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1951 episodes transcribedEmil Bove has been behind many of the Justice Department's most controversial recent decisions, and now he's President Trump's nominee to the 3rd Circ...
There are at least 10 Democratic candidates younger than 40 vying for seats in Congress in next year's elections. We discuss what has been successful...
New congressional districts are on the agenda for the special session that began in Texas on Monday. We discuss why Texas is redrawing its congression...
We review a busy week in Washington, including President Trump's response to a new report about his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epst...
Two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its decision to withhold about $6 billion in federal education grants. And the Supreme Court...
The big tax and spending bill President Trump signed into law earlier this month included $75 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the...
Before taking office, President Trump promised to release the FBI's files on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Now he is urging his supporters to s...
President Trump has said he is considering eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. We discuss FEMA's role in helping Texas commu...
The Supreme Court gave President Trump the green light to move forward with plans to lay off thousands of federal workers. We discuss the potential im...
During the campaign, President Trump promised a swift end to the war in Ukraine, but he has so far not been able to strike a deal to stop the fighting...
The Department of Justice has taken the rare step of suing all of the federal District Court judges in Maryland, after the Maryland court issued a 48-...
President Trump's new tax and spending law is expected to result in nearly 12 million Americans losing health insurance. Advocates say it also effecti...
President Trump has promised that his newly signed tax and spending law will be a boon for taxpayers and the economy as a whole. We dig into what the...
From our friends at The Indicator from Planet Money: What's the price to save a human life? We examine the monumental legacy of the U.S. President's E...
Congress narrowly passed President Trump's massive tax and spending bill this week. We discuss what the GOP victory could mean for the 2026 midterm el...
Most Americans are worried about democracy, have little faith in their political leaders, and disapprove of President Trump's job performance, accordi...
Vice President JD Vance had to break a 50-50 tie in the Senate in order for the bill to pass, after three Republicans joined with Democrats to vote ag...
For decades, voting officials have noted that there was no national citizenship list to compare their state lists to, so to verify citizenship for the...
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that federal courts exceeded their authority by issuing a nationwide injunction on President Trump's birthright citizen...
From Trump Tower to Trump Steaks, President Trump's business ventures have always been about the Trump brand. What does that mean when the man behind...
