Morning Report

Morning Report

The Morning Report features a deep dive into Washington's daily agenda from The Hill, with new episodes each weekday morning. National political reporters Alexis Simendinger and Kristina Karish provide insights and analysis on the big stories of the day and the political players to watch

Episodes

Morning Report — Carney’s art of the Oval Office deal

May 7, 2025 • 16 mins
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney came to Washington on Tuesday with two goals: talk trade and tariffs and remind President Trump that the sovereignty of his country was not up for debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Trump offers to pay migrants to exit US

May 6, 2025 • 15 mins
President Trump returned to an issue that helped him win the White House twice when he offered on Monday to pay migrants who lack legal status a chance to exit the U.S. of their own volition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Rifts stall House GOP budget momentum 

May 5, 2025 • 21 mins
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Morning Report — Waltz out, Rubio in, Hegseth up in the air

May 2, 2025 • 14 mins
The first Cabinet reshuffle of President Trump’s second term is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Trump rejects bruising economic report card

May 1, 2025 • 15 mins
President Trump is pleading with Americans for more time to prove the U.S. economy’s moribund performance since January is the work of his predecessor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Day 101: How Donald Trump’s policies stack up with voters

April 30, 2025 • 18 mins
President Trump has hit the 100-day mark of his second term in the White House at “Trump speed,” heralding changes that are reshaping the government and the U.S.’s role on the global stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Trump’s next 100 days hinge on Congress 

April 29, 2025 • 22 mins
PRESIDENT TRUMP IN HIS NEXT 100 DAYS will shift his focus to Capitol Hill, where much of his agenda hinges on the ability of Republicans to deliver big wins while operating with slim margins in both the House and Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Trump, Congress: Now comes the hard part

April 28, 2025 • 18 mins
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Morning Report — China raises stakes over Trump tariffs 

April 25, 2025 • 14 mins
China appears to have bet that its own high threshold for pain will turn President Trump’s tariff gambit into a punishing lesson for the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Can Trump’s art of the deal help Ukraine?

April 24, 2025 • 16 mins
At the outset of his second term, President Trump vowed to end Russia’s war in Ukraine within 24 hours. Then, his administration promised a peace deal within the first 100 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Due process vs. Trump tariffs: Democrats are in a messaging bind

April 23, 2025 • 16 mins
As the White House continues to stonewall a federal judge’s demand for information about efforts to secure a mistakenly deported Maryland man, politicians on both sides of the aisle are considering the case’s wider implications — and its messaging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Markets, media trail Trump as he digs in  

April 22, 2025 • 14 mins
Wall Street on Monday registered a persistently bleak verdict on President Trump’s tariff policies as Trump again badgered the nation’s independent central bank to slash interest rates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Supreme Court wades deeper into Trump battles 

April 21, 2025 • 19 mins
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Morning Report — Trump vs. the courts

April 18, 2025 • 16 mins
President Trump is clashing with the courts on multiple fronts as his second-term agenda takes shape, setting up high-stakes legal battles that will test the administration’s power as it stretches against the bounds of the law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Trump, Fed chair underscore uncertainty

April 17, 2025 • 16 mins
President Trump’s efforts to persuade international partners to join the U.S. in isolating China collided Wednesday with a starkly downbeat 2025 economic outlook from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, dashing the hopes of those looking for global certainty anytime soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Trump tests limits of deportation powers with Abrego Garcia case

April 16, 2025 • 15 mins
The legal battle over the Trump administration’s efforts — or lack thereof — to return a mistakenly deported Maryland migrant may eventually wind up back before the Supreme Court as President Trump tests the limits of his executive power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Trump: El Salvador decides Abrego Garcia’s fate 

April 15, 2025 • 15 mins
President Trump said Monday he’s open to sending United States citizens to prison in El Salvador, a move that would strain the Constitution and heighten the president’s battles with the judiciary branch. He added that the fate of a migrant the U.S. mistakenly deported to El Salvador now rests with that country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Markets brace for another week of tariff roller coaster

April 14, 2025 • 19 mins
President Trump’s tariff rollout has world leaders and economists on edge as White House messaging about the levies remains inconsistent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Markets brace for another week of tariff roller coaster

April 14, 2025 • 19 mins
President Trump’s tariff rollout has world leaders and economists on edge as White House messaging about the levies remains inconsistent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Morning Report — Markets brace for another week of tariff roller coaster

April 14, 2025 • 19 mins
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