Episodes

  • Will the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' Cost Republicans in 2026?

    Will the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' Cost Republicans in 2026?
    Jul 3 2025
    Republicans pass their giant budget reconciliation bill with only two Republicans voting against it. Democrats are already attacking it, and who will win the messaging war? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Trump Tours 'Alligator Alcatraz' but Says Farmers Need a Deportation Pass

    Trump Tours 'Alligator Alcatraz' but Says Farmers Need a Deportation Pass
    Jul 2 2025
    Donald Trump visits a new immigration detention site in Florida dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” while saying more such facilities are needed to carry out his mass-deportation plan. Yet the president also says that farmers, and perhaps other businesses, need a "temporary pass" system that would let them keep reliable migrant workers who might be in the country illegally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Unexpected Majorities and Conservative Victories at the Supreme Court

    Unexpected Majorities and Conservative Victories at the Supreme Court
    Jun 30 2025
    Much is made about the 6-3 ideological makeup of the Supreme Court and how it affects the rulings from the bench. But was there more unity this past term than people realize? Paul Gigot and legal scholar Ilya Shapiro discuss the evolution of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority and the criticisms coming from the liberal Justices in their opinions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • The Supreme Court's Final Hot Summer Rulings

    The Supreme Court's Final Hot Summer Rulings
    Jun 27 2025
    On the last day of their term, the Justices issue a landmark opinion reining in "universal injunctions," with some pointed words by Justice Amy Coney Barrett toward one of the liberal dissents. Plus, rulings upholding parents' right to opt children out of transgender storybooks in elementary schools, as well as a Texas law that orders adult websites to verify user ages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • Assessing the Damage to the Iranian Nuclear Program

    Assessing the Damage to the Iranian Nuclear Program
    Jun 26 2025
    The press touts a leaked, preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency assessment saying Iran's nuclear program was only set back by months by U.S. airstrikes. But the White House pushes back hard, and other analysts suggest far more extensive damage. Who's right? Plus, NATO allies agree to Donald Trump’s demand  to spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Zohran Mamdani Gets Closer to Becoming New York's Socialist Mayor

    Zohran Mamdani Gets Closer to Becoming New York's Socialist Mayor
    Jun 25 2025
    The 33-year-old state assemblyman, who promises to freeze rent and provide free childcare, defeats former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city's Democratic primary. If Cuomo now runs as an independent in November, will he split the nonsocialist vote with incumbent Mayor Eric Adams? Plus what does this result say about the Democratic Party's future, including in 2028? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Trump Declares a Cease-Fire in the '12-Day War' Between Israel and Iran

    Trump Declares a Cease-Fire in the '12-Day War' Between Israel and Iran
    Jun 24 2025
    Donald Trump says the war is at an end, after Iran tries to save face by unsuccessfully firing 14 missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar. Are analysts confident that America's bunker-buster bombs disabled the Iranian nuclear program? If Tehran tries to rebuild its uranium enrichment capacity, will Israel strike again? And how does that fit into Trump's peace rhetoric? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins