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  • The GOP Holdouts on Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

    The GOP Holdouts on Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
    2025/05/16
    The House Budget Committee votes down the Republican reconciliation package, amid a revolt by fiscal conservatives, including Rep. Chip Roy. What are their objections, and does Speaker Mike Johnson have a way to placate them without upsetting a different GOP faction? Meantime, Republican Senators are voicing a range of their own complaints about the House's handiwork. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 分
  • What Trump's Middle East Trip Says About His Foreign Policy

    What Trump's Middle East Trip Says About His Foreign Policy
    2025/05/15
    On a four-day visit to the Middle East, Donald Trump gives a speech on his vision for the region, meets Syria's new leader, and urges Iran toward a better path. What does his agenda say about his view of U.S. foreign policy and the direction of his second term? Plus, how will Trump react to Vladimir Putin's refusal to attend the peace talks with Ukraine that were being held in Turkey? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 分
  • Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order and the High Court

    Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order and the High Court
    2025/05/14
    The Justices prepare to debate Donald Trump's executive order denying citizenship to U.S.-born children of illegal aliens and temporary residents, including those with student or work visas, in a case that challenges a long consensus on the 14th Amendment. Plus, the court will also consider whether federal judges overstep their authority when they issue nationwide injunctions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 分
  • What's in the House GOP's ‘Big Beautiful’ Tax Bill?

    What's in the House GOP's ‘Big Beautiful’ Tax Bill?
    2025/05/13
    House Republicans outline their plan to extend the expiring 2017 tax cuts and prevent a $4.5 trillion tax increase, but the bill also includes a long list of political giveaways, including President Trump's promised tax exemption for tips and overtime, a tripling of the SALT deduction, and a $1,000 taxpayer contribution to "MAGA accounts" for babies. Is this the new GOP consensus? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 分
  • The U.S. and China’s Tariff Rollback / Qatar Offers Trump a Jet

    The U.S. and China’s Tariff Rollback / Qatar Offers Trump a Jet
    2025/05/12
    The United States and China agree to a 90-day rollback of tariffs, signaling a deescalation in the trade war between the two countries. Is this an economic breakthrough or a tactical retreat by Donald Trump? Plus, the Trump administration is considering accepting a new Air Force One from Qatar, but the potential gift comes with ethical questions attached. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 分
  • Columbia's Latest Anti-Israel Disruption, as Trump Threatens to Tax Harvard

    Columbia's Latest Anti-Israel Disruption, as Trump Threatens to Tax Harvard
    2025/05/09
    After campus agitators make another scene at Columbia University, new Acting President Claire Shipman calls the NYPD, which makes about 80 arrests. Meantime, President Trump escalates his confrontation with Harvard University, threatening to take away its tax exemption, as Education Secretary Linda McMahon tells the school that it shouldn't bother applying for future funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 分
  • A Thaw in the Trade War as the U.S. and U.K. Make a Deal

    A Thaw in the Trade War as the U.S. and U.K. Make a Deal
    2025/05/08
    Donald Trump and Keir Starmer announce a preliminary trade deal after the pause on the President’s “Liberation Day” tariffs that caused distress in the financial markets. What does it mean for possible future pacts with Europe and China, and is the U.S.-U.K. agreement a sign of improvisational dealmaking? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 分
  • The GOP's Huddle on Its 'Big Beautiful Bill'

    The GOP's Huddle on Its 'Big Beautiful Bill'
    2025/05/07
    How much progress are Republicans making, as they keep plugging away on legislation to pass their agenda via the Senate's reconciliation process, avoiding a filibuster? Questions that still divide the GOP are whether to reform Medicaid and the SNAP food-stamp program, and what about the SALT deduction and Donald Trump's promise of no taxes on tips and overtime? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 分