Weekly Roundup: September 11th
As wildfires rage across the west, activists are noting the campaign's relative silence on the issue of climate change. Natural disasters of all sorts, from heat waves to hurricanes, are made worse as...
11 Sep 202027min
Whistle-blower: Trump Officials Pushed Intel Staff To Downplay Russian Interference
The Department of Homeland Security official says in his complaint that he was ordered to halt reports that made the president "look bad." DHS and the White House deny the allegation. This episode: ca...
10 Sep 202014min
On Tape: President Trump Admits To Downplaying The Pandemic
President Trump was aware of the severity of the coronavirus in early February, telling Bob Woodward that it was much more severe than the flu. In public, Trump used the flu comparison in a different ...
9 Sep 202013min
President Trump Pushes Unrealistic Vaccine Timeline In Effort To Win Votes
Pressed on whether he was politicizing vaccine development by suggesting that a vaccine could come before election day (very unlikely), President Trump insisted his pitch was that a vaccine would be a...
8 Sep 202014min
Labor Day Is When Election Season Kicks Into High Gear. Here's Where Voters Are.
In this Labor Day episode of the podcast, we hear from voters in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Pennsylvania about how they're feeling about their options in November.This episode: campaign correspondent Asma K...
7 Sep 202014min
Weekly Roundup: September 4th
Isolated bursts of violence between protesters have left at least three Americans dead. But demonstrations across the country remain primarily peaceful. And reporting in The Atlantic alleges that Pres...
4 Sep 202028min
The Pandemic Is Slowing Nationally, But Still Severe
Six million Americans have been diagnosed with coronavirus and more than 185 thousand have died. Cases nationally are trending downward, but the Midwest is seeing a youth-driven surge. And while the n...
3 Sep 202014min
Lawmakers On Both Sides Of The Aisle Contend With New Political Realities
Republicans' internal divisions, and divisions with President Trump, made legislating nearly impossible during Trump's first term. There's little sign that thing would be different should he be re-ele...
2 Sep 202014min
