Memphis Morning News DC Swamp Report with Douglas K. Blair for the week 03/31. The District bureaucrats are furious that The Department of Government Efficiency is finding so many "non-essential" jobs and programs to cut. For so many, reshaping what constitutes non-essential (under waste, fraud & abuse)  is too hard to rationalize as the swamp creatures continue to wage war against DOGE.

Memphis Morning News DC Swamp Report with Douglas K. Blair for the week 03/31. The District bureaucrats are furious that The Department of Government Efficiency is finding so many "non-essential" jobs and programs to cut. For so many, reshaping what constitutes non-essential (under waste, fraud &amp; abuse)&nbsp; is too hard to rationalize as the swamp creatures continue to wage war against DOGE.

Memphis Morning News, weekdays from 6-9 on Newstalk 989. Ditch and Tim talk about the issues and with people important in shaping news and politics in The Mid-South and the country. 

Memphis Morning News, weekdays from 6-9 on Newstalk 989. Ditch and Tim talk about the issues and with people important in shaping news and politics in The Mid-South and the country.&nbsp;

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Start your day with the news you need from Memphis and the Mid-South.  Hosts, Ditch& Tim Van Horn engage you with compelling commentary on the issues and speaks with those close to the issues. 

Start your day with the news you need from Memphis and the Mid-South.  Hosts, Ditch&amp; Tim Van Horn engage you with compelling commentary on the issues and speaks with those close to the issues.

Ditch & Tim

SWAMP REPORT | The District of America?

National Security Analys, Fmr: Bridgewater Associates, Pentagon, IC, U.S. Army, @NorthropGrumman | Iraq & Afghanistan.   Alex Plitsas on Memphis Morning News with Ditch & Tim, says Kurds in Iraq have been armed and were planning to cross the border into Iran. The US has a long standing relationship with a sector of Iraqi Kurds. Alex gives context to our relationship with the Kurds and why they may be mobilizing on the ground in Iran. 

National Security Analys, Fmr: Bridgewater Associates, Pentagon, IC, U.S. Army,&nbsp;<a dir="ltr" href="https://x.com/NorthropGrumman">@NorthropGrumman</a> | Iraq &amp; Afghanistan.&nbsp; &nbsp;Alex Plitsas on Memphis Morning News with Ditch &amp; Tim, says Kurds in Iraq have been armed and were planning to cross the border into Iran. The US has a long standing relationship with a sector of Iraqi Kurds. Alex gives context to our relationship with the Kurds and why they may be mobilizing on the ground in Iran.&nbsp;

IRAN | Alex Plitsas, "You send in ground forces you get stuck in"

As state party leadership has removed candidates from the primary ballots, there are questions about the process.  Executive committee member Terry Roland called Memphis Morning News to discuss and challenge "to give back money".  

As state party leadership has removed candidates from the primary ballots, there are questions about the process.&nbsp; Executive committee member Terry Roland called Memphis Morning News to discuss and challenge "to give back money".&nbsp;&nbsp;

POLITICS | Terry Roland challenges candidate to give back funds

It's personal for John DeBerry.  Former Democrat and senior advisor to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee told Ditch & Tim during a visit to Memphis Morning News that running for Mayor of Shelby County is personal.  If voted in as Mayor of Shleby County, he wants to leave it better than it was when he got in office. DeBerry also spoke to his principles that got him kicked out of the Democratic Party. 

It's personal for John DeBerry.&nbsp; Former Democrat and senior advisor to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee told Ditch &amp; Tim during a visit to Memphis Morning News that running for Mayor of Shelby County is personal.&nbsp; If voted in as Mayor of Shleby County, he wants to leave it better than it was when he got in office. DeBerry also spoke to his principles that got him kicked out of the Democratic Party.&nbsp;

SWAMP REPORT | The District of America?

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