About this episode

This episode covers various news topics including healthcare funding, labor strikes at Harvard, and political controversies involving Trump.

NEWS + MUSIC + CLIPS OF YIP NEWS: HCMC served patients from 86 of 87 counties in 2025 (5/13/2026): https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/hcmc-served-patients-from-86-of-87-counties-in-2025/ Residents Rally Behind HCMC, Which Finds State Funding Days Before End of Legislative Session (5/17/2026): https://spokesman-recorder.com/2026/05/17/hcmc-funding-deal-minnesota/ HCMC bailout fine print, the bonding bill, and a last push to police the immigration police: What the Minnesota Legislature accomplished in its final hours: https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/05/hcmc-bailout-fine-print-the-bonding-bill-and-a-last-push-to-police-the-immigration-police-what-the-minnesota-legislature-accomplished-in-its-final-hours/ Amid Trump attacks and Epstein scandals, 4,000 graduate students strike at Harvard University: https://therealnews.com/amid-trump-attacks-and-epstein-scandals-4000-graduate-students-strike-at-harvard-university Inflation continues to climb in April (5/13/26): https://fightbacknews.org/articles/inflation-continues-to-climb-in-april Suing His Own IRS? Creating a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund? What the Hell Is Trump Trying to Pull? (5/16/2026)…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Shillingford

Topics covered

• healthcare
• politics
• labor strikes
• inflation
• legislation
• international relations

Keywords

• HCMC
• Minnesota
• Trump
• Harvard strike
• inflation
• legislation
• healthcare
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HCMC, Harvard University

Places: Minnesota

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