Episodes

  • Weekly Roundup: Eric Adams; More Trump Nominees Confirmed

    Weekly Roundup: Eric Adams; More Trump Nominees Confirmed
    Feb 14 2025
    The Department of Justice instructed prosecutors to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Rather than abiding by the order, many prosecutors have resigned in protest.

    Then, two of President Trump's more controversial cabinet picks, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., were confirmed to their posts. How did they overcome initial skepticism?

    This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh.

    The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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    25 mins
  • DOGE's Quest To Reshape Government Continues

    DOGE's Quest To Reshape Government Continues
    Feb 13 2025
    The unit, led by Elon Musk, has run into legal obstacles as it continues its rapid efforts to change the way the federal government functions. We look at the latest developments.

    This episode: White House correspondents Asma Khalid and Franco Ordoñez, and State Department correspondent Michele Kelemen.

    The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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    13 mins
  • Navigating Trump's Foreign Policy

    Navigating Trump's Foreign Policy
    Feb 12 2025
    On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promoted an "America First" approach. How does that translate to how the U.S. works with other countries?

    This episode: White House correspondents Asma Khalid and Franco Ordoñez, and State Department correspondent Michele Kelemen.

    The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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    17 mins
  • How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

    How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs
    Feb 11 2025
    Alongside newly announced universal tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, President Trump has levied tariffs, currently on hold, on a number of goods from Canada and Mexico. How are those countries reacting?

    This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, political correspondent Susan Davis, international affairs correspondent Jackie Northam, and Mexico City correspondent Eyder Peralta.

    The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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    16 mins
  • Trump's Latest Target: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

    Trump's Latest Target: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
    Feb 10 2025
    The government agency formed in the wake of the Great Recession acts to regulate financial products, like credit cards & mortgages. But, conservatives have never liked the CFPB, and its new acting director — appointed by President Trump over the weekend — ordered the agency's employees to stop working. They and critics fear the move is a step toward dismantling the CFPB altogether.

    This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, political correspondent Susan Davis, and personal finance correspondent Laurel Wamsley.

    The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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    14 mins
  • Friday Roundup: Trump's Efforts To Overhaul Bureaucracy, FBI

    Friday Roundup: Trump's Efforts To Overhaul Bureaucracy, FBI
    Feb 7 2025
    The Trump administration's offer for federal employees to resign now and keep their pay and benefits through September has been paused for now. What happens next with the so-called fork in the road.

    Then, FBI agents who were involved with January 6th cases have sued their bosses at the Department of Justice.

    This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, labor correspondent Andrea Hsu, political correspondent Susan Davis, and justice correspondent Carrie Johnson.

    The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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    24 mins
  • Trump Wants To Turn Gaza Into The "Riviera Of The Middle East"

    Trump Wants To Turn Gaza Into The "Riviera Of The Middle East"
    Feb 6 2025
    At a Tuesday press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump said he wanted the U.S. to own Gaza and he would transform it into the "Riviera of the Middle East." What has been the reaction to those statements?

    This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, national security correspondent Greg Myre, and national political correspondent Don Gonyea.

    The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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    13 mins
  • Congressional Republicans OK With Shifting Power Dynamics

    Congressional Republicans OK With Shifting Power Dynamics
    Feb 5 2025
    Congress is supposed to hold the power of the purse. So what do Republicans in Congress think about what appears to be President Trump and Elon Musk's "cut first, ask later" approach?

    This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political correspondent Susan Davis, and congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh.

    The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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    15 mins