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Housing for the 21st Century Act - CD344
Episode 344
Congress passed a new housing law, including an attempt to limit corporate ownership of homes. We'll also examine the Senate's summer confirmations, …
3 hours ago
The National Weather Service Under Fire - CD343
Episode 343
The National Weather Service is one of the few government agencies that affects every American every single day. Every weather app, television foreca…
2 weeks ago
Mapped to Flood — CD342
Episode 342
The Texas Hill Country flood that killed 139 people was described as a natural disaster. But after digging through state legislative hearings and Con…
1 month ago
Land Grabs and Cages - CD341
Episode 341
June brought a massive expansion of ICE and immigrant detention, failed efforts to rein in the unauthorized war with Iran, a debate over U.S. support…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
340: No More Iran War
Episode 340
In CD340: No More Iran War, Congress finally pushes back against President Trump's unauthorized war with Iran as Republicans join Democrats to pass W…
2 months, 1 week ago
339: Raising Screen Zombies
Episode 339
Children are spending more time on screens than ever before, but what is all that screen time actually doing to them? In a recent hearing, Congress h…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
338: April 2026 — Bulldozing the Rules
Episode 338
April 2026 gave us a Congress that took a two-week vacation, came back to vote on war powers, Israel weapons sales, FISA surveillance, DHS funding, a…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
337: March 2026 — At War, On Vacation
Episode 337
Congress took multiple vacations during a DHS shutdown, failed to check an unauthorized war with Iran, and passed just two bills—both honoring the de…
4 months, 1 week ago
336: SAVE America from Easily Voting
Episode 336
The SAVE Act and the SAVE America Act are two of the most searched bills in Congress right now—and they're confusing a lot of people. By digging into…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
335: February 2026 — Overdue Funding
Episode 335
February's big accomplishment: partial government funding—months late and still incomplete. This episode breaks down the most important provisions in…
5 months ago