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September 10, 2025 • 36 mins
What’s behind Donald Trump’s ongoing battle with the Federal Reserve? That’s the question on some analysts minds as the White House proposes staff shakeups at the historically independent central bank.
Trump has been attempting to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook since Aug. 25. Cook was nominated by Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate in 2022.
The administration is attempting to fire her based on allegati...
Trump has been attempting to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook since Aug. 25. Cook was nominated by Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate in 2022.
The administration is attempting to fire her based on allegati...
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September 9, 2025 • 34 mins
President Donald Trump has tested the limits of the law since the day he took office at the start his second term.
This includes signing an executive order to end birthright citizenship, terminating or freezing billions of dollars in federal funding, and enacting sweeping tariffs on foreign goods without congressional approval.
But these actions have not been met with silence.
Over the last eight months, ...
This includes signing an executive order to end birthright citizenship, terminating or freezing billions of dollars in federal funding, and enacting sweeping tariffs on foreign goods without congressional approval.
But these actions have not been met with silence.
Over the last eight months, ...
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September 8, 2025 • 43 mins
In recent weeks, we’ve seen a seismic shakeup inside the Department of Health and Human Services and unprecedented discord between the agency, scientists, and doctors.
HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. is bucking the science-backed guidance of physicians on vaccines. That’s angered some Democrats. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren went after Kennedy over his pseudoscientific approach to r...
HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. is bucking the science-backed guidance of physicians on vaccines. That’s angered some Democrats. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren went after Kennedy over his pseudoscientific approach to r...
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September 5, 2025 • 86 mins
Jobs numbers are out. They indicate a stalling labor market, with U.S. employers adding just 22,000 jobs in August and unemployment rising to 4.3 percent.
After rumors about the president’s supposedly failing health swirled online last weekend, Donald Trump appeared in public at a press conference this week announcing the relocation of the Space Force headquarters from Colorado to Alabama.
Florida announced this w...
After rumors about the president’s supposedly failing health swirled online last weekend, Donald Trump appeared in public at a press conference this week announcing the relocation of the Space Force headquarters from Colorado to Alabama.
Florida announced this w...
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September 4, 2025 • 33 mins
Every August, New York City becomes the headquarters for all things tennis thanks to the U.S. Open.And a lot has happened for the sport in the Big Apple.
This year marks 75 since Althea Gibson broke the tennis color barrier at the tournament.
So, ahead of the finals this weekend, we sit down with a panel of experts to talk about the biggest takeaways from this year’s event and the future of the sport.
Fi...
This year marks 75 since Althea Gibson broke the tennis color barrier at the tournament.
So, ahead of the finals this weekend, we sit down with a panel of experts to talk about the biggest takeaways from this year’s event and the future of the sport.
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September 3, 2025 • 12 mins
A 6.0 earthquake hit Afghanistan on Sunday night leaving more than 1,400 dead and at least 3,000 injured.
Rescue crews struggled to reach affected villages in remote areas of the country’s Kunar Province as powerful aftershocks continued to rattle the area.
All of this is happening in a country already reeling from deep cuts to aid funding, a struggling economy, and an influx of millions of Afghans forcibly return...
Rescue crews struggled to reach affected villages in remote areas of the country’s Kunar Province as powerful aftershocks continued to rattle the area.
All of this is happening in a country already reeling from deep cuts to aid funding, a struggling economy, and an influx of millions of Afghans forcibly return...
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September 3, 2025 • 11 mins
Congress returned to the Capitol on Tuesday after their month-long summer break. They’re already in a time crunch.
Lawmakers have around four weeks – or around just 14 legislative days – to pass a spending measure and avoid a government shutdown before Sept. 30.
Tensions between Republicans and Democrats are high. After the passages of President Donald Trump’s spending and rescission bills, Democrats say they are ...
Lawmakers have around four weeks – or around just 14 legislative days – to pass a spending measure and avoid a government shutdown before Sept. 30.
Tensions between Republicans and Democrats are high. After the passages of President Donald Trump’s spending and rescission bills, Democrats say they are ...
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September 2, 2025 • 33 mins
Donald Trump says the office of the president gives him the right to deploy the National Guard to U.S. states. But does it? And who decides?
The president signed an executive order last week calling for a restructuring of the National Guard. It also asks the nation’s defense secretary to create a rapid response force to be deployed to states for “quelling civil disturbances and ensuring public safety.”
Meanwhile,...
The president signed an executive order last week calling for a restructuring of the National Guard. It also asks the nation’s defense secretary to create a rapid response force to be deployed to states for “quelling civil disturbances and ensuring public safety.”
Meanwhile,...
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August 31, 2025 • 33 mins
We love talking about food at 1A. From the latest cookbooks to answering your questions about your favorite foods.
As a holiday weekend treat and a fond look back at summer, we bring you highlights from an episode of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio Podcast. The team discusses grilling and answer listener questions.
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As a holiday weekend treat and a fond look back at summer, we bring you highlights from an episode of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio Podcast. The team discusses grilling and answer listener questions.
Find more of our programs online. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.np...
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August 29, 2025 • 84 mins
A shooter opened fire in a Minneapolis church on Wednesday, injuring 17 people and killing two children. Parishioners and students were gathered at a Mass marking the first week of school
A federal grand jury in the nation’s capital this week declined to indict a man who threw a sandwich at a federal officer in Washington DC.
Emails between top Florida officials show that they expect the state’s newest immigration...
A federal grand jury in the nation’s capital this week declined to indict a man who threw a sandwich at a federal officer in Washington DC.
Emails between top Florida officials show that they expect the state’s newest immigration...
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August 28, 2025 • 43 mins
It’s been two decades since Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, making landfall in the city as a Category 3 storm. The massive storm surge broke through levees and the flood walls.
Some 80 percent of New Orleans flooded. Entire neighborhoods were wiped out. The official death toll totaled nearly 1,400 people. And what happened in the storm’s wake changed the face of emergency response in this country forever.
W...
Some 80 percent of New Orleans flooded. Entire neighborhoods were wiped out. The official death toll totaled nearly 1,400 people. And what happened in the storm’s wake changed the face of emergency response in this country forever.
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August 27, 2025 • 11 mins
President Donald Trump is ramping up his attacks on the Federal Reserve.
On Monday, the president posted orders on Truth Social to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook – effective immediately. The president claims she committed mortgage fraud, an allegation first raised by a Trump loyalist and housing official.
Cook, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, responded in a statement saying that Trump h...
On Monday, the president posted orders on Truth Social to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook – effective immediately. The president claims she committed mortgage fraud, an allegation first raised by a Trump loyalist and housing official.
Cook, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, responded in a statement saying that Trump h...
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August 25, 2025 • 12 mins
Another Friday, another move against a perceived enemy of the president.
Last week, the FBI searched the Maryland home and Washington office of President Trump’s former national security advisor, John Bolton.
Since he was fired from the administration during Trump’s first term, Bolton has turned into one of the president’s most vocal critics.
Vice President JD Vance confirmed in an interview that aired th...
Last week, the FBI searched the Maryland home and Washington office of President Trump’s former national security advisor, John Bolton.
Since he was fired from the administration during Trump’s first term, Bolton has turned into one of the president’s most vocal critics.
Vice President JD Vance confirmed in an interview that aired th...
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August 25, 2025 • 36 mins
"Corrupt" is the word President Trump is using, without evidence, to describe mail-in voting. It's how almost one third of Americans cast their ballots in the last election.
States including Florida and Pennsylvania also saw recent jumps in GOP mail-in ballots, after President Trump in his campaign called for votes by any means possible, including by mail.
And while mail-in voting has historically favored Democrat...
States including Florida and Pennsylvania also saw recent jumps in GOP mail-in ballots, after President Trump in his campaign called for votes by any means possible, including by mail.
And while mail-in voting has historically favored Democrat...
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August 22, 2025 • 86 mins
President Donald Trump is continuing his efforts to influence the Federal Reserve.
He’s calling on one of its governors to resign, publicly criticized Chair Jerome Powell, and is trying to fast-track a close ally onto the board.
The White House continued its campaign against the Smithsonian Institution this week. Its given museums 120 days to adjust any content that the administration finds problematic in “tone, ...
He’s calling on one of its governors to resign, publicly criticized Chair Jerome Powell, and is trying to fast-track a close ally onto the board.
The White House continued its campaign against the Smithsonian Institution this week. Its given museums 120 days to adjust any content that the administration finds problematic in “tone, ...
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August 21, 2025 • 35 mins
ChatGPT has at least 500 million weekly users. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that number is growing extraordinarily fast.
When the chatbot went through an update a couple weeks ago, it brought to light how many users were relying on AI for their emotional wellbeing and even as a companion.
People using AI for intimate, personal reasons is a phenomenon that we are only beginning to understand.
There are repo...
When the chatbot went through an update a couple weeks ago, it brought to light how many users were relying on AI for their emotional wellbeing and even as a companion.
People using AI for intimate, personal reasons is a phenomenon that we are only beginning to understand.
There are repo...
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August 20, 2025 • 37 mins
Nearly 43 million Americans have federal student loan debt. Their borrowing totals more than $1.8 trillion. That’s according to the Education Data Initiative.
Now, the federal student loan system is facing significant changes under the Trump administration.
One of the biggest differences is the end of the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE plan, started by President Joe Biden. The income-driven program offers...
Now, the federal student loan system is facing significant changes under the Trump administration.
One of the biggest differences is the end of the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE plan, started by President Joe Biden. The income-driven program offers...
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August 19, 2025 • 41 mins
President Donald Trump gave Vladimir Putin what the Russian leader wanted during their meeting in Alaska last week.
Now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is back in the U.S. for more talks. His last visit to the White House was disastrous, to say the least. This time, he’s bringing key European leaders with him to meet with Trump.
What does the future of the conflict in his country look like? And what’s ch...
Now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is back in the U.S. for more talks. His last visit to the White House was disastrous, to say the least. This time, he’s bringing key European leaders with him to meet with Trump.
What does the future of the conflict in his country look like? And what’s ch...
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August 18, 2025 • 33 mins
President Donald Trump and his administration want control over exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution.
In a letter sent Aug. 12, three White House officials told the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie G. Bunch III, that the administration would conduct a review at certain Smithsonian museums.
The goal? To “celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confi...
In a letter sent Aug. 12, three White House officials told the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie G. Bunch III, that the administration would conduct a review at certain Smithsonian museums.
The goal? To “celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confi...
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August 15, 2025 • 75 mins
President Donald Trump put the police force in Washington D.C. under federal control.
He also called in the National Guard and ICE to patrol the streets. The Justice Department says last year violent crime in the District of Columbia hit a 30-year low.
Cuts to the social safety net are set to leave some 2.4 million Americans without access to the food stamps they were entitled to before the passage of the spendin...
He also called in the National Guard and ICE to patrol the streets. The Justice Department says last year violent crime in the District of Columbia hit a 30-year low.
Cuts to the social safety net are set to leave some 2.4 million Americans without access to the food stamps they were entitled to before the passage of the spendin...
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