittney Griner Freed In Exchange For "Merchant Of Death", Raphael Warnock Wins In Georgia, Kyrsten Sinema Leaves Democratic Party, And Trump In Contempt Of Court?
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Hello and welcome to the Politicana Podcast, where Tyler, Prateek, and Nick discuss all things Politics! We hope you've enjoyed the first 100 episodes. New episodes will be uploaded at the beginning of every week (Typically Monday), so stay tuned and follow us on your favorite podcasting platform to be notified when new episodes are available. This is a fun one folks; sit back, relax, and enjoy! Please email [email protected] with any comments, questions, or inquiries.
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00:45 - Brittney Griner freed swapped for Russian, heads home
American basketball star Brittney Griner headed home Thursday night, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout, also known as the “Merchant of death”
https://apnews.com/article/brittney-griner-freed-viktor-bout-swap-us-russia-ee51f5c14f35dc4d4cf21224a8e44eaa
10:30 - Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election giving Dems a 51-49 Senate Majority
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker ensuring Democrats hold an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden’s term.
https://apnews.com/article/3d4e4d1ab1760792454e1cbd618ce332
25:50 - Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party to become independent, making the Dems—51-49 majority in name only.
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona is leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent
38:10 - The DOJ asks judge to hold Trump in contempt over classified documents subpoena, reports say
The Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to hold former President Donald Trump and potentially his office in contempt of court over failing to comply with a subpoena that requires him to turn over all documents marked classified in his possession.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/08/doj-asks-judge-to-hold-trump-in-contempt-over-classified-docs.html
1:00:15 - Supreme Court will rule on Biden's student loan plan soon.
1:01:30 - China's cities are running out of cash to pay huge Covid lockdown bills
Protests over the past few weeks across China show just how unpopular Beijing's zero-Covid policy has become. Now, even as the country signals it may loosen pandemic controls, it faces another challenge: Local governments charged with conducting mass testing and enforcing quarantine are running short of cash and could be forced to cut corners or reduce other vital services.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/economy/china-zero-covid-sustainability-debt-woes-intl-hnk/index.html
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December 06, 2022Politicana Ep. 107 - Elon Musk Reveals The "Twitter Files", Donald Trump Meets With Kanye, And Did Trump Call To Terminate The Constitution?
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Hello and welcome to the Politicana Podcast, where Tyler, Prateek, and Nick discuss all things Politics! We hope you've enjoyed the first 100 episodes. New episodes will be uploaded at the beginning of every week (Typically Monday), so stay tuned and follow us on your favorite podcasting platform to be notified when new episodes are available. This is a fun one folks; sit back, relax, and enjoy! Please email [email protected] with any comments, questions, or inquiries.
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00:50 - Elon Musk reveals the so-called “Twitter Files”, showing how Twitter suppressed Hunter Biden’s story in 2020
Twitter owner Elon Musk released bombshell revelations about what led the tech giant to suppress the Hunter Biden story in the final weeks of the 2020 presidential election. These “Twitter Files” were revealed after Musk referred to “free speech suppression” by the social-media platform of the New York Post story that revealed the corrupt practices of Hunter Biden.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/12/02/tech/musk-twitter-hunter-biden/index.html
18:40 - CNN Article Reporting the Story
Former President Donald Trump called for the termination of the Constitution to overturn the 2020 election and reinstate him to power Saturday in a continuation of his election denialism and pushing of fringe conspiracy theories.
26:40 - Let’s talk YE, ie Kanye West—the talk of the town and maybe the kryptonite for Donald Trump
https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-twitter-will-suspend-kanye-wests-account-2022-12-02/
39:00 - Iran has been in the news for a lot of stories recently. They threatened the soccer players of their team and killed a resident after he cheered for their loss. Then they said they would eliminate the morality police and their hijab law is under review.
https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/11/30/breaking-world-cup-fan-27-shot-and-killed-for-celebrating-usa-win-in-iran-by-security-agencies/

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/05/iran-denies-abolition-of-morality-police-as-three-day-strike-begins.html

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/04/middleeast/iran-hijab-law-under-review-intl/index.html
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November 28, 2022 Politicana Ep. 106 - Bolsonaro Challenges Brazil Election Loss, Biden Renews Push For Assault Weapons Ban, Lisa Murkowski Wins In Alaska, And More!
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Hello and welcome to the Politicana Podcast, where Tyler, Prateek, and Nick discuss all things Politics! We hope you've enjoyed the first 100 episodes. New episodes will be uploaded at the beginning of every week (Typically Monday), so stay tuned and follow us on your favorite podcasting platform to be notified when new episodes are available. This is a fun one folks; sit back, relax, and enjoy! Please email [email protected] with any comments, questions, or inquiries.
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1:30 - There is a growing shadow campaign to defend Joe Biden from House Republicans as he’s expected to be the party’s nominee based on current polling numbers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/growing-shadow-campaign-defend-joe-biden-house-republicans-rcna58263
11:00 - Bolsonaro contests Brazil election loss, wants votes voided
https://news.yahoo.com/bolsonaro-contests-brazil-election-demands-220108250.html
17:10 - Sen. Lisa Murkowski wins re-election in Alaska, fending off Trump-backed challenger Kelly Tshibaka
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna58447
35:00 - President Biden pushes for a ban on assault weapons again, as his response to the recent gun shootings in Colorado and Virginia
https://apnews.com/article/f85b4b9a59e3852868950d797f79a351
45:15 - Saudi denies oil output hike discussion, says OPEC+ may cut if needed
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudi-arabia-eyes-opec-production-increase-wsj-2022-11-21/
49:00 - Kevin McCarthy confronts growing opposition from Republican ranks (Prateek)
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/shows/maddow/blog/rcna58502
54:45 - Kanye West says Donald Trump screamed at him during dinner at Mar-a-Lago, telling Ye he will lose in 2024 if he runs for president
59:15 - Morning Consult Poll November 18-20
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