Who has the most influence with President Trump when it comes to foreign policy? (Adam Weinstein)
With the third acting defense secretary President Trump has placed in the position within the past month looking like he will be forced to temporarily resign and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo playin...
3 Jul 201927min
Is America's trade war with China achieving President Trump's goals? (Soumaya Keynes)
With major news developments arriving fast and furiously theses days, it’s easy to forget that the US is actively engaged in a trade war with China. President Trump will head to Osaka, Japan for the G...
26 Jun 201927min
What does the conflict over over 2 oil tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman mean for relations between the U.S. and Iran? (Julian Borger)
On June 13, two oil tankers that had just passed through the Strait of Hormuz were damaged after an explosion struck both ships. The US government was quick to blame Iran for the attack on The Kokuka ...
19 Jun 201926min
Does President Trump want the Democrats in the House to impeach him? (Darren Samuelsohn)
As congressional Democrats clash over whether or not to impeach the President following the controversial release of the Mueller report, there appears to be one politician surprisingly supportive of t...
12 Jun 201927min
Is President Trump pushing congressional Republicans to the right on tariffs on Mexico? (Amber Phillips)
Last week, President Trump announced plans to roll out a 5 percent tariff on “all goods coming into our country from Mexico” in retribution for what he described in a Twitter post as that nation’s rol...
5 Jun 201926min
What will a wave of new state laws restricting abortion mean for Roe v. Wade? (Staci Fox)
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to what the Washington Post described as a “compromise on a restrictive Indiana abortion law,” allowing the state to regulate disposal of the “remains” of an abort...
29 Mai 201925min
What would a citizenship question mean for the census? (Wennie Chin, Paul Westrick)
Last month, the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether to allow a question on the 2020 census that asks whether the person filling out the form is a US citizen. In this installment of TrumpWatch, ...
8 Mai 201924min
What does it mean that Fox News is becoming more critical of President Trump? (Daniel Lippman)
When 2020 presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders appeared in a Fox News town hall on April 15, many of his supporters saw it as an inspired attempt to reach across the political divide. Yet, fo...
24 Apr 201925min
