What happens when the President has a problem with silent protest? (Dr. Harry Edwards)
In September of 2017, Trump famously asked the crowd at an Alabama rally "wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'get that son of a bitch off the...
23 Nov 201755min
Does parodying Trump help you to understand him? (Alec Baldwin, Kurt Andersen)
What goes into creating an iconic impression? Does assuming the personality of a subject, even to make fun of them, allow you any new insight into their way of thinking? On this week’s TrumpWatch, Jes...
9 Nov 201728min
What do Mueller's indictments mean for Trump? (Josh Meyer, Marcy Wheeler)
When special counsel Robert Mueller announced indictments for Donald Trump’s former campaign adviser, Paul Manafort and campaign aide Rick Gates and unsealed a plea deal made for false statements by c...
1 Nov 201757min
What is motivating Steve Bannon in his post-White House life? (Anita Kumar)
What makes Steve Bannon tick? What drives a man as feared and hated by liberals and conservatives as he is beloved by the army of “alt-right” white nationalist followers he’s cultivated as executive ...
25 Okt 201728min
What is happening with the federal relief effort in Puerto Rico? (Scott Paul)
Returning to Washington DC aboard Air Force One after touring the devastation Hurricane Maria unleashed on the US territory of Puerto Rico, President Trump told reporters his administration has “only ...
4 Okt 201725min
What is the state of the resistance to President Trump's agenda? (Mark Bray, Barbara Radnofsky)
From calling Mexicans rapists and criminals at his campaign kick-off, to three different travel bans restricting travel from majority-Muslim nations, from alleged violations of the emoluments clause ...
28 Sep 201755min
Will President Donald Trump jettison the Iran nuclear deal? (Parisa Hafezi)
Earlier this week at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, President Donald Trump took the opportunity of his first address to the General Assembly to rail against the Iran nuclear deal re...
20 Sep 201726min
What does President Trump want to do about the opioid crisis? (Jonah Walters)
"With approximately 142 Americans dying every day, America is enduring a death toll equal to September 11 every three weeks,” reads an interim report submitted to the White House earlier this month b...
13 Sep 201726min
