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1488 episodes transcribedGood policy is good politics, or so the saying goes. So, uh, how do we agree on what that is? Jane Coaston talks with three of the left’s most promine...
This week, a court filing showed that the Trump Administration has declared the current funding structure for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
The House returned on Wednesday and ended the longest shutdown in government history. House Republicans were joined by six democrats to fund the gover...
The government shutdown is inching closer to an end as members of the House of Representatives return to Washington today. They are expected to vote o...
Monday night, the Senate passed legislation to reopen the government, sending it to the House. The eight Senate Democrats who reached a deal with Repu...
On Sunday evening, senators from both parties reached a deal that could bring an end to the government shutdown, which has lasted well over a month. T...
After Tuesday’s election results, everyone seems to have gotten the message that affordability is king. Democrats, Republicans, and even President Don...
It was a big day for President Donald Trump as the Supreme Court heard arguments on his power to impose tariffs unilaterally. And the justices seemed…...
Tuesday was Election Day and Democrats won big! Voters in New York City elected Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor. In Georgia, D...
A federal judge once again blocked the Trump Administration from sending the National Guard to Portland over the weekend — but if Trump is successful...
Last week, former Fox News host and conservative pundit Tucker Carlson invited white supremacist and antisemite Nick Fuentes onto his highly-ranked po...
President Donald Trump announced a trade truce with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a 90-minute meeting in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday. But wha...
A Virginia judge allowed the state’s Democrats to pursue a redistricting plan on Wednesday that would permit them to amend the state’s constitution an...
Highly anticipated elections are happening across the country on Tuesday. In states from California to Virginia, Americans will head to the polls in b...
The main issue keeping the government closed is healthcare — specifically, the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that have been in place since 20...
Chinese and American negotiators announced on Sunday that they had agreed to a “framework of a deal” on tariffs ahead of President Donald Trump’s expe...
On Thursday, FBI Director Kash Patel announced over 30 indictments as part of a massive investigation into a criminal gambling ring. Those indicted in...
With the government shutdown in its third week, the House of Representatives is still out of session – and votes aren’t getting scheduled. That includ...
Since the start of September, President Donald Trump has ordered a series of lethal strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea, killing dozens of people. H...
In two weeks, millions of Americans will be voting — but a Supreme Court case could change elections as we know them. Last week, the court heard argum...
