Skip to content
Home Live Stories Community

The Young Turks: August 16, 2022

President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ climate change and health care bill into law and the corporate media is praising him for passing the “final piece” of his watered-down domestic agenda.
  • 11 minutes
Rudy Giuliani is now a target in the Georgia election interference investigation.
  • 6 minutes
Michael Cohen thinks Rudy Giuliani is going to be Trump’s next scapegoat.
  • 13 minutes
Rudy Giuliani said Trump's first reaction to the FBI raiding Mar-a-Lago was to brag about the size of the crowd supporting him.
  • 10 minutes
Sean Hannity said on his radio show that Trump can still run for President again even as a felon.
  • 9 minutes
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has decided to end RAMP, a federally funded program offering financial relief to those unable to cover their entire rent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 8 minutes
Dr. Oz went to a "local" grocery store to bemoan the expensive prices of groceries in the United States.
  • 9 minutes
A Republican candidate said that to compare the United States to a Banana Republic would be an insult to Banana Republics across the country.
  • 10 minutes
Kari Lake during a recent speech expressed admiration for Florida Governor Ron Desantis's and Donald Trump's "BDE."
  • 5 minutes
Marjorie Taylor Greene gave her take on white men being oppressed in the country as well as their disadvantage when it comes to higher education.
  • 5 minutes
Researchers have indicated that certain species of monkeys are using natural stones to sexually pleasure themselves.
  • 6 minutes

The Young Turks: August 15, 2022

Nearly two weeks after Nancy Pelosi angered China by visiting Taiwan, a congressional delegation visited the island and met with their president.
  • 14 minutes
Federal officials are warning the FBI that there are credible and violent threats against them in the aftermath of the raids on Mar-a-Lago.
  • 10 minutes
Trump has continued to attack the FBI despite credible threats against FBI and DOJ agents.
  • 10 minutes
One of Trump’s lawyers signed a letter in June saying that there we no more classified documents at Mar-a-lago.
  • 15 minutes
Donald Trump is using the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago residence to justify fearmongering about who could be the next target of law enforcement, and Republicans are loving it.
  • 13 minutes
Dr. Oz made a zany, youth-targeted campaign ad about John Fetterman in which he tried to call him out on several policies that are actually extremely popular among young voters.
  • 8 minutes
An altercation has taken place between Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's husband, Jayson, and a neighbor of theirs in which law enforcement authorities were contacted.
  • 5 minutes
Andrew Yang did not perform well when interviewed by Jim Acosta on his new "Forward" political party's policies, though the line of questioning was rather harsh.
  • 12 minutes
In an interview, Fox News host Laura Ingraham suggested that maybe the country is exhausted of Donald Trump and his constant battle, and perhaps it's time for someone else to step into his place.
  • 5 minutes
Marjorie Taylor Greene displayed her very slight understanding of solar panels and solar energy in a speech where she said lights would not work if we rely on renewable energy.
  • 7 minutes
Cenk Uygur details his recent trip to Turkey and the religious history, beautiful beaches, and fine food that everyone there gets to partake in.
  • 9 minutes

The Young Turks: August 12, 2022

FBI agents who searched former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence on Monday were likely looking for “nuclear documents.”
  • 9 minutes
Former President Donald J. Trump claimed on Friday that he declassified the documents the F.B.I. found when they searched his Florida residence.
  • 12 minutes
A CNN analyst basically predicted that the FBI raided Trump’s Mar-a-lago residence because he had taken nuclear documents.
  • 4 minutes
Marjorie Taylor Greene has officially called for the impeachment of Attorney General Merrick Garland.
  • 5 minutes
A host for Infowars said that Fox News is further to the right.
  • 10 minutes
Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” garnered multiple death threats, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen.
  • 7 minutes
Ted Cruz went on a fearmongering rant after Gustavo Petros was recently inaugurated in Colombia, accusing several governments of being socialist.
  • 10 minutes
In response to major labor violations against New York's Worker's Rights, Chipotle is paying out a $20 million settlement to those who have been affected.
  • 9 minutes
Fox News aired a photoshopped image of the judge handling Trump's raid with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, then tried to say later that they were joking.
  • 8 minutes
A job posting for a nanny gig actually requires its applicants to have a master's degree among several other ridiculous requirements, all in exchange for just $18 per day.
  • 8 minutes
Dancers from a strip club in Los Angeles took to their Slip N' Slide while on their strike for worker safety.
  • 8 minutes
A car thief made use of a giant teddy bear after stealing a car, using it to hide from the police.
  • 5 minutes
It has come to light how obscene the world championship cornhole competition really is.
  • 9 minutes

The Young Turks: August 9, 2022

The FBI executed a search warrant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents.
  • 11 minutes
Republicans are losing their minds about FBI executing a search warrant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort as part of a search for classified documents.
  • 15 minutes
Charlie Kirk got lit up on Twitter for his idiotic response to the FBI raiding Trump’s property.
  • 4 minutes
On Steve Bannon’s podcast, Matt Gaetz slammed House Minatory leader Kevin McCarthy because he doesn’t suck up to Trump enough.
  • 8 minutes
Israeli forces killed dozens of Palestinians in their latest attacks on Gaza.
  • 6 minutes
The Biden administration has approved even more military funding for Ukraine with full urgency.
  • 7 minutes
After the FBI raid on his Mar-A-Lago residence, Donald Trump released a strange, campaign-style political ad about the current state of America.
  • 10 minutes
A new political ad featuring Herschel Walker's ex-wife makes some chilling accusations about the athlete, including domestic abuse and a history of violence.
  • 8 minutes
Transgender Twitch streamer Keffals has been arrested, deadnamed, and humiliated in her own home after right-wing bigots impersonated her in a swatting hate crime.
  • 11 minutes
After an ironic meme, "Dark Brandon", made its way through the internet in the past few weeks, Biden supporters have adopted it as their own in support of him.
  • 7 minutes

The Young Turks: August 8, 2022

New details about the good and bad climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.
  • 13 minutes
Republicans stripped out a provision to cap insulin costs at $35 for private insurers from the Inflation Reduction Act.
  • 12 minutes
Democrats removed a provision closing the so-called carried interest tax loophole for money managers from the climate and tax reform bill because Sen. Kyrsten Sinema threatened to block the legislation otherwise.
  • 10 minutes
Indiana becomes the first state after Roe V Wade was overturned to pass new legislation that bans abortions.
  • 12 minutes
The men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced to life in prison plus more years by a judge.
  • 8 minutes
North Carolina is stocking some of its schools with AR-15 rifles to "enhance security" against school shootings.
  • 6 minutes
Mark Bankston, the attorney representing Sandy Hook school shooting families, joins TYT to discuss the important takeaways from the Alex Jones defamation trial.
  • 21 minutes
Mark Bankston puts in perspective what to expect next for conspiracy theorist and infamous radio host Alex Jones after his loss in the defamation trial.
  • 15 minutes
Alex Jones' text messages have been handed over to the January 6 Committee.
  • 2 minutes
Donald Trump's cherished Mar-A-Lago home has officially been raided by the FBI.
  • 5 minutes
Malcolm Gladwell is criticizing the work-from-home lifestyle and implying that those who engage in it are lazy.
  • 13 minutes
During his speech at CPAC, Donald Trump made the odd claim that during his presidency, the White House doctor supposedly loved looking at his "strong" body.
  • 5 minutes

The Young Turks: August 5, 2022

Kyrsten Sinema agreed to support the Inflation Reduction Act because Democrats agreed to remove a provision on closing the so-called carried interest tax loophole that enables wealthy hedge funds and investment managers to pay lower taxes.
  • 17 minutes
China announced sanctions on Nancy Pelosi and her family as well as souring the relationship between Washington D.C. and Beijing following a visit by the Speaker to Taiwan earlier this week.
  • 10 minutes
Twitter filed a 127-page document in court that detailed why Elon Musk should not be able to wiggle out of buying the company.
  • 8 minutes
Hungary's authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán brought the house down at CPAC.
  • 8 minutes
A jury awarded the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim more than $45 million in punitive damages in Alex Jones defamation case.
  • 6 minutes
Ted Cruz slammed on the table during a hearing where the FBI was detailing extremist group symbols.
  • 9 minutes
CPAC put an actor in a fake jail cage, had attendees listen to testimony from alleged insurrectionists, and called it art.
  • 10 minutes
Papa John Reveals His Secret Pizza Ingredient: Conservatism.
  • 8 minutes
Tucker Carlson took a few shots at Jon Stewart but ended up on the wrong side a Twitter clap back.
  • 6 minutes
A mayor is planning to charge hikers to climb a nearby mountain because of the cost rescue and burial services.
  • 9 minutes
A French scientist’s photo of a ‘distant star’ was actually a slice for chorizo.
  • 7 minutes

The Young Turks: August 4, 2022

A judge has decided that Alex Jones will have to pay $4.1 million in damages to the parents of one of the 6-year-old victims in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
  • 13 minutes
AIPAC dropped over $8 million in Michigan’s Democratic primaries through its super PAC to help defeat progressive Rep. Andy Levine.
  • 8 minutes
Ron DeSantis suspended an elected state prosecutor for pledging not to enforce Florida’s new abortion ban.
  • 9 minutes
A massive teacher shortages has lead to tens of thousands of education job vacancies across the U.S.
  • 11 minutes
The DOJ has charged four Louisville police officers with crimes in connection with the fatal raid on Breonna Taylor’s home.
  • 12 minutes
A new study has linked low wages in middle age to cognitive decline later in life.
  • 8 minutes
Jesse Watters compared AOC to an unripe banana and said she needed more life experience before she runs for president.
  • 6 minutes
West Virginia Republican Robert Karnes said children who have been sexually abused “romanticize” their abusers.
  • 9 minutes
Ron Johnson floated a scheme to to end Social Security and Medicare by changing how spending for the programs works.
  • 6 minutes
Conservatives on social media are upset because Cracker Barrel is adding Impossible Sausage to its menu.
  • 9 minutes
Some students in London are upset that their college in planning on installing a statue that could be interpreted as having a 10-foot erect penis
  • 6 minutes

The Young Turks: August 3, 2022

Indiana Republican Congresswoman Jackie Walorski was killed in a car accident where two of her staffers also died.
  • 2 minutes
Kansas citizens voted overwhelmingly to protect abortion access.
  • 9 minutes
Joe Manchin has secured a pledge from Democrats to provide fast approvals for fossil fuel projects as part of the negotiations concerning the Inflation Reduction Act.
  • 18 minutes
Alex Jones was repeatedly reprimanded for lying under oath when he took the stand at his defamation trial.
  • 14 minutes
Ben Shapiro is outraged that Beyonce decided to remove the word “spaz” from one of her songs.
  • 8 minutes
Cheerleader for sweatshops and terrible working conditions Nicholas Kristof has been rehired to bring that perspective back to the New York Times opinion section.
  • 11 minutes
Tucker Carlson is continuing to muddy the waters around the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
  • 7 minutes
After a gay couple was driven out of a park in Columbia, the community staged a kiss-a-thon to protest homophobia.
  • 8 minutes
A Republican candidate has been told to stop pushing a conspiracy theory but having her supporters steal pens from voting booths.
  • 3 minutes
The Earth is spinning faster, days are getting shorter and we don’t know why.
  • 5 minutes
South Korean farmers are upset that a new video 'objectifies' garlic.
  • 7 minutes
More Perfect Union highlights how the wealthy and corporations profit off of inflation.
  • 8 minutes
New page: The Young Turks - TYT.com