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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