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Dems Face Pressure To Fight Trump

12 mins; February 19, 2025

How Trump Changed U.S. Policy Toward Ukraine

15 mins; February 18, 2025

Is Trump's Economy Taking Shape?

13 mins; February 17, 2025

Weekly Roundup: Eric Adams; More Trump Nominees Confirmed

25 mins; February 14, 2025

DOGE's Quest To Reshape Government Continues

12 mins; February 13, 2025

Navigating Trump's Foreign Policy

16 mins; February 12, 2025

How Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs

15 mins; February 11, 2025

Trump's Latest Target: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

14 mins; February 10, 2025

Friday Roundup: Trump's Efforts To Overhaul Bureaucracy, FBI

23 mins; February 07, 2025

Trump Wants To Turn Gaza Into The "Riviera Of The Middle East"

13 mins; February 06, 2025

Congressional Republicans OK With Shifting Power Dynamics

14 mins; February 05, 2025

Elon Musk's DOGE Takes Control Of Federal Spending

15 mins; February 04, 2025

Trump Attempts To Shut Down USAID And Imposes Tariffs

16 mins; February 03, 2025

Friday Roundup: More Hearings And Trump's First Two Weeks In Office

26 mins; January 31, 2025

White House Walks Back Federal Funding Memo

13 mins; January 30, 2025

RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing

16 mins; January 29, 2025

White House Memo Puts Federal Funding On Hold

13 mins; January 28, 2025

How Trump Is Governing In His Second Term

14 mins; January 27, 2025

How Trump's Executive Actions Are Impacting Federal Workers

20 mins; January 24, 2025

Trump Declared A "National Energy Emergency." Now What?

15 mins; January 23, 2025

Trump Rolls Back Federal DEI Rules

18 mins; January 22, 2025

Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Defendants

16 mins; January 21, 2025

Trump Promises "Golden Age," Moves To Enact Sweeping Executive Actions

22 mins; January 20, 2025

Roundup: Noem Confirmation Hearing; Laken Riley Act

22 mins; January 17, 2025

Israel, Hamas Ceasefire; Biden's Farewell Address

14 mins; January 16, 2025

Trump's DOJ, Dept. Of State Picks Have Confirmation Hearings

16 mins; January 15, 2025

Part Of Special Counsel Report Released; Hegseth Confirmation Hearing

22 mins; January 14, 2025

Trump Puts Blame For Wildfires On Newsom's Shoulders

17 mins; January 13, 2025

Trump Sentenced: No Jail Time, No Fine

23 mins; January 10, 2025

Washington Honors Jimmy Carter

17 mins; January 09, 2025

Joe Biden's Judicial Legacy

14 mins; January 08, 2025

President-elect Trump refuses to rule out military involvement in Panama Canal

15 mins; January 07, 2025

Congress Certifies Trump's Election Win

17 mins; January 06, 2025

Roundup: New Orleans investigation; Biden's last days in office

23 mins; January 03, 2025

How Donald Trump Reshaped The GOP

19 mins; January 02, 2025

How Trump's Tariffs Plan Might Work

9 mins; January 01, 2025

Donald Trump's Domestic Policy Agenda

19 mins; December 31, 2024

The Life & Legacy Of Jimmy Carter

13 mins; December 30, 2024

The Annual Can't Let It Go Year End Extravaganza

28 mins; December 27, 2024

Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy

14 mins; December 26, 2024

What Now For The Democratic Party?

15 mins; December 25, 2024

Joe Biden's Domestic Policy Legacy

16 mins; December 24, 2024

The Political Legacy Of Joe Biden

17 mins; December 23, 2024

How Trump's early days in 2017 might be different from the upcoming term

5 mins; December 22, 2024

Roundup: Spending Bill Fight Continues; TikTok Ban Looms

24 mins; December 20, 2024

How The Spending Bill Died

17 mins; December 19, 2024

Congress, White House Face Year-End Deadlines

16 mins; December 18, 2024

Looking At Reproductive Rights In 2024

14 mins; December 17, 2024

Trump Holds First Press Conference Since Election

11 mins; December 16, 2024

Roundup: Jan. 6 Report; Biden Issues Pardons

21 mins; December 13, 2024

Why Some In Congress Are Skeptical Of Trump's National Intelligence Pick

14 mins; December 12, 2024

Who Is Kash Patel, Trump's Pick To Run The FBI?

15 mins; December 11, 2024

Why Are U.S. Troops In Syria?

15 mins; December 10, 2024

Trump Talks Tariffs, Immigration, Pardons

16 mins; December 09, 2024

Weekly Roundup: Diplomacy, DOGE & Drawings

26 mins; December 06, 2024

What Democratic Organizers Are Learning From 2024

15 mins; December 05, 2024

Trump's Proposed Immigration Changes

13 mins; December 04, 2024

What Now For The Democratic Party?

17 mins; December 03, 2024

Hunter Biden Pardoned

12 mins; December 02, 2024

A Good Guy: Under Oath

34 mins; November 29, 2024

A Good Guy: 279 Hours

38 mins; November 28, 2024

What Now For Trump's Court Cases?

13 mins; November 27, 2024

Checking The Receipts On Trump's Tariff Proposal

13 mins; November 26, 2024

Biden's Final Push For More Ukraine Aid

10 mins; November 25, 2024

Roundup: Demographics, Voter Trends, & Political Alignment

22 mins; November 22, 2024

Trump's Controversial Attorney General Pick Withdraws

10 mins; November 21, 2024

Trump's Transition Trouble

14 mins; November 20, 2024

Third Party Candidates & Nonpartisan Voting Initiatives Falter

14 mins; November 19, 2024

Trump's Next Challenge: Confirming Cabinet Nominees

12 mins; November 18, 2024

Roundup: Here Are Trump's Picks To Run Government Agencies

25 mins; November 15, 2024

Full Control: Republicans To Control Congress & White House

11 mins; November 14, 2024

Trump Won. What Happens to His Election Fraud Movement?

14 mins; November 13, 2024

Cost Of Living, Personal Values Led Latino Voters To Trump

12 mins; November 12, 2024

So What Will Trump's Policies Mean For The Cost Of Living?

15 mins; November 11, 2024

Roundup: What Is The Future Of The Cases Against Trump?

22 mins; November 08, 2024

Harris' Failure To Differentiate From Biden Hurt Her Odds

16 mins; November 07, 2024

You Can't Outrun Voters' Feelings About The Economy

20 mins; November 06, 2024

Donald Trump Poised To Win Election

11 mins; November 06, 2024

It All Comes Down To This — Here's How To Follow The Results

18 mins; November 04, 2024

Roundup: What It Will Take To Get To 270 Electoral Votes

21 mins; November 01, 2024

Here's How Associated Press Determines Who Won The Election

19 mins; October 31, 2024

In Nevada, Cost Of Living And Immigration Are Key Issues

13 mins; October 30, 2024

What Early Voting Can — And Cannot — Tell Us

15 mins; October 29, 2024

Allies' Racist "Jokes" Overshadow Trump; Harris On Abortion

14 mins; October 28, 2024

Roundup: The Final Focus? What Trump Would Do With Power

19 mins; October 25, 2024

Elon Musk Is A Donald Trump Mega-Donor

11 mins; October 24, 2024

With Presidential Immunity, Trump Pledges To Prosecute Foes.

13 mins; October 23, 2024

With GOP Favored To Win Senate, How Will Next Congress Act?

16 mins; October 22, 2024

Ground Game, Mic Failures and Some Closing Arguments

16 mins; October 21, 2024

Weekly Roundup: Checking In On Harris, Trump Campaigns

24 mins; October 18, 2024

Checking In With The Double Haters

16 mins; October 17, 2024

Looking At The Election In Arizona

12 mins; October 16, 2024

Harris, Trump Ramp Up Campaigning As Polls Open

15 mins; October 15, 2024

Election 101: How Voting Looks Different In 2024 (Encore)

13 mins; October 14, 2024

Roundup: Activists Pitch Women — Secretly Vote For Harris

24 mins; October 11, 2024

The politics of natural disasters

14 mins; October 10, 2024

Older Voters Worried About Economy, Abortion

14 mins; October 09, 2024

Call Her Daddy, The View, 60 Minutes: Kamala Harris Goes Wide

13 mins; October 08, 2024

Fewer Than 30 Days Until This Whole Thing Is Over

15 mins; October 07, 2024

Roundup: Harris Courts GOP; Trump Returns To Shooting Site

27 mins; October 04, 2024

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