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Marine warfare: Le Pen runs for president

Last night, the populist-right leader announced that she will run in the French presidential election next year. Our correspondent analyses the Le Pen dynasty and explains how this decision will shape the campaign. The world’s first refuge for whales once held in captivity. And o ... Show More

24m 27s

Jul 7

Continental rift: NATO’s tense summit

As NATO leaders gather for the annual summit in Turkey today, the thorniest issue is off the agenda: fractures within the alliance. Our correspondent travels to the Baltics, where a strategic shift is already evident. First there was vibe coding, now vibe lawyering is coming to c ... Show More

20m 19s

Jul 6

The mourning show: the politics of Khamenei’s funeral

The Iranian regime hopes the massive crowds gathered for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral will demonstrate its strength. Our correspondent says they could also reveal its weakness. Why Japan wants to change its divorce laws and custody arrangements. And the first part of our week ... Show More

20m 32s

Jan 2025

Executive orders of magnitude: Trump’s day one

Donald Trump is back in office, this time with less pearl-clutching in Washington. We examine his inaugural address and his first executive orders as glimpses into what his second term holds—for America and the world (12:23). And why millennials and Gen Z are so besotted with exp ... Show More

25 m

Jan 2025

Trump's Second Term Begins

The crew reacts to President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address, as well as Trump’s plans for issuing dozens of executive orders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

47m 20s

Jan 2025

Pardons and Populism: Trump’s First Day Back in the White House

Warning: This episode contains strong language.On Monday, in the culmination of an extraordinary political comeback, Donald J. Trump was officially sworn in as president of the United States for a second time.Mr. Trump’s return comes just four years after ... Show More

30m 2s

Jan 2025

Well ... he's back.

And so it begins—again. In front of an audience of adoring billionaires, Donald Trump takes the oath of office, delivers a speech promising a return to American greatness, and vows to make drastic changes to federal policy on immigration, gender identity, energy, and more. Mea ... Show More

1h 18m

Jan 2025

Trump's First 24 Hours In Office Were Busy

Donald Trump has had a busy first day back in the White House. After being sworn in for his second term as President of the United States, he's made light work of signing executive order and attending important inauguration events. But where to from here? Our US Correspondent A ... Show More

8m 45s

Jan 2025

Back in (executive) action

Trump kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions. Vox’s Andrew Prokop and Nicole Narea explain. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by A ... Show More

25m 42s

Nov 2024

Needs Musk: Donald Trump’s new appointments

A week after Donald Trump won a decisive victory in the presidential election, he is making appointments to his new White House. What do they tell us about his second term? Many European governments are turning against immigration but they still need agricultural migrants (10:29) ... Show More

25m 4s

Executive orders of magnitude: Trump’s d...