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August 8, 2025 • 84 mins
After months of delays, President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs went into effect on Thursday.
A planned strategy meeting among top Trump administration officials whether to release the transcript from the Department of Justice interview with Ghislaine Maxwell was cancelled.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government considers a total takeover of the Gaza strip. The UN warns the move could...
A planned strategy meeting among top Trump administration officials whether to release the transcript from the Department of Justice interview with Ghislaine Maxwell was cancelled.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government considers a total takeover of the Gaza strip. The UN warns the move could...
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August 7, 2025 • 40 mins
The president of the United States fired the head of the government's main economic statistics agency after a recent report showed a less than positive picture of U.S. employment.
The civil servant President Donald Trump fired was former Commissioner of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer, a labor economist nominated to the role in 2023 by President Joe Biden. The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed her in 2024. Commissioners of...
The civil servant President Donald Trump fired was former Commissioner of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer, a labor economist nominated to the role in 2023 by President Joe Biden. The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed her in 2024. Commissioners of...
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August 6, 2025 • 33 mins
Who do high profile people or companies facing a scandal call when they're in a crisis?
Maybe their therapists. But definitely a crisis communications specialist.
Like the work of Olivia Pope in the T-V series Scandal, crisis communications is the practice of shaping public perception and reputation during a crisis. And it's a vital tool for maintaining people's reputations in today's digital landscape.
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Maybe their therapists. But definitely a crisis communications specialist.
Like the work of Olivia Pope in the T-V series Scandal, crisis communications is the practice of shaping public perception and reputation during a crisis. And it's a vital tool for maintaining people's reputations in today's digital landscape.
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August 5, 2025 • 31 mins
Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. president to sport a beard. For the next 50 years, whiskers were commonplace in the White House. But then, they went out of style.
Now, Vice President JD Vance is the first executive branch leader in more than a century with a furry face.
And others are following suit. From the Senate to the campaign trail, more and more men in politics are letting their facial hair grow free. Bu...
Now, Vice President JD Vance is the first executive branch leader in more than a century with a furry face.
And others are following suit. From the Senate to the campaign trail, more and more men in politics are letting their facial hair grow free. Bu...
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August 4, 2025 • 36 mins
The controversial immigration detention center — dubbed by Florida officials and the Trump administration, "Alligator Alcatraz"-- has already hit some legal snags since opening earlier this month.
Civil rights groups are suing the Trump administration over due process complaints. The lawsuit alleges detainees are being held without charges and aren't being given access to their attorneys.
It comes after reports o...
Civil rights groups are suing the Trump administration over due process complaints. The lawsuit alleges detainees are being held without charges and aren't being given access to their attorneys.
It comes after reports o...
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August 1, 2025 • 81 mins
The White House took a victory lap this week as President Donald Trump secured a trade deal with the European Union. The agreement sees goods imported to the U.S. subjected to a 15 percent tariff.
As the Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues to unfold, this week President Trump claimed that the New York financier "stole" young women working at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
American workers are beginning to notice how Donald ...
As the Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues to unfold, this week President Trump claimed that the New York financier "stole" young women working at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
American workers are beginning to notice how Donald ...
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July 31, 2025 • 42 mins
Experts say a "worst-case" famine scenario is unfolding across the Gaza Strip.
That's according to a new report published this week by a U.N.-backed commission that tracks food security worldwide.
The starvation in Gaza is reawakening global attention to hunger crises unfolding around the world.
Elsewhere in the world: most of Haiti's population is experiencing critical levels of food insecurity. That's...
That's according to a new report published this week by a U.N.-backed commission that tracks food security worldwide.
The starvation in Gaza is reawakening global attention to hunger crises unfolding around the world.
Elsewhere in the world: most of Haiti's population is experiencing critical levels of food insecurity. That's...
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July 30, 2025 • 34 mins
Across the country, K-12 teachers are prepping classrooms, reviewing lesson plans, and bracing for another school year that, for some, feels politically and personally charged.
The Department of Education is slowly being dismantled by the Trump administration. In some districts, immigration officials have shown up at schools, which likely contributed to a rise in student absences last spring. And artificial intelligence ...
The Department of Education is slowly being dismantled by the Trump administration. In some districts, immigration officials have shown up at schools, which likely contributed to a rise in student absences last spring. And artificial intelligence ...
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July 29, 2025 • 11 mins
In this Trump administration it's another day, another deadline, another deal. On Monday, the president issued an ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
With this revised deadline, the president now wants peace efforts to make progress within 10 to 12 days. There has been little reaction from the Kremlin.
We discuss how the U.S. ultimatum could change the course of the conflict....
With this revised deadline, the president now wants peace efforts to make progress within 10 to 12 days. There has been little reaction from the Kremlin.
We discuss how the U.S. ultimatum could change the course of the conflict....
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July 28, 2025 • 12 mins
Last week, more than 100 aid and human rights groups warned that Gaza is at risk of "mass starvation."
They signed an appeal demanding Israel allow food shipments into the territory. On Saturday, Israel's military announced airdrops of aid began in Gaza and that humanitarian corridors will be established.
Among those starving in the besieged strip are members of the press. Palestinian journalists are working for o...
They signed an appeal demanding Israel allow food shipments into the territory. On Saturday, Israel's military announced airdrops of aid began in Gaza and that humanitarian corridors will be established.
Among those starving in the besieged strip are members of the press. Palestinian journalists are working for o...
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July 28, 2025 • 35 mins
How does the public know what's happening in the federal government, especially when it's information the government doesn't want to share?
That's where whistleblowers come in. But in 2025, the Trump administration is cracking down on these brave folks and the journalists telling their stories.
In this installment of our politics series, "If You Can Keep It," we discuss weakening whistleblower protections under Pr...
That's where whistleblowers come in. But in 2025, the Trump administration is cracking down on these brave folks and the journalists telling their stories.
In this installment of our politics series, "If You Can Keep It," we discuss weakening whistleblower protections under Pr...
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July 25, 2025 • 85 mins
New reporting in The Wall Street Journal indicates that the FBI told President Donald Trump in May that his name was mentioned in the Epstein Files. Congressional Republicans have mostly shrugged off the news. Speaker Mike Johnson shuts down the House for the summer.
Meanwhile, the European Union and at least 28 governments are criticizing Israel for "drip feeding" Palestinians in Gaza, as starvation grows worse in the Str...
Meanwhile, the European Union and at least 28 governments are criticizing Israel for "drip feeding" Palestinians in Gaza, as starvation grows worse in the Str...
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July 24, 2025 • 12 mins
President Donald Trump has nominated loyal associates to influential positions over and over. But one recent pick for the federal bench has legal experts and many lawmakers particularly up in arms.
The Senate voted Tuesday to begin considering former Trump defense attorney Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals judge for the Third Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Bove, the president's for...
The Senate voted Tuesday to begin considering former Trump defense attorney Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals judge for the Third Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Bove, the president's for...
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July 23, 2025 • 42 mins
Medicaid is a cornerstone of the American health care system. The program provides insurance to more than 70 million low-income people and people with disabilities.
Now, addiction experts and nursing home leaders are sounding the alarm over cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill.
When the cuts occur, Medicaid will lose $1 trillion over the next 10 years and over 11 million Americans will become uni...
Now, addiction experts and nursing home leaders are sounding the alarm over cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill.
When the cuts occur, Medicaid will lose $1 trillion over the next 10 years and over 11 million Americans will become uni...
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July 22, 2025 • 11 mins
President Donald Trump is suing the publisher and owner of the Wall Street Journal and seeking damages of $10 billion for defamation.
Last week, the paper published an article describing a letter Trump sent to disgraced, self-styled financier Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003. That letter reportedly included a lewd drawing. The president says — without evidence — that he didn't write the letter. The Journal's p...
Last week, the paper published an article describing a letter Trump sent to disgraced, self-styled financier Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003. That letter reportedly included a lewd drawing. The president says — without evidence — that he didn't write the letter. The Journal's p...
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July 22, 2025 • 56 mins
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Odds are you probably know what that line references without having to click the link. And there's a good reason for that.
Sharks have been around for nearly 450 million years – a lot longer than humans. And in the relatively short time we've shared the planet with them, they've become a part of some of our most treasured pop culture moments. But that also means they've fallen victi...
Odds are you probably know what that line references without having to click the link. And there's a good reason for that.
Sharks have been around for nearly 450 million years – a lot longer than humans. And in the relatively short time we've shared the planet with them, they've become a part of some of our most treasured pop culture moments. But that also means they've fallen victi...
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July 21, 2025 • 36 mins
This month, two Supreme Court decisions allowed the Trump administration to move forward with significant federal layoffs, including many at the Departments of Education and State.
The State Department laid off senior intelligence analysts specializing in Russia and Ukraine, right as the U.S. ramps up its maneuvering to encourage Vladimir Putin to agree to a peace deal.
And at the Department of Education, the Fede...
The State Department laid off senior intelligence analysts specializing in Russia and Ukraine, right as the U.S. ramps up its maneuvering to encourage Vladimir Putin to agree to a peace deal.
And at the Department of Education, the Fede...
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July 18, 2025 • 85 mins
The Senate approves President Trump's rescission package.
Donald Trump has spent much of the week admonishing members of his MAGA base for raising the alert about his administration's failure to release information about Jeffrey Epstein.
At least 20 people were crushed to death at Gaza Humanitarian Fund aid distribution site in Khan Younis.
And Britain lowers its voting age, in the largest expansion of vo...
Donald Trump has spent much of the week admonishing members of his MAGA base for raising the alert about his administration's failure to release information about Jeffrey Epstein.
At least 20 people were crushed to death at Gaza Humanitarian Fund aid distribution site in Khan Younis.
And Britain lowers its voting age, in the largest expansion of vo...
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July 18, 2025 • 2 mins
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July 17, 2025 • 32 mins
In his rescissions request to Congress last month, President Donald Trump asked that the hundreds of millions dollars budgeted for the President's Emergency Plans for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, be cancelled.
Senate Republicans have decided that PEPFAR is safe from cuts for now, but those fighting the global epidemic are worried.
We talk about what these funding cuts would mean for those actually doing the research, a...
Senate Republicans have decided that PEPFAR is safe from cuts for now, but those fighting the global epidemic are worried.
We talk about what these funding cuts would mean for those actually doing the research, a...
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