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Former Chairman of the California Democratic Party, and a veteran California legislator
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John Burton
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FROM John Burton
Olney in L.A.
Growing pains for California's Democratic Party? California's Democratic Party faces some growing pains. Some call it akin to a Tea Party moment.
Scheer Intelligence
John Burton and California Democrats In this week’s Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer sits down with former congressman and current head of the California Democratic party John Burton.
Which Way, L.A.?
The Latest Food Fight in Sacramento More than one hundred of California's best known chefs are lobbying in Sacramento for repeal of a law passed more than seven years ago. It banned the sale of foie gras from geese and ducks force fed to make their livers much fatter than normal. Foie gras means "fatty liver." The ban will go into effect on July 1 of this year. We hear conflicting perspectives.
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Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.
To the Point
Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.
To the Point
White House budget proposal slashes and burns President Trump's first budget request is considered dead on arrival in Congress — a familiar development in Capitol Hill. We hear what it reveals about the priorities of the new administration. What's likely to die… and what might survive?
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Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?