Health Jul 15 AIDS program PEPFAR may escape White House attempt to cut its budget The White House backed off $400 million in immediate cuts it was proposing in the global fight against HIV and AIDS and potentially other high-profile health programs. It's part of the package of cuts facing the Senate over the next…
Politics Jul 11 Brooks and Capehart on the federal response to the Texas flooding disaster New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the federal response to the flooding disaster in Texas, another round of tariff threats from President Trump…
Politics Jul 10 Federal workers union says it will continue to fight firings after Supreme Court ruling The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the green light to reorganize agencies and begin the process of mass firings of federal workers. The reductions in force had been on hold for months, but tens of thousands of employees at…
Nation Jul 07 Texas flooding death toll surpasses 100 as hope for finding survivors fades Hopes are dimming of finding survivors from the flash floods that deluged central Texas. At least 100 people, including 28 children, were killed in some of the deadliest floods to hit this country in decades. Dozens of people are still…
Politics Jul 04 Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s total control over Washington New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the political fallout of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump's total control over Washington and…
Politics Jul 02 Rep. Flood says Trump’s bill ‘will get through this’ amid some GOP objections in House Even with a handful of holdouts raising objections over cuts to Medicaid or the ballooning deficits, the vast majority of House Republicans have lined up to support President Trump's bill. They say it represents big wins for his agenda by…
Politics Jul 01 What’s in the version of Trump’s bill passed by the Senate and its chances in the House President Trump's massive domestic policy bill overcame a major hurdle in the Senate. Vice President Vance broke a tie to pass the legislation after lawmakers worked through the night and made last-minute changes. The bill shrinks Medicaid, extends trillions in…
Politics Jun 30 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s big bill facing GOP opposition NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including lawmakers voting on President Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill," some GOP members standing up against Trump…
Politics Jun 27 Brooks and Capehart on the Supreme Court’s decisions and Trump’s claims about Iran New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including analysis of the Supreme Court’s latest decisions, the Trump administration’s claims that U.S. strikes obliterated Iran’s nuclear…
World Jun 26 GOP Sen. Rounds says Iran nuclear threat ‘very seriously eliminated’ Republican Sen. Michael Rounds of South Dakota sits on both the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees. On Thursday, he and other senators were briefed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and…