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Factal podcast: Trump deploys National Guard to DC in move critics call authoritarian power grab

Factal August 14, 2025

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial move to temporarily take over Washington, D.C., police and deploy the National Guard,…

Forecast podcast: Angola protest death toll climbs as anger over fuel price hike continues

Factal July 31, 2025

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Owen Bonertz discuss the deadly fuel price protests in Angola, plus more on a tariff deadline in the U.S., DHS ending…

Forecast podcast: New round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks begin as war drags on

Factal July 24, 2025

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss the latest developments on the war in Ukraine, plus more on labor strikes at airports in Portugal, parliamentary…

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Factal podcast: Trump deploys National Guard to DC in move critics call authoritarian power grab

Forecast podcast: Angola protest death toll climbs as anger over fuel price hike continues

Forecast podcast: New round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks begin as war drags on