The Backstory

Trump's Push to Kill US Surveillance Bill Succeeds in Latest Blow to Speaker Johnson

On this edition of The Backstory, host Rachel Blevins delved into a slew of domestic and international topics, including the US House's voting down of the FISA bill.
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Rachel kicked off the show on Wednesday by hosting independent journalist Dan Lazare on the topic of the US House voting down the FISA bill and its impact on Speaker Mike Johnson.
Following a discussion on FISA, Rachel spoke to author and journalist Peter Coffin about accusations that publicly funded NPR has purposely chosen to restrict stories that hurt the Democratic Party and favor former US President Donald Trump.
To begin the final hour of the show, international relations and security analyst Mark Sleboda spoke to Rachel about the Kremlin's accusations against Ukraine's Burisma, which they said was funding terrorist attacks against Russia.
Rachel would conclude the show by hosting professor of international law at the University of Illinois Francis Anthony Boyle, who spoke about the ICJ case against Germany.
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