Crime in the U.S. is down. Why?
Recent data from the FBI show violent crime has dropped over the last few years. President Trump is taking credit for the decline, but the reasons for the fall are a lot more complicated. We explain w...
20 Aug 16min
Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
Democratic voters in many races faced choices between moderate and progressive candidates, while Republicans picked between those President Trump backed and those he didn't. We look at some of the rac...
19 Aug 19min
What Florida's primaries tell us about American voters
While it may not be the swing state it once was, the candidates and outcomes in Florida's primary elections provide some clues as to where U.S. politics are going in the future. We look at some of the...
18 Aug 22min
Why White House press secretaries still matter
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaves the post at the end of August. We look back at her tenure, why the job still has importance in the age of social media, and how the role of press se...
17 Aug 18min
Two planes, a president and a catering truck
When President Trump left the NATO summit in Turkey last month, he covertly switched planes because the government had received reports of an Iranian threat on Trump’s life. We discuss the significanc...
14 Aug 28min
Is there a rift within the Democratic Party?
This year's primary contests have given Democratic voters a chance to choose between left-wing and moderate candidates and there seems to be a divide emerging within the party. Or is there? We discuss...
13 Aug 20min
Voters sent mixed messages in Tuesday's primaries
Voting wrapped up in several states’ primaries on Tuesday, and the results were a mixed bag. We discuss takeaways from primaries in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Carolina and Connecticut.This episode: W...
12 Aug 19min
Women could be the deciding votes in Maine Senate race
More women than men have voted in every election in Maine in the last decade, and women are a key reason Republican Sen. Susan Collins won reelection six years ago. We discuss how Collins and Democrat...
11 Aug 21min
