Yesterday

How Katrina Transformed New Orleans Schools

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, state officials in Louisiana saw an opportunity to transform New Orleans public schools, many of which they considered "failing." Twenty years later, we look at one of the biggest experiments in U.S. public education and whether the move to ... Show More

28m 12s

Aug 23

DOJ’s Maxwell Transcripts, Possible Interest Rate Cut, DC Immigrants Fearful

The Justice Department released transcripts and recordings of their recent talks with convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein partner Ghislaine Maxwell yesterday. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signals the Fed may start interest rates cuts soon. After nearly two week ... Show More

15m 20s

Aug 22

Famine in Northern Gaza, Epstein Docs, CA/TX Maps

A UN-backed panel of experts says there is famine in northern Gaza, the Justice Department is expected to deliver a first batch of files from its Jeffrey Epstein investigation to the House Oversight Committee and California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a California redistricting ... Show More

15 m

Jul 2024

US politics: Trump’s immunity and Biden’s woes

As Americans celebrated Independence Day, Democrats scrambled after a pretty disastrous week for the party – and arguably US democracy. On Monday, the supreme court handed Donald Trump a victory by ruling that former presidents are entitled to some degree of immunity from crimina ... Show More

28m 19s

Jul 2024

Trump Has Broad Immunity

The Supreme Court dealt a major blow to prosecutors hoping to convict Donald Trump on charges he sought to subvert the 2020 election. The court ruled 6-3 that former presidents enjoy sweeping immunity for their acts while in office. WSJ's Jess Bravin discusses what this ruling co ... Show More

19m 2s

Aug 2023

Trump to be arraigned Thursday at DC federal courthouse

Former President Trump will be arrested and arraigned tomorrow at a Washington, DC federal courthouse after being indicted on four criminal charges by a grand jury in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Prosecutors allege that t ... Show More

43m 18s

Sep 2020

US Supreme Court nomination, Trump will not commit to a peaceful transition of power

The FT’s DC bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo explains the politics behind Donald Trump’s soon to be revealed Supreme Court justice nominee. Plus, why Donald Trump will not commit to a peaceful transition of power and a preview of next week’s first presidential debate between Trum ... Show More

10m 40s

Feb 2024

Kick Trump Off the Ballot? Even Liberal Justices Are Skeptical

In December, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a bombshell ruling that said Donald Trump was ineligible to be on the state’s ballot for the Republican presidential primary, saying he was disqualified under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution because he had engaged in insurrect ... Show More

34m 5s

Apr 2023

One Thing: Your Trump Indictment Questions, Answered

Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned in New York City this week after a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict the former president, the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges. We break down what we know about the investigat ... Show More

15m 21s

Jan 2024

BONUS: The Full Presidential Immunity Hearing

Former President Donald Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday morning as his lawyers argued that he is immune from prosecution on charges to overturn the 2020 election. Listen to the full hearing here.

1h 15m

Jan 2024

Are Presidents Above the Law?

Former President Donald Trump attends federal court to press his case for immunity from prosecution. Other GOP hopefuls brave Iowa winter weather to make their closing arguments. And a Nevada judge faces her attacker in court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm ... Show More

27m 7s

Trump's Arraignment, Indictment and Poli...