After 4 months of war in Iran what did we actually accomplish? The short answer is not much.  Every analyst of note and a broad bi-partisan bloc of lawmakers in the Senate have eviscerated a letter of agreement that kneecaps every bit of leverage America has while capitulating to Iranian leadership that is as untrustworthy as they are brutal. Richard updates the latest on the Iran situation.

The dedication of the Obama Presidential Center included every living President with the exception of our current occupant which shockingly seemed appropriate. It was an uplifting day with moving performances from a star studded collection of A-list performers.  But what former President Obama said was a reminder of how far we have fallen and what we are missing today. Richard exposes the story of the two Americas.

People innately want and need community. The New York Knicks gave us a magical couple of months but they also let us all come together.  New Yorkers and people far beyond the five boroughs appreciate that gift, now more than ever. Richard reflects on the Knicks victory celebration.

Some are calling it an outright surrender by Trump, others a disgraceful capitulation and possibly, most crippling to Trump’s ego, a far poorer deal with Iran than the one struck years ago by Obama. Richard examines the so called "deal" to be signed with Iran this week.

The idea of turning the People’s House into a locker room and have a blood stained canvas where American history has been made is worse than tacky it was grotesque. Richard takes a look at the UFC Fight Night event at the White House and the crude stain it might have left on that historical place.

On Saturday, dreams were realized and demons were exorcised as the New York Knicks did something most people in the fan base had long expected was an impossibility. Richard reviews one of the most emotional sports victories in the history of sports.

Musk has time and again used this public megaphone to shape news cycles, shift financial markets and even radicalize audiences depending on his self interests or mood that day. Richard looks at a recent event in Belfast where Musk has potentially fomented racial violence.

The message that diversity and inclusion are somehow bad things to the Pentagon’s new decision makers isn’t being lost on those who serve. Going back to the Revolution and the Civil War, military service for Black Americans has been a powerful symbol of their commitment to a country that has not always shown a commitment to them. From the Tuskegee Airmen to many of today's top brass, Richard explores the enduring discrimination that plaques our country.

Democracy needs investigative journalism to be an objective check on authority.  If we allow evidence based, impartial reporting to be replaced by censorship to satisfy any administration we might as well let the White House write the news for us. Richard explores the issues before us.

The Trump Administration recently implemented the broadest firearm deregulation in modern US history, rolling back gun control measures that both law enforcement and gun violence experts agreed made America safer. It will raise the risk of mass shootings, violent crime will likely spike and it will make like that more dangerous for law enforcement. Richard explains.