US Absent From Global Climate Conference
For the last two weeks, a critically important climate conference has been taking place in Belem, Brazil. For the first time in 30 years, the United States did not send a delegation to the conference....
20 Nov 202521min
"Things Happen": Trump Goes All In On MBS
President Donald Trump joyously welcomed Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, also known as MBS, to the White House on Tuesday. That's despite the fact that, according to US intelligence, ...
19 Nov 202525min
The U.S. Takes Aim At Venezuela
This week, President Donald Trump told reporters that he would be willing to hold talks with Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. His statements came as the Navy’s largest aircraft carrier arrived in...
18 Nov 202525min
Were There Any Winners In The Government Shutdown?
The longest government shutdown in American history ended last week, thanks to 8 Senate Democrats giving up the fight to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. The infighting between Democrats hasn't s...
17 Nov 202522min
Make America What Again? Policy Priorities For A Progressive Future
Good policy is good politics, or so the saying goes. So, uh, how do we agree on what that is? Jane Coaston talks with three of the left’s most prominent policy thinkers: Democratic strategist Waleed S...
15 Nov 202534min
Scam Calls Are Getting Worse: Here's Why
This week, a court filing showed that the Trump Administration has declared the current funding structure for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be illegal. The agency was created in the wake...
14 Nov 202522min
The Government Reopens — To More Epstein Chaos
The House returned on Wednesday and ended the longest shutdown in government history. House Republicans were joined by six democrats to fund the government through January 30th. Two Republicans voted ...
13 Nov 202522min
Misread the Moment: Rep. McBride On Senate Democrats
The government shutdown is inching closer to an end as members of the House of Representatives return to Washington today. They are expected to vote on a bill to end the shutdown this week, after eigh...
12 Nov 202524min
