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Back to SearchApril 24, 2024: Has the clock run out on TikTok?
Episode 1832
Late Tuesday evening, the Senate finally passed the long-awaited foreign aid bill that also moves to ban TikTok, citing national security concerns. P…
1 year, 10 months ago
April 23, 2024: The strategy behind Biden’s Florida gambit
Episode 1831
Can Joe Biden win Florida come November? It's unlikely, but the Sunshine State might still loom large in Biden's campaign -- serving as perfect fodde…
1 year, 10 months ago
April 22, 2024: What we’re watching during day one of Trump’s hush money trial
Episode 1830
After every day last week was devoted to assembling a jury, the trial involving allegations that Trump paid hush money to two women with whom he was …
1 year, 10 months ago
April 19, 2024: How the foreign aid package became an ‘inkblot test’ for the GOP
Episode 1829
Mike Johnson is close to notching a major legislative victory that may come at an extremely high cost: His job as speaker of the House. The foreign a…
1 year, 10 months ago
April 18, 2024: One weird detail about Trump’s trial jury
Episode 1828
After two days, the jury for Donald Trump’s criminal prosecution for business fraud in New York is taking starting to take shape — and the legal worl…
1 year, 10 months ago
April 17, 2024: Another strike against Mike Johnson
Episode 1827
On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky became the second congressman to publicly declare support for a motion-to-vacate attempt against House Spe…
1 year, 10 months ago
April 16, 2024: Why Johnson’s risky Ukraine gambit might just work
Episode 1826
After stalling for months, House Speaker Mike Johnson finally has a plan to tackle aid to Ukraine and Israel — and it amounts to the trickiest legisl…
1 year, 10 months ago
April 12, 2024: A two-tiered Trump-favoring justice system
Episode 1824
Donald Trump has been outspoken in his belief that he has been martyred by the U.S. justice system, especially in the lead-up to his hush money trial…
1 year, 10 months ago
April 11, 2024: MTG wants her MTV
Episode 1823
Is Mike Johnson’s time as speaker limited? After weeks of delay, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to vacate — a procedural move that would oust …
1 year, 10 months ago
April 10, 2024: Inside PM Kishida’s visit to Washington
Episode 1822
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to provide a new centerpiece of sorts for the administration's Indo-Pacific strategy during his vis…
1 year, 10 months ago