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1964 episodes transcribedAs a candidate, Donald Trump campaigned on carrying out the largest mass deportation in U.S. history. As president, he's used immigration policy as a...
The president also called for changing how ballots are tallied in elections. We unpack the president's claims, and discuss how presidential power is l...
On the heels of meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, President Trump invited various European leaders & Ukraine's president, Volodymyr...
President Trump has ordered Washington, D.C.'s National Guard to patrol the capital's streets, and members from other states' Guards are joining them....
President Trump is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine. However, Ukrainian Presi...
Democratic lawmakers have been spending Congress’ August recess talking about the Medicaid cuts in President Trump's newly passed tax and spending bil...
In the days after disastrous floods tore through Texas Hill Country last month, tens of thousands of calls to a federal aid hotline went unanswered, a...
President Trump announced plans Monday to exercise more federal control over Washington, D.C., including by taking control of the city’s police depart...
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., cancelled $500 million in mRNA vaccine development contracts this week. We discuss how the move follows...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is turning to retired federal workers as it tries to rapidly boost its ranks. We discuss the reasons behind the ag...
If Texas Republicans go through with their plan to redraw the state's congressional districts to give Republicans five more U.S. House seats, Californ...
During the 2024 campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump went on several podcasts in the so-called "manosphere," in an effort to reach new voters. Now th...
The latest tariffs are due to take effect this week, but many of the details are still uncertain. We discuss what may be coming, why congressional Rep...
Emil 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...
