News. Views. Hughes -May 08, 2019 (17:00 ET)

Trump uses Iran in domestic policy ‘games’?   

Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof joins Scottie Nell Hughes to discuss Iran’s warning that it will resume higher uranium enrichment in 60 days unless world powers negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal. This comes as the US imposes sweeping new sanctions on Iran and continues to sanction countries or entities that buy Iranian oil.

Tormented Christian finds refuge in West

Asia Bibi, a Pakistani woman convicted and sentenced to death for insulting Islam, spent eight years on death row before her conviction was overturned. Released, she lived in fear of vindictive neighbors until finally being granted asylum in Canada, where she arrived on Wednesday. Meanwhile Sri Lanka has expelled around 600 foreign nationals including 200 Muslim Clerics for overstaying their visas. The move is part of the country’s new focus on tightening immigration controls in the wake of the terrorist massacre of Christians on Easter. 

How billionaires get rich on backs of students

More than 3 million people older than 60 are still struggling to pay off their college debts. Civil rights attorney Robert Patillo and Ned Ryun, CEO of American Majority join Scottie Nell Hughes to discuss the billions in student loan debt owed by senior citizens in the US. They agree that colleges benefit from an unfair system by “fleecing” students.