Episodes

  • The CFPB Wins 7-2 at the Supreme Court

    The CFPB Wins 7-2 at the Supreme Court
    May 17 2024
    Justice Clarence Thomas writes that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's power to draw its funding from the Federal Reserve doesn't violate the Constitution, a question that splits the Court's conservatives. Plus, Joe Biden invokes executive privilege to shield audio recordings of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur in the inquiry into his mishandling of classified files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • An Unusual Presidential Debate Calendar Fit for an Unusual Election

    An Unusual Presidential Debate Calendar Fit for an Unusual Election
    May 16 2024
    With requests for no audience members, hypothetical mic muting and a contest coming before the RNC and DNC nominating conventions, the debates between Donald Trump and Joe Biden are heading down an unprecedented road. So why did both candidates agree to such an unorthodox plan and bypass the traditional Commission on Presidential Debates? Plus, the Biden campaign faces the reality of trailing Donald Trump in five out of six battleground states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • The Climate Trade War / Trump and Biden Agree to Debate

    The Climate Trade War / Trump and Biden Agree to Debate
    May 15 2024
    Joe Biden raises tariffs on Chinese steel, solar cells and electric vehicles, but is this the right way to take on Beijing, or is the President using it as political cover for his green agenda? Plus, after weeks of Donald Trump demanding early presidential debates, Biden agrees to two of them, possibly starting as soon as next month, though he makes some interesting stipulations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Michael Cohen Takes the Stand Against Donald Trump

    Michael Cohen Takes the Stand Against Donald Trump
    May 14 2024
    The star witness in the New York hush-money trial finally testifies, saying Donald Trump's main concern about the Stormy Daniels story was how voters would react in the days before the 2016 election. But is Cohen a credible witness, and can he testify to the "second crime" that prosecutors need? Plus, voters go to the polls to pick Senate nominees in Maryland and West Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • U.S.-Israel Tensions Rise Over Rafah

    U.S.-Israel Tensions Rise Over Rafah
    May 13 2024
    President Biden's threat to withhold weapons from Israel if it stages a large operation to clear Hamas from the city of Rafah in Gaza has shocked Israel and is causing a political backlash in the U.S., including among some Democrats. Will Israel go ahead anyway, and should it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • Donald Trump's Casting Call for Vice President

    Donald Trump's Casting Call for Vice President
    May 10 2024
    Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio and more big names visited Mar-a-Lago recently for a Republican retreat, as Donald Trump fans speculation of whom he might name as his 2024 running mate. What would each bring to the ticket? Plus, one name falling in the veepstakes is Kristi Noem, after she tells a story in her new book about shooting her hunting dog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Joe Biden Withholds Weapons From Israel During a War

    Joe Biden Withholds Weapons From Israel During a War
    May 9 2024
    The President reverses his policy that Hamas must be destroyed as he threatens Israel with an arms embargo if the Israeli Defense Forces enter Rafah in Gaza. Plus, House Speaker Mike Johnson defeats an effort to depose him. Is this the end of GOP dysfunction, or merely a pause? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • Stormy Daniels Testifies at Donald Trump’s Hush-Money Trial

    Stormy Daniels Testifies at Donald Trump’s Hush-Money Trial
    May 8 2024
    Taking the witness stand in New York, she offers a detailed account of their alleged tryst in 2006, but did prosecutors go too far in eliciting salacious details that are irrelevant to this case about business bookkeeping? Plus, Trump is found in contempt again for breaking the court's gag order, as Judge Juan Merchan insists he does not want to order jail time but will do so if needed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins