logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2024
4m 36s

Trump goes all in on immunity

NPR
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Mar 26
Is Iran trolling Trump?
A new front has opened up in the war with Iran — the virtual one. Along with launching drones and missiles, Iran is now firing off memes. And President Trump is the regime’s favorite target. War propaganda is as old as battles of centuries past — but as NPR’s Carrie Kahn reports ... Show More
5m 30s
Mar 26
Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant
Privacy advocates say that the best chance for Congress to close the well-known loophole around the Fourth Amendment that allows for governmental snooping on personal data is coming up in just a few weeks. NPR's Jude Joffe-Block reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trum ... Show More
5m 22s
Mar 25
National Mall is a propaganda battlefield for Trump and his critics
Banners bearing the face of President Trump vie with satiric statues and protest posters in a propaganda battle playing out in and around the National Mall in Washington, DC.Huge banners bearing President Trump’s face hang from several federal buildings. One within eyeshot of a s ... Show More
6 m
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2025
Trump Sentenced: No Jail Time, No Fine
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced today in his New York hush money case. While there weren't any real consequences, he does walk away a convicted felon. Then, what is the "election integrity" movement. This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, voting correspon ... Show More
23m 52s
Mar 2024
Live Coverage: The Trump Indictments
<p>Tonight on MSNBC’s one hour special on “The Trump Indictments:” MSNBC Legal Analysts Andrew Weissmann and Melissa Murray cover the latest developments in Donald Trump's criminal cases and reflect on whether the American justice system has so far proven it can meet the challeng ... Show More
44m 4s
Jul 2025
MAGA Turns On Trump Over Handling Of Jeffrey Epstein Files
Before taking office, President Trump promised to release the FBI's files on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Now he is urging his supporters to stop talking about Epstein. We discuss what the backlash means for Trump, for MAGA, and for the future of the Republican party.This ... Show More
13m 13s
Sep 2025
President Trump Asks Supreme Court To Uphold Tariffs
President Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold his authority to issue tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. We discuss the implications of a possible ruling — if the court strikes down his tariffs and if it says Trump’s tariffs are legal.This ... Show More
15m 42s
Sep 2025
James Comey Indicted On Charges Stemming From 2020 Congressional Testimony
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday on charges stemming from his testimony before Congress in 2020. President Trump promised retribution against his perceived enemies and demanded that prosecutors at the Justice Department speed up the investigation targeting so ... Show More
18m 18s
Mar 2025
Trump’s Showdown With the Courts
<p>President Trump’s showdown with the courts reached a new milestone on Tuesday, when he called for a federal judge to be impeached and the chief justice of the Supreme Court publicly scolded the president in response.</p><p>Luke Broadwater, who covers the White House for The Ti ... Show More
30m 11s
Jan 2025
Friday Roundup: More Hearings And Trump's First Two Weeks In Office
Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, and Tulsi Gabbard, his nominee for intelligence chief, had their hearings on Capitol Hill. Will they be confirmed?Then, a look back at President Trump's first two weeks in office. This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, ju ... Show More
26m 38s
Sep 2025
Trump Administration Wants To Dismantle Federal Watchdog Agencies
The Trump administration has taken steps to effectively dismantle the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, two agencies that protect federal civil servants. We discuss why changes at these agencies matter and how the U.S. Supreme Court could grant the ... Show More
12m 53s
Nov 2024
Not Prosecuting Donald Trump
<p>After Donald Trump’s decisive win this week, election litigation expert Ben Ginsberg joins MSNBC legal analysts Mary McCord and Andrew Weissmann to drill down on why we are not seeing any post-election challenges, despite a bevy of concerns and allegations before voters went t ... Show More
42m 32s
Nov 2024
Will Republicans Reject Gaetz?
<p>President-elect Donald J. Trump has picked Representative Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general.</p><p>Robert Draper, who covers domestic politics for The Times, discusses what the nomination reveals about Mr. Trump’s promise for retribution and how far Republicans might be wi ... Show More
33m 53s