On today's 'BradCast':  House Speaker Mike Johnson and Congressional Republicans refused to pass an easy fix to temporarily extend expiring Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) premium subsidies, all but ensuring that healthcare costs for millions of Americans will skyrocket on January 1. Donald Trump declared fentanyl to be a 'weapon of mass destruction,' manufacturing legal justification for his illegal boat strikes that have murdered nearly 100 civilians in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth refused to release video documenting an unlawful second boat strike that killed shipwrecked survivors. Trump White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles went off-script in an eye-popping interview. Some Republicans and MAGA loyalists gently criticize Trump's repulsive comments about the death of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'

The BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

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'BradCast' 12/16/2025 (Bricks in the Wall: ACA subsidies; Boat strikes; Susie Wiles; Fentanyl as 'WMD')

DEC 16, 202558 MIN
The BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

'BradCast' 12/16/2025 (Bricks in the Wall: ACA subsidies; Boat strikes; Susie Wiles; Fentanyl as 'WMD')

DEC 16, 202558 MIN

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Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com