Weekly Roundup: Friday, March 27

Weekly Roundup: Friday, March 27

A record number of Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week as the coronavirus hammered the economy. It's nearly five times the levels seen during the Great Recession.

Plus, President Trump has hit his highest approval rating since becoming president – 47%, according to an average of the polls. That's an increase of nearly 3 points over the last two weeks.

This episode: political correspondent Scott Detrow, political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, chief economic correspondent Scott Horsley, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

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The toll the war in Iran has on the U.S. economy

The toll the war in Iran has on the U.S. economy

The United States’ war in Iran is roiling global oil markets. We discuss how that affects the American economy — not just at the gas pump — and how those economic challenges are playing in this year’s...

11 Mars 20min

ICE is keeping tabs on American citizens

ICE is keeping tabs on American citizens

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been using a variety of tools to keep tabs on not just immigrants the agency intends to deport but also U.S. citizens who publicly oppose the agency’s tactics. ...

10 Mars 17min

Poll: Most Americans oppose war in Iran, but most Republicans support it

Poll: Most Americans oppose war in Iran, but most Republicans support it

A majority of Americans oppose the United States' military action in Iran, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. However, that opposition breaks down along party lines, with a majority of Repub...

9 Mars 24min

Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

It was another busy week in Washington. We discuss Kristi Noem getting fired from her position as Secretary of Homeland Security and the new release of missing Epstein files related to President Trump...

6 Mars 31min

Why is the U.S. at war with Iran?

Why is the U.S. at war with Iran?

In less than a week, the Trump administration's justifications for the war in Iran have already changed several times, as have the administration's goals for what it wants to accomplish. We discuss bo...

5 Mars 23min

Runoffs, voting mishaps and Trump endorsements in TX and NC primaries

Runoffs, voting mishaps and Trump endorsements in TX and NC primaries

The results are in from the first primaries of the midterm election cycle, and Senate races are starting to take shape. We discuss key takeaways from primary contests in North Carolina and Texas.This ...

4 Mars 25min

Trump keeps teasing a federal election takeover

Trump keeps teasing a federal election takeover

President Trump continues to suggest the federal government should take control over how elections are run. We discuss what he has said about the ways he could do that, whether those tactics are legal...

3 Mars 21min

What Trump says to expect of war in Iran

What Trump says to expect of war in Iran

The United States is now at war with Iran. President Trump says to expect the conflict to last four to five weeks and more American casualties. We discuss what else the administration has signaled abo...

2 Mars 20min

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