President Trump changes his tone on the crisis in Gaza
President Trump, apparently moved by photos of malnourished children and people struggling to find food, has shifted the way he talks about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We discuss the...
View ArticleExplaining Trump's new travel ban
President Trump issued a presidential proclamation Wednesday that bans citizens of 12 countries, and severely restricts citizens from seven others, from entering the United States. We explain the ban...
View ArticleTariff twists, diplomatic deals & mango mania
President Trump's trade policies were dealt a blow this week as a court said he could use a 1977 emergency law to justify levying tariffs. What comes next?Plus, a look at how the traditional rules of...
View ArticleRoundup: Trump visits the Middle East
President Trump took his first major trip abroad this week, visiting the Middle East and signing business deals. We talk about what happened. Then, the Department of Justice is pursuing charges against...
View ArticleHow Project 2025 influenced Trump's first 100 days
The Heritage Foundation's "blueprint" for a new Republican administration got a lot of attention during the 2024 presidential campaign. While candidate Donald Trump said he "had never read" the...
View ArticleTrump's tariff tug of war
After days of market turmoil, President Trump walked back some tariffs on some countries, but kept a near universal 10 percent tariff in place and increased tariffs on goods from China. What's behind...
View ArticleRoundup: DOGE's power checked; Vance's role evolves
In a cabinet meeting this week, President Trump affirmed that while DOGE — the entity meant to reshape the federal government, with Elon Musk as figurehead — has the ability to advise changes, Musk...
View ArticleNavigating Trump's foreign policy
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promoted an "America First" approach. How does that translate to how the U.S. works with other countries? This episode: White House correspondents Asma Khalid and...
View ArticleHow Trump is re-shaping life and work in the U.S.
President Trump campaigned on a promise of mass deportation and reducing the size of the federal workforce. Has he followed through on those promises? And what impacts do they have? Then, everyone's...
View ArticleTrump pardons Jan. 6 defendants
Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people who had been charged with or convicted of crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that sought to illegally...
View ArticlePresident-elect Trump refuses to rule out military involvement in Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference today from his home in Mar-a-Lago. Topics of discussion included his dissatisfaction with the outgoing Biden administration, tariffs, and foreign...
View ArticleDonald Trump's domestic policy agenda
Trump campaigned on mass deportation, sweeping tariffs & other widespread changes to U.S. policy. How many of those changes are achievable? This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, White...
View ArticleTrump holds first press conference since election
The president-elect spoke to the media for more than an hour at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Topics of discussion included tariffs, vaccines and foreign policy, among others. This episode:...
View ArticleWho is Kash Patel, Trump's pick to run the FBI?
He was a public defender and former national security aide. He is a fierce critic of the justice department and longtime ally of President-elect Trump, who wants him to run the FBI. This episode:...
View ArticleChecking the receipts on Trump's tariff proposal
In a post on Truth Social Monday evening, President-elect Trump announced he plans to enact tariffs on goods from Canada, China and Mexico on his first day in office. How could this plan work, what...
View ArticleYou can't outrun voters' feelings about the economy
We just spent so many months listening to pundit after pundit speculating about which way this was going to go. We watched the candidates make their pitches in Wisconsin and Arizona and Pennsylvania...
View ArticleIn Nevada, cost of living and immigration are key 2024 issues
Democrats have prevailed in recent presidential elections in the state, in part thanks to a robust union voter mobilization effort. But the state, where Republicans control the governor's mansion, is...
View ArticleRoundup: Harris, Trump campaigns hit overdrive
As Election Day nears, the campaigns of both Kamala Harris & Donald Trump kicked into high gear. Both are holding rallies & making media appearances to make their cases to a small group of...
View ArticlePolitics Roundup: Latino voters could be key in Pennsylvania, Nevada
Folks with Puerto Rican heritage represent a small but vital part of the electorate in Pennsylvania, where a little bit of outreach money could make difference with Latino residents across the state...
View ArticleHow Harris & Trump are campaigning post-debate
Following Tuesday's debate, both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are hitting the campaign trail — and tweaking their strategies to court voters. What are they up to?...
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