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The chilling effect of ICE arrests
Episode 1358
On today’s episode, Kai and Reema discuss the disturbing arrest of a Turkish national with a valid student visa at Tufts University and the effects t…
1 year, 1 month ago
Beyond the “Signalgate” headlines
Episode 1357
In all the talk about senior White House officials discussing military attack plans over the messaging app Signal (and accidentally invited a journal…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump’s race for the world’s rare earth minerals
Episode 1356
The United States and Ukraine are weighing a deal that would give the U.S. a cut of revenues from Ukraine’s rare earth minerals. But Gracelin Baskara…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Trump administration’s big group chat fail
Episode 1355
Most of us can only wonder what goes on in U.S. national security leaders’ group chats, but The Atlantic’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg doesn’t h…
1 year, 1 month ago
Our tribute to cherry blossom season
Episode 1354
It’s almost peak bloom in Washington, D.C., which means it’s time for our annual cherry blossom celebration! But first, some federal funding news: Co…
1 year, 1 month ago
We answer more of your questions about tariffs
Episode 1353
Not totally sure how tariffs work, who pays for them and how they’re collected? Look no further. In today’s episode, Kai and Nova answer these questi…
1 year, 1 month ago
U.S. trade tensions with the EU just got tenser
Episode 1352
President Donald Trump’s tariff fight with the European Union just got a little more heated after the EU accused U.S. tech giants Google and Apple of…
1 year, 1 month ago
What we can learn from a past tariff tiff (rerun)
Episode 1351
Hey Smarties! Today we’re revisiting an episode from earlier this year that might help you make sense of all the tit for tat tariff fight from the pa…
1 year, 1 month ago
We have a constitutional crisis. Now what?
Episode 1350
On today’s episode, Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams discuss the Donald Trump administration’s disregard for the courts. The White House has ignored a …
1 year, 1 month ago
Shutdown averted. How it all went down.
Episode 1349
A Republican-written spending bill is being backed by some Senate Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to avoid a government sh…
1 year, 1 month ago