Trump tries to shape mail-in voting with executive order
President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to create federal lists of eligible voters and directs the U.S. Postal Service not to send mail-in ballots to anyone not on those lists. We discuss...
2 Apr 19min
Trump addresses war with Iran
In a televised, primetime address, President Trump discussed the ongoing U.S. war with Iran, and said the war would be over "shortly." We analyze what the president said, and discuss his claims.This e...
2 Apr 9min
SCOTUS hears birthright citizenship arguments
At issue in the case is whether children born in the United States to people in the country without legal status should receive U.S. citizenship under the 14th Amendment. Justices heard oral arguments...
1 Apr 24min
Should all babies born in the United States be citizens?
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday in Trump v. Barbara, a case challenging President Trump’s executive order denying citizenship to children born to people without permanent leg...
31 Mars 19min
The Senate DHS funding deal fell apart. Now what?
There was a glimmer of hope for the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate passed a funding bill early Friday morning. Then the House rejected the deal, and Congress left town. We discuss wh...
30 Mars 11min
How young CPAC-goers feel about the war in Iran
This year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, lacks many of the big-name conservative stars typically in attendance, but there’s still plenty of President Trump fandom. We discuss how...
27 Mars 28min
Will record TSA wait times spur a DHS funding deal?
Thursday marks the 41st day since funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed, and congressional negotiators seem to be at a stalemate. We discuss where each side stands and how public frus...
26 Mars 16min
In Iran, Trump is both escalating and deescalating
President Trump began the week with an announcement that administration officials were having “very good and productive conversations” with Iranian officials about ending the war there, then sent more...
25 Mars 15min
