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El Chapo was found guilty on all counts against him. Cenk Uygur, Brett Erlich, and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/drug-lord-joaquin-el-chapo-guzman-found-guilty-on-all-counts-in-federal-trial/2019/02/12/3260df98-28c3-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html?utm_term=.d00e54d6e18b “Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, the infamous drug lord known as “El Chapo,” was found guilty on all counts against him and …

The mental gymnastics of this Obamacare decision is mind-boggling. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Read more here: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/11/utah-medicaid-expansion-1163050 “Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Monday signed legislation adopting a limited expansion of the state’s Medicaid program, defying voters who in November approved the …

Trump has called for Rep. Omar’s resignation following her tweets about AIPAC. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Read more here: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/429609-trump-calls-on-omar-to-resign-over-remarks-condemned-as-anti-semitic “President Trump on Tuesday called on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to resign or be barred from serving on congressional committees as …

Trump attacked the “Green New Deal”, and AOC fought back, hard. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Read more here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2019/02/12/ocasio-cortez-responds-trump/2846473002/ “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took exception to President Donald Trump’s condescending criticism of Democratic lawmakers’ proposed ‘Green New Deal’ at his rally in …

A BBC cameraman was violently shoved while covering Trump’s latest rally. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Read Cenk’s Article on Right Wing Violence Here: https://tyt.com/stories/16AJOKzVziKkKMUmsIUqMY/2wN1VlWZHd4is8FyFtFUmG Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/12/media/bbc-camera-man-attack-trump-rally-scli/index.html “The BBC says that one of its photojournalists was attacked Monday while covering …

Will Trump prevent a shutdown by losing his border wall funding? Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Read more here: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/429525-lawmakers-reach-agreement-in-principle-to-avert-shutdown “Lawmakers said on Monday night that they had reached an agreement ‘in principle’ to avoid a second partial government shutdown set to …

This Viral AOC Video Shows How F***ed Campaign Laws Are & It Has Conservatives In A Head-Spin.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for a 70 percent top tax rate on the super rich. Start by watching our explainer on the marginal tax rate: https://youtu.be/VJhsjUPDulw While it might seem like a radical idea, it’s actually based on an economic theory that tries to make everyone as well-off as possible. …

Rep. Ilhan Omar used the wrong approach to bring light to corruption in politics. A history of anti-semitic attacks in politics from Republicans. Get exclusive access to our best content. http://tyt.com/GETACCESS Mark Thompson, Ben Mankiewicz, and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Hosts: Mark Thompson, Ben …

The Treasury Department reported that there is a reduction in tax refunds for 2019. Brooke Thomas, Mark Thompson, and Ben Mankiewicz, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. MORE TYT: https://go.tyt.com/b-Z2PHiVRME Read more here: https://thehill.com/policy/finance/429416-treasury-calls-reports-on-dip-in-tax-refunds-misleading “The Treasury Department on Monday said reports of a reduction in average tax refunds …