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2025 7-010 Matters of Democracy Discontented Base, OBBB + (part2?), The Fed Reserve
Season 2025 Episode 710
Trump's Discontented Base and Intra-Party Friction: Donald Trump is facing unusual pushback from elements of his MAGA base and significant dismay fro…
1 year, 3 months ago
2025 7-09 Matters of Democracy Shadow Docket, Farm Help, Deficits,
Season 2025 Episode 709
The Supreme Court's grant of a stay application in the RIF case highlights its "increased reliance on the shadow docket to essentially decide cases w…
1 year, 3 months ago
2025 7-08 Matters of Democracy Tariffs, loyalty, Epstein, Immigration policy, DNC politics
Season 2025 Episode 708
Donald Trump has launched a new trade offensive, characterized by threats of substantial tariffs (25-40%) against 14 nations
The passage of the "big, …
1 year, 3 months ago
2025 7-07 Matters of Democracy OBBB fallout, winners and losers.
Season 2025 Episode 707
The House approved the budget with a 218-214 vote, indicating a narrow margin. Two Republicans, Brian Fitzpatrick (PA) and Thomas Massie (KY), crosse…
1 year, 3 months ago
2025 7-03 Matters of Democracy OBBB, Musk, Power, and Partisan Shifts
Season 2025 Episode 703
"Big Bill" Passage and Political Arm-Twisting: Donald Trump is pushing hard for the passage of a significant bill by his self-imposed July 4th deadl…
1 year, 4 months ago
2025 7-02 Matters of Democracy OBBB, Musk Murkowski,
Season 2025 Episode 702
The Senate recently passed a comprehensive budget bill, described as a "megabill," under intense pressure from the Trump administration, solidifying …
1 year, 4 months ago
2025 7-01 Matters of Democracy OBBB passes? SCOTUS expanded power, Pride month
Season 2025 Episode 701
The proposed Donald Trump budget bill, currently undergoing "vote-a-rama" and "horse trading" in the Senate, is a dominant news story, but polling da…
1 year, 4 months ago
2025 6-30 Matters of Democracy SOTUS,
Season 2025 Episode 630
The Supreme Court's recent ruling in Trump v. CASA, Inc. significantly curtails the ability of district courts to issue nationwide (or "universal") i…
1 year, 4 months ago
2025 6-27 Matters of Democracy The Perils of Overreach in the Trump Administration
Season 2025 Episode 627
"Overpromise and Underdeliver" as a Core Tenet of Trump's Political Style: The source repeatedly highlights Donald Trump's tendency to "set lofty goa…
1 year, 4 months ago
2025 6-26 Matters of Democracy NATO, Trump Doctrine, DNI, OBBB status
Season 2025 Episode 626
Trump's NATO Engagement and Diplomatic Strategy
Iran: US Bombing, Democratic Disunity, and Potential Regime Change. Democrats have struggled to form a…
1 year, 4 months ago