Answering your questions on the midterms & more
You had questions about the upcoming midterm elections, and other political topics. In this podcast, we try our best to answer some of them.This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, p...
1 Syys 19min
The big deal with a big debt
The federal debt is up to $40 trillion and counting. The budget deficit is increasing, too. What does that mean for American taxpayers? We explain.This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara K...
31 Elo 17min
What happens if Trump tries to mess with the midterms?
President Trump routinely sows doubt in the credibility of elections in the United States — especially if he, or his allies, lose those votes. But with voting in this fall's midterms starting in just ...
28 Elo 31min
What's going on with vote-by-mail?
President Trump has long railed against voting by mail, falsely claiming it is rampant with fraud. He signed an executive order earlier this year seeking to severely restrict the practice. The order i...
27 Elo 15min
Graham survives runoff with help from Trump's super PAC
Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., beat back a close challenge from Rep. Ralph Norman to win her GOP Senate primary runoff. We look at the race, and how MAGA, Inc., a super PAC affiliated with President Tru...
26 Elo 18min
What a trade war with Canada means for U.S. consumers
After President Trump announced new tariffs on some Canadian goods, Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney, said his country would match them "dollar for dollar." We look at what's behind the escalation...
25 Elo 17min
How many noncitizens are on U.S. voter rolls?
The federal government claims more than 250,000 noncitizens are on voter rolls in four U.S. states. Officials in those states, though, expressed doubts about the accuracy of those claims and the feder...
24 Elo 17min
Roundup: carrier formations, calendars & corgis
U.S. foreign policy has teased a 'pivot to Asia' for more than a decade, but as the war with Iran continues, attention is shifting elsewhere. But, Trump's threats to curtail long-running military exer...
21 Elo 25min
