Podcast Episodes

Trump’s World Cup draws closer

The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off at noon today at the Kennedy Center. The event is to determine which countries will fall into each group for the 48-team tournament this summer. But it’…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Signalgate: the sequel

Pete Hegseth has been no stranger to drama during his tenure as Defense secretary, with a steady stream of headlines following him since his nomination. But perhaps the most notable fiasco was the “S…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Tennessee’s titan lesson for Republicans

Republican Matt Van Epps won a closely watched special election in Tennessee last night, defeating Democrat Aftyn Behn. But Republicans writ large may still be wringing their hands as they look forwa…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Hegseth's headache

President Donald Trump is holding his latest made-for-TV Cabinet meeting today, where all eyes will be on Pete Hegseth. The Defense secretary has captured headlines over the legality of airstrikes th…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump’s vexing Venezuela position

The Trump administration pressure campaign against Venezuela and strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the region are coming under increased scrutiny after reporting that caught the atten…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Witkoff's revealing phone call

A stunning transcript reportedly detailing Steve Witkoff’s private conversation with one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top aides reveals the approach that President Donald Trump’s administrat…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Parsing Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

President Donald Trump has dispatched Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi over the Ukraine peace plan. The proposal is an updated version from the original 28-poin…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Rubio’s week of war and peace

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is back from Geneva, where he met with Ukrainian and European officials to negotiate a peace agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Rubio said Sunday he was “very opt…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

From 'The Conversation': Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on transforming the armed forces

Dan Driscoll made history earlier this year when, at 38, he was sworn in as the youngest Army secretary in U.S. history.

And he just made news again this week when he became the highest-level Trump …

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Mr. Mamdani goes to Washington

This afternoon, two politicians who embody diametrically opposite facets of New York City — President Donald Trump and NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani — will meet in Washington. Despite their myriad d…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago