Trump Is The Past, Present, And Future Of The Republican Party
The former president's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference is confirmation that Donald Trump won't go quietly into retirement—loyalty to Trump and white grievance politics will rema...
1 Mar 202114min
Weekly Roundup: February 26th
President Biden hasn't reinstated family separation policies, but his choice to keep migrant children in a shelter facility has drawn criticism from activists. And the Conservative Political Action Co...
26 Feb 202127min
How Young Activists Are Working With America's Oldest President
Many young progressive groups were openly hostile to Joe Biden's primary campaign, but they rallied to support him once he secured the nomination. Now, his administration regularly meets with young or...
25 Feb 202114min
How Much Credit, Blame Does Biden Deserve For The State Of The Pandemic?
Vaccination rates are trending up and deaths are trending down since President Biden took office—but another hundred thousand Americans have died since he was sworn in. Public health experts suggest i...
24 Feb 202114min
Ousted Capitol Security Heads Face Questions About Attack
Under questioning from senators about the attack on the Capitol, the law enforcement officials who oversaw the building's security were quick to lay blame elsewhere. And an NPR investigation offers co...
23 Feb 202114min
Merrick Garland On Glidepath To Confirmation As Biden AG
In his confirmation hearing to serve as Attorney General, Merrick Garland emphasized loyalty to the people of the United States over fealty to the president. Monday's hearing comes almost five years a...
22 Feb 202113min
Weekly Roundup: February 19th
Millions of Texans have been without power or potable water for days following unusually harsh winter weather. The Republican governor blamed the outages on renewable energy but that is only 10 percen...
19 Feb 202130min
Biden Wants To Re-Open Schools, But How Much Can He Really Do About It?
President Biden has made reopening schools a benchmark for how his administration is handling the pandemic. It is a politically tricky goal, since those decisions will be made by local districts. We l...
18 Feb 202115min
