Podcast Episodes

The foreign leader helping Trump defy the Supreme Court

Vera Bergengruen, national-security reporter at the Wall Street Journal, joins to discuss Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, his plans for his country, and his relationship with Trump. Bergengruen pr…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

What to know about RFK Jr.’s plan to research autism

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making research into autism one of his major initiatives. NBC’s Brandy Zadrozny explains how he’s reinvigorated the anti-vaccine movement in the process.

The…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

How some universities are pushing back against the Trump administration

Bloomberg News reports on Harvard University’s pushback to demands from the Trump administration and the resulting retribution. CNN examines how other universities have responded. And Wesleyan presid…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Trump is considering sending U.S. citizens to El Salvador

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said he will not help return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. after Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. NBC News has more. And Rolling Stone reports on p…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

The legal fight that could reshape social media

The government says Meta broke the law when it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp. The trial starts today. The Verge’s Lauren Feiner details the case.

The Trump administration has purposely classified t…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

What is the market mayhem all for?

At the end of a chaotic week for the markets, we ask Bloomberg reporter Shawn Donnan what it’s all been for.

Plus, the Supreme Court says the Trump administration must facilitate the return of a man …

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

China hits back at U.S. tariffs

A look at China’s targeted response to Trump’s tariffs. Lingling Wei with the Wall Street Journal has the details. 

The IRS and the DHS have finalized an agreement to share taxpayer data with federal…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

The infighting inside the White House over tariffs

Tensions are rising within the White House as a result of inconsistent messaging on the policy goals for tariffs. Bloomberg’s Justin Sink details the challenge in sorting out the varying disputes. 

T…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

How tariffs could transform the auto industry

Michigan’s auto industry is at the forefront of the economic turmoil brought on by the Trump administration’s tariffs. The Wall Street Journal’s Jeanne Whalen tells us about the impact on manufacture…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

As Trump’s tariffs take hold, how much pain can Americans handle?

The Trump administration is defending sweeping tariffs that sent markets careening. Shawn Donnan of Bloomberg News discusses what might happen next.

Trump has attempted to revoke temporary protected …

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago