Over the past few years, Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, has been dismissed as a money-losing boondoggle.
This week, that all changed. Matthew Goldstein, a New York Times business reporter, explains how its parent venture, Truth Media, became a publicly traded company worth billions of dollars.
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A Week of Scandal, Reckoning and Resignations in Congress
Warning: This episode discusses suicide. This week, Congress was on the cusp of doing something that has never happened in U.S. history: forcibly removing four House members. Two of those members resigned. Michael Gold, who covers Congress, explains what unfolded on Capitol Hill, ... Show More
26m 21s
Apr 15
Trump’s Risky Strategy to Blockade Iran’s Blockade
Over a month into a war with Iran that has no clear end, President Trump has enforced a blockade, which went into effect on Monday at the Strait of Hormuz. The New York Times reporters David E. Sanger, Rebecca F. Elliott and Eric Schmitt discuss the strategy behind the blockade, ... Show More
27m 18s
May 2024
Trump Hush Money Trial Closing Arguments
<p>Featuring:</p> <p>Bloomberg's Ed Baxter speaks with Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg's White House and Politics Reporter, to discuss the latest updates on Donald Trump's hush money trial.</p> <p>Saira Malik, CIO of Nuveen discusses the latest movers on the markets.</p> <p>Charlie ... Show More
23m 54s
Mar 2020
Rana Foroohar on the trillion dollar fightback, Biden sweep
The FT News Briefing is a rundown of the global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. If you enjoy it, subscribe to the FT News Briefing wherever you get your podcasts, or listen at FT.com/newsbriefing. Western governments ... Show More
7m 56s