Christmas Chaos: President Throws Relief Into Doubt
President Trump raised last-minute objections, imperiling direct payments and other aid to millions of Americans. He also issued a new round of pardons for politically-connected allies.This episode: p...
23 Des 202014min
Dominion Makes Voting Machines. Its Employees Have Been Forced Into Hiding.
President Trump's baseless electoral fraud conspiracies have frenzied his supporters, some of whom have made violent threats against Americans who work for Dominion, a voting technology company. Some ...
22 Des 202013min
5,593 Pages: Congress Strikes Spending/COVID Deal
From direct payments for American households to mass transit, the Congressional relief package contains money for individuals and institutions affected by the coronavirus pandemic.This episode: politi...
21 Des 202014min
Weekly Roundup: December 18th
A major hack of federal government computer systems appears to be state-sponsored espionage. And we talk through Joe Biden's latest cabinet picks.This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis,...
18 Des 202027min
New Peril Of Local Office? Death Threats.
We talk through the apparent details of a pending COVID relief deal. And, local officials across the country are being rattled by threats of violence.READ: Congressional Leaders Near Deal On Roughly $...
17 Des 202014min
Why People Don't Vote
For the eighty million Americans who didn't vote in November, government can feel distant. Non-voters tend to believe that things will go on just as they did before regardless of an election's outcome...
16 Des 202014min
38 Days After Results Became Clear, Mitch McConnell Congratulates Biden
Joe Biden's victory in the presidential race became clear on Nov. 7th, 2020, the day the contest was called by the Associated Press. On Tuesday, thirty eight days later, Senate Majority Leader Mitch M...
15 Des 202013min
Joe Biden Is Fed Up With Trump's Election Conspiracies
On the day electors around the country voted to confirm his victory, President-elect Joe Biden expressed his frustration, in a primetime speech, with the baseless election conspiracies spouted by Pres...
15 Des 202013min
