Senators Clash Over How Soon To Reopen The Economy

Senators Clash Over How Soon To Reopen The Economy

Members of the Senate Banking Committee squabbled Tuesday over how quickly the U.S. economy can rebound from the coronavirus shutdown and whether the federal government is doing enough to support struggling families and businesses in the meantime.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional reporter Claudia Grisales, and chief economic correspondent Scott Horsley.

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Trump Administration Looks To Roll Back Some Benefits For DACA Recipients

Trump Administration Looks To Roll Back Some Benefits For DACA Recipients

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — for immigrants whose parents brought them illegally to the United States when they were children — offers participants protection from immigration ...

28 Jul 202517min

Congress And Trump Play Tug-Of-War Over The 'Power Of The Purse'

Congress And Trump Play Tug-Of-War Over The 'Power Of The Purse'

Congress recently passed — at the White House's request — a rescission package that cancels $9 billion in spending Congress had previously approved. We discuss whether Congress has forfeited its power...

25 Jul 202518min

Trump's Attacks On Federal Reserve's Powell Could Bring Economic Pain

Trump's Attacks On Federal Reserve's Powell Could Bring Economic Pain

President Trump's attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell have been relentless. We discuss what it would mean if the United States no longer has a politically independent Federal Reserve. We...

24 Jul 202515min

What Bove's Nomination Says About Trump's Future Judge Picks

What Bove's Nomination Says About Trump's Future Judge Picks

Emil Bove has been behind many of the Justice Department's most controversial recent decisions, and now he's President Trump's nominee to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. We discuss the controversy a...

23 Jul 202516min

Is There A Playbook For Young Democratic Candidates — And Does It Work?

Is There A Playbook For Young Democratic Candidates — And Does It Work?

There are at least 10 Democratic candidates younger than 40 vying for seats in Congress in next year's elections. We discuss what has been successful for recent Gen Z and young millennial candidates, ...

22 Jul 202517min

Texas GOP Hopes to Redraw Congressional Map And Keep Control Of U.S. House

Texas GOP Hopes to Redraw Congressional Map And Keep Control Of U.S. House

New congressional districts are on the agenda for the special session that began in Texas on Monday. We discuss why Texas is redrawing its congressional map now and what it and similar efforts in othe...

21 Jul 202512min

Weekly Roundup: Trump Attacks Media Over Epstein Story

Weekly Roundup: Trump Attacks Media Over Epstein Story

We review a busy week in Washington, including President Trump's response to a new report about his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and calls from the White House for more partis...

18 Jul 202522min

Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media

Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media

Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential American service survive and thrive. Visit donate.npr.org now.Learn more about sponsor message...

18 Jul 20252min

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