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2119 episodes transcribedThis year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, lacks many of the big-name conservative stars typically in attendance, but there’s stil...
Thursday marks the 41st day since funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed, and congressional negotiators seem to be at a stalemate. We...
President Trump began the week with an announcement that administration officials were having “very good and productive conversations” with Iranian of...
Democrats are hoping for an upset in Alaska’s Senate race. U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, is trying to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sulli...
President Trump could soon have his face on two separate coins, a commemorative one to honor the country's 250th birthday and a $1 coin. We discuss th...
The United States has entered the third week of its war with Iran, but the end game is no clearer today than it was at the start of the war. We talk a...
President Trump’s pick to run the Department of Homeland Security, Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, advanced past the Senate Homeland Securi...
President Trump says he won’t sign any legislation until Congress passes the “SAVE America Act,” legislation that would require proof of citizenship t...
It’s Primary Day in Illinois, where 15 Democrats, spanning three generations, are vying to succeed longtime Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky in the state'...
There have been three incidents of political violence in the last two weeks — an attack on a synagogue in Michigan, a shooting at Old Dominion Univers...
It was another busy week in the world of politics. We discuss record turnout among Democrats in Texas’ Senate primary, long airport security lines due...
NPR reporters observed focus groups of 12 swing voters from Michigan. We discuss their thoughts on the war in Iran and what they wish President Trump...
The United States’ war in Iran is roiling global oil markets. We discuss how that affects the American economy — not just at the gas pump — and how th...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been using a variety of tools to keep tabs on not just immigrants the agency intends to deport but also U.S. c...
A majority of Americans oppose the United States' military action in Iran, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. However, that opposition break...
It was another busy week in Washington. We discuss Kristi Noem getting fired from her position as Secretary of Homeland Security and the new release o...
In less than a week, the Trump administration's justifications for the war in Iran have already changed several times, as have the administration's go...
The results are in from the first primaries of the midterm election cycle, and Senate races are starting to take shape. We discuss key takeaways from...
President Trump continues to suggest the federal government should take control over how elections are run. We discuss what he has said about the ways...
The United States is now at war with Iran. President Trump says to expect the conflict to last four to five weeks and more American casualties. We dis...
