Weekly Roundup: Friday, March 27

Weekly Roundup: Friday, March 27

A record number of Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week as the coronavirus hammered the economy. It's nearly five times the levels seen during the Great Recession.

Plus, President Trump has hit his highest approval rating since becoming president – 47%, according to an average of the polls. That's an increase of nearly 3 points over the last two weeks.

This episode: political correspondent Scott Detrow, political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, chief economic correspondent Scott Horsley, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

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Supreme Court deals another blow to Voting Rights Act

Supreme Court deals another blow to Voting Rights Act

In a landmark ruling Wednesday, the Supreme Court effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act. We discuss what the ruling could mean for Black representation — not just in Congress but at all levels of g...

29 Apr 19min

Trump mulls a Spirit Airlines bailout. Is this capitalism?

Trump mulls a Spirit Airlines bailout. Is this capitalism?

President Trump has suggested the United States “buy” the struggling Spirit Airlines. We discuss other ways Trump has blurred the lines between government and business and whether Republicans have tur...

28 Apr 21min

DOJ charges suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

DOJ charges suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

The Justice Department has charged 31-year-old Cole Allen with trying to assassinate President Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday. We discuss what we know about A...

27 Apr 15min

Trump, Vance evacuated after shots fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Trump, Vance evacuated after shots fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner

President Trump, Vice President Vance, and members of the administration were evacuated from the Washington Hilton Saturday night after shots were fired. The dinner, President Trump said, will be resc...

26 Apr 52min

DOJ drops Fed chair probe to cap a busy week in politics

DOJ drops Fed chair probe to cap a busy week in politics

It was another busy week in politics. We discuss the Justice Department’s decision to drop its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the status of negotiations over funding for the s...

24 Apr 27min

Civil rights group says federal charges are political

Civil rights group says federal charges are political

The Justice Department has charged the Southern Poverty Law Center, a prominent civil rights organization, with several financial crimes. We discuss what the group is accused of and why it became a ta...

23 Apr 17min

Virginia beats back Trump's redistricting gamble

Virginia beats back Trump's redistricting gamble

Virginia voters narrowly approved a ballot measure to redraw congressional district lines, improving Democrats’ odds at winning back the House in November. We discuss what to make of the results in Vi...

22 Apr 19min

Trump backs psychedelic drug treatments

Trump backs psychedelic drug treatments

President Trump signed an executive order to fast-track medical research into psychedelic drugs, following a push by podcaster and influencer Joe Rogan. We discuss what the research says and how the p...

21 Apr 17min

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