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States Fight Federal Effort To Collect Personal Data Of Food Stamp Users
A coalition of 21 states and Washington, D.C. is challenging the Trump administration's demands that states hand over the personal data of people who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assista…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Trump Administration Looks To Roll Back Some Benefits For DACA Recipients
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — for immigrants whose parents brought them illegally to the United States when they were children — offers participants protection from immigration…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Congress And Trump Play Tug-Of-War Over The 'Power Of The Purse'
Congress recently passed — at the White House's request — a rescission package that cancels $9 billion in spending Congress had previously approved. We discuss whether Congress has forfeited its powe…
Published on 5 months ago
Trump's Attacks On Federal Reserve's Powell Could Bring Economic Pain
President Trump's attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell have been relentless. We discuss what it would mean if the United States no longer has a politically independent Federal Reserve. W…
Published on 5 months ago
What Bove's Nomination Says About Trump's Future Judge Picks
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 Circuit Court of Appeals. We discuss the controversy …
Published on 5 months ago
Is There A Playbook For Young Democratic Candidates — And Does It Work?
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 for recent Gen Z and young millennial candidates,…
Published on 5 months ago
Texas GOP Hopes to Redraw Congressional Map And Keep Control Of U.S. House
New congressional districts are on the agenda for the special session that began in Texas on Monday. We discuss why Texas is redrawing its congressional map now and what it and similar efforts in oth…
Published on 5 months ago
Weekly Roundup: Trump Attacks Media Over Epstein Story
We review a busy week in Washington, including President Trump's response to a new report about his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and calls from the White House for more parti…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
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Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Trump Plows Ahead With Plans To Dismantle Department Of Education
Two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its decision to withhold about $6 billion in federal education grants. And the Supreme Court says the administration can go ahead with layoffs…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago