Prosecutors claim Duncan Hunter and his wife misused campaign funds for personal use. Wayfair donated $100,000 to the Red Cross amidst employees’ protest of mismanaged funds to a government contractor. The fakeness behind the posts of Insta-moms comes to light on Facebook. Chuck Todd talked more during the debate than the candidates. And police recruitment is down across the US.

All eyes are on Osaka, as preparations and sideline meetings begin at the G20 Summit in Japan; Sourabh Gupta of the Institute for China-America Studies is standing by to explain how the summit could reshape major Asian nations’ relations with the US and the world. Plus, California has found an international ally in their fight to preserve clean air standards and mitigate climate change; RT correspondent Alex Mihailovich joins us from Toronto to break down the budding green alliance. And later, bitcoin’s boom has hit the brakes after tearing it up over the past week; Raakhee Miller, CEO of Bitsian, is on hand to figure out what’s going on in FinTech.

Today’s global economy speaks the language of sanctions, trade tariffs and restrictions, and the globalization dream is looking more distant than ever. How is Russia navigating these troubled waters? We ask Anton Siluanov, first deputy prime minister and finance minister of Russia.

John Kiriakou is a whistleblower who went to jail for revealing the US’ torture program, and host of the news show Loud & Clear on Sputnik Radio. Lee sat down with him to discuss several current intelligence industry-related stories, including the revelation that the FBI never had a chance to see the DNC servers that were used to push the Russiagate narrative. Lee also spoke with photojournalist Michael Nigro, who has spent his career following protest movements and taking amazing footage of brave people engaged in direct action. He was arrested in New York last weekend filming protesters with the Extinction Rebellion movement.

Former congressman Chris Shays (R-CT) explains why he's splitting with his party and voting for Joe Biden in 2020. And, Donald Trump attends his third G20 summit. Is he entering it stronger or weaker than previous G20s? Guest host Matthew Cooke explores.

Alex Salmond interviews his all-time Scottish hero, King Robert the Bruce. Actor Angus MacFadyen explains his hopes for a patriotic surge following the release of his new film, which shows The Bruce recovering from a crisis of conscience to renew the struggle for freedom for Scotland.

The longest oil spill in US history located in the Gulf of Mexico may be 900 times larger than researchers originally estimated. The UAE needs more convincing evidence regarding the Gulf tanker attacks. A new report suggests that women and people of color were elected at the same rate as white men in 2018. Newly leaked documents reveal the NSA improperly collected Americans’ phone records a second time. And the giant squid has been caught on camera again!

As the world awaits the meeting between Trump and Xi at the G20 Summit this week, another Western nation has been feeling the heat from China. RT correspondent Alex Mihailovich joins us in Toronto to break down China’s recent retaliation against Canadian meat products. Plus, another day, another turn in the Nissan scandal that has been in the spotlight of the auto sector. Lauren Fix, the Car Coach, will get in the driver’s seat to take us through how the wheels may be coming off the world-famous company. And while tensions in the Persian Gulf are still tumultuous, the US has jumped on the opportunity. RT producer Sayeh Tavangar joins the program today to dig into American oil exports in the wake of security concerns in the Strait.

Mike Papantonio and Truth In Media investigative journalist Ben Swann examine the revolving door between the FDA and pharmaceutical companies. RT correspondent Brigida Santos dives into a cover-up by the state of Alabama, which has known for a decade that manufacturing giant 3M dumped potentially-toxic FBSA and FBSEE chemicals into the Tennessee River. Legal journalist Mollye Barrows gives her take on a lawsuit filed by a former scientologist against the church and its leader, David Miscavige.

The latest showdown between Washington and Tehran is a lot like the United States’ clash with North Korea two years ago, except for one crucial difference: there is no regional ally capable of restraining the US’ worst tendencies. With barbs traded and sanctions imposed, what can stop the US from sliding into yet another Middle East war? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by David Morrison, co-author of ‘A Dangerous Delusion: Why the West Is Wrong about Nuclear Iran’.