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At Last, We Can Stop Writing "Debt Ceiling" In Our Headlines
Episode 1575
President Biden is expected to sign the debt ceiling agreement into law as soon as Saturday, after bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress…
2 years, 9 months ago
Unpopular, Biden Keeps Notching Wins. Here's His Reelection Plan.
Episode 1574
The early days of the campaign will be easier for Biden this time around: he's got all the advantages of incumbency, including a relative risk-free p…
2 years, 9 months ago
Water Shortages Force Farmers To Reckon With Changing Climate
Episode 1573
Droughts, worsening fire seasons, temperature swings and monsoons all impact farmers' businesses, food production, utility costs and livelihoods. The…
2 years, 9 months ago
Lawmakers Created A Needless Crisis. They're Close To Solving It.
Episode 1572
Democrats took a big gamble: they chose not to raise or eliminate the debt ceiling when they had full control of government, betting that it could cr…
2 years, 9 months ago
A Reporter's Tour Of The US Capitol
Episode 1571
Join us on an audio tour of the U.S. Capitol complex, through Senate office buildings, press work stations, the Capitol subway, and the House floor —…
2 years, 9 months ago
Looming Default, SCOTUS Shadow Docket, And 1000 Daily Episodes
Episode 1570
The fiscal parameters of a deal to avert self-inflicted financial catastrophe have been largely hammered out by House Republicans and the White House…
2 years, 9 months ago
Touting Record In Florida, DeSantis Enters Presidential Race
Episode 1569
The Florida governor made his campaign official on Wednesday night, in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk beset with technical issues. Quickly att…
2 years, 9 months ago
Voters Question Biden's Mental Fitness For Second Term
Episode 1568
The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll shows more than six in 10 Americans are concerned about President Biden's mental fitness, but his ap…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Ever-Growing 2024 Republican Primary Field
Episode 1567
Tim Scott, the junior senator from South Carolina, kicked off his presidential campaign in North Charleston on Monday, and Florida governor Ron DeSan…
2 years, 9 months ago
Debt Dilemma, Debate Deepen
Episode 1566
After cutting short his trip to Asia, President Biden returned to Washington to meet with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to try and h…
2 years, 9 months ago