Matthew Cole - “Princes and Thieves” | The Daily Show

Investigative journalist Matthew Cole sits down with Jon Stewart to talk about his new book, “Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East.” Cole’s book chronicles a five-year investigation into Jared Kushner’s alleged “secret financial agreements and arrangements” made between Trump’s son-in-law and the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Cole points out that Kushner’s lawyer unequivocally and emphatically denies everything in his book, but Cole remains “very confident that I have the story right.”

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ImRP3pNgbM

 

Raskin Questions Jared Kushner's Foreign Business Ties & Simultaneous Diplomatic role

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLtvhqeMVHM

 

We WON! What Next?

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vjTug-K82OQ

 

What Democrats plan to investigate in their new majority : NPR

With public corruption and failing leadership as two of the top issues concerning voters, congressional Democrats have an ambitious agenda of investigations planned for their return to power in the House and Senate. 

 Their new majorities mean that they will have at their disposal the full investigatory powers of the Congress, which include the ability to subpoena records for review and compel individuals to testify before lawmakers…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/11/04/g-s1-150276/2026-midterms-democrats-investigations

 

Democrats Are Ready to Investigate Corruption—With One Exception – Mother Jones

Rep. Henry Cuellar won a Trump pardon and beat a gerrymander. Will his colleagues protect him?…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/11/democrats-congress-corruption-henry-cuellar-trump-pardon-investigation-appropriations/

"The End of MAGA": Hasan Piker Reacts to Democratic Midterms Blowout

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4PS2xMRzFk

 

Corporations and churches in American history

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rF_1wRVcr2Y

 

How Conservatives Sound...

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FJ4qJnjRqcU

 

Government corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll finds

Harris poll for Guardian finds 76% believe officials care more about self-enrichment than helping everyday Americans…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/government-corruption-us-midterm-poll

 

It’s the Corruption, Stupid – Mother Jones

From Trump to Epstein to data centers, Democrats have seized on a rigged system as the unifying message of the midterms…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/corruption-midterms-data-centers-epstein-stock-trading-pharma-texas-hinojosa-ossoff-sand/

Spy Thriller (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)

• A Jared Kushner phone hack has revealed hundreds of millions of dollars in slush funds in banks in the Middle East provided by the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
• Representative Ilhan Omar’s lawyers claim law enforcement violated judge-ordered restrictions placed on the warrant used to search her DC home.
• Jack Smith has been subpoenaed in Trump’s defamation case against the BBC. 
• Two former FBI agents have been charged on information for lying to Congress about the Hunter Biden laptop investigation. 
• Plus listener questions

Interview: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spy-thriller/id1317481380?i=1000797999149

Obama: 'He's Got The White House Looking Like Saddam Hussein Opened A Cheesecake Factory

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_p3xC5QBqE

 

Democrats plan to throw the gauntlet at Mullin in the next Congress - POLITICO

“We will investigate the administration weaponizing DHS against Americans, its out-of-control immigration policies, and its blatantly corrupt self-dealing. The American people expect nothing less, and we will deliver,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who is poised to chair the House Homeland Security Committee in the next Congress…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/23/democrats-mullin-noem-dhs-ice-midterms-01133420

 

Crypto shareholder sues Trump, family-backed crypto venture - POLITICO

A shareholder of a crypto company on Thursday sued President Donald Trump and the crypto venture co-founded by his family in federal court, alleging Trump violated the Constitution by profiting off his office through a pair of deals linked to the United Arab Emirates…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/22/donald-trump-lawsuit-crypto-world-liberty-financial-01131555

 

Anna Paulina Luna’s Husband Owns 10 Percent of Drone Startup That Got $37 Million in Pentagon Deals – Mother Jones

“Americans deserve a Congress that works for them, not for special interests or personal portfolios,” the Florida Republican said in 2025. Then the federal contracts started rolling in…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/anna-paulina-luna-husband-andrew-gamberzky-nokturnal-ai-oksi-drone-startup-pentagon-contracts/

 

REACTION INCOMING – Vance: Trump isn't corrupt Luke: 'Nobody believes you!'

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HNpmfnJKFXk

 

Voters Are Furious About Corruption – Mother Jones

Back in May, a Brennan Center poll found 92 percent people, of all political affiliations, believe corruption is a major problem in politics. Those respondents had pretty broad and varying definitions of what “corruption” means. But almost everyone agreed that politicians using their offices for personal gain, or putting the interests of billionaires and big corporations over the interests of voters, qualified. And, just like the participants in the GOP focus group, 79 percent of the Brennan Center respondents felt that corruption was getting in the way of the government’s solving everyday problems… 

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/voters-corruption-donald-trum/ 

 

What should the Dept of Justice investigate? #history #historyfacts

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/68swwE9tR7Q

 

Democrats are making corruption messaging a pocketbook issue - POLITICO

Running against corruption is not new. But Democrats have turned the familiar attack into a broader message tied to voters’ economic pain…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/12/democrats-are-making-corruption-messaging-a-pocketbook-issue-01115561

Rep. Levin: Corruption Chronicles #27

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rT4DUUkla-Q