Trump's Shutdown, Your Problem
What A Day2 Okt 2025

Trump's Shutdown, Your Problem

It's Day 2 of the government shutdown. And we'd like to note that despite the government closing shop, House Republicans have been on vacation since last week, while House Democrats have been showing up to work. Vice President JD Vance told members of the press Wednesday that the real bad guys in the shutdown fight are Democrats, specifically Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Because, according to Vance, it's Schumer standing in the way of low-income Americans getting much-needed health care assistance, assistance that Republicans cut in President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill." Both Democrats and Republicans have dug in their heels on this shutdown. Democrats want Affordable Care Act subsidies extended and Medicaid cuts reversed. And Republicans are fine with the government being closed – and want to fire thousands of federal employees. So to talk more about the shutdown, its impact on everyday Americans, and what comes next, we spoke to New Jersey Democratic Sen. Andy Kim.

And in headlines, federal officials say they plan to reopen an Obama-era immigration program, Israel tries to intercept yet another flotilla attempting to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza, and the Supreme Court ruled that Trump can't just fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook… because he doesn't like her.

Show Notes:

Avsnitt(1568)

Don't Bank On Trump's Tax Cuts

Don't Bank On Trump's Tax Cuts

The IRS has lost tens of thousands of employees since President Donald Trump took office – the result of DOGE, policy differences, last year’s government shutdown, and layoffs. Now that we're in tax s...

19 Feb 21min

Trump’s Iran Power Play

Trump’s Iran Power Play

U.S. officials met with Iranian envoys in Switzerland Tuesday to negotiate the fate of Iran’s nuclear program — and came away with a “set of guiding principles,” according to Iran’s foreign minister. ...

18 Feb 22min

The MAGA Health Movement

The MAGA Health Movement

It's been about a year since President Donald Trump signed an executive order, "Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission." Since then, MAHA has brought together a lot of stra...

17 Feb 23min

Democrats Shut Down DHS

Democrats Shut Down DHS

Capitol Hill was surprisingly busy this week. Republicans and Democrats yelled at one another, Republicans yelled at other Republicans, and amazingly, some actual business got done – sort of. But it l...

13 Feb 21min

Bondi's DOJ Fails Again

Bondi's DOJ Fails Again

The Department of Justice fumbled yet another attempt to prosecute President Donald Trump’s enemies on Tuesday night. This time, it failed to get an indictment of the six Democrats who posted a video ...

12 Feb 21min

ICE Warns It’s ‘Only Getting Started’

ICE Warns It’s ‘Only Getting Started’

Over the past year, the Trump administration has been eliminating policies aimed at slowing down climate change – and now, it may go even further. This week, the Environmental Protection Agency plans ...

11 Feb 20min

Epstein Files Cause Ripples Across The Pond

Epstein Files Cause Ripples Across The Pond

Getting justice for Epstein survivors seems impossible in the United States. But in the United Kingdom, the Epstein files could bring down the British government. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing...

10 Feb 24min

Why You Can Basically Bet On Anything These Days

Why You Can Basically Bet On Anything These Days

Sunday was the Super Bowl, which means betting. A lot of betting. And even if you're not a gambler– and even if you don't particularly care about sports, you've probably noticed that in the last few y...

9 Feb 24min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

svenska-fall
aftonbladet-krim
p3-krim
rss-krimstad
fordomspodden
rss-expressen-dok
flashback-forever
motiv
aftonbladet-daily
rss-sanning-konsekvens
spar
blenda-2
rss-vad-fan-hande
olyckan-inifran
svd-ledarredaktionen
rss-krimreportrarna
rss-frandfors-horna
dagens-eko
rss-flodet
kungligt