Wednesday, February 1, 2023

President Trump campaigned on a promise of mass deportations. Since he took office in January, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, have been increasing detentions to try to meet that goal. Today on The Sunday Story, hear how ICE is changing under t ... Show More

From hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado reacts to her Nobel Peace Prize, announced Friday, and tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe why she dedicated the prize in part to President Trump.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy ... Show More

A fragile ceasefire deal is being put to the test as Israeli troops begin pulling back in Gaza. President Trump prepares to travel to the Middle East as the U.S. sends 200 American troops to monitor the agreement between Israel and Hamas. And New York Attorney General Letitia Jam ... Show More

Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of America’s House of Representatives, said that talks on raising the country’s debt-ceiling between him and President Joe Biden would continue on Monday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

With consumer prices rising to levels unseen since 2008, Biden speaks live from Baltimore, Maryland about rising inflation concerns. Biden noted that his infrastructure bill will generate jobs as it addresses infrastructure issues within the country. How long will it take before ... Show More

Kevin McCarthy, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, said that a deal to raise America’s debt ceiling was “possible” by the end of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Last week, Speaker Kevin McCarthy persuaded Republicans to narrowly pass a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, setting up high-stakes negotiations with the Biden administration.Catie Edmondson, who covers Congress for The New York Times, explains the risks this might pose to his ... Show More

President Biden huddled with Fed Chair Jerome Powell to try and figure out the best way to deal with inflation. One of Biden's key economic advisers joins us to offer perspective. Plus, new details emerge from the tragic Texas school shooting. We have the latest, plus a frank dis ... Show More

US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy have been in talks over raising the U.S. federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. Kasia Madera hears from Nancy Kimelman, a Professor in Economics at Northeastern University. 

Congress and the Biden administration are once again at loggerheads over a potential debt ceiling crisis – and the possibility of defaulting on its debt for the first time in the United States’ history. CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s spe ... Show More

Congress and President Biden have five weeks to strike a deal on raising the debt ceiling, according to a new projection from the Treasury Department. Otherwise, the country will need to brace for an economic catastrophe. The problem? Neither side is willing to compromise.  Presi ... Show More

Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell signalled the central bank will start to slow the pace of interest rate increases, French president Emanuel Emmanuel Macron is meeting with US president Joe Biden today, and Eurozone inflation finally slowed down. Plus, we get the latest on the fa ... Show More

Ron DeSantis tries to reboot his presidential prospects in Iowa. Donald Trump calls into Mike Flynn’s QAnon rally. Joe Biden is much more optimistic about a debt ceiling deal than Kevin McCarthy. Senator Joe Manchin flirts with playing spoiler in 2024. And Diane Feinstein returns ... Show More