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1797 episodes transcribedAfter this week's NATO summit in Washington, D.C., President Joe Biden held a rare, solo press conference to try and allay concerns over his mental fi...
Often frustrated by Washington bureaucracy and red tape in his first term, former President Trump aims to make the presidency more powerful if he wins...
What is Donald Trump's plan for a second term? He's got ideas of his own, the Republican party has released a platform document — but the most compreh...
Over the weekend, a number of high-level congressional Democrats called for the president to step back from the ticket. He sent a letter on Monday tha...
Amid a frenetic campaign newscycle, we take a look at some of the very real challenges that the next president will have to tackle during their four-y...
With Congress returning to Washington next week and more lawmakers raising the possibility that President Biden should step down from the ticket, the...
Our friends at the Indicator from Planet Money caught up with congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh to talk about her reporting on how members of...
As President Joe Biden continued to face fallout from his poor performance at the CNN Presidential Debate — including calls from fellow Democrats to d...
In our wrap of the Supreme Court term, we reflect on the huge number of consequential rulings and explain some of the cases we initially did not have...
What the ruling means for the charges against Donald Trump, the power of the presidency and the movement to reform the Supreme Court.This episode: sen...
The Supreme Court largely punted on abortion access and curtailed a law the Department of Justice has been using to prosecute accused Jan. 6 insurrect...
President Biden fumbled in the CNN Presidential Debate, offering often rambling answers in a hoarse and quiet voice. Donald Trump, who also rambled, p...
Many folks have tuned out the news, unenthused about the rematch between historical unpopular presidential candidates. Ahead of Thursday's debate in G...
Julian Assange, who has long been imprisoned in the United Kingdom, has agreed to plead guilty to a U.S. felony and will return to his native Australi...
Independent voters aren't necessarily swing voters. Most usually vote with one party. But in Arizona, they now represent the single largest group of v...
Like two heavyweights looking for a rematch, President Biden and former President Trump have their first of two scheduled debates next week. But, this...
Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion has been playing a large role in campaign messaging. We explore how both Dem...
Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., didn't expect to run for the Senate. But when Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted on corruption allegations, he decided to act. In a...
In an executive action released today, President Biden announced plans to offer protection against deportation to an estimated half a million undocume...
Young voters historically vote for Democrats. But, former President Trump's style and rhetoric are drawing attention among some casting their first ba...
