Roundup: Spending Bill Fight Continues; TikTok Ban Looms
Lawmakers are up against a deadline of midnight Friday to pass a bill to fund the government. What's behind the hold up?Then, a ban on TikTok heads to the Supreme Court, and we go back to when dinosau...
20 Joulu 202424min
How The Spending Bill Died
For a few hours, Congress looked poised to avoid a government shutdown by passing a new short-term spending bill. But, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy & President-elect Donald Trump voiced opposition, and ...
19 Joulu 202417min
Congress, White House Face Year-End Deadlines
Lawmakers face a Friday deadline to fund the federal government through March; will it get passed? And, in the waning days of the Biden administration, what policy objectives does the White House stil...
18 Joulu 202416min
Looking At Reproductive Rights In 2024
The effects of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion continue to be felt across the United States. We look at the state of reproductive rights in 2024, and w...
17 Joulu 202414min
Trump Holds First Press Conference Since Election
The president-elect spoke to the media for more than an hour at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Topics of discussion included tariffs, vaccines and foreign policy, among others. This episode: pol...
16 Joulu 202411min
Roundup: Jan. 6 Report; Biden Issues Pardons
In a new report, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice looked into FBI shortcomings in the run up to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Then, President Biden has issued a number...
13 Joulu 202421min
Why Some In Congress Are Skeptical Of Trump's National Intelligence Pick
Tulsi Gabbard doesn't have the typical background for a director of national intelligence, but the former Hawaii congresswoman has made a name for herself: she is a Democrat-turned-Republican who stau...
12 Joulu 202414min
Who Is Kash Patel, Trump's Pick To Run The FBI?
He was a public defender and former national security aide. He is a fierce critic of the justice department and longtime ally of President-elect Trump, who wants him to run the FBI. This episode: poli...
11 Joulu 202415min
