Politics Apr 25 Judge charged with obstructing immigration agents, escalating Trump’s fight with judiciary The Trump administration escalated its battle with the judiciary and local authorities over the president's deportation agenda. FBI agents arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan on charges of obstructing immigration agents as they attempted to arrest an undocumented migrant at…
Politics Apr 23 American citizens wrongly detained in Trump administration’s immigration crackdown A federal judge accused the Trump administration of trying to obstruct the truth about the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Judge Paula Xinis said the administration’s refusal to answer questions “reflects a willful and bad faith refusal to comply…
Nation Apr 22 Supreme Court hears major case on public school curriculum and parental rights The Supreme Court heard arguments in a major case focused on parental rights and public schools. At the center of the case is a dispute over a curriculum in Maryland that included books featuring LGBTQ+ characters. Some parents asked for…
Nation Apr 21 Supreme Court hears case challenging free preventive care coverage The Supreme Court heard the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act. At issue is the constitutionality of a task force that recommends what preventive care treatments should be covered by private insurance at no cost. It could have impacts…
Nation Apr 16 A look at the Trump administration’s efforts to slash public media funding The Trump administration wants to cut the federal funds that support public media. It would impact NPR, PBS and the roughly 1,500 local public media stations across the country. The White House drafted a memo that could make those cuts…
Politics Apr 14 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on what voters think about Trump’s economic policies NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news, including the political fallout from the Trump administration's tariff policies and intra-party fighting that seems to be…
Politics Apr 10 House Republicans pass budget framework to begin work on Trump’s congressional agenda In a dramatic vote, House Republicans passed a $5 trillion budget framework that kick-starts the process for President Trump’s agenda on Capitol Hill. It came less than a day after hardline conservatives refused to support it. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins…
Politics Apr 04 Brooks and Capehart on the political reaction to Trump’s tariffs New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs draw criticism from leaders on both sides of the aisle, how voters…
Nation Apr 02 Supreme Court case could decide if states can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could dramatically change how Medicaid recipients can choose their own medical providers. The case went before the court after South Carolina attempted to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from the state’s…
Nation Mar 26 ‘Just own it’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Signal chat contained classified info To discuss the Signal chat on military strikes, Amna Nawaz spoke with Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska. He spent nearly three decades in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a brigadier general.