Topic: Us Funding

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus responded to President Trump's threat to withdraw U.S. funding by stating the organization would work with other partners to fill financial gaps. Supporters of the WHO, including Bill Gates and Nancy Pelosi, criticized the funding cut as a dangerous move during a global pandemic.

Reverend Mahoney criticized Republican leadership for "grandstanding" on the issue of defunding Planned Parenthood. Despite public hearings and votes to defund the organization, the current continuing resolution reportedly maintains $520 million in federal funding for the group.

The US Supreme Court sided with hedge fund investors against Argentina, demanding the country pay nearly 950 million euros in defaulted debt. President Cristina Kirchner has labeled the situation extortion, refusing to pay the "vulture funds" that did not participate in previous debt restructuring. This legal defeat has significant implications for Argentina's national solvency and its standing with the International Monetary Fund.

The hosts defend the U.S. Postal Service against critics on CNN who argue for its privatization. They explain that the Postal Clause in the Constitution protects the service and that its current financial "crisis" is manufactured by a unique requirement to pre-fund pensions 75 years in advance. They argue that the mail is a secure form of communication that the government and private competitors are trying to undermine.