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  • Trump, Jerome Powell and the tariff blame game
    2025/04/17

    On this episode, The Washington Post's Rhonda Colvin, James Hohmann and JM Rieger break down President Trump's broadside at Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, saying he looks forward to Powell's "termination." The crew explains why Trump wants Powell out as Fed chair – and his long history of targeting the country's central banking system for criticism.


    Then, a federal judge said he would launch an investigation into whether Trump officials should face criminal contempt charges for defying his order not to remove Venezuelan migrants from the United States. What would happen if an official actually faced a contempt charge?

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    29 分
  • Is Trump just winging it, or is there a strategy?
    2025/04/15

    On this episode, The Washington Post's Rhonda Colvin, James Hohmann and JM Rieger break down whether President Trump has a plan to enact his biggest policy priorities – or if major changes to government and policy are being undertaken without detailed objectives. And is there anyone in the White House who Trump truly listens to?


    Plus, Trump has targeted another University – this time going after Harvard.

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    29 分
  • Can the courts stop Trump? Will they?
    2025/04/10

    On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann break down President Trump's apparent strategy of pushing norms and testing the U.S. court system to see how far he can push his policies. The crew looks at how Trump has approached firing federal workers and immigration, and how the court system has handled legal challenges on both policy fronts.


    Plus, has the Supreme Court largely given his policies a pass, or is it reigning him in?

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    30 分
  • Will Trump negotiate on tariffs?
    2025/04/08

    On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann discuss the latest on the economy and Trump's tariffs – starting with the short-lived morning rally in the U.S. stock markets. The crew breaks down whether President Trump and his administration might be willing to negotiate with countries on the import duties Trump has put in place.


    Plus, will a proposed Senate bill that would limit the president's power to put tariffs in place without congressional approval actually pass?


    Then, the crew breaks down a change to the way the Justice Department will investigate cryptocurrency fraud.

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    32 分
  • Tariffs, TikTok and Trump
    2025/04/03

    On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann are joined by White House reporter Cat Zakrzewski to discuss the latest on the massive set of tariffs President Trump is putting into place. Plus, how will tariffs affect consumers – and is Congress finally preparing to take some of its own power back?


    Then: The deadline for a TikTok sale is coming up soon. The crew breaks down the latest on attempts to negotiate some kind of sale to a U.S. buyer.

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    30 分
  • What do Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs mean for you?
    2025/04/02

    On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann are joined by White House economic reporter Jeff Stein to discuss President Trump's proposed sweeping tariffs – and the day he and his team have referred to as "Liberation Day." What effect will those tariffs have, how will the costs be passed on to American citizens, and why is Trump so set on remaking the United States' relationship with the rest of the world?


    Plus, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) speaks for hours and hours on the Senate floor in protest of Trump's early months in office.

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    29 分
  • Trump's world of fear and chaos
    2025/03/27

    On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin, James Hohmann and JM Rieger discuss the Signal leak by Trump administration officials, whether there could be investigations, and why some of the officials involved are denying classified information was sent in the group chat that included a magazine editor.


    Plus, President Trump and his administration seem to be creating a climate of fear at the country's borders, checking visitors' phones and in several cases arresting people who are in the country legally – including a Tufts University student.


    And will Trump's tariffs on automobiles affect the economy?

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    30 分
  • Pete Hegseth and the Signal leak
    2025/03/25

    On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann break down the Trump administration's leak of national security information to a magazine editor – and how Congress reacted to it in a fiery hearing on Tuesday.


    Plus, is the Trump administration transparent – or just claiming to be?

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    30 分