Gas prices are the new war bonds

Jason Rezaian knows the cost of free speech. He spent 544 days in an Iranian prison for simply being a journalist.The world is witnessing the erosion of democratic values. The Freedom Desk video podcast is about what comes next in the global fight for free expression.Every week, ... Show More

Just over seven years ago, we launched this daily news podcast from The Washington Post.Our goal was to bring you inside our newsroom, sharing our reporting with listeners to help make sense of what was happening in the world. We’ve published hundreds of episodes. We’ve covered e ... Show More

In his second term, President Donald Trump has gone on a mission to reinvent the Kennedy Center, the beloved performing arts venue in Washington, D.C.Trump promised to overhaul the center’s programming. He installed loyalists on the board who made him chairman. In December, Trump ... Show More

It’s week two of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine–today, the Presidents from both countries spoke on the situation and President Joe Biden announced new Russian sanctions at his cabinet meeting. CNN Political Director David Chalian explains the latest developments on the ground in Uk ... Show More

President Biden invited Congressional leaders to the White House Wednesday for their first face-to-face talks in months about critical aid to Ukraine, immigration and border policy, and aid for Israel. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the World Economi ... Show More

President Biden punishes Vladimir Putin with economic sanctions and Biden is warning there is worse to come if Putin takes even more of Ukraine. Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper joins to answer if Biden’s sanctions will stop Putin from annexing the entire Do ... Show More

As Russia unleashes brutal, new attacks on civilians, Ukrainian President Zelensky makes a historic address to Congress showing the horrifying images of destruction and pleading with the U.S. to do more to help. President Biden is responding with hundreds of millions of dollars i ... Show More

Russia bombs civilians trying to escape Ukraine, skyrocketing gas prices create headaches in the U.S. as President Biden announces a ban on Russian oil, and NATO countries tread carefully. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.c ... Show More

Today, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky made a last-ditch, in-person plea to US lawmakers to release approximately $60 billion in new military aid. The money's been held up after Congress decided to insert politics over the US border into this existential battle against Putin ... Show More