Economy Feb 25 House Republicans struggle to pass budget advancing Trump’s agenda More drama is unfolding on Capitol Hill as House Republicans struggle to pass a budget that would advance President Trump's agenda. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
Politics Feb 24 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s approval ratings after one month in office 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 Republicans facing boisterous town halls amid President Trump's and Elon Musk's federal workforce cuts, Democratic lawmakers…
Politics Feb 21 Brooks and Capehart on Republicans facing backlash over federal cuts New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including fresh tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine, town hall backlash to major cuts to the federal workforce…
Politics Feb 18 Arizona attorney general discusses lawsuit challenging Musk’s power as unelected official A federal judge ruled against a motion imposing a temporary restraining order on Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency." The ruling is in response to a suit brought by 14 attorneys general alleging President Trump violated the Constitution by…
Politics Feb 17 ‘Chaos and confusion’ as Trump’s mass firings impact the basic functions of government The federal government is closed on Monday to celebrate Presidents Day, but the Trump administration's effort to permanently scale back the size and scope of the federal workforce continues in full force. As Laura Barrón-López reports, President Trump's actions in…
Politics Feb 13 What Trump voters think about his first weeks in office There's new insight into a group of voters that helped swing the 2024 presidential race, those who voted for Democrats in prior elections but for Donald Trump this November. The analysis comes from recent focus groups conducted by Republican strategist…
Politics Feb 12 Elon Musk’s influence in the White House grows as Trump hands him more power President Trump handed more power over to Elon Musk on Tuesday, giving his team oversight over hiring decisions across every government agency. Musk has also continued to post misleading or false accusations against government agencies on his social media platform…
Nation Feb 10 Chad Wolf breaks down Trump’s progress in reshaping America’s immigration system President Trump spent his first weeks in office reshaping much of the American immigration system through executive actions and working to see through a campaign promise of mass deportations. Amna Nawaz discussed the developments with Chad Wolf, the former acting…
Nation Feb 07 Capehart and Continetti on Trump pushing the limits of executive power Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Matthew Continetti from the American Enterprise Institute join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, President Trump and his allies making quick progress on their goal of "deconstructing the administrative state," Elon…
Politics Feb 06 GOP Sen. Schmitt says ‘FBI ripe for real reform’ and Patel has the experience to do it While many Trump nominees have been confirmed at a break-neck speed, FBI director nominee Kash Patel will have to wait. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee forced a delay over objections to Patel’s plans to further purge agents from the FBI…