Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
A Summer Treat: 'Weird Al' Yankovic On His Life & Career In Show Business
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
And now, a diversion from the news.When Weird Al's debut single, "My Bologna," came out, there wasn'...
How Iran Is Dividing the MAGA Base
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As tensions continue to escalate between Israel and Iran, President Trump is now signaling an openne...
How The Farm Industry Is Complicating Trump's Immigration Crackdown
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, President Trump suggested the agriculture industry might be spared from his immigration c...
Political Violence In The U.S.
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers over the weekend, we look at what is motivating peopl...
Weekly Roundup: Israel vs. Iran, Immigration News, and A Mascot Love Triangle
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel launched strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, killing at least three of Iran's top military ...
Love In The Time Of Politics
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Their politics are opposites — Could their love be true? New poll...
MAHA Cheers and Public Health Fears as RFK Ousts Vaccine Panel
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted all 17 members of a vaccine advisory boa...
Trump vs. Newsom: Breaking Down the Politics of the L.A. Protests
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles stretch into their fifth day, President Trump i...
Protests In L.A. Over Trump's Immigration Policies
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a series of immigration raids in and around Los Angeles, protestors demonstrated against the a...
Budget Battles & Conversations With China
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Negotiations over President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" continue on Capitol Hill — but now, his ...
Explaining Trump's New Travel Ban
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump issued a presidential proclamation Wednesday that bans citizens of 12 countries, and...
Data Difficulty: How DOGE Could Hurt The Census And More
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration team that calls itself the Department of Government Efficiency has gathered...
How President Trump's Pardons Are Challenging Political Norms
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The federal pardon power is one area where presidents have unchecked authority. President Trump is u...
Explaining Trump's Fight With Big Law Firms
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has issued executive orders targeting certain law firms, seeking to restrict their b...
Tariff Twists; Diplomatic Deals; Mango Mania
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump's trade policies were dealt a blow this week as a court said he could use a 1977 eme...
How Trump Has Reshaped The Federal Workforce
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to "drain the swamp." Now that he's in ...
Why Medicaid Cuts Are In The GOP Tax Bill
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Legislation working its way through Congress to codify President Trump's tax cuts would also make bi...
How The "BIg, Beautiful Bill" Would Change Immigration Policy
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From allocating more money to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, to changing provisions on...
Connecting The Dots On DOGE
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been six months since President Trump first announced the creation of the Department of Governm...
Another Turn In Trump's Economic Policy
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump announced plans to levy 50 percent tariffs on goods imported from the European Union...
Immigrants Without Legal Status May Lose Health Care In States
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Democratic governors in California and Minnesota are proposing to roll back health insurance coverag...
Accusations Of White Genocide Derail US-South Africa Meeting
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the White House Wednesday ostensibly to talk about t...
Can Trump Get His Megabill Through Congress?
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
House Republicans are working to advance a massive bill that essentially wraps up all of President T...
Republicans Push For Legislation Limiting Ballot Initiatives
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ballot initiatives are one way for voters to get issues that matter to them enshrined in law, especi...
Roundup: Trump visits the Middle East
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump took his first major trip abroad this week, visiting the Middle East and signing bus...
SCOTUS Hears Birthright Citizenship Case
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to prevent children born in th...
Why Is Trump Involved In Crypto?
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
His face may not be on any currency issued by the federal government, but President Trump has lent h...
How An American Pope May Influence American Politics
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time, the leader of the Catholic Church is from the United States. We discuss how Pope...
Trump's Tariff Turnaround
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After saying his tariff policies "will never change," President Trump announced he was reducing tari...
Roundup: Immigration Policies; New Surgeon General Nominee
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration announced plans, currently on hold, to deport migrants to Libya, even if th...
Why The U.S. Bombed Houthi Rebels In Yemen
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Both Presidents Biden and Trump launched bombing campaigns against Houthi rebels in Yemen after the ...
How Trump Is Reshaping U.S.-Canada relations
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House Tuesday. The me...
How President Trump Is Reshaping The Justice Department
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In her Senate confirmation hearing earlier this year, Attorney General Pam Bondi promised that the "...
Making Sense Of Cents: Setting The Federal Budget
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has called for the government's spending to be wrapped into "one big, beautiful bill...
Roundup: Mike Waltz Is Out, Young Democrats Ask What's Next, And Can't Let It Go
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Waltz is out as President Trump's National Security Adviser, it's the first major departure for...
Trump Wants Americans To Have More Babies
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has said he wants to be the "fertilization president," urging American couples to ha...
Trump Gives Automakers Some Wiggle Room On Tariffs
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been marked by his on-again-off-again approach to tarif...
NPR Poll: Many Voters Give Trump Failing Grade
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Donald Trump approaches the 100th day of his second term, most voters are not impressed. Majoriti...
What's Next For U.S. Involvement In Ukraine?
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since Russia's large scale invasion began in 2022, the U.S. has provided significant military aid to...
Trump's First 100 Days: Promises Made, Promises Kept
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When running for office, Donald Trump promised to execute the largest deportation in American histor...
Trump's First 100 Days: Tariffs As Foreign Policy
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has repeatedly said that "tariff" is "one of the most beautiful words in the dictionary...
Trump's First 100 Days: An Increase In Executive Power
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When running for office, Donald Trump suggested that he "alone could fix" the ills befalling the Uni...
Trump's First 100 Days: Wading Into The Culture Wars
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the campaign trail, candidate Donald Trump decried "gender ideology," said the military was becom...
Trump's First 100 Days: Project 2025 & Its Influence
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Heritage Foundation's "blueprint" for a new Republican administration got a lot of attention dur...
Roundup: Trump Vs. The Fed; Harvard Fights Back
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the White House continued to adjust its tariff policies, President Trump lashed out against Feder...
The Legal & Political Challenges To Trump's Deportation Plans
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A federal judge ruled there is "probable cause" to find the Trump administration in contempt for vio...
Exclusive: Whistleblower Alleges DOGE May Have Taken Sensitive Labor Data
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The entity known as DOGE has been used as part of the Trump administration's efforts to radically re...
Trump: Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador Won't Return To U.S.
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an Oval Office meeting Monday with El Salvador's president, President Trump said Kilmar Abrego Ga...
Campus Activists Fear Trump Administration Crackdown
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Much of the activism seen on college campuses last year in protest of Israel's war in Gaza is now un...
Roundup: Immigration Rulings; DOGE & Social Security Data
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of a man ...
Trump's Tariff Tug Of War
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After days of market turmoil, President Trump walked back some tariffs on some countries, but kept a...
U.S. Trade War With China Escalates
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, President Trump threatened to make the steep tariffs on China even steeper if Chi...
Trump Threatens To Cut Federal Funds For Colleges And Universities
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dozens of American universities are under investigation by the Trump administration for use of DEI i...
He Has A Purple Heart & Is A Convicted Felon. ICE Wants To Deport Him
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An NPR exclusive: Deportation proceedings are underway for Jose Barco, an Iraq War veteran who was a...
Roundup: Tariffs, HHS Cuts & Bodega Cats
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The tariff plan rolled out by President Trump this week threatens to upend the global economic syste...
Trump's Tariffs Take Shape — How Will They Impact You?
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump announced a blanket tariff on all imports to the U.S., and additional, specific tari...
What Happened In Tuesday's Elections
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Money poured into races in Florida and Wisconsin at levels usually reserved for elections during a p...
Trump & Presidential Term Limits
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The president has flirted with — and walked back — suggestions he would seek a third term in off...
A Look At This Week's Special House Elections In Florida
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Races to fill two vacant seats in Florida's first and sixth congressional districts are getting a lo...
Weekly Roundup: Tariffs, Texts & Turtles
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump signaled more tariffs would come in April, signed an executive order about voting, &...
Why Does Donald Trump Want Greenland?
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
First floated in President Trump's first term, talks of the United States annexing or otherwise acqu...
DOGE's Potential Impact On Social Security & The VA
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration's efforts to reshape the federal government have now set their sights on ho...
Defense Officials Used Group Text To Plan Missile Strikes
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before the U.S. carried out missile strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, senior Trump administrat...
Sanders, AOC Rally To Motivate Democrats
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The two politicians are pushing a message that is both critical of President Trump & his policies, a...
Roundup: Potential Ukraine Ceasefire; Trump Attacks Judiciary
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump spoke separately to his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts this week to try and hamm...
How Trump's Tariffs Are Impacting U.S. Farmers
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many U.S. farmers have evolved under free trade and grown dependent on exporting food. With tariffs ...
Why Wisconsin's Supreme Court Election Matters Nationally
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tens of millions are being spent. Donald Trump, Jr. and Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) are holding rallies ...
Dems In Disarray? Finding Unity In The Caucus
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After bruising losses in November's elections, Democrats are trying to figure out how to unite their...
What Is The Alien Enemies Act?
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration used the 18th century law as justification for deporting hundreds of allege...
Roundup: Shutdown Threat, Tariffs & Ukraine
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Congressional Democrats are at odds as to whether or not to support Republican-led efforts to keep t...
Trump's Latest Efforts To Reduce The Federal Workforce
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since taking office, President Trump has championed the idea of reducing the federal workforce. A Fe...
Trump's Efforts To Consolidate Executive Branch Power
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since returning to office, President Trump has moved quickly to reshape the federal government. His ...
Who Is Mahmoud Khalil, The Protester The Trump Admin Wants To Deport?
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While studying at Columbia University, Khalil helped lead pro-Palestinian protests on campus relatin...
Measles Returns — Here's What You Need To Know
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds have been infected and two have died as measles outbreaks have occurred in West Texas and N...
Roundup: DOGE's Power Checked; Vance's Role Evolves
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a cabinet meeting this week, President Trump affirmed that while DOGE — the entity meant to res...
Trump's Tariff Tumult
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to enact tariffs on some of the United States' largest ...
How Trump's Immigration Policy Is Taking Shape
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Immigration was a major campaign issue for Donald Trump as he sought to return to the White House. N...
Trump Defends Agenda In Combative Address
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the longest address of its kind before Congress in recent memory, President Trump laid out his po...
Poll: Majority Thinks Trump Is Making Changes Too Quickly
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, a majority of respondents think the state of the union is not str...
NPR Investigation: Harassment In The Federal Court System
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Federal judges have enormous power over their courtrooms and their chambers, which can leave employe...
Roundup: Congress Works On Budget; Cabinet Meets; Good TV
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Congress is trying to come up with a new budget, while also attempting to extend tax cuts put in pla...
Trump's Next Foreign Policy Challenge: Syria
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Syria is in the midst of rebuilding after a long civil war and the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's reg...
How DOGE Cuts Are Impacting Federal Workers
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Proposals from DOGE, Elon Musk's entity tasked with making the federal government more "efficient," ...
NPR Exclusive: Harassment In The Federal Judiciary
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People who work for the federal court system don't have the same kinds of job protections that most ...
Trump Administration Fires Top Pentagon Officials, Military Lawyers
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Over the weekend, the Trump administration fired several high-ranking military leaders and announced...
Roundup: Kash Patel Confirmed As FBI Chief; China Sees Opportunity As USAID Gets Cut
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Kash Patel was confirmed as the new FBI director yesterday despite questions about his qualification...
McConnell Announces His Retirement And Trump Signs Another Executive Order
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Sen. Mitch McConnell announced today that he would not seek reelection when his term is over in 2026...
Dems Face Pressure To Fight Trump
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Democrats lost the Senate and the White House in November's elections. Now as a minority party, thei...
How Trump Changed U.S. Policy Toward Ukraine
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
President Trump has shifted U.S. policy regarding the war between Ukraine and Russia. On Tuesday, Th...
Is Trump's Economy Taking Shape?
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He campaigned on lowering the cost of household goods, but inflation remains outside the range the F...
Weekly Roundup: Eric Adams; More Trump Nominees Confirmed
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Department of Justice instructed prosecutors to dismiss federal corruption charges against New Y...
DOGE's Quest To Reshape Government Continues
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The unit, led by Elon Musk, has run into legal obstacles as it continues its rapid efforts to change...
Navigating Trump's Foreign Policy
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promoted an "America First" approach. How does that translate to...
How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Alongside newly announced universal tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, President Trump has levie...
Trump's Latest Target: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The government agency formed in the wake of the Great Recession acts to regulate financial products,...
Friday Roundup: Trump's Efforts To Overhaul Bureaucracy, FBI
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration's offer for federal employees to resign now and keep their pay and benefits...
Trump Wants To Turn Gaza Into The "Riviera Of The Middle East"
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At a Tuesday press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump said h...
Congressional Republicans OK With Shifting Power Dynamics
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Congress is supposed to hold the power of the purse. So what do Republicans in Congress think about ...
Elon Musk's DOGE Takes Control Of Federal Spending
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk is keeping his campaign promise of trying to cut $2 trillion of federal spending through h...
Trump Attempts To Shut Down USAID And Imposes Tariffs
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This past weekend, President Trump imposed new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. He has since wa...