Podcast Episodes

The three leaders who will decide Ukraine’s fate

Reuters White House correspondent Steve Holland discusses the high-stakes meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin in Alaska — and what it could mean for President Zelenskyy’s Ukra…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Why economists are worried about Trump’s pick to oversee jobs data

Three out of 10 people have trouble falling and staying asleep. Jennifer Senior, staff writer for The Atlantic, explains why many commonly recommended solutions can only go so far.

The Wall Street Jo…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

How Trump is expanding the military’s role on U.S. soil

The National Guard was deployed into Washington, D.C. Vera Bergengruen from the Wall Street Journal explains the unprecedented ways the Trump administration is using the military on domestic soil.

Th…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump seizes control of D.C. police. Here’s what that means.

Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C. Brian Mann from NPR explains how the president is using emergency powers to take control of the city’s police force.

Elizabeth Findell from the W…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Billions of dollars are going to ICE. What will it do with the money?

Caitlin Dickerson with the Atlantic reports on how Congress has allocated an unprecedented sum of money to immigration enforcement, and how they might spend it. 

President Putin is set to visit the U…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel is planning a major escalation of the war in Gaza. What to know.

Benjamin Netanyahu wants to take control of all of Gaza. Alexander Cornwell with Reuters unpacks what that means. 

The Trump administration is pulling support for harm-reduction policies for addictio…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s tariffs are raising billions. Where is that money going?

Tariffs for nearly 70 countries are implemented today. CNN’s Elisabeth Buchwald explains where all the money is going.

Republicans are under pressure to sell the tax-and-spending bill during summer r…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The hidden culprit behind your rising electricity bills

More universities are beginning to engage with the Trump administration on settlements and other agreements. Liam Knox of Bloomberg News joins to discuss how the White House’s pressure campaign is bu…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Trump’s Texas power grab could change voting nationwide

The Texas governor is in a political showdown with Democrats. Lawmakers have fled the state to derail a redistricting vote that would could hand the GOP more seats for the midterms.

McKenzie Funk fro…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Trump firing a data chief threatens jobs-stats credibility

Trump fired a key official after she delivered some bad news about jobs numbers. Courtenay Brown with Axios explains what that means for the credibility of government statistics, and unpacks what we …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago