<p>If you like learning about the current news and improving your English for your next English conversation, this English lesson is for you. While watching a news clip about President Donald Trump finding a letter from former President Biden in the Resolute Desk, you will learn English phrasal verbs, English idioms,, and other advanced English vocabulary th ... Show More
Jan 2025
How Trump’s Federal-Aid Fiasco Is Testing the Separation of Power
On Tuesday, the Trump Administration sent out a memo attempting to put a blanket pause on most federal funding, sowing confusion about financing for student loans, SNAP benefits, nonprofits, and more. The next day, after a backlash, the Administration rescinded the memo, while m ... Show More
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Aug 7
Trump Said Family Separations Would End. They’re Happening Again.
During President Trump’s first term, the intentional separation of migrant child from their parents shocked the country and persuaded Mr. Trump to say he would end the practice for good.Hamed Aleaziz, who covers immigration policy for The Times, has found that in Mr. Trump’s seco ... Show More
28m 19s
Jan 2025
Trump Promises "Golden Age," Moves To Enact Sweeping Executive Actions
"I return to the presidency, confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success," Trump said after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. In an inaugural address where he outlined a number of policy proposals, Trump ca ... Show More
22m 58s
Feb 2025
Postscript: How to Fight Back: Charting Opposition to the Actions of the Trump Administration
Shortly after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th American president, he issued 37 executive orders and, subsequently, the Trump administration has – through formal processes and also through extra-governmental extraordinary practices – triggered what many are calling a gove ... Show More
54m 43s
Apr 2025
100 Days of Trump (Part 5)… Has He Redefined What It Means To Be President?
This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United States. “…in the USA we do no have kings, we do not have dictators we have a constitution, and the rule of law, and we’re going to ... Show More
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