Thursday, September 17, 2026
Today, Judge Emmet Sullivan has ordered Todd Blanch to produce handwritten FBI interview notes from the Epstein investigation, Congress might be about to hand Trump sweeping tariff authority, House Republicans flee Washington again to avoid a vote on impeaching Pete Hegseth, a Pentagon watchdog releases a scathing report on US losses in the Iran war, Trump has announced a deal to send thousands of one-ton bombs to Israel paid for by our tax dollars, all supporting acts in Ed Sheeran’s tour have withdrawn in solidarity with Macklemore, Canada becomes the first associate member of the European Union, and the Fed has raised interest rates for the first time since 2023 as inflation mounts.
GUEST: Scott Greytak is an anti-corruption attorney and the Deputy Executive Director of Transparency International U.S. His work focuses on designing anti-corruption and financial integrity laws, and we will discuss the CLARITY Act.
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Sources:
Pentagon Watchdog Reveals Devastating U.S. Losses in Iran War | The New Republic
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/world/europe/eu-canada-associate-member.html
Thanks Allison. We so NEED to stop giving our tax dollars to Israel. Looking forward to your talk with Katie Phang!
Thanks, Allison.